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Akwa Ibom shuts school as suspected cultist stabs student to death
The Akwa Ibom State Government has ordered the closure of the Community Comprehensive Secondary School, Aka Offot, in the Uyo Local Government Area of the state as suspected cultist, one Samuel Archibong, stabbed an SSS2 student, James Elijah, to death, on Thursday. A source told our correspondent, on Saturday, that Archibong, an ex-student of the…
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Export trade: NPA opens Ikorodu Export Processing Terminal
The Nigerian Ports Authority has flagged off the first non-oil export processing terminal, situated in Ibeshe-Ikorodu, Lagos State. The Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, at the ceremony on Friday, said that the facility would enhance efforts to diversify the economy and reduce dependence on oil exports. A statement by the General Manager, Corporate and…
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Dukku barracks: Kebbi gov condoles with families of attack victims
The Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has consoled families of victims of bandits attack on the 1 battalion Dukku Barracks in Birnin Kebbi. The governor expressed his condolences on Friday when he attended special prayers in the barrack’s central mosque for restoration of peace and for victims of the attack. The News Agency of…
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Ukraine: Mayor abducted as Russian troops inch towards capital
The Mayor of the Ukrainian city of Melitopol has been kidnapped. He was kidnapped on Friday by Russian soldiers occupying the city, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The war, which has continued for more than two weeks now, have seen the Russian troops closing in on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The New Delhi Television Ltd…
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Ukraine: Sanctions may cause space station to crash -Russia
Western sanctions against Russia could cause the International Space Station to crash, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos warned Saturday, calling for the punitive measures to be lifted. According to Dmitry Rogozin, the sanctions could disrupt the operation of Russian vessels servicing the ISS. As a result, the Russian segment of the station –…
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Raducanu overcomes injury fears to win Indian Wells opening game
Emma Raducanu shrugged off injury fears to claim a highly encouraging 6-1 3-6 6-1 win over Caroline Garcia at Indian Wells on Friday. The 19-year-old US Open champion feared she might have to miss one of the biggest tournaments on the calendar after hurting her leg in Mexico just over two weeks ago. But she…
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Canadian skier McKeever makes history with 16th Paralympic gold
Canada’s Brian McKeever raced into the history books and grabbed his 16th Paralympic gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Beijing Winter Games Saturday. McKeever won the middle distance race, and in doing so equalled the gold-medal haul of German former para alpine skier Gerd Schonfelder – the most decorated men’s Paralympian. Norwegian cross-country skier Ragnhild…
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Traders, passers-by make donations, rescue detained truck pusher who hit army vehicle
Traders and sympathisers on Friday rescued a young truck pusher from being molested by soldier of the Nigerian army after the boy mistakenly hit the army’s vehicle at the popular Monday market in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital. In a trending video circulating within the general public in the former Capital of the northeast subregion and…
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Task force commander to sanction erring soldiers in North-East
The Theatre Commander of Operation HADIN KAI, Major General Christopher Musa, has charged troops to be professional in their operational responsibilities in the counter insurgency war in the North-East sub region. In a statement signed by the troops’ spokesman, Nantip Zharkom, the theatre commander made the statement on Friday during an operational visit to 5…
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Kim Kardashian shares Instagram photos with Pete Davidson for first time
Reality TV star, Kim Kardashian, has shared photos with her 28-year-old lover and comedian, Pete Davidson, for the first time on her Instagram page. Kim shared the photos with her 291 million followers on Friday night, the first time since news of their relationship became public in October, 2021. Sharing goofy photos of herself and…
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