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Kanu’s detention responsible for Monday’s sit-at-home — Anyaoku

Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Mr Emeka Anyaoku, has said that the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,...
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Inflation rises, exceeds IMF’s 2022 projection

The Consumer Price Index rose to 16.82 per cent in April from 15.92 per cent in March, latest figures from the National Bureau of...
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INFLATION: US raises interest rates by 50 points

The United States Federal Reserve (Fed) has raised its interest rate by 50 basic points — the biggest hike since 2000 — in an...
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Meet Man Who Resigned From Job To Fry Akara On Roadside

A Nigerian man identified as Francis Ukoh has resigned from his job to begin a personal business of frying Akara by the roadside. The entrepreneur...
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Two million Nigerians to receive N20bn monthly from June -FG

Two million people will start receiving about N20bn from June this year as basic cash transfers and conditional cash transfers under the National Cash...
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How Hunger forced 1,081 Boko Haram fighters to surrender to military

A total of 1,081 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to Nigerian troops of Operation Hadin Kai, Borno State, as combination of hunger and military...
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Nigeria ranks second poorest in global food affordability

A new report by a UK-based think tank, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), has placed Nigeria as the second poorest country in the...
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20 million Nigerians will become poor by 2022 — World Bank

The World Bank says its estimates show that between 15 million and 20 million Nigerians will join the poverty rank by 2022. They said this...
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Court Bars INEC, Mark From ADC Congresses Amid Leadership Crisis

The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising or participating in any...
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ADC Writes CJN, Seeks Urgent Supreme Court Ruling on Leadership Crisis

The faction of the African Democratic Congress led by David Mark has formally written to the Supreme Court of...
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Kenyan President Ruto Hits Tinubu Over Economy, Power Crisis, English Jibe

A fresh war of words is rippling across Africa after William Ruto took a swipe at Nigeria’s economy and...

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Court Bars INEC, Mark From ADC Congresses Amid Leadership Crisis

The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the...
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ADC Writes CJN, Seeks Urgent Supreme Court Ruling on Leadership Crisis

The faction of the African Democratic Congress led by...
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