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INEC declares Bola Tinubu winner of presidential election ....
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress, has been recognized as the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission.After receiving 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election, Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, was ....
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Teacher charged for sexually assaulting 15-year-old pupil ....
Ololade Olayiwola, a Yoruba teacher, was hauled in front of a magistrates' court in Yaba, in the Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State, for defiling one of his students.Olayiwola, a Yoruba instructor at Fortland College in Mushin, located at 15, Bello Street, was charged with se ....
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Tanker explodes in Lagos ....
On Tuesday, a tanker in Lagos State's Outer Marina district exploded, causing panic in the neighborhood.According to reports, the event happened close to the State House at around 11 a.m.The fire was put out on the spot by a team of emergency responders from the Lagos Fire Service, ....
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Greece train crash leaves 43 people dead ....
Following the catastrophic head-on collision of passenger and freight trains in the town of Tempe in northern Greece, the death toll increased to at least 43, and a railroad worker was taken into custody on Wednesday.The Greek government designated three days of national mourning af ....
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Atiku vows to reclaim mandate ....
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential candidate, urged his followers not to give up and promised that the fight to reclaim "our stolen" mandate was imminent.Yesterday in Abuja, Atiku spoke via Senator Dino Melaye, Head of Public Affairs for the PDP Presidential ....
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Canada extends work permit for visitors by two years ....
According to the Canadian government, tourists who manage to secure legitimate employment offers while in the country will still be allowed to apply for and receive work permits without having to leave.The short-term solution implemented to solve the labor shortfall in the nation was sched ....
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Peter Obi claims he won 2023 presidential election ....
The Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate has stated that he truly won the election.He claims that his mandate was stolen and that the only way to get it back is through a legal proceeding.This was said by Obi during his first press conference following the presidential ....
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Honda introduces Unicorn motorcycle ....
According to Honda Manufacturing (Nigeria) Ltd, the company recently introduced the Honda CB Unicorn motorcycle to the Nigerian market in an effort to elevate the bar for performance in the industry.Hirohide Ichikawa, the managing director of Honda Nigeria Limited, who made the announcemen ....
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Jury finds Alex Mardaugh guilty of murders of his wife and child ....
After less than three hours of deliberation, a jury in the United States found 54-year-old Alex Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and younger son. Murdaugh is the scion of a prominent legal dynasty in South Carolina.After the verdict, Murdaugh's defense team sought right away to have the ....
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Supreme court orders circulation of old naira notes till December 31 ....
Old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes are to stay in circulation until December 31, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday.The Federal Government's policy of redesigning the naira was also overturned by the Supreme Court, which ruled that it violated the Constitution of 1999.The Attorne ....
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Cambodian opposition leader sentenced to 27 years in jail ....
The United States immediately blasted the verdict as a "miscarriage of justice" and said it disqualified Kem Sokha, the leader of the opposition in Cambodia, from running in this year's elections. Kem Sokha was sentenced to 27 years in prison for treason on Friday.At his detention in 2017, ....
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Court sentences Lagos man to 5 years in jail for drug trafficking ....
Oyeyemi Sharafadeen, 55, of Lagos, was given a five-year prison term for allegedly planning to sell ecstasy, rophynol, and tramadol abroad.Sharafadeen allegedly committed the offense on January 9 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, according to the National Drug ....
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Hearing Loss: WHO says 338m people will be affected in Africa by 2050 ....
The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that by 2050, there may be over 338 million individuals in Africa who are impacted by ear and hearing disorders, as the world observes this year's World Hearing Day.WHO regional director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, disclosed thi ....
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Lassa Fever Outbreak: Death toll rises to 104 in Nigeria ....
Since the start of the year, 104 people have died as a result of the Lassa virus outbreak in Nigeria, local health officials reported on Friday.According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (NCDC) most recent report on the outbreak, which has affected 88 local gover ....
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US lawyer Alex Mardaugh sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering wife and son ....
In a case that took unexpected turns and garnered international attention, famed South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was given a life sentence on Friday for the murders of his wife and son on their hunting property.Murdaugh, a member of a distinguished dynasty of judges and lawyer ....
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Late General Abacha's son, Abdullahi, is dead ....
General Sani Abacha's son, Abdullahi Sani Abacha, was confirmed dead. He was Nigeria's late former military head of state.He was reportedly healthy the night before, according to a family member in Kano who expressed shock at the man's passing.He said that he passed away peacefully ....
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World bank donates $12bn food grant to Nigeria, other nations ....
About half of the $12 billion that the World Bank gave out to help the recipient countries deal with food shortages went to Africa.In a recent report titled "Food Security Update | World Bank Response to Increasing Food Insecurity," the bank stated that domestic food costs re ....
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Mbappe becomes PSG's record goal-scorer ....
With his team's 4-2 victory over Nantes at home, Kylian Mbappe has passed Zinedine Zidane to become Paris St. Germain's all-time leading scorer.The 24-year-old Mbappe improved the record he shared with Edinson Cavani on Saturday by scoring his 201st goal in all competitions w ....
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31 Year Old Woman Raped a 13-year-old Boy. ....
A 31-year-old woman who admitted to having sex and getting pregnant with his child will serve no jail time, according to reports. ....
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NDLEA nabs Indian-bound businessman with heroin in Lagos ....
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos, is where the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended businessman Kingsley Celestino with about 9.40 kilograms of heroin allegedly hidden in false bottoms of his two travel bags.This was said in a statement ....
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Naira Scarcity: Report says private businesses may suffer in Q1 ....
According to data from the Stanbic IBTC Bank's February Purchasing Managers' Index, the private sector may have suffered midway through the first quarter of the year as a result of the nationwide cash shortage in February.You may remember that Nigerians experienced a fuel and naira shortag ....
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Three suspects arrested for killing Philippine governor ....
Authorities reported on Sunday that three suspects had been detained in connection with the killing of a Filipino province governor and eight other persons, and that a fourth suspect had been killed in a shootout.In the brazen assault that took place on Saturday in the Philippines' center ....
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Lassa Fever– Nigeria records 85 deaths in 6 weeks ....
According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 85 deaths from Lassa fever occurred in Nigeria in the first six weeks of 2023 across 20 states and 79 Local Government Areas, or LGAs (NCDC).The agency revealed this in the Lassa Fever Situation Report Epi We ....
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Police declare Ebonyi APGA gov candidate wanted for murder ....
Ifeanyi Odoh, the All Progressive Grand Alliance's (APGA) candidate for governor, has been branded a wanted person by the police in Ebonyi State.On Monday, Odoh and nine other people were listed as wanted in connection with the murder of Igbokwe Ewa, a monarch.Last Monday, un ....
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Court grants House leader Doguwa N500m bail ....
Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the embattled majority leader of the House of Representatives, was granted bail by the Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Judge Muhammad Nasir Yunus, on Monday afternoon in the amount of N500 million and two trustworthy sureties in the same amount.Doguwa is o ....
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Banks obey Supreme Court, issue old naira notes ....
Yesterday, a few commercial banks started issuing old N500 and N1000 bills to the general population.The action was taken in response to a Supreme Court decision that extended the expiration date of the banknotes to December 31, 2023.Another event is that the Central Bank of Nigeria ....
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Lufthansa diverts flight to Cotonou, leaves 200-bound Nigerian strangers stranded ....
The pilot informed the more than 200 passengers on board that the Lagos airport was closed, thus the Lufthansa flight LH566 from Frankfurt to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos was diverted to Cotonou, Togo, and eventually Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea.Acco ....
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Police arrest POS operator over N891,000 fraud ....
Ayoola Seun, a 33-year-old Point of Sale operator in Ogun State, was arrested by the police on Tuesday before an Ota Magistrates' Court for allegedly defrauding a business of N891,000.Inspector E.O. Adaraloye, the prosecution, informed the court that the offenses were committed by ....
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Lagos govt releases impounded vehicles to owners ....
The Lagos State Government has started giving fine-free releases to owners of impounded vehicles.This was announced on Tuesday in Lagos by the state's commissioner for transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde.He said that the state government made the decision as a measure to ease the ....
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FirstBank announces Seyi Oyefeso as executive director ....
Oluseyi Oyefeso has been appointed by FirstBank as Executive Director, Retail Banking South, effective March 2, 2023.The new executive director was previously the group executive of Retail Banking South, according to the bank.The Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank Group, D ....
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JIFORM to collaborate with Chinese embassy ....
The Chinese embassy in Nigeria has been encouraged by the Journalists International Forum For Migration, JIFORM, to collaborate with the group to further promote trade facilitation and migration issues through media education.On a recent visit to the Lagos office of the embassy, Ajibola Ab ....
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President-elect Tinubu celebrates with Osinbajo at 66 ....
Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, sent birthday wishes to Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president, on his 66th birthday.Today, March 8, marks the 66th birthday of Professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Osinbajo.Mr. Tinubu praised Mr. Osinbajo's leadership and manageme ....
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INEC to carry out supplementary election in Doguwa constituency ....
In the Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency in Kano State, additional elections will be held, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).This choice was made following a review of the local election results by Ibrahim Yakasai, the returning officer for the f ....
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Buhari returns to Nigeria after 4-day trip to Qatar ....
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria on Wednesday after a four-day trip to Doha, Qatar, where he participated in the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, LCDs.At the UN conference in Doha, Mr Buhari joined the UN Secretary-General, António Guterr ....
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INEC postpones governorship, state assembly elections to March state ....
The governorship and state assembly elections have been postponed till March 18, according to information obtained by Peoples Gazette from the Independent National Election Commission (INEC).Following a meeting of its executives on Wednesday night, INEC announced that the election could no ....
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Woman on Italy's wanted list arrested in Nigeria ....
After being on the run since 2010, a lady described as a prominent member of the Nigerian mafia was apprehended.She was flown back to Rome, Italy, where she will serve a 13-year prison term, from Abuja.According to Italian police, the convict's offences included operating a p ....
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Nigerian-born music manager murdered in the UK ....
A London court heard that a music manager who was of Nigerian descent was killed by stabbing after celebrating his birthday with a fashionable watch valued up to £300,000.Emmanuel Odunlami, 32, was allegedly attacked by three thieves on May 1, 2022, in the City of London after le ....
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Man arraigned for defrauding sex worker of N120,000 in Ondo ....
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps' Ondo State Command on Thursday charged Samuel Oni with defrauding a sex worker named Blessing Olaitan of N120,000 before an Akure magistrate's court.Olaitan testified in court that she was a professional sex worker and that the defendant repor ....
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Shooting at Jehovah's Witness hall in Germany leaves 8 dead ....
Eight people, including the alleged shooter, were killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness center in Hamburg, Germany, police said on Friday. The reason behind the attack is still unknown.In the incident on Thursday night at the Kingdom Hall building in the port city of Hamburg, Jehovah ....
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IGP announces new Principal Staff Officer ....
Idris Abubakar, the Chief Superintendent of Police, was appointed as the 20th Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba on Friday (PSO-IGP).Former PSO CP Idowu Owohunwa, who is now the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Lagos State Polic ....
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AFDB issues $2 billion five-year global benchmark bond ....
A $2 billion, five-year Global Benchmark bond with a maturity date of March 14, 2028, has been issued by the African Development Bank.The bond was the continental bank's first of the year, according to a statement it released on Thursday. It was released on March 7, 2023.The ....
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Grammarly introduces ChatGPT powered Al tool, GrammarlyGo ....
GrammarlyGo is a new AI tool from the well-known communication aid provider Grammarly.The program, which generates content using ChatGPT's artificial intelligence model, will assist users with writing and editing.Users may draft documents, compose and reply to emails, edit wr ....
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Xi Jinping secures third term as China's president ....
The Chinese parliament has approved Xi Jinping for a historic third term as leader of the nation.The 69-year-old was elected to the historic five-year term during a meeting of parliament on Friday.The 2,952 National People's Congress (NPC) members in attendance all gave him their un ....
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Container falls on SUV in Lagos ....
On Friday night, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority reported that a second 40-foot container had collapsed in the state's Ago-Palace Way region.This occurrence brings the total for Friday's container falls in various state regions to five.Three containers had collapsed in ....
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Realme introduces new smartphone ....
Realme, a Chinese smartphone maker, just released the GT3, a new smartphone with a quick charging capability.At the most recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the phone was launched.The new device, according to Realme, is intended to charge completely in nine minutes and 30 sec ....
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South African musician Costa Titch dies on stage ....
Rapper Costa Titch passed away while performing on stage, bringing yet another tragedy to the South African music industry.The performer, whose real name is Costa Tsobanoglou, reportedly passed out on stage on Saturday, March 12, 2023, at the Ultra music festival.Costa, a sin ....
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Abia govt to sanction traders rejecting old notes ....
The Abia State Government has said that it will penalize any individual, team, or company that refuses to conduct business using the outdated 500 and 1,000 naira notes.The warning was stated in a statement released by the State Government Secretary, Mr. Chris Ezem, and provid ....
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NDLEA arrests ex-Boko Haram member, traditional ruler, others for drug trafficking ....
The traditional ruler of Kajola, a border community between the states of Ondo and Edo, Baale Akinola Adebayo, and an ex-Boko Haram fighter named Alayi Madu were both detained by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday for drug trafficking.The PUNCH reports that NDLEA off ....
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US charges 25 more Nigerian nurses for forgery ....
The Texas Board of Nursing, in the United States, has reported that it has taken no less than 75 nurses to court on charges related to certificate fabrication as a result of thorough investigations.43 of the individuals on the list were recognized as nurses with Nigerian ancestry on ....
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NDLEA website down amid ongoing recruitment ....
During the start of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency's hiring process, the website collapsed.Our reporter found that the agency's website listed "500 internal server issues" as of Monday at 11:41 am.The two-week-long application period for the agency's hiring started ....
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Lassa Fever: Death toll rises to 109 in Nigeria ....
With 676 confirmed cases dispersed throughout 89 local government districts in 22 states of Nigeria, Lassa fever has persisted there.This was disclosed in the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention's Lassa fever situation report for week nine, covering the period from January 5 ....
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JAMB shifts date for 2023 mock UTME ....
The date for the 2023 mock unified tertiary matriculation examination, or UTME, has been changed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, or JAMB.The mock UTME was moved from Thursday, March 16, to Thursday, March 30, 2023, by JAMB.The JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, noted ....
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CBN says old N200, N500, N1000 notes remain legal tender till December 31 ....
Old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes are still valid until December 31, 2023, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).Isa AbdulMumin, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications for the apex bank, made this disclosure in a statement on Monday. Ten days prior, the Supreme Court had ....
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Dangote Sugar appoints Lawan Wabi as new director ....
Yabawa Lawan Wabi has been appointed by the board of Dangote Sugar refinery plc as an independent non-executive director.The nomination was authorized by the board during its meeting on February 28, 2023, according to a corporate notification signed by Temitope Hassan, the company s ....
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Police arrest woman who killed landlord by grabbing his manhood in Ogun ....
Ifeoma Ossai, 33, was detained by the Ogun State Police Command for killing Monday Oladele, 50, her landlord, after snatching his manhood.According to a statement released by the police spokesman on Tuesday, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was detained after the deceased brother, Olal ....
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Police apprehend car thief, recover vehicles ....
In the state's Ojodu-Berger region, the Lagos State Police Command apprehended a car thief and found two stolen vehicles in his hands.Dayo Jimoh, a 36-year-old suspect, and two other people who are still at large are suspected of stealing two automobiles last Saturday ....
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US drone crashes after colliding with Russian jet ....
Tuesday over the Black Sea, a Russian fighter jet dropped gasoline on an American drone, which was then struck by the Russian fighter jet and crashed, according to the US military.The unmanned MQ-9 Reaper was stopped by two Russian Su-27 aircraft over international waters, one of wh ....
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Delta PDP gubernatorial candidate escapes gunmen attack ....
Gunmen attacked Sheriff Oborevwori, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor in Delta, on Sunday.When traveling from Warri to Sapele on his way to Osubi, Okpe LGA of the state, Oborevwori was attacked.A bulletproof car "saved the life" of the PDP candidate, a ....
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NLC suspends strike in Imo state ....
The strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Imo state has been suspended.After a two-day standoff with the state government over the non-payment of arrears in salaries and pensions and claimed involvement in the election of the state executives of the congress, the NLC President Joe ....
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A Man Serving 400-Year Prison Term Released after being exonerated ....
A Florida man who served more than three decades of a 400-year prison sentence for armed robbery charges was freed Monday after being exonerated. Sidney Holmes, 57, was convicted in April of 1989 for a 1988 robbery in which he was accused of being the getaway driver.Holmes was greeted by hi ....
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FG announces May 2023 as new data for census ....
According to Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, the population and housing census for 2023, which had been set for March 29 before, has been moved to May 2023.At the conclusion of the Federal Executive Council meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu ....
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UK licenses 162 Nigerian doctors in six weeks ....
According to the PUNCH, no fewer than 162 doctors with training in Nigeria have received licenses to practice in the United Kingdom in the last six weeks.According to the General Medical Council of the UK's registration, this is the case. The official list of doctors in the UK is k ....
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DJ Cuppy bags third degree from Oxford University ....
DJ Cuppy, a well-known Nigerian disc jockey, has earned a Master's degree from the University of Oxford in England in the United Kingdom. DJ Cuppy is Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola.When posting photos of herself and her parents, Femi and Nana Otedola, as well as her fiance, Ryan Taylor, at the ....
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Court remands man for sexually assaulting 16-year-old girl ....
Ishaya Madaki, 25, was remanded in the Kirikiri Correctional Facility on Tuesday by an Ikeja Magistrate's Court in the Ogba district of Lagos State for allegedly engaging in forcible sexual activity with a teenager in the state's Iyana Iba region.Following the defendant's arraignment, mag ....
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Court sentences man who raped 11-year-old girl to life imprisonment ....
The court's decision to sentence Stephen Francis to life in jail for defiling an 11-year-old girl has been applauded by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA).This is said in a statement that was published on its official Twitter account on Thursday and is being follow ....
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UK bans TikTok on government mobile phones ....
In accordance with the United States and the European Union, the UK on Thursday issued a security ban on government devices for the Chinese-owned video app TikTok.“We will do so with immediate effect,†Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden told parliament.Because they a ....
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Investors lose N313bn as market cap falls ....
The Nigerian Exchange Limited lost N313 billion, dropping to N29.915 trillion, less than a month after reaching a market value of N30 trillion.The market cap decreased by 1.04 percent, matching the All Share Index's decline of 574.59 basis points to close at 54.915.61 in perc ....
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Amotekun officials arrest father who sold nine-month-old son to three different buyers in Ogun ....
Abela, Sango Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State resident Daniel Chigozie, 30, was detained by members of the Amotekun Corps for reportedly selling his nine-month-old son to three different customers.According to David Akinremi, commandant of the Amotekun Corps in O ....
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Policeman shot dead while having sex with lover in the bush ....
Judas Chiloane, a police officer, was shot dead while having sex with his partner in a jungle in Mpumalanga, South Africa.According to a local news outlet, TimesLive, the 60-year-old police officer in Bushbuckridge who also serves as the traffic chief was allegedly shot twice in the rear s ....
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Police arrest woman with laminated INEC materials ....
A 53-year-old woman who was discovered in possession of laminated election materials is currently being held, according to the Lagos State Police Command.SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a police spokesman, verified this to City Round on Friday.In the Iyana-Ipaja region of Lagos State, ....
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Former Ekiti Deputy Governor, Egbeyemi is dead ....
Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, a former deputy governor of Ekiti State, passed away.At the age of 79, Egbeyemi passed away early on Saturday at the well-liked Multisystem Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, the administrative centre of Ekiti State.Egbeyemi, a politician and lawyer from Nigeria wh ....
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Three shot as thugs disrupt election in Benue ....
In the Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, at least three people who were thought to be political thugs have been killed.According to information obtained by DAILY POST, thugs broke into polling places 026 and 004 in Gboko South while voting was still taking place and tried ....
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Popular American actor, Lance Reddick is dead ....
'The Wire' actor Lance Reddick, an American, passed away at the age of 60, according to the BBC.The dead was also well-known for playing Charon in the action-thriller movie series John Wick, the Resident Evil Netflix series, and the Godzilla vs. Kong science fiction action film.Red ....
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19 abducted staff rescued in Imo ....
On Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed that 19 of its ad hoc staff members had been abducted while travelling to the Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo to conduct the House of Assembly election.Prof. Sylvia Agu, the resident electoral commissioner ....
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Earthquake hits Ecuador, Peru, kills at least 15 ....
At least 15 people have died as a result of a catastrophic earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 that struck southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday.The earthquake has trapped many individuals from both countries under rubble, but rescue crews have been deployed into streets filled wi ....
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Rivers United qualify for CAFCC quaterfinals ....
Despite a 2-2 home tie on Sunday, Port Harcourt's Rivers United managed to advance to the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinals.At the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the Nigeria Professional Football League champions and Congo Brazzaville's Diables ....
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South African corruption investigator, son murdered ....
Experienced accountant Cloete Murray and his son were murdered to death as they were investigating high-level corruption allegations in South Africa.According to a Monday BBC report, the 50-year-old was the liquidator for Bosasa, a business involved in a number of scandals involving gover ....
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At least 21 killed in Nigeria's electoral violence – EU Observer says ....
The European Union reports that no fewer than 21 people have died as a result of electoral violence while the results of the gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections are being tallied nationwide.This was revealed on Monday by the EU's chief observer, Mr. Barry Andr ....
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Techno Spark 10 series set to launch on March 23, in India ....
The Spark 10 Universe, which is not a new model in the series but the series itself, is set to be released by Tecno in India. This applies to the trio that arrived a few days earlier as well as the Spark 10 Pro, a phone from earlier this month.The Tecno Spark 10 Pro, on the other hand, has ....
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Court sentences six drug traffickers to 156 years imprisonment ....
The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency brought charges against six drug traffickers, and the Federal High Court in Lagos and Ogun states sentenced them to a combined 156 years in jail for offences involving drug sales, transportation, and conspiracy to carry illegal drugs.Ahmed Abdulsabu ....
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CBN increases Monetary Policy Rate to 18% ....
The Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been raised from 17.5 percent to 18 per cent by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).This was said on Tuesday by CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele while reading the communique that the MPC released at the conclusion of its 2 ....
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Market recovers, investors gain N10bn ....
The Nigerian Exchange Limited's downward trend came to an end on Tuesday as the market recovered and investors gained N10 billion.The market value of shares increased by 0.03 per cent to N29.909 trillion, matching the All Share Index's 0.03 per cent increase to 54, 906.65 from 54, 886.04 o ....
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Marburg Disease: Tanzania confirms virus outbreak ....
After reports of cases and fatalities in the nation's northwestern Kagera region, laboratory tests were conducted on Tuesday, leading to the confirmation of Tanzania's first-ever Marburg Virus Disease cases. This comes five weeks after Equatorial Guinea declared a Marburg virus illness outbreak t ....
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FG approves N5.16bn to construct flats for NDLEA officials ....
The National Drugs Laws Enforcement Agency's staff will be housed in two housing facilities made up of 192 flats with different room capacities thanks to funding that the Federal Executive Council approved on Wednesday.The two contractors engaged for the project will need 60 weeks to fini ....
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LP's Alex Otti emerges Abia governor-elect ....
With the official announcement of the contentious Obingwa Local Government Area results on Wednesday, the Labour Party candidate, Alex Otti, has been named the winner of the Abia State governorship election.The Peoples Democratic Party received 9,962 votes in the LGA when all of the ....
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UK set to list, sanction electoral offenders ....
The UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell MP, is ready to take legal action against anybody who participated in or incited electoral violence during the recently ended general elections, according to the British High Commission.According to the commission, ....
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CBN to release more old naira notes to banks ....
Last night, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) took action to alleviate the acute cash shortage. More outdated N1000 and N500 notes will be poured into the financial system.Informed sources within the apex bank told The Nation that commercial bank headquarters had been called to arra ....
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Ekweremadu, wife convicted on organ trafficking charges ....
Ike Ekweremadu, a former deputy senate president, and his wife, Beatrice, were found guilty of organ trafficking by a British court.Sonia, Ekweremadu's daughter, and Obinna Obeta, a doctor who was accused of facilitating the flight of a young man to Britain with the intention of exploiting ....
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Tecno Spark 10 Pro launches in India ....
The Tecno Spark 10 Pro, which made its debut earlier this month, has now reached India. It has one 8G/128GB memory option, comes in Starry Black, Pearl White, and Lunar Eclipse colours, and has a special launch price of INR12,499 ($150/€140), indicating that it will probably cost more in th ....
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Stock investors lose N7bn ....
The market capitalization of the Nigerian Exchange Limited had days of increasing movement, but investors lost N7 billion at the end of trading on Thursday.To settle at 54,924.08 points, the All-Share Index lost 0.02 per cent of its value. Corresponding to this, the market capitalization d ....
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CWAY group advocates water security ....
In honor of this year's World Water Day event, the CWAY organization has promoted water security and prudent water use.Dr. Roland Uwadiae, a marine scientist at the University of Lagos, gave the keynote address at the World Water Day event in Lagos, which was organized by CWAY Group. He n ....
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Appeal court dismisses Oyetola's Cross appeal in governorship suit ....
The All Progressives Congress APC and former governor Adegboyega Oyetola's cross-appeal against the decision of the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal has been rejected.The cross-appeal, which focused on governor Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke's educational background, was dismissed for lack ....
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Court sentences four men to death by hanging in Lagos ....
Four men were given death by hanging sentences by a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for the violent robbery and abduction of Mrs. Gloria Emole.Ifeanyi Maduaka, Victor Chukwunonso, Obinna Nwankwo, and Richard Nwabueze, the defendants, are accused of committing the crimes on November ....
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Access Bank Zambia Limited acquires Atlas Mara ....
The Central Bank of Zambia has given its final regulatory permission for the acquisition and merger of African Banking Corporation Zambia Limited (Atlas Mara Zambia) into Access Bank Zambia Ltd, a subsidiary of its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc.Sunday Ekwochi, the company sec ....
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Police arrest members of robbery gang in Lagos ....
Four members of a robbery gang who have been tormenting Ode-Remo community residents in Ogun state have been detained in Lagos' Mushin neighbourhood.According to a statement made by SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, a spokesperson for the Ogun Police Command, the seven gang members who invaded a home o ....
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UK govt trains NDLEA marine officers ....
According to The PUNCH, the United Kingdom Home Office International Operations recently trained no fewer than 35 members of the National Narcotics Law Enforcement Agency's Maritime Command and Seaports Operations.The UK's Central Maritime Training Unit, located near Southampton, is now p ....
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Imo LP governorship candidate is dead ....
Humphrey Anumudu, a Labour Party candidate for governor in the upcoming primary election in Imo State, was discovered dead at his home.Anumudu had just returned from a meeting at the LP secretariat in Abuja when he was discovered dead in his house in Lagos.The dead was a native of ....
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Ex-CGS Oladipo Diya dies aged 79 ....
General Sani Abacha's previous head of state, Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya, has passed away.On Sunday morning, Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, his son, released a statement to confirm his passing.It read, “On behalf of the entire Diya family home and abroad; we announce the passi ....
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Tornado hits Mississippi, death toll rises to 26 ....
The number of fatalities and property losses from the deadly tornado that struck Mississippi on Friday has now reached 26.According to CNN, dozens more people have suffered injuries as a result of Friday night's severe weather, which included at least one tornado.Mississippi ....
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Boat sinks in Tunisia, leaves 19 African immigrants dead ....
No less than 19 sub-Saharan African migrants perished when their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy.According to Al Jazeera, a human rights organization disclosed the most recent migrant boat accident off the coast of Tunisia on Sund ....
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NDLEA seizes 164,750 tramadol, other illegal pills in Taraba ....
According to NDLEA spokesman Mr. Femi Babafemi, 164,750 tramadol and other illegal pills have been confiscated in Taraba.He claimed that Henry Abuchi and Daniel Ugwoke, two suspects, were where the drugs were found.He continued by saying that basket market in Asaba also yield ....
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Stock investors lose N13bn in one week ....
This week, the Nigerian Exchange Limited closed lower as investors took stock of the hike following the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria's increase in the Monetary Policy Rate.Last week's trading activities resulted in a N13 billion drop in market capitalizatio ....
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Police ban 'protest of any form' in Nasarawa ....
A protest in the state of Nasarawa is prohibited in "any form," and anyone found doing so would be detained and prosecuted, according to the state police command.“The Nasarawa State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that all forms of protest have been banned ....
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Elon Musk puts Twitter's current value at $20bn ....
According to an internal memo viewed by American news media, Elon Musk has estimated the current value of Twitter at $20 billion, which is less than half the $44 billion he spent on the social media network only five months earlier.The communication to staff members discussed a new equit ....
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Ogun 2023 Guber: Tribunal grants NNPP permission to inspect BVAS ....
The New Nigeria Peoples Party's request to view all the sensitive materials, including the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines used during the state's governorship election, was allowed by the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal.A copy of the decision regarding the motion ex-pa ....
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Sperm donor who allegedly fathered 550 children faces legal action ....
Legal action is being taken against a Netherlands sperm donor to prevent him from having further children.The Hague resident, 41, is accused of fathering at least 550 children worldwide.The action is being brought by a lady who had a kid in 2018 using his given sperm, along with the ....
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Imo lawmaker Arthur Egwim is dead ....
Following some health concerns, Arthur Egwim, a member of the Imo House of Assembly representing the Ideato North state seat, passed away.The incidence was confirmed in a statement issued by Emeka Nduka, the house speaker (APC Ehime Mbano).Mr Nduka described the lawmaker as “a ....
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Woman stabs friend to death during argument ....
At Glory Okon's home in the Ajah region of Lagos State's Greenville Estate, Badore, a woman named Annie Ofili is accused of fatally stabbing her.PUNCH Metro learned that Okon visited Ofili at her home on the day of the incident.At the suspect's house, the two of them got into a disc ....
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Fire erupts in Lagos market, destroys properties ....
Tuesday's fire outbreak at Lagos' well-known Balogun Market resulted in the destruction of products and property worth several billion naira.According to information obtained by LEADERSHIP, the Tuesday morning fire incident included a five-story building in the market.The Lagos Stat ....
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Police arraign four for theft in Lagos ....
Four guys have been charged by the Lagos State Police Command with stealing money and phone handsets.The suspects were also charged with assaulting a police officer, which is a crime that puts the public's peace at risk.Abiodun Akinola, Abdullahi Jimoh, Olaleka ....
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NDLEA arrests two sisters with Indian hemp in Katsina ....
Tuesday in Katsina, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency paraded two sisters and the spouse of one of them in front of the media for having six kilograms of Indian hemp.The 45-year-old woman, Rabi Musa, was detained for having three kilograms of Indian hemp, according to Mohammed Bashi ....
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Lagos police arrest man for allegedly defiling 9-month-old baby ....
According to the Lagos State Police Command, a 27-year-old man from Railway Ijora Badia has been detained for allegedly defiling a nine-month-old infant.SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command's spokesperson, reaffirmed this on Wednesday.According to Hundeyin, a concerned member of the p ....
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WHO certifies Tajikistan, Azerbaijan as malaria-free ....
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan have received certification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating malaria in their countries. The designation comes after a long-term, century-long campaign by the two nations to eradicate the illness.“The people and governments of Azerbai ....
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UN says 64.3million Nigerians lack sufficient food ....
According to the World Food Programme, a part of the United Nations, 32% (64.3 million) of Nigerians do not have access to enough food to eat.According to the organisation, 170 million people do not have sufficient food to consume across 19 countries. In a March 28 update of the ‘Hu ....
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Lagos govt arraigns Chrisland school principal, others for manslaughter ....
In connection with the passing of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student at Chrisland School in Opebi, the Lagos State government on Thursday filed charges against the school, its vice principal, principal, and two staff members.Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Ms. Belinda Amao, Nwatu ....
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Yul Edochie loses first son ....
The first son of Nollywood star Yul Edochie, Kambilichukwu Edochie, reportedly passed away on Thursday morning.Two months after Edochie and his wife Mary Edochie celebrated their son's 16th birthday, the son passed away.Yul had on January 4 celebrated his (son) birthday via h ....
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14-year-old boy commits suicide after being sent out of school ....
A 14-year-old child committed suicide after being expelled from school for not paying his tuition.Dickson Mwenda, a student at Kiriari Primary School in Kigumo Village and a candidate for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam this year, reportedly returned home fro ....
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FirstBank changes names of Africa, UK subsidiaries ....
For its subsidiaries in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has announced a gradual corporate name change.In a statement released on Thursday under the heading "FirstBank announces a name change of its subsidiaries, reiterates its commitment to boosting cross-bo ....
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US Army helicopter crash leaves nine dead ....
According to a general, two US Army helicopters that were on a midnight training operation in Kentucky crashed, killing all nine soldiers inside.According to Brigadier General John Lubas, the helicopters, which are medical evacuation-specific Black Hawk models, were participating in a nor ....
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Pope Francis may leave hospital soon, as health improves ....
According to a Vatican source, Pope Francis had a restful second night in the hospital receiving treatment for bronchitis, and a top cardinal predicted the 86-year-old will be released as soon as Saturday.The pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Wednesday, and doctors late T ....
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Police arrest Portable for assault ....
The Ogun State Police Command has detained popular singer Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, after giving him a 72-hour deadline to present himself for allegedly refusing to honour a police invitation following an alleged assault.According to information obtained by our corresponden ....
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