Chinese oil firm suspends construction in Niger over ‘terrorist’ threat

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A Chinese state-owned petroleum company has suspended all construction at the Agadem oilfield in eastern Niger after “terrorist” attacks, AFP learnt from...

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Germany bans Islamist group over Hezbollah, Iran links

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Germany on Wednesday banned the Hamburg Islamic Centre, an association that has been under investigation for several months over its alleged support for...

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Meta removes 63,000 Facebook accounts linked to extortion scams

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The parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc., announced on Wednesday that it has taken action against online fraudsters in Nigeria by removing 63,000...

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Reps queries WAEC over N5b loan for customised calculators

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The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies has queried the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Nigeria, over a N5 billion loan it...

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EFCC’s process delay stalls Kwankwaso’s fundamental rights suit

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A Kano High Court sitting at Audu Bako Secretariat on Tuesday adjourned hearing in a suit filed by the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party...

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Nationwide Protests: NLC’s rumoured withdrawal false, says Ajaero

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has denied reports that it has pulled out of the planned nationwide protest, saying that it cannot withdraw from a protest...

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Shun politics, focus on arts, culture to earn a living, investor urges youths

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Rivers State residents have been charged not to be carried away by politics as a means of making a living but to think outside the box. The Mayor of Housing,...

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Pilot survives as 18 die in Nepal plane crash

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A passenger plane crashed on take-off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepal...

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Vet. seek creation of livestock ministry in Kogi

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The Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association, (NVMA) Kogi Chapter, on Wednesday advocated for the creation of Ministry of Livestock Development in Kogi. Dr Tolu...

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Carpenter jailed 18 months for burgling restaurant

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A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year-old carpenter, Oryiman Terkimbi,  to 18 months in prison for burgling a restaurant. The News...

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