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Nigeria has been in the spotlight albeit on the negative side for the past couple of weeks as a result of the arrest and trial of one of her citizens abroad. Dubai-based wealthy socialite and Instagram influencer, 37 -year-old Raymond Igbalodely Abbas, popularly known as Huspuppy or Hushppupi, was
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Against the backdrop of increasing cases of killings in the nation, especially in the northern parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari recently handed warning to the Service Chiefs, saying it was no longer going to be business as usual as far as the prosecution of various internal security challenges was
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He could be described as a social critic, a consummate police officer, a community leader and an anti-corruption crusader. He was many things rolled into one. Nigeria lost a former Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Abubakar Tsav, who passed on recently at 82 years of age. Tsav, according died on
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Nigerians and the international community have been expressing concern over the rising cases of the dreaded COVID-19 in the country. They are worried that the virus, which recorded an index case in March had by June 22, recorded 675 new confirmed cases and seven deaths all in one day bringing the total
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COVID-19 pandemic has not only brought about health challenges to Nigeria and the rest of the world, but has in its wake visited untold economic and social problems. Prominent among the challenges is the risk of hunger pandemic, which is set to almost double acute hunger in Nigeria and some
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The National Association of Resident Doctors’ of Nigeria (NARD) on Monday, commenced a nationwide strike after the expiration of its 14-day ultimatum. Prominent Nigerians had made clarion calls to the Union to rescind its decision to go on strike. All appeals fell on deaf ears. Among those who made the appeal
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The Group Managing Director ,[GMD] Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,[NNPC] Mele Kyari, recently hit the nail on the head on one of the greatest challenges facing the oil industry : the sharp practices surrounding production of crude oil. He disclosed with indignation recently that oil firms and contractors pad production cost
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Today, June 12 is a special day in the annals of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is a day set aside by the Federal Government, precisely by the administration of President Muhammadu to celebrate the nation’s attainment of restoration of democracy 21 years ago. The All Progressives Congress(APC) - led
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Nigerians have been bewildered by the increasing number of incidents of rape, in which some even led to the death of the nation’s future mothers in disturbing circumstances. Among the recent victims of the heinous crime was Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100 level student of Microbiology of the University of Benin, who was- gang- raped inside a
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A significant neglected group of children referred to as Almajiri, whose plural form is referred to as Almajirai, have over time constituted one of the most socio-economic problems in northern part of Nigeria. The United Nations Children Fund(UNICEF)put the number of almajirai in the North by 2014 at 9.5 million, with the North-East alone accounting for 2,711,767
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