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Military High Command has vowed to impose overwhelming military pressure on the proscribed Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in response to the killing of five soldiers
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IPOB Rejects Bill Seeking Additional State for Southeast, Demands Referendum Instead

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has rejected a bill in the House of Representatives seeking the creation of an additional state in...

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We Need $4.7bn To Aid 21 Million Displaced Persons In Nigeria, Others – UN

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN) has revealed that their humanitarian partners need $4.7 billion in 2024 to...

Abolishing State Electoral Commissions Will Overburden INEC — YIAGA Africa
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Abolishing State Electoral Commissions Will Overburden INEC — Yiaga Africa

One of Nigeria’s election observer groups, Yiaga Africa, has warned against abolishing the State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) and extending their duties to...

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House of Reps to Prevent Huggies Diapers Manufacturer from Leaving Nigeria

The House of Representatives has unveiled plans to intervene in the impending exit of the multinational company Kimberly-Clark from the Nigerian market. The...

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U.S. Lawmakers Urge President Biden To Secure Binance’s Gambaryan’s Release From Nigeria

A group of sixteen Republican lawmakers, including House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), has called on President Joe Biden to secure...

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Abia State Govt Unveils New State Emblem

The Abia State government has announced the change of the state emblem from its initial appearance and components to a newly adopted outlook....

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Nigerian Filmmaker Priye Diri Chosen For The Film Independent LA Residency Program

Priye Diri has carved out a historic milestone as the first Nigerian filmmaker selected for the 2024 10th edition of the Global Media...

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Peter Obi Condemns Vandalisation Of The Second Niger Bridge, Calls For Action

Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has expressed deep concerns over the recent vandalisation of the Second Niger Bridge....

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Doctors Without Borders Warns Of Worsening Malnutrition In Northern Nigeria

The Médecins Sans Frontières, a humanitarian non-governmental organisation, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has warned of worsening malnutrition in northern Nigeria. MSF...

Aba Killings: Abia State Government Places N25m Bounty On Perpetrators
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Aba Killings: Abia State Government Places N25m Bounty On Perpetrators

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has placed a N25 million bounty on the perpetrators who killed soldiers in Aba during a sit-at-home...

These arrests according to the police encompass a range of offences, including kidnapping, rape, murder, gun-running, and cultism, among others
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Insecurity: Nigeria Police Arrests 29,000 Suspects Nationwide In One Year

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has revealed that it arrested no fewer than 29,000 suspects over the past year. These arrests, according to...

Tinubu Assents To Return of British-penned National Anthem Bill
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Without Consultation, Sensitisation, Tinubu’s Govt Forces ‘Colonial’ Anthem On Nigerians

In less than a week, the Tinubu-led administration officially started and completed the process of changing Nigeria’s National Anthem, a national symbol that...