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The World Bank on Thursday, projected that the number of poor Nigerians will increase from the current 90 million to about 100 million by 2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s economy. It stated that by 2022, about 11 million more Nigerians were expected...

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A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, dismissed a ‘no case’ application filed by a social media celebrity facing a N32.9 billion fraud charge, Mr Ismail Mustapha, alias Mompha. Justice Mohammed Liman held that the evidence and testimonies of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witnesses established...

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The federal government has said that it has initiated a move to receive 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021.  The Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, who spoke at the presidential task force on COVID-19 media briefing in Abuja on Thursday December...

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A promising young midfielder playing for Cofine Fc, Cross River State, has been killed by some hoodlums in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to reports, Emmanuel Amuna was heading home on Wednesday night when he was caught up in the unrest in Uyo and was allegedly hit by stray...

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As part of activities to mark the closing ceremony of the year 2020 #16daysofactivism against Gender-Based Violence, GBV, the First Lady of Benue State, Dr Eunice Ortom, on Thursday, led participants in an awareness walk in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. The First Lady led participants through major streets...

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The suspected killer of an hotelier, Alhaji Jimoh Bello , has been arrested, more than six months after his murder. According to a statement by the PPRO, Ogun State Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, released on Thursday, the suspect, 20-year-old herbalist, Misipode Dosu, was arrested following an intelligence and technical based...

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A 31-year-old graduate of the University of Lagos has died a few days to her wedding in Imo State. It was gathered that Juliet Nlemadim died on December 3, 2020, after a brief illness and will be laid to rest today in her hometown, Uborji Okuku, Imo State. The...

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The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi says, Nigeria is safer than it was seven years ago. Speaking on a Channels TV programme on Thursday, the defence minister said the Buhari administration has subdued Boko Haram, and urged Nigerians to appreciate the government’s effort. “The problem of this country is...

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