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#USElection2020: Trump, Biden Await Results In 7 States

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President Donald Trump & Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States — and the American people waiting for results in key battlegrounds still up for grabs. As it stands, there are seven states still left uncalled, including major prizes such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — meaning both Trump and Biden...

Bandits Abduct Spare Parts Dealer In Sokoto

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Bandits Abduct Spare Parts Dealer In Sokoto

A spare parts dealer at Tambuwal Motor Park in the Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State has been abducted. The incident was said to have occurred around 8 pm on Saturday. Tambuwal is the town of the immediate past Governor of the state, now Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. According to a source, the gunmen shot sporadically in the air, thereby making...

Man Arrested For Defiling 7-Year-Old Stepdaughter

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Police Rescue Three Kidnap Victims In Kaduna

The Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, have arrested a man identified as Onilearo Sogo, for defiling his 7-year-old stepdaughter. The 29-year-old was paraded at the weekend alongside two persons, Iliya Surajudeen, 24; Femi Musa, 20, for alleged conspiracy, assault, housebreaking, and stealing. The command Public Relations Officer, PRO, Afolabi Tolulope, said Surajudeen and Musa...

We Must Prioritize Our Constituents Welfare, Re-Elected Lagos House Of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Obasa

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We Must Prioritize Our Constituents Welfare, Re-Elected Lagos House Of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Obasa

The newly re-elected Speaker of the tenth Lagos State House of Assembly, Dr. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has called on his fellow members to prioritize the welfare of their constituents. Obasa made this plea on Wednesday while celebrating his re-election and emergence as the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker on his Twitter handle. “Lagos State is a great state with great...

VIDEO: Tinubu Misses Step, Falls At Eagles Square

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President Bola Tinubu missed his step and fell while walking into a vehicle that would convey him for a parade at Eagle Square in commemoration of Democracy Day. The president, who had earlier delivered a nationwide broadcast, arrived at Eagle Square for the parade on Wednesday morning. He was surrounded by men of the Armed Forces and some of his personal...

Gov Sani Confirms Killing Of Notorious, Wanted Terrorist, Boderi In Kaduna

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Gov. Sani Restores Monarch Deposed By El-Rufai's Administration

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has confirmed the killing of a wanted terrorist and ruthless killer, Boderi Isyaku. Sani said Isyaku was neutralized in a gun duel alongside some of his fighters, by troops of the Nigerian Army in Bada/Riyawa general areas of Chikun and Igabi LGAs of Kaduna State. This was contained in a statement signed by the overseeing...

COVID-19: Two COVID-19 Patients Discharged, 43 Samples Await Test Results In Kwara

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Two coronavirus patients undergoing treatment at the Kwara State Isolation Centre have been discharged. Kwara State Government said, on Wednesday, that discharged two of its four COVID-19 patients after they have both twice tested negative. They were discharged alongside five members of their families who were also at the state’s isolation centre and have equally twice tested negative, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq...

It’s Unthinkable For Any Igbo Man Not To Consider Himself Part Of Nigeria — Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the enterprising spirit of the Igbos, saying it's unthinkable for him for any Igbo man not to consider himself part of the country. According to the President, Igbos are in charge of the country's economy, noting that Igbo men are found in every community in the country where they are in charge of the economic...

Kaduna Disco Announces Another Electricity Tariff Hike

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Kaduna Disco Announces Another Electricity Tariff Hike

Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has announced another electricity tariff hike for Band A customers getting 20-24 hours of daily power supply. The disco announced the increment in a statement on Wednesday by its head of corporate communications, Abdulazeez Abdullahi. The firm said the tariff increased to N209.9 per Kilowatt-hour from N206.80. READ ALSO: Work Within Your Scope Of Operation – Ogun Govt...

Ebem Ohafia Set To Hold Annual Thanksgiving, Says God Turned Fuel To Water For Their Sake (Photos+Video)

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The people of Ebem Ohafia, Ohiafia local government area of Abia state have fixed the 30th of January every year as a thanksgiving day for all sons and daughters of the community globally. This decision was reached on Friday after the community held a thanksgiving service in appreciation to God for saving them from a petrol tanker fire they said...

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