Nigerian man arrested for scamming Indian pastor after promising donations for poor
A Nigerian man has been arrested after allegedly duping a pastor in India by posing as a Canadian philanthropist wishing ...
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Maina set for extradition to Nigeria as Police say no hiding place for any fugitive
The Nigeria Police says the fugitive former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT); Abdulrashid Maina would be ...
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Nigeria slips to 146th position in Corruption Perception Index in aftermath of #EndSARS crisis
1st News reports that Nigeria has dropped to 146th position in the latest Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. The CPI is ...
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Nigerian stowaways arrested after hijacking UK-bound ship from Lagos
A group of Nigerian stowaways who hijacked a UK-bound ship have been arrested after a 10-hour standoff. The alleged Nigerian ...
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Criticism trails signing of new Police Bill, empowers officials to arrest without warrant
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Police Bill, 2020. This was contained in a memo dated September 16, 2020, ...
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Emirates Airlines banned from operating in Nigeria
Emirates Airlines, a foremost international carrier, has been banned from operating in Nigeria. The ban was imposed by the Federal ...
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NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON DEMOCRACY DAY, JUNE 12TH 2020
Fellow Nigerians, The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This ...
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Reps Committee vows to implement pay-as-you-go package on DSTV
The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating non-implementation of pay-as-you-go package by DSTV and other satellite providers in the ...
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COVID-19: Official death toll gets close to 200 as confirmed cases hit 6175
The official death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic is inching ever closer to the 200 mark. On Monday, May 18, 2020, nine ...
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COVID-19: President Buhari Extends Gradual Ease Of Lockdown By 2 Weeks, Bans All inter-State Movements
The Federal Government, on Monday, said the recent order of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on gradual ease ...
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