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Hoodlums set Anambra police station ablaze

Hoodlums set Anambra police station ablaze

Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have set ablaze the police divisional headquarters in Nneni, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums invaded the facility in the early hours of Thursday and threw explosive devices that burnt parts of the building. A source and one of the residents in the area said...

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Lagos to open ‘Sunday market’ Friday

Lagos to open ‘Sunday market’ Friday

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed that the food discounted sales programme ‘Ounje Eko’ Sunday Market should take place on Friday, March 29, 2024. This was according to a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Thursday. According to the statement, Sanwo-Olu’s directive was in the spirit of...

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Blackout— National grid collapses again

Blackout— National grid collapses again

Nigeria, on Thursday, suffered another national grid collapse. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the development to its customers through its social media handles. The AEDC said the national grid collapsed at about 4:28 pm, plunging the country into darkness. “Dear valued customers, please be informed that the current power outage is due to a...

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Delta Crisis— wanted monarch says he is innocent

Delta Crisis— wanted monarch says he is innocent

The traditional ruler of the Ewu kingdom, Clement Ikolo, has expressed shock at his name being on the list of wanted persons in connection with the Okuama killings. Recall that on March 14, 2024, Ugama TV reported that officers and soldiers of the 181 Amphibious Battalion were killed by some irate youths during a peacekeeping...

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Zack Orji survived two brain surgeries – AGN president

Zack Orji survived two brain surgeries – AGN president

The president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, has disclosed that veteran actor, Zack Orji, underwent two successful brain surgeries and is presently in good health. Rollas revealed this during an interview with Afia TV on Wednesday, mentioning that Zack now requires a post-surgery evaluation abroad. Rollas expressed dismay at individuals who spread...

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Omah Lay to thrill fans at 2024 Forbes under 30 summit

Omah Lay to thrill fans at 2024 Forbes under 30 summit

Nigerian singer Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay is billed to perform at the 2024 Forbes Under 30 Africa summit. The event, themed ‘The Engine of Africa’s Economic Growth: Investment & Entrepreneurship’, will be held from May 5 to 8 in Gaborone, Botswana. The organisers,  via social media platdorm, on Thursday, announced that...

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South Africa electoral body bars Zuma from May election

South Africa electoral body bars Zuma from May election

South Africa’s electoral commission said on Thursday it had excluded former president Jacob Zuma from standing in the May 29 general election. “In the case of former president Zuma, yes, we did receive an objection, which has been upheld,” commission president Mosotho Moepya told reporters, without giving details. “The party that has nominated him has...

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Remi Tinubu donates N1bn to fight tuberculosis

Remi Tinubu donates N1bn to fight tuberculosis

The First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, on Thursday, donated N1 billion to support the fight to end the Tuberculosis epidemic in Nigeria by 2030. Tinubu made the donation in Abuja following her investiture as the global and national Stop TB champion by the Global Stop TB Partnership. Newsmen reports that the First Ladies from the...

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Anambra court jails two for vandalising electricity cables

Anambra court jails two for vandalising electricity cables

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, the Anambra State capital has sentenced Chinonso Chinaemelu, 27-year-old, and Okoye Christian, 20-year-old to one-year imprisonment respectively for vandalising a distribution substation belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc. This development was made known by the Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, in a statement on Thursday....

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Toddler Branded Witch And Abandoned In Akwa Ibom

Toddler Branded Witch And Abandoned In Akwa Ibom

A little girl who was abandoned and left to die in Akwa Ibom State after being branded a witch has been rescued by popular Danish aid worker, Anja Loven Ringgren Loven.Loven, who disclosed this on Thursday, March 28, 2024, said the child was found in a near death situation. “Yesterday we received a call in...