Many killed in Taraba as Tiv/Jukun crisis escalates
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State
By Anthony Maliki
Taraba State Police Command have said five persons are feared killed in an attack at Tunga in Bali Local Government…
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Coronavirus: WHO advises to wear masks in public areas
The WHO had previously said there was not enough evidence to say that healthy people should wear masks
The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks,…
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World Environment Day: Plateau commissioner decries indiscriminate dumping of waste
As the world celebrates this year’s Environment Day, Plateau environment commissioner Usman Idi has decried the indiscriminate dumping of refuse by residents of areas waste…
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Matawalle dissolves, reappoints local council chairmen as sole administrators in Zamfara
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has sworn-in 14 local government council Sole Administrators, less than 24 hours after the…
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Removal of fuel subsidy, price-fixing excites Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku
Former Nigeria's Vice President Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the stoppage of subsidy and price-fixing for petrol as a right move by the All…
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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation alerts on fake diesel, urges motorists to avoid use
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has raised an alarm over prevalent low grade and contaminated AGO, otherwise called diesel, offered at discounted prices in…
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Buhari approves Danbatta’s reappointment as NCC’s boss, says Minister
Prof. Umar Danbatta
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved reappointment of Prof. Umar Danbatta as…
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Michael Jordan: NBA legend to donate $100m to racial equality fight
NBA legend, Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan says he will donate $100m (£78m) to groups fighting for racial equality and social justice.
The NBA legend said in a statement that he…
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No padding in N33bn SDGs budget – Reps
Nigeria national assembly complex
Nigeria's House of Representatives has denied allegations of padding in budgetary allocation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in…
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Salwa Eid Naser: World 400m champion provisionally suspended for whereabouts violation
Salwa Eid Naser
World 400m champion Salwa Eid Naser has been given a provisional suspension for failing to make herself available for anti-doping tests.
The Bahraini, 22, ran…
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Police in Adamawa kill 2 suspected cattle rustlers, recover 15 cows, 171 sheep, rifle
The Police Anti- kidnap Unit in Adamawa has gunned down two suspected cattle rustlers and recovered 15 cows, 171 sheep, an AK-47 rifle and some ammunition from the suspects.
The…
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Dortmund’s Sancho, Akanji, fined for getting haircuts without face masks
Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho and Manuel Akanji were fined an unspecified amount by the German Football League (DFL) on Friday for failing to wear face mask during a visit from…
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Adamawa primary healthcare gets donation from Procter and Gamble
Some of the items donated by the firm
By Sam Tor
The Adamawa State Government Primary Healthcare has received 4,000 packs of safeguard soaps, 3,000 packs of ariel detergents…
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Messi misses training again with thigh injury
Lionel Messi
FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi sat out Friday’s training session as he has a small thigh strain, the Spanish league champions have said.
Barca returned to full…
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‘Bad market’ for second-hand cloth traders
Traders in second-hand clothes await customers at the Dutsen-Alhaji market in Abuja. Photo: Anthony Maliki: Apex News Images
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World Environment Day and 5th June celebration
By Professor Nasiru Medugu Idris
The United Nations General Assembly designated 5th June as World Environment Day since 1972 resulting from discussions on the integration of human…
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