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Nigeria is better than Ghana – Politician ‘fights’ BBNaija contestant on Twitter

An exchange between a former presidential aide in Nigeria, Reno Omokri and reality TV star, Pere Egbi over their thoughts about Ghana and Nigeria economy has caused a stir on social media. The banter started after Reno Omokri chastised Nigerians who complained about the high cost of fuel following the …

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Nigeria faces fuel shortages as subsidies are removed

Nigeria is grappling with fuel shortages as winding queues reappear at filling stations across major cities, following President Bola Tinubu’s announcement to eliminate fuel subsidies. Citizens in cities like Lagos and Abuja are now paying significantly higher prices, with rates soaring from 185 naira to as much as 600 naira …

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Four killed after US convoy attacked in Nigeria

A United States convoy was attacked in Nigeria on Tuesday killing four people, including two personnel from the US consulate and two police officers, and kidnapping three others, according to local police and US officials. The attack took place in the southeastern Anambra state, with Anambra Police Command telling CNN …

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US Embassy kidnap victims rescued in Nigeria

The Nigerian authorities have rescued US convoy kidnap victims who were attacked by unknown gunmen in the south-east Anambra state. This was announced by a joint security service on the morning of Friday, May 19, 2023. The victims are said to be physically unharmed. Identities of the victims were not …

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Spraying cash a form of currency abuse – Nigeria central bank lists others

The case of money spraying by a parliamentary aspirant has caught the eyes of the Ghana Police Service. They have announced that a team of experts are looking into the conduct of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) aspirant Juliana Kinnan Wassan during the May 13 primaries. The last time the …

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15 children dead, 25 missing after their boat capsized in Nigeria

Fifteen children drowned and 25 others went missing when a boat they were commuting with capsized on the Shagari River in the north-western part of Nigeria. According to Aliyu Abubakar, a political administrator of the Shagari district who supervised the rescue operation, the children were on their way to collect …

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Nigeria sends 40 buses to evacuate stranded citizens from Sudan

Nigeria has begun the evacuation of its stranded citizens in Khartoum, Sudan with the deployment of 40 luxury buses to take the evacuees to Egypt for airlifting to the West African country. In a series of tweets by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (Nidcom), the exercise started on Wednesday with …

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Check Out The Oldest Hospital In Nigeria

Hospitals have been an essential part of societies for centuries, and they have played a crucial role in the development of medical practices and healthcare systems. In Nigeria, there are several hospitals that have been in existence for a long time, but the oldest hospital in Nigeria is the Sacred …

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Nigeria had childhood vaccines to ‘donate’ to Ghana amid global shortage? – Ablakwa asks government

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is asking more questions about how Ghana got childhood vaccines delivered on March 12 despite a global shortage as claimed by government. Ablakwa in a March 13 social media post had alleged that the consignment of vaccines delivered to help …

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US arrests Nigerian man for allegedly engaging in romance scams and sending proceeds to family in Nigeria

A 40-year-old Nigerian man, Charles Emeka Obije pleaded guilty in the United States District Court in St. Paul to conspiracy to commit international money laundering he made from online romance scams and other schemes.   Obije, a resident of Duluth, Minnesota, helped launder more than $350,000 in stolen proceeds from …

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