ABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA): The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from an online recruitment scheme falsely attributed to the commission. A fake website, https://tinyurl.com/INEC-Ad-hoc-Staff-Recruitment, had circulated claims of …
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Nigerian Police Confirm Arrest of TikToker Mirabel Over Alleged False Rape Alarm
by NPA Newsroomby NPA NewsroomOGUN STATE, NIGERIA (NPA) — The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Nigerian TikToker Mirabel, known online as @mirab351, for allegedly raising a false alarm of rape …
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ONDO STATE, NIGERIA (NPA): Suspected armed bandits attacked the Agomo community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, southwest Nigeria, killing the traditional ruler, Oba Kehinde Falodun, on …
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Nwifuru Relaxes Amasiri Curfew, Insists State’s Demands Must Be Met
by Uloko Ibeby Uloko IbeABAKALIKI, EBONYI (Newpost Africa): Ebonyi State Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has announced a relaxation of the curfew imposed in Amasiri, Afikpo Local Government Area, following recent communal clashes …
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FG to Establish Fire Stations in 109 Senatorial Districts
by NPA Newsroomby NPA NewsroomKANO, NIGERIA — The Federal Government has announced plans to establish fire stations in all 109 senatorial districts across the country as part of efforts to mitigate fire disasters and …
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Ifunanya Nwangene, Nigerian Singer Who Died of Snakebite, Laid to Rest
by Ibe Abuchiby Ibe AbuchiENUGU, NIGERIA — The remains of rising Nigerian singer Ifunanya Nwangene were laid to rest in her hometown in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. Her death on …
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U.S. Sanctions Boko Haram Sponsors Amid Rising Violence in Nigeria
WASHINGTON, D.C. / ABUJA: The United States government has sanctioned eight individuals in Nigeria for alleged links to Boko Haram, the Islamist insurgent group responsible for widespread violence across Nigeria’s …
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Ohanaeze Accuses Asari Dokubo of Inciting Ethnic Violence Against Igbos
by NPA Newsroomby NPA NewsroomPORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA — The Rivers State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has accused former Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo of attempting to incite ethnic violence through what it …
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, says it intercepted four live Pangolins, an endangered species, along the Yemoamota-Abule-Igboora axis of the state. The Deputy Superintendent of …
