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1. 14 March 2022INEC release list of candidates for Ekiti election

   Nigeria election body, di Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) don release di final list of candidates and political parties wey go participate for di governorship election for Ekiti state.

   Festus Okoye, Chairman Information and Voter Education for statement e release on Tuesday list 16 candidates wey go involve for di election.

   Abiodun Oyebanji of All Progressives Congress, Olabisi Kolawole of Peoples Democratic Party and Olusegun Oni of Social Democratic Party dey among di list of major candidates wey dey enter di election.

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2. 14 March 2022Nine students die inside car accident for Ghana

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   Ghana Police Service confirm say nine students die inside road accident for Asuboi, on de Accra-Kumasi Highway.

   Dis be after commercial bus driver who dey carry de students crush into forty footer container which partially block de road after accident.

   De commercial bus according to Eastern Region Police PRO, Ebenezer Tetteh, de accident happen Sunday dawn after de driver fail to follow traffic ahead of am, he allegedly dey doze behind de steering wheel moments before he crush into de truck.

   De truck which dey carry wood fall on de road partially sake of e get accident earlier on.

   Police say 8 people die on de spot wey one die later for hospital.

   Dem rush de survivors to Suhum govment hospital for treatment, meanwhile dem deposit de body of de deceased for mortuary.

   

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3. 14 March 2022'No put mouth for matter wey dey court', APC caution Wike

   

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   Di ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) don react to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike over im comment about Governor David Umahi.

   Ebonyi State APC Chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha for statement say Wike tok na affront to di judicial system and e dey show say powerful forces dey manipulate di Nigerian judiciary

   Di Rivers Governor Wike for one programme for Port Harcourt, ask di Ebonyi State Governor to hand over di governorship mandate to di Peoples Democratic Party.

   Oga Wike add say di PDP go pursue di case of Umahi’s defection to di All Progressives Congress up to di Supreme Court to recover dia mandate.

   But di Ebonyi APC say Umahi don appeal di judgment of Federal High Court Abuja, wey remove im and im deputy from office and e no go good make anybody tok about matter wey dey before di court.

   

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4. 14 March 2022In fotos: Ukrainian refugees don dey run go Slovakia

   More dan two million pipo don escape from Ukraine go neighbouring kontris since Russia launch full-scale invasion of di konri on February 24.

   As we enter day 19 of Russia war on Ukraine, plenty refugees don begin enta Velke Slemence, Slovakia.

   

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5. 14 March 2022Academic Staff Union of Universities extend strike

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   University lecturers for Nigeria don extend di ongoing strike by anoda eight weeks.

   Di Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) extend dia roll over strike sake of goment failure to comply wit dia demand.

   Di Union declare di extension of di warning strike afta dia National Executive Committee meeting for Universities of Abuja on Sunday.

   One of di senior NEC member of di Union wey yarn wit BBC Pidgin say dem extend am sake of say since dia warning strike, goment neva come up wit anytin tangible.

   Di academic union bin declare one-month warning strike for February 14 2022 to press home dia demand wey be for goment to honour 2009 agreement and also to use dia payment system UTAS to pay dia salaries instead of di IPPIS.

6. 14 March 2022Former US president Barack Obama don get Coronavirus

   

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   Former US President Barack Obama don test positive for mild case of Covid-19.

   Obama make di announcement on im official Twitter account.

   “My throat don dey scratch me for some days now, but I dey feel fine,” Obama tweet – e add say im wife, Michelle don test negative.

   Recently, Obama and oda former US presidents Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and di former first ladies appear together for one one-minute video approving di US vaccination campaign.

7. 14 March 2022Malami deny tori say e vindicate Abba Kyari

   

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   Nigeria Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami don deny tori say im office don vindicate Abba Kyari.

   Di minister make di clarification for statement wey Umar Gwandu, im tok-tok pesin release on Sunday.

   Oga Malami explain say pipo no understand di issue becos as tins be di Attorney- General office still dey torchlight di matter.

   “Na case of work in progress and di office of di Attorney General of di Federation requested for further probe in relation to some aspects of di investigation,” some part of di statement read.

   Kyari, di suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police wey dey wanted for United States for alleged involvement for $1.1m fraud by Internet fraudster, Ramon Abass, a.k.a Hushpuppi.

   However, according to one letter by di Director of Public Prosecutions for Ministry of Justice say di evidence for di case diary no dey enough to say Kyari directly dey involve for di crime.

   Na wetin make pipo vex say di Minister of Justice wan vindicate di police officer of di crime – but Abubakar Malami don come out to clarify di matter

8. 14 March 2022Russia dey face war crime investigation

9. 14 March 2022US journalist and filmmaker killed inside Ukraine

   

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   Kyiv police say Russian forces don shoot kill one US journalist wey dey work inside Ukraine for di town of Irpin.

   Brent Renaud, 50, na journalist and filmmaker wey bin dey work for di region for tori pipo, Time.

   Kyiv police chief Andriy Nebytov say Russian soldiers bin target am. Two other journalists suffer injury and dem carry dem go hospital.

   Na di first reported death of foreign journalist wey dey cover di war for Ukraine.

   One of di injured journalists, Juan Arredondo, tell one Italian reporter say im bin dey wit Renaud wen dia motor begin come under fire.

   "We bin dey across one of di first bridges for Irpin, we bin dey go film other refugees wey dey leave, and we enta inside one car", im tok for one Twitter video.

   "Somebody offer to take us to di other bridge and we cross checkpoint, and dem come begin dey shoot us. So di driver turn around, and dem kontinu to dey shoot us; we dey two. My friend na Brent Renaud, and dem shoot am come leave am behind... I see say dem shoot am for neck."

10. 14 March 2022Latest updates, fotos as Russia Ukraine war enta day four

11. 14 March 2022Welcome to we live coverage of di big tori dem from around di world

    Good morning!

    Welcome to our live coverage of di big tori dem from around di world.

    Eyes still dey Ukraine afta Russian invade dem.

    Di war don enta day 19 and di impact of Russia invasion of Ukraine don show as over 2.5 million pipo don run comot from di kontri according to United Nations.

    We go bring you tori from Nigeria, across Africa and di rest of di world.

    But first make we start di day wit proverb from Nwata Kalisia.

12. 13 March 2022Nigeria evacuate over 300 citizens as civilians run from cities wey Russia dey bomb

13. 12 March 2022Fotos wey summarise how second week of Russia invasion of Ukraine waka

14. 12 March 2022Wetin be sanctions? - See which ones dem sama Russia and how Putin respond

15. 12 March 2022'I wan fight for Ukraine to get my revenge against Russia Putin'

16. 11 March 2022Una bye bye for now!

    We go end today Live Page here.

    So far, we bring you report say Lagos state court don remand Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver Andrew Nice for prison custody till April 11.

    Russian President Vladimir Putin don call for foreign volunteers to dey allowed to fight against Ukrainian forces.

    Ghana hold mass burial for some 13 victims wey die after mining truck explosion hit Appiatse community for Western Region.

    No forget to scroll down to read all di tori wey you miss out during di day.

    Na Faith, Helen, Ronke, and Moseph bring una all di tori for today.

17. 11 March 2022Bamishe Ayanwole murder: Court remand BRT driver for prison

    

    Di magistrate court for Yaba, inside Lagos don remand Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver Andrew Nice for prison custody till April 11.

    Andrew na di BRT driver wey carry di late 22-year-old Bamise Ayanwole from Chevron, Lekki to Oshodi on Saturday, February 26 before dem declare her missing.

    Di 47-year-old driver na di major suspect for di killing of Bamise wey be fashion designer.

    Police say dem arrest di suspect on Monday afta dem find di bodi for Carter Bridge, Lagos Island.

    Lagos police command carri di driver go court on Friday to ask for more time to hold am and complete dia investigation as di normal time to hold pesin under di constitution done elapse.

    Magistrate O.A Salawu remand Andrew for police custody for 30 days. Na afta dat time dem go carri di suspect go back to court.

    Tori be say Bamise enta BRT bus on February 26, 2022 wen she dey go from Lekki to Oshodi area of Lagos to go see her elder brother Pelumi.

    She no reach her destination dat day wey make her family raise alarm.

    Police later find her deadi body for one along Carter Bridge for Lagos Island..

18. 11 March 2022Russia call for foreign volunteers to join fight

    

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin don call for foreign volunteers to dey allowed to fight against Ukrainian forces.

    Im tok am for one Russian security council meeting, wia im say those wey wan volunteer to fight wit Russia-backed forces should be allowed to.

    Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu say e get 16,000 volunteers for di Middle East wey ready to fight alongside Russia-backed forces.

    US officials say dis fit include Syrians wey dey skilled for urban combat.

    Moscow na long-standing ally of Syria and Oga Putin don be key backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for di kontri civil war.

    "If you see say dis pipo dey wey want on dia own accord no be for money to come helep di pipo wey dey live for Donbas, then we need give dem wetin dem want and help dem get to di conflict zone," Oga Putin tell im defence minister.

19. 11 March 2022'Positive' developments dey for Ukraine-Russia toks - Putin

    

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    "Positive" developments dey for di ongoing negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

    "Certain positive shifts don happun, as negotiators from our side brief me," Putin tell Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko - wey be key Russian ally - for one meeting for Moscow.

    Na three rounds of negotiations between di two sides na im don happun 'negotiating teams on di Ukraine-Belarus border - and on Thursday di Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers meet for toks for Turkey.

    However, so far, no concrete results don comot from di toks.

    Mr Putin also address di issue of sanctions against Russia, suggesting say dem fit get positive effect on di kontri.

    "These na times of opportunity to move towards strengthening our economic and technological sovereignty," e tok.

20. 11 March 2022Ukraine refugees don reach 2.5m

    Di Ukraine refugee crisis dey grow day by day as a result of di conflict, and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi do =n tok now say di number of refugees don reach 2.5 million.

    Of dat number, like 116,000 na third-country nationals, AFP news agency quote am.

    Anoda two million pipo don dey displaced inside Ukraine, e add.

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