The attention of the 82 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to an online news publication gathering attention in social media published by an online news platform – Starcoded.com.ng on 7th February 2019 alleging that some soldiers of 144 Battalion on routine patrol in Aba general area of Abia State have shot 3 persons and […]
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A 6-year-old boy beheaded in Saudi Arabia, has triggered a public outrage, after his parent was accused of practicing the wrong form of Islam. The boy was attacked with a piece of broken glass in front of his screaming mum, a campaign group has claimed. The child and his mum were allegedly approached while visiting […]
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A body retrieved from the wreckage of a crashed plane in the English Channel has been formally identified as Cardiff City’s Argentina-born football player Emiliano Sala, British police said on Thursday. Sala, 28, had been flying from his previous club Nantes in western France to Wales on Jan. 21. He was going to make his […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday be visiting Lagos State for the Presidential Campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Following the President’s visit, the Lagos State Transport Committee is advising members of the public to take alternative routes to ensure that all those who will not be at the venue of the campaign do not get […]
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The campaign of Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar today launched the world’s first ‘emojified’ manifesto in a new effort to attract youth voters. Drawn from the previously published Atiku Plan, the #AtikuPlanForYOUth brings to life the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate’s promises to Nigeria’s 130 million under-30s. In an increasingly noisy debate, the Atiku campaign […]
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The pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Monday commenced full banking operations in Mali, extending its footprint and fulfilling the aspiration of deepening banking penetration in Africa. The launch of UBA Mali brings to 20, the number of African countries, where the Group currently operates, with global operations in the […]
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In commemoration of the 2019 World Cancer Day and demonstration of its unwavering commitment to the fight against breast cancer in Nigeria, Polaris Bank has encouraged Nigerians to adhere to quality eating habit and healthy lifestyle to avoid contracting cancer. According to Cancer Research UK, “Eating a healthy, balanced diet can help you keep a […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says presidential election scheduled for Feb. 16 will avail Nigerians the opportunity to determine the future of generations unborn. Onyeama disclosed this on Tuesday in Amagunze in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State in continuation of President Muhammadu Buhari re-election presidential campaign tour of the state . […]
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Police in Zamfara on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 15 persons and kidnap of six women by gunmen in Gusau local government area of the state. Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu, made the confirmation in a statement in Gusau. Shehu said that on Monday, there was an attack in Wonaka, Ajja, […]
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Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has asked Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), to hands off his trial. Onnoghen asked Umar to withdraw from presiding over his trial on the grounds of “real likelihood of bias”. He described the CCT chairman as the “prosecutor, judge and jury who […]
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