Barely five years after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded the first seizure of the deadly terror drug, Captagon, in Africa at the Apapa seaport in Lagos, operatives …
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Gag Order: SERAP, Editors Sue NBC Over Threat to Sanction Broadcasters for Expressing Opinions
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have filed a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over “the arbitrary, unconstitutional, and unlawful ‘Formal …
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Palestinians in Gaza held an election for the first time in 20 years as municipal elections were held there and in the West Bank on Saturday. People in Deir al-Balah, …
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Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting innovative ideas aimed at improving the quality of education across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, made this …
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Pakistan, but an Iranian official says there are no plans for a direct meeting between the US and Iran. The White House says US special …
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Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone has confirmed Ademola Lookman will miss Saturday’s LaLiga clash with Athletic Bilbao, Completesports.com reports. Lookman picked up an adductor problem during Atletico’s Copa del Rey final …
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The Kano State Police Command has rescued a two-year-old boy abducted in the state, arrested three suspects, and recovered ₦930,000 from the ransom paid by the victim’s family. The command …
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The Nigerian Air Force says its airstrikes have successfully destroyed terrorist hideouts in the Southern Tumbuns area of Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it had given prequalification approval to a malaria treatment for newborns and infants for the first time. Artemether-lumefantrine is the first …
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EU ambassadors approved on Wednesday the disbursement of a promised 90bn euro ($106bn) loan to Ukraine as well as a new package of sanctions against Russia, after Hungary lifted its …