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Ohanaeze backs UK, urges FG to hold dialogue with IPOB, MASSOB
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that every favour extended to any Igbo man deserves the commendation of the organisation. This was stated by the spokesman, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, in an interview with The PUNCH. Ogbonnia made the statement in reaction to a plan by the United Kingdom to grant asylum to…
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BREAKING: Idriss Deby’s son named Chad president
A son of Chad’s slain leader Idriss Deby Itno is to take over as president in place of his father, according to a charter released Wednesday by the presidency. It said General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, 37, who on Tuesday was named transitional leader as head of a military council following his father’s death, will…
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Nigeria willing to guide stakeholders’ dialogue in Chad —Minister
The Nigerian Government has called for urgent consideration of dialogue among all the stakeholders in the Chad Republic. This is following the death of President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad who died in battle against rebels in his country yesterday. A statement issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Goeffrey Onyeama, reveals that Nigeria is…
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BREAKING: Gunmen attack police station in Enugu, three cops feared killed
A Divisional Police Station in Adani, in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State has been attacked on Wednesday by gunmen. This is coming barely 24 hours after a Police Zonal Headquarters, Zone 13 in Ukpo, Anambra State was attacked. The PUNCH gathered that three policemen on duty were killed, while several others were injured…
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BREAKING: Gunmen attack Kaduna private varsity, kidnap students
Gunmen on Tuesday night abducted some students of Green Field University in Kaduna State. The private varsity is located along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area, and also the first private university in the state established about three years ago. The latest incident is the first major attack that bandits will launch on…
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Amazon to set up African headquarters in South Africa
Amazon has announced plans to locate its African headquarters in South Africa. Authorities in Cape Town confirmed this, saying the City of Cape Town has greenlit the R4 billion River Club mixed-use development, which will be the new home of retail giant Amazon in Africa. This is coming one week after Twitter picked Ghana for…
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2baba slams NCDC over Covid-19 portal malfunction
Legendary singer, Innocent Idibia, fondly called 2baba, currently has a rough start today ? no thanks to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. In a series of videos on his Instagram story, the singer revealed that he and some Nigerians were stranded at an airport because the NCDC portal was down. According to him, there…
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Black teenager shot dead by police in Ohio
Police in the US state of Ohio fatally shot a Black teenager who appeared to be lunging at another person with a knife, less than an hour before former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. The shooting occurred at a tense time with growing outrage against racial injustice and police brutality in…
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1.5 million people passed through Nigeria’s borders in 2020 —Babandede
The Comptroller-General of Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has said 1,579,773 persons passed through the nation’s borders in 2020. The CG said passenger movement across the air borders was 1,256,652, while the land borders recorded 109,854, and the seaport, 213,161. About 106 stowaways were intercepted during the period. A statement on Tuesday by the NIS spokesman,…
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No COVID-19 death in nine days, says NCDC
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control reported zero COVID-19-related death for the ninth consecutive days as the nation’s fatality toll remains 2,061. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the country last registered a COVID-19-related death on April 11. It reports that aside from…
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