No fever than five passengers were confirmed killed and three others critically injured, after bandits armed with sophisticated weapons, opened fire on a vehicle passing along Yantumaki–Danmusa road in Katsina State. An eyewitness had told newsmen that the victims including the driver, were all indigenes of Gobirawa and Kaigar Malamai villages in Katsina State. Adding […]
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Nigeria’s anti-drug agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for drug peddling It was gathered that, the cleric was arrested while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks of […]
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Vice chancellors of Nigerian universities have said that public universities might not absorb the consequences of another prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) if the outstanding issues are not quickly resolved. The vice chancellors made this disclosure in a resolution of the 80th meeting of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of […]
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As the Presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), draws near, governors of the 36 states of the federation are insisting on producing the next President of the country, come 2023. However, the decision of the governors was reportedly arrived at and perfected through […]
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No fewer than 11 persons, mostly elderly women, have been kidnapped by gunmen at Shinfida Village in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. They were abducted on their way to join other residents, who had earlier ran to a refugee camp for safety after their village came under attack by a group of gunmen, […]
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The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has made a further clarification to a memo it issued directing the creation of a “political department in the church, with the objective to help coordinate the engagement of our people who are willing to be involved in politics as well as mobilise support for them.” Kokomansion understands […]
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The Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, distanced himself from reports of him backing the Southeast to produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. Reports had it that Obasanjo said the Southeast would would bring a lot to the table if allowed to produce the country’s president. Obasanjo was quoted to have made the remark […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reassured its members that the March 26 National Convention of the party will go ahead as planned. The party’s National Youth Leader, Ismaeel Ahmed, made this known on Friday in Abuja. Addressing newsmen on Friday at the National secretariat of the party in Abuja, Ahmed said: “I’m not […]
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English football team, Chelsea’s Bank accounts have been frozen, after the UK government sanctioned owner Roman Abramovich, the UK Times reports. The Blues have been given a special licence to continue with football related activities, but a proposed sale of the club has been put on hold. The special license expires on May 31 2022, […]
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Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Friday, formally announced his entrance into the Enugu 2023 guber race. This has laid to rest several months of speculations on whether the Senator has an interest in the number one position in the State. There have been debates on the zoning of the governorship position […]
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