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Okpebholo denies seeking $45m loan from China

Edo State governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has dismissed rumours that he intends to secure a $45 million loan from a Chinese agency to fund the construction of three flyovers in Benin City following Governor Godwin Obaseki’s handover. The rebuttal was articulated in a statement released to journalists in Abuja on Sunday by Okpebholo’s media aide,...
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Atiku raises concern over power crisis, national grid collapse

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has raised concern about Nigeria’s continuous struggle with epileptic power supply and frequent national grid collapse. The former Vice President also condemned the blackout in the South East, North West, and North Eastern parts of the country for the past three weeks. He said...
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Israel marks anniversary of Hamas’ October 2023 attack

Israelis on Sunday marked the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the unprecedented Hamas attack on 7 October last year, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. Separate ceremonies were held at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem to honour both the armed forces personnel and civilians killed in the attack, with top officials expected to...
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Helicopter crash: NNPC says five persons still missing

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has stated that only three individuals have been found following Thursday’s helicopter crash. This contradicts reports suggesting that two additional bodies were discovered on Friday, in addition to the three recovered on the day of the incident. In a statement on Sunday, the NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi...
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IG condemns police, NSCDC clash in Osun, orders probe

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has expressed displeasure over the confrontation between police officers and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. PUNCH Online learnt that an NSCDC officer, identified simply as Owoeye, was reportedly assaulted while on guard duty in an estate and subsequently...
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