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2023: Caution your supporters, police warn Peter Obi, other presidential candidates
The Nigeria Police Force has advised all politicians to eschew violence and caution their supporters against threatening voices of dissent and opposition in the run-up to the 2023 general elections.
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Hamisu Bala ‘Wadume’: Abuja court jails notorious kidnapper
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, also known as Wadume, and two others, to seven years’ imprisonment.
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Nigeria: Inflation rate hits 19.64% — highest since 2005
The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, surged to 19.64 percent in July 2022, up from 18.60 percent in the previous month.
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Dahiru Mangal: Nigerian billionaire businessman who started out as a truck driver
There are not many Nigerians who have an entire airline to their name, and so it is quite easy for the spotlight to beam on the few who do. Dahiru Mangal, the founder of Max Airlines is considered one of Katsina’s richest men, but who would have known that he…
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Glo @ 19: Celebrating an Indigenous African Brand
A lot has changed in the telecoms industry since Globacom was birthed in 2003. As it counts down to its 19th anniversary in a few days, the company and its founder, Dr. Mike Adenuga, Jnr, can look back on their chequered and storied journey and give themselves a robust pat…
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20 football facts that will make you say ‘chai!’
No 15 will make you go 'hmmm'.
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2023: Wike denies dragging Atiku to court over PDP primary, says ‘nobody should call me if they lose election’
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has denied filing a suit against the Peoples Democratic Party, its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal.
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Officials arrested after millions of naira went missing from Katsina governor’s office
Sources put the amount stolen at N31 million, although Governor Aminu Masari’s Director General on New media, Al-Amin Isah, said he did not know the amount.
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How 5 football fans died with Samuel Okwaraji at the national stadium 33 years ago
Okwaraji slumped during the Super Eagles’ 1990 World Cup qualifier against Angola on August 12, 1989, at the National Stadium, Lagos and was rushed to hospital where he finally passed on.
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After criticising Wike, Rivers APC spokesperson switches to PDP
The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Chris Finebone, has dumped the party for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party.