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Five members of Cameroon’s Rapid d’Intervention Battalions (BIR) were reportedly killed Friday morning, March 14, 2025, in the Bakassi Peninsula during an attack by Biafra separatist groups. Sources close to the groups revealed that the assault was carried out by the Black Marine, the largest faction and the Dragon Fighter Marine afiliated with the Biafra…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested a man, Ikoro Mang Ifendu, for allegedly impersonating a NAFDAC official and defrauding foreign companies of over $1.4 million using fake approval documents. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing in Lagos. She stated that…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has flagged off the student loan by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Launching the initiative during the Edo State Ministry of Education and stakeholders engagement session at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin, Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, harped on the need for the NELFUND project to be…
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Ayaa Community of Boi in Bogoro local government area of Bauchi State has threatened to dissociate from the proposed Sayawa Chiefdom which is at an advanced stage of actualisation, over communal issues. The Community, however, announced its readiness to remain under the existing Bauchi Emirate. The National Youth Chairman and Secretary of Boi Progressives Association,…
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The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the incumbent Governor, Uba Sani, of ordering the arrest of his former aide and ex-commissioner, Jafaru Sani. Jafaru was the one nominated by El-Rufai to President Bola Tinubu to replace him as minister in 2023 after the Senate withheld his confirmation and those of…
