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Fourth Batch – 413 Nigerian Evacuees Arrive In Abuja From Sudan

FOUR hundred and thirteen Nigerians fleeing war-torn Sudan have arrived in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Max Air flight conveying the returnees landed.

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JUST IN: Third Batch Of Sudan Stranded Nigerians Arrives

THERE were more scenes of joy and relief as the third batch of Sudan stranded Nigerians — mostly students — returned home on.

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Sport

U17 AFCON: Nigeria Face South Africa In ‘Do Or Die’ Clash

NIGERIA’s Golden Eaglets will aim to book a spot in the quarter-final of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when they take.

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Second Batch Of Sudanese Evacuees Arrive In Nigeria

THE second batch of Sudanese evacuees arrived in Nigeria on Friday afternoon. They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around.

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Egyptian Authorities Order 500 Nigerian Students Back To Sudan Over Passport Issues

EGYPTIAN authorities have sent over 500 students back to Sudan following the failure of two of them to provide either a passport or.

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International

17-Year-Old American Commits Suicide After Extortion By Three Nigerians

THREE Nigerian men have been accused of global sexual extortion that led a teenage boy in the United States to commit suicide. The.

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Sudan Crisis: Nigerian Returnees Narrate Ordeals

NIGERIANS who were trapped in the troubled Sudan and have now been flown back into the country, have been speaking about the gruesome.

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We’ll Make Corruption Unattractive – Tinubu

PRESIDENT-ELECT Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration will put incentives and policies in place that will make corruption unattractive for judges.

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350 Stranded Nigerians Board Flights To Abuja

AT least, 350 stranded Nigerians from Sudan have arrived Aswan Airport in Egypt to be airlifted to Nigeria, Daily Trust can authoritatively report..

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Nigeria Records 532 Meningitis Cases, 124 Deaths 

NIGERIA has reported a total of 532 confirmed cases out of 1,686 suspected cases of meningitis, including 124 deaths, for a case-fatality ratio.

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Indomie Noodles Banned In Nigeria Years Ago – NAFDAC

THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that importation of Indomie noodles to Nigeria has been banned.

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Column

Time For Reset

NIGERIA’s nascent democratic journey  has lasted for 24 uninterrupted years, the first time in its history. Previous democratic interregnums did not last long.

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637 Sudan Evacuees Undergoing Documentation For Return To Nigeria – FG

THE first batch of 13 buses conveying 637 evacuees have arrived safe borders at Aswan, Egypt and are undergoing necessary documentation and clearance.

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2023 Hajj: Sudan’s Conflict May Disrupt Airlift Of Nigerian Pilgrims, CSO Raises Alarm

THE ongoing conflict in Sudan may disrupt the smooth airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for 2023 hajj, the Independent Hajj Reporters,.

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Column

What Nigeria’s Election Cannot Teach Does Not Exist

NIGERIA’s February/March elections undid many things. One of them was the 63-year-old myth that no wealthy and ambitious candidate could emerge president. Until.

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First Set Of Stranded Sudan Students Arrive Egypt, Set For Airlift To Abuja

THE Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has disclosed that the first set of stranded Nigerians from Sudan, have arrived in.

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JUST IN: Eight Hours After, Nigerian Students Still Stranded In Sudan, No Evacuation To Cairo, No Buses, No Officials

THE planned evacuation of Nigerian students from Sudan through Cairo by the Federal Government seem to be another of the govt’s ruse for.

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Sudan: Ethiopia Blocks Fleeing Nigerian Students

THE Federal Government, on Monday, confirmed that some Nigerian students fleeing the conflict in Sudan were denied entry into Ethiopia, but stated that.

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President-Elect, Tinubu Returns To Nigeria

PRESIDENT-ELECT, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has just landed in Nigeria. Recall that News Point Nigeria had, earlier today, reported that Tinubu is expected to.

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NEMA Confirms Another NEWS POINT NIGERIA’s Sudan Story, Says, Evacuation Of Nigerian Students To Cairo Starts Tuesday

BARELY five hours after News Point Nigeria had exclusively reported that, the Federal Government had written to the Embassy of Nigeria in Sudan.

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