The Defence Headquarters said troops of Operation Whirl Punch have apprehended one of the masterminds of the March 28, 2022, terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Musa Danmadami, made the disclosure at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Katsina State from where he would proceed to Daura, his home town to participate in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. Buhari’s aircraft landed at the Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua Airport, Katsina at exactly 4:40 pm. He is expected to cast his vote for his …
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Famous Nigerian singer-turned-politician, Olubankole Wellington, also known as Banky W, has recalled how he once prayed never to marry someone in the entertainment industry. Revealing this on Wednesday while celebrating his wife, Adesua Etomi on her birthday in a post shared on his Instagram page, Banky W noted that “God’s …
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The former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has enjoined Nigerians to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Buratai made the call in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. The immediate past Nigerian Ambassador to Benin …
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As the race for who represents Anambra South Senatorial zone continues to rage in Anambra State, the candidate of the Young Peoples Party, YPP, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has crashed the price of fuel in the zone. Ubah is up against the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA candidate, …
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The Yola Division of the Court of Appeal has cleared Senator Ishaku Abbo to participate in the National Assembly election slated for this Saturday as the Adamawa North senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Abbo’s fate had been in the balance after a lower court upheld his expulsion …
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Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has not acted in breach of the Supreme Court’s injunction preventing the federal government from imposing a deadline on the use of old naira notes. Malami stated this while speaking at the 67th ministerial press briefing at …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cleared the air on the issue of preloaded BVAS flying about on social media. The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is an electronic device designed to read Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and authenticate voters. It requires the voters’ fingerprints, which would help prove …
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Simon Ekpa, leader of a breakaway faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) known as IPOB Autopilot, has been arrested by authorities in Finland. Ekpa was picked up from his Apartment in Lahti region of Finland by officers from the Finnish Central Criminal Police on Thursday morning, though details …
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Some residents of the Amuro autonomous community in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State have reportedly fled their houses due to frequent gunmen attacks. Newsextra24 gathered that there had been widespread panic in the area as a result of the daily reports of attacks. The wife of Ugoeze Umugborogu, …
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