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Nasarawa police arrest two over assault on lady
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects involved in the physical assault of a teenager in a video going viral on social media. The command on Saturday said that the vehicle used during the assault had also been recovered while other suspects in connection to the assault were still at large. This was
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Scientists to review largest-ever Lassa fever study
Scientists from West Africa are holding a workshop to discuss and review progress on the largest-ever Lassa fever study, the Enable Lassa Research Programme. The study set up and funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations aims at providing a more detailed description of the epidemiology of Lassa fever in West Africa. The Nigeria
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Envoy visits slain South Africa-based Nigerian’s family, wife mourns
Following the death of a South-Africa-based Nigerian, Gabriel Nwankwo, the Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Andrew Idi, has led his team to pay a courtesy visit to the wife of the deceased. Nwankwo who was reportedly killed on October 13, 2022, at East and West Axis Point, South Beach, Durban, fathered four children and
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Full list: 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup draw
Holders and four-time champions the United States will face the Netherlands in the group phase of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The full list of the group stage matches after Saturday’s draw in Auckland are: Group A New Zealand Norway Philippines Switzerland Group B Australia Ireland Nigeria Canada Group C Spain Costa Rica Zambia
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Campaign list: Excluded members given other roles – APC
The Director General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council and Governor of Plateau State, Dr Simon Lalong, on Friday, doused tension brewing among party supporters when he announced that members who didn’t make the PCC list have big roles to play at the regional, zonal and grassroots level. Lalong made the clarification at
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Zamfara govt appoints transport official as anti-thuggery secretary
Ahead of the 2023 general election, Zamfara State Government, on Friday, appointed a popular member of the Zamfara Road Transport Agency, Haruna Isah, as Secretary of the Anti-Thuggery Standing Committee. Before his appointment, Isah was the Secretary of ZAROTA. The Chairman, Bello Bakyasuwa, met with Isah at the committee’s secretariat in Gusau on Friday, charging
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Attack: Apostle Suleman slams police for killing suspect
The President, Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has slammed the police for killing the arrested prime suspect involved in the brutal attack on his convoy, a situation that led to the death of three policemen, two drivers and two others. The PUNCH had reported that the cleric returned from a foreign trip and
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BREAKING: Nigeria draw Australia, Ireland, Canada at FIFA Women’s W’Cup
Nigeria will face Australia, Ireland and Canada in the group phase of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup following the draw which took place in Auckland on Saturday. Holders and four-time champions the United States will face the Netherlands while Megan Rapinoe’s United States will also meet debutants Vietnam and a play-off winner at the
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Viral video: Police investigate assault on Nasarawa lady
The Nasarawa State Police Command is investigating a case of the physical abuse of a young lady seen in viral videos being beaten and having her cloth cut with scissors. The videos were posted by a tweep, Agatha Akaahar, who revealed that the incident had escalated from a fight between the victim and her friend
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NCC sets $273.6m asking price for 5G spectrum
The Nigerian Communications Commission has set the reserve price for its new 5G spectrums at $273.60m. This is as it revealed plans to issue two more 5G licences after announcing the auction for its remaining spectrum band on Friday. It said, “The reserve price is the minimum price for one Lot of 100MHz TDD for
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