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Niger Republic adopts Hausa as national language, dumps French

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Niger Republic’s military government led by General Abdourahamane Tiani has declared Hausa as the country’s new national language, replacing it’s colonial master’s French language, in another decisive move to remove the influence of France from his country. “The national language is Hausa” while “the working languages are English and French,” the junta stated in a new charter published on March 31 in a special edition of the government’s official journal. Hausa is Niger’s most widely spoken language, particularly prevalent in the regions of Zinder, Maradi, and Tahoua. The language is…

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Eedris Abdulkareem’s song to Tinubu: “Nigerians are suffering”

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Nigerian rap artiste, Eedris Abdulkareem requested that Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, should tell his father that Nigerians are facing hardship. He passed the message across with his new song titled “Tell Your Papa,” released April 6, 2025. The musician who is also, a social crusader, said Seyi’s recent public praise of his father shows ‘insensitivity,’ especially when many Nigerians are battling poverty, insecurity, and hunger. “Seyi, tell your papa country hard. Tell your papa people dey die. Tell your papa this one don pass jagajaga,” he said…

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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan sues Sen. Nwaebonyi for N5 billion over defamation

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Suspended Senator from Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has instituted a N5billion defamation case against her colleague, Sen. Onyekachi Nwaebonyi for alleging that she had six children for different men. The case was filed through her team of lawyers led by Mr. M. J. Numa, SAN. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan described Nwaebonyi’s claim as false, and a deliberate attempt to tarnish her reputation. She told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, that Nwaebonyi who represents Ebonyi North Central Senatorial District, had severely injured her reputation, caused her considerable distress and…

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Amnesty International blames Tinubu: Says 71 killed, 50 abducted in one week

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Global human rights organization, Amnesty International has criticised the Nigerian government for the surge in deadly attacks across parts of northern Nigeria, reporting that at least 71 people have been killed and more than 50 others abducted by terrorists within a week. According to the organization, repeated claims of troop deployments and previous military interventions have failed to end the killings or bring perpetrators to justice. In a statement released on Monday, the Amnesty International detailed a disturbing escalation of violence in rural communities, noting that 52 people were killed…

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Lagos NURTW chairman, Tafa Sego escapes assassination attempt

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Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle Adio, popularly known as Tafa Sego, who is the current chairman of the Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), in a stroke of luck, escaped an assassination attempt on Saturday after six armed men reportedly stormed his residence in Surulere, Lagos, with the intent to kill him. However, he was not at home at the time of the attack. Neighbors revealed that the assailants arrived his residence at Gbadamosi Close, Surulere, around 11pm on Saturday night . Upon arrival, they encountered…

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Fidelity Bank Distributes Food Packs to FCT Communities

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As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, recently donated food packs to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja residents. Themed, the Fidelity Food Bank initiative, the outreach saw the bank’s officials distribute the food items to seven communities in the Mabushi district of the FCT. Speaking at the distribution event, the Executive Director, North, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Sufiyanu Garba, emphasized the bank’s commitment to community development and its alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 2, which seeks to eradicate hunger. “This initiative stems…

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Ondo: Popular transporter abducted, son killed, wife shot

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A popular transporter, Muihili Adebayo who operates within Akure-Lagos route, is the latest victim of abduction by armed bandits. The assailants attacked him on Wednesday night at his residence in the Shagari area of Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State; killing his son and injuring his wife while he was reportedly taken away by the gunmen. It was gathered that, Adebayo’s wife was shot in the hand while resisting the kidnappers, but one of their children was killed during the struggle. The injured woman was later rushed to the Federal…

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INEC explains why it rejected recall petition against Senator Natasha

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated reasons for rejecting a petition to recall the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly. The commission stated that the petition did not meet provisions of the 1999 Constitution as expressly stated in Section 69(a) of the Constitution. According to a statement issued after a meeting and full deliberation on the matter on Thursday, April 3, 2025, the electoral commission stated: “Among other issues, the meeting considered and approved the report of its physical count of the signatures/thumbprints forwarded…

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One Million Tree Initiative: A greener tomorrow begins with a leap of faith

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One million trees initiative and Corporate partners turns Magodo GRA housing estate Lagos street into a leisure and green park four years after tree planning campaign. While the COVID ravaged the entire world, everything literally stopped except for the alarming news of morbidity on daily basis. Living wasn’t only put on but generally lost its appeal, the last thing on anybody’s mind was to save the earth. While we hibernated, the thought to revive a previous environmental preservation project, Eco-Corps cropped up for my brother, Washington and I. Crazy thought,…

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Fraud suspects operating “Yahoo School” apprehended in Lagos

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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command uncovered and dismantled and internet fraud training facility, commonly referred to as “Yahoo School”, operating at Iju area of the state. This was confirmed in a statement by the spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin on Tuesday. Hundeyin said that the police apprehended four yahoo experts and six trainees. “During the successful operations, the police detectives apprehended four yahoo experts, of ages 22, 23, 25, and 26, who were running the notorious school. “The other six suspects, who are between…

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