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US Varsities To Nigerian, Other Int’l Students: Report Before Trump’s Inauguration

Universities in the United States have urged international students to resume before president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump is set to be sworn in on January 20. The universities advised international students to return early from winter break amid promises of another travel ban by the incoming president. Many international students were stranded abroad when Trump...
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Why Atiku Can’t Be President In 2027, By Okupe

Former spokesperson and Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, has stated that the South, not the North, should produce Nigeria’s president in 2027. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, yesterday, in Lagos, Okupe argued that geopolitical considerations make it unfair for the North to reclaim the presidency after President Bola...
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Enugu, FAAN Partner To End Epidemic Outbreaks

The Enugu State Government said it is ready to collaborate with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to prevent and combat the outbreak of infectious diseases. Both parties demonstrated how to effectively discharge their duties during a simulation programme held at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport yesterday. The simulation involved FAAN workers and other...
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Kano Gov Mourns As Namadi Loses Son In Auto Crash

Following the tragic demise of the Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi’s son, Abdulwahab, in a road crash, barely 24 hours after the death of his mother, Hajia Maryam Namadi, the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf has mourned the passing, expressing his heartfelt condolence. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Sunusi Batured, the...
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11 Killed As Suspected Armed Herders Attack Benue

Amid the celebration and jubilation of the festive season, suspected armed herders attacked three communities in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State on Christmas Day, December 25. New Telegraph gathered that the attack left 11 people dead and several others missing as eyewitnesses report claimed that the attackers also set houses ablaze, forcing villagers...
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Edo Gov, IGP Hail Police Station, ICT Centre Donors

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has praised Peter Dunia and members of Ogbona Youth Forum for donating an ultramodern police station with an ICT centre to the police. According to a statement, the ultra-modern police station will boost security in the Ogbona Community in the Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State. Okpebholo, who...
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Ex-Lawmaker Decries Alleged Shortchanging Of Lawmakers

A former member of Federal House of Representatives, Chief Goddy Ikerave, yesterday called on the lawmakers to summon Governor Hyacinth Alia to explain why some members have reportedly been denied constitutional entitlement including their official cars. The call followed the controversy surrounding the non-payment of the N30 million constituency service allowance of some members of...
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Zamfara NUJ Chapel Congratulates Lawmaker For Traditional Appointment

The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zamfara State Council, has expressed delight over recent traditional title conferred on a member of the House of Representatives representing Bungudu/Maru Federal Constituency, Hon. Abdulmalik Zubairu as Chief Mayegun of Ikare-Okoko Kingdom in Ondo State. In a statement by the Chapel’s Chairman, Ishaq Zaki Tambuwal,...
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