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A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Kano State Government from re-arresting or detaining the immediate past Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa. The presiding judge, Justice Donatus Okorowo, gave the order following an oral application by counsel to Doguwa, Afam Osigwe, on Tuesday. Recall that on February 28, Doguwa […]
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Troops of 5 Battalion operating under 16 Brigade, Nigerian Army have captured an armoury located in a camp belonging to suspected militants and illegal oil bunkers. Naija News reports that the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the raid operation […]
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In a tribute to some of the country’s most illustrious figures, President Bola Tinubu has announced the renaming of several federal airports. The move, which the Federal Ministry of Aviation says is part of a sector-wide reform, was unveiled in a memo on Monday, June 1, 2023. According to the memo, penned by Mrs Joke […]
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They pointed out that in the last 8 years of the previous administration, electricity tariffs had gone up by 186%.
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On Sunday, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) maintained that its planned electricity tariff hike across its franchise states would commence July 1, 2023, as announced earlier. Naija News understands that the planned electricity tariff hike had attracted reactions among stakeholders when it was first announced. However, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration allayed fears in […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has dismissed rumours that it invited former governor Nyesom Wike to join its ranks. The party’s publicity secretary in the state, Darlington Nwauju, clarified this in a statement released on Saturday. The statement highlighted that the rumours were driven by “imposters and sponsored amorphous groupings” acting as […]
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Some youths in Anambra State have burst a brothel where young girls, mostly teenagers between 13 and 18, are used for prostitution. In a video clip seen by Naija News on social media, the young girls were seen being paraded and interrogated about their age and activities at the area alleged to be in Anambra. […]
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Oftentimes, we hear of British and American celebrities who are of Nigerian origin and making remarkable waves in the international
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed his discussion with leaders of the Boko Haram terrorist group in the Northeast during the group’s early days of insurgency. He disclosed their conversation at the launch of a book titled, ‘Pillars of Statecraft: Nation-building in a changing world’ authored by his daughter, Dr. Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire, at an event […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with a former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo. Naija News reports that the President met with the former militant leader at his official inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The details or agenda of the meeting were not made known at the time of filing […]
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