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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Components of Operations Whirl Punch and Delta Safe on Saturday, knocked out terrorists’ hideouts in Niger and illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta.

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The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to reactivate the Office of Drainage Services in the state to clear all drainage channels and ensure proper refuse disposal in the state.

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As criticisms continue to trail the alleged addition of sugar in infant formulas sold produced by Nestle, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has said that the Nido follow-up milk formula is not registered and not in circulation in Nigeria. Campaigners from Public Eye, a Swiss investigative organisation, had accused…

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Kano State Judicial Commission of Inquiry on public property and assets recovery investigating the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje will commence sitting on Monday. Earlier this month, Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf inaugurated two judicial commissions of inquiry (JCI) to investigate instances of misappropriation of public properties and assets,…

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The management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) at the weekend denied the alleged incidents of robbery and rape of the students of the University in its Ikole campus. The University management said such incident did not happen on the campus of the University because the management has provided very tight and reliable security for…

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has hinted that members of the constitution review committees in the Senate and House of Representatives will engage President Bola Tinubu on different issues in the review process. This is as he called for synergy among the consultants and the secretariats of the Senate and House…

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Kogi State indigenes under the auspices of the Executive committee of confluence patriots has accused a former Governor of the state, Yahaya Adoza Bello of practically and tactically turning the state account into his personal Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) from whence he withdrew billions of naira for his personal use for eight years. The Economic…

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and sunshine from Sunday to Tuesday across the country.

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Five Benin traditional Chiefs in Edo State have been suspended from their roles for allegedly engaging in sacrilegious conduct against Benin Custom. The suspension was announced in a statement by Iyase of Benin, Chief Sam Igbe for the Benin Traditional Council on Saturday. Igbe the suspended chiefs visited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi,…

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Iranian authorities have banned an Egyptian TV series depicting a medieval Persian figure over historical “distortions” and “a biased approach”, state media reported Sunday.

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Beijing has lodged a protest with Tokyo after a group of Japanese lawmakers visited a disputed island chain, with the Chinese embassy on Sunday denouncing the trip as “provocative”.

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The Police Command in Kwara has reinforced security measures and deployed additional manpower to key locations in response to a recent jailbreak in neighboring Niger State.

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The Federal Government has begun the demolition of properties affected by the right of way on the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction.

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Another Russian journalist has been detained in Russia for “extremism”, accused of making videos for the team of late dissident Alexei Navalny, the Associated Press international news agency said on Sunday.

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Greece’s coastguard said on Sunday it had found the body of a man believed to have drowned when a migrant boat sank near the island of Samos.

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested 111 suspected criminals between January and March.