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Drummer Ara organises free medical check-ups for traders
International African female talking drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa, has embarked on free medical check-ups for traders and street boys in the Ketu area of Lagos State. Ara, as fondly called said the medical outreach was a project under her initiative, “Eko Inspire Me”, to assist and help the less privileged medically as the year comes to
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AFCON: Nigeria to battle host nation Egypt, Senegal, Mozambique
Super Seven-time champions Nigeria will square up to host nation Egypt, Senegal and Mozambique in the group stage of the 2023 Africa U20 Cup of Nations finals scheduled for Egypt, February 19 – March 11. The four teams are in Group A. The draw held in Cairo on Friday evening also placed Uganda, Central African
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Obi first presidential candidate to visit me – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has applauded the standard bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, who he said was the first presidential candidate to lead a delegation to visit him. The courtesy visit to Jonathan’s home in Yenagoa took place before Obi’s rally in Bayelsa State on Friday. While commending Obi for his cultured public
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Imo govt planning to frame our spokesperson – CUPP
The Coalition of United Political Parties has raised the alarm over alleged plans by the Imo State government to frame its spokesperson, Ikenga Ugochinyere. The organisation, therefore, threatened to petition foreign missions to secure a visa ban on Governor Hope Uzodimma, who, it said, was the mastermind of the planned frame-up. The CUPP in a
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FULL TEXT: Buhari’s last Christmas message as President to Nigerians
Christmas address by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), delivered on December 24, 2022. I heartily rejoice with our Christian brothers and sisters on the occasion of this year’s Christmas. Many of us look forward to this festive season as a time to travel,
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Yuletide: South-East travellers lament as transport fare soars
Travellers across the southeastern states, who are going for the yuletide at various places, are lamenting the high cost of transportation occasioned by the festive period and increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. As of Friday, petrol was selling between N260 to N370 per litre in some parts of
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Gunmen abduct four Kogi students in Ondo
Some gunmen have abducted four students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja along Akunnu-Ajowa Road in Akoko North Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. The students were said to be travellingGunmen to their towns for the yuletide before the gunmen ambushed them on the road and dragged them to the bush. Confirming the incident,
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Arteta wants Arsenal to seize title as EPL returns
Mikel Arteta has urged leaders Arsenal to carry on from where they left off by winning their first Premier League title since 2004 when English football’s top-flight resumes after the World Cup break. The Gunners were in superb form, with 12 wins from 14 matches, when the league was paused in unprecedented fashion to allow
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Police arrest fake doctor in Ondo
Ondo State Police Command has arrested one Mr Olelekan Rabiu, a 31-year-old man allegedly parading himself as a medical doctor and Chief Medical Doctor of Iremide Private Hospital, Orita Ojo in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Oyediran Oyeyemi, paraded the suspect and three others for various offences
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Yuletide: NSCDC deploys 2,979 officials in Delta
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Delta State Command, has deployed 2,979 officials to provide tight security for a hitch-free yuletide season. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Emeka Peters, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Asaba. The statement said the state Commandant, Akinsanya Iskilu, approved the deployment of the work
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