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‘Amusan can still run 100m hurdles final’ 1 min read

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‘Amusan can still run 100m hurdles final’

11 months ago

World record holder Tobi Amusan still has a slim chance of running in the women’s 100m hurdles final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, but that... Read More

S’African pageantry: Adetshina gets support after alleged parental fraud 1 min read

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S’African pageantry: Adetshina gets support after alleged parental fraud

11 months ago

Nigerians in South Africa have said the controversial parental history of Chidimma Adetshina who withdrew from a beauty contest should be thoroughly investigated. Adetshina, 23,... Read More

We feel unsafe during riots – Nigerians in UK 1 min read

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We feel unsafe during riots – Nigerians in UK

11 months ago

Nigerians living in the United Kingdom have expressed fear over the recent attacks on immigrants in the country, saying they feel threatened and unsafe. Britain... Read More

Addressing the link between uterine fibroids and mental health 1 min read

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Addressing the link between uterine fibroids and mental health

11 months ago

Despite being a non-cancerous tumour, uterine fibroids can have a significant impact on a woman’s life that goes beyond her physical symptoms. These growths are... Read More

Nigerians criticise govt’s UK travel warning amid local unrest 1 min read

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Nigerians criticise govt’s UK travel warning amid local unrest

11 months ago

In light of the recent riots in the United Kingdom, the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, released a statement cautioning that extra... Read More

Protest: Probe cases of rights violation, N’Delta group tells FG 1 min read

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Protest: Probe cases of rights violation, N’Delta group tells FG

11 months ago

The Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group has urged the Federal Government to investigate cases of human rights violations that occurred during the hunger protests which... Read More

My marriage…With Chibueze Oforbuike 1 min read

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My marriage…With Chibueze Oforbuike

11 months ago

What is the most surprising thing you’ve learned about your wife since you got married? She is extremely understanding and forgiving. Because of my job,... Read More

Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident kills three passengers 1 min read

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Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident kills three passengers

11 months ago

Three yet-to-be-identified passengers on Thursday lost their lives following a multi-vehicle crash on the Kara section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Saturday PUNCH gathered that an... Read More

Lassa fever, others may trigger next pandemic, says WHO 1 min read

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Lassa fever, others may trigger next pandemic, says WHO

11 months ago

The World Health Organisation has listed more than 30 pathogens that are likely to cause the next pandemic in the African region. This was revealed... Read More

FG to prosecute developers of collapsed buildings 1 min read

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FG to prosecute developers of collapsed buildings

11 months ago

The Federal Government has vowed to prosecute developers found responsible for the collapse of buildings in the country. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development,... Read More

FG repaying 69 loans obtained by ex-presidents, W’Bank declares 1 min read

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FG repaying 69 loans obtained by ex-presidents, W’Bank declares

11 months ago

The World Bank Group Finances has revealed that the Federal Government is still repaying $10.6bn in loans obtained under former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, late Umaru... Read More

Former envoys lament Nigerian passport poor ranking 1 min read

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Former envoys lament Nigerian passport poor ranking

11 months ago

As the Nigerian passport continues to decline in global ranking compared to those of neighbouring countries such as Ghana and Benin, former envoys have explained... Read More

Police beef up security over planned one-million-man protest in Rivers 1 min read

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Police beef up security over planned one-million-man protest in Rivers

11 months ago

Ahead of Saturday’s planned one-million-man march to end the #EndBadGovernance protest, the Rivers State Police Command vowed to arrest anyone protesting outside the designated venues.... Read More

Osun PDP opens channel for grievances over primary 1 min read

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Osun PDP opens channel for grievances over primary

11 months ago

The Chairman of the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Sunday Bisi, has urged party members to submit any complaints they have... Read More

Police can’t arrest all criminals at once – Force PRO 1 min read

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Police can’t arrest all criminals at once – Force PRO

11 months ago

The Nigeria Police Force has addressed public expectations regarding crime control, emphasising the ongoing nature of their efforts to combat criminal activities across the country.... Read More

Ogun grants Navy 100 hectares for base, dockyard 1 min read

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Ogun grants Navy 100 hectares for base, dockyard

11 months ago

The Ogun State Government has allocated a total of 100 hectares of land to the Nigerian Navy for the establishment of a Naval Base and... Read More

BREAKING: ‘No survivors’ in Brazil plane crash with 62 aboard – official 1 min read

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BREAKING: ‘No survivors’ in Brazil plane crash with 62 aboard – official

11 months ago

All 62 people aboard a plane that crashed Friday in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state were killed, the mayor’s office in Valinhos, a city near the... Read More

Seven-man kidnap gang terrorising Ogun community arrested 1 min read

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Seven-man kidnap gang terrorising Ogun community arrested

11 months ago

Ogun State Police Command on Friday said that it has arrested a seven-man gang that specialised in kidnapping and killing their victims after collecting ransom... Read More

I’ll not disappoint you, new Head of Service assures Tinubu 1 min read

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I’ll not disappoint you, new Head of Service assures Tinubu

11 months ago

The newly-appointed Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has promised to serve the interest of Nigerians as captured in President Bola... Read More

Niger PDP urges Gov Bago to give account of state’s share of N570b, N1.3tr 2 min read

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Niger PDP urges Gov Bago to give account of state’s share of N570b, N1.3tr

11 months ago

The Niger State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have called on Governor Mohammed Umar Bago to make public what accrued to the state... Read More

Amnesty International condemns siege to CDHR Lagos office 1 min read

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Amnesty International condemns siege to CDHR Lagos office

11 months ago

Amnesty International has expressed concern over the invasion of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights’ office in Ikeja, Lagos, by armed security personnel.... Read More

Doctors must live by example, says NMA 1 min read

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Doctors must live by example, says NMA

11 months ago

The Federal Capital Territory of the Nigerian Medical Association has tasked its members to stay together to achieve a common goal. The outgoing chairman of... Read More

Security: ECOWAS to activate standby force 1 min read

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Security: ECOWAS to activate standby force

11 months ago

The Economic Community of West African States is preparing to activate its standby force. The regional bloc is also considering extending security support to Sierra... Read More

ECOWAS still negotiating return of Niger, Mali, B’Faso — Tinubu 1 min read

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ECOWAS still negotiating return of Niger, Mali, B’Faso — Tinubu

11 months ago

President Bola Tinubu says the Economic Community of West African States will continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to... Read More

Police justify raid on NLC building, say operation targeted criminal suspect 1 min read

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Police justify raid on NLC building, say operation targeted criminal suspect

11 months ago

The Nigeria Police Force on Friday said detectives traced a suspect under investigation to a shop in the Nigerian Labour Congress building. The NLC  had... Read More