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SOCIO-cultural body the Tiv Youth Organisation (TYO) has vowed to defend its land with every last drop of blood in the wake of recent decision by the Nigerian federal government to establish 368 grazing sites across 25 states of the country.

NIGERIA has won a record four gold medals at an international athletics tournament after the U20 team at the recently-concluded junior championships in Kenya finished third with a total of seven medals.

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[1] As from henceforth, we pledge that all future such parties and gatherings will take place in Nigeria. We will ask the National Assembly to pass a bill making it illegal for public officials to throw parties abroad

[2] Everyone of us here pledges never to seek medical attention abroad again. Rather than enrich foreign hospitals, we will invest that money in local healthcare. If we end up paying with our lives for this, it is a sacrifice worth making for the nation

NIGERIANS in Diaspora Organisation (Nido) South UK have elected a new set of officials to govern their activities for the next two years at the biennial annual general meeting yesterday.

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has disassociated itself from the new head of Radio Biafra Simon Ekpa saying he is not a member  of their Finnish branch and cannot speak on behalf of the organisation.

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[1] As you all know in 2001, the Taliban blew up the two Buddhas of Bamiyan that had been tourist attractions for centuries. Although Afghanistan no longer has a Buddhist community, the smaller 38 m Eastern Buddha was built around 570 AD and the larger 55 m Western Buddha was built around 618 AD. They were both huge tourist attractions generating income for the government

NIGERIA'S federal government is confident that it will soon be able to lift its ban on social media platform Twitter as the company has agreed to seven of the 10 demands it made including opening an office in Nigeria.

AFRICAN Independent Television (AIT) journalist Nagari Damina has been paid compensation by the Bauchi State Police Command after he was assaulted and wounded by police officers attached to the Rapid Response Squad while on official duty three weeks ago.

INSPECTOR-general of police Usman Baba has ordered investigation into the detention of a 21-year-old lady who was arrested by Intelligence Response Team (IRT) operatives in Imo State just for being the girlfriend of an Eastern Security Network (ESN) member.

EDO State government officials have condemned in strong terms the planned coronation of Idriss Addano as the Sultan of Shuwa Arabs in the state describing the planned move as sacrilegious and a threat to peace and security.