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Court sentences man to 21 years imprisonment over robbery in Ondo ....
Gbenga Akintola was given a 21-year prison term by a court in Akure, Ondo State, for his role in a heist.In 2021, Akintola was caught by the Amotekun command and the police in Ondo town after robbing three people of their cash and belongings while utilizing deadly weapons like cutlasses. H ....
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Famous Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo dies at 81 ....
Ama Ata Aidoo, a renowned Ghanaian author whose works The Dilemma of a Ghost and Changes were studied for years by students in West African schools, passed away at the age of 81.The writer and poet, known for her feminist ideas, passed away on Wednesday, her family said in a brief statemen ....
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Elon Mush reclaims title of world's richest person ....
The title of the wealthiest person in the world has been recovered by Elon Musk. This is in accordance with the most recent data from the Thursday-released Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Following a roughly 24% increase in Tesla's stock price in May, according to Eikon statistics ....
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Gunmen kill five in Rivers over failure to provide N1m ....
Five individuals were massacred by gunmen in an attack on the Odiereke Ubie hamlet in Rivers State's Ahaoda West Local Government Area after it allegedly failed to contribute N1 million for the attackers' food.In addition to confirming the occurrence, a local resident said th ....
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Kano: Gov Abba Yusuf directs petrol marketers to revert to old price ....
To ease the pain Kano citizens were experiencing, Governor Abba Yusuf has requested that petroleum marketers return to the former petrol pump pricing. He insists that the "unjustified fuel hike" must be "stopped right away."This was said in a statement released on Thursday by his press sec ....
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Biden falls on stage at US Air Force Academy graduation ....
At the graduation ceremony at the country's air force academy in Colorado, US President Joe Biden stumbled and fell on stage.After giving the welcome speech and shaking hands with the graduates, Biden stumbled close to the podium and needed help getting back to his feet from the people sur ....
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Police declare Oyo transport leader 'Auxiliary' wanted ....
The ousted Chairman of Park Management System (PMS), Mukaila Lamidi aka Auxiliary, has been listed as wanted by the Oyo State Police Command, the authorities announced in a press conference on Friday.The action comes after a second search of his hotel on Thursday, during which more ....
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Spain endorses paid menstrual leave in new law ....
The sexual and reproductive health law in Spain, which grants women the right to take time out of work for their periods, went into force on Thursday.The left-wing government's draft creating the Gender Equality Ministry was accepted by parliament in February.Since then, modificatio ....
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Court dismisses Ayu as PDP national chairman ....
A Makurdi High Court ruled Wednesday that Dr. Iyorchia Ayu can no longer serve as the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) national chairman since the party no longer has any members in his Igyorov Council Ward in the Gboko local government area of Benue State.Engr. Conrad Terhide Utaan, a PDP ....
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Apapa advises Obi to withdraw petition against Tinubu ....
Peter Obi, the party's presidential candidate, has been encouraged to drop his petition from the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal by the Lamidi Apapa branch of the Labour Party (LP), alleging his lack of sincerity.After a recent occurrence in which the court adjourned the hearing o ....
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EFCC questions ex-Women Affairs Minister Tallen over N2bn fraud ....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is now holding Mrs. Pauline Tallen, the previous minister of women's affairs and social development, on suspicion of money laundering.Sources with knowledge of the situation verified to our correspondent that Tallen was questioned by EFCC agents ....
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Ondo House of Assembly appoint new speaker, deputy ....
A new speaker has been chosen by the Ondo State House of Assembly to lead the body's operations for the ensuing four years.Hon. Olamide Oladiji, also known as Landmark, is the new Speaker. He represents the Ondo East constituency.At the 10th assembly's inauguration, he made his spea ....
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Taraba: Gov Kefas declares state of emergency on education ....
The situation of basic and post-basic education in Taraba situation has been placed under emergency regulation by Governor Agbu Kefas.At a media interaction on Saturday in Jalingo, he declared that his administration would provide quality, free, and mandatory education for everyone. ....
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Police arrest 6 for kidnapping, robbery in Delta ....
The Delta State Police Command reported that it had detained six people wanted for kidnapping and armed robbery, as well as found four motorcycles and a single-barrel rifle that was built in the area, during various operations.Bright Edafe, the state police public relations officer ....
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Bandits kill over 35, injure many in Sokoto communities ....
Following an assault by marauders believed to be armed bandits who killed over 35 people, locals in the Tangaza Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State have fallen into grief, according to eyewitnesses.Locals said that the bandits targeted Raka, Raka Dutse, and Filingawa about sunset o ....
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FCTA set to construct bicycle lanes in Abuja ....
In order to further the mitigation of climate change and for the comfort of cyclists, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has stated that it will support the development of bicycle lanes in the provision of the arterial and district infrastructures across the Federal Capital Terri ....
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Lagos man arraigned for defiling lover's 12-year-old daughter ....
Nnamdi Dike, a 41-year-old man, was charged on Monday in Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court with allegedly defiling his lover's 12-year-old daughter.A sexual assault case is being brought against the defendant, a security guard who resides at 27, Salami St., Akute, Ogun State.According ....
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UNILAG student shot dead while attempting to recover colleague's stolen iPhone ....
At Harvey Road, Moore Road Junction, in the Yaba area of the state, armed robbers shot and killed a University of Lagos undergraduate who only went by the name Adekunle.According to information obtained by The PUNCH, Opeyemi, a colleague of Adekunle's who goes by the name Opeyemi, w ....
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Suspect flees courthouse after magistrate ordered his remand ....
Segun Akala, the defendant, fled the courthouse after the magistrate ordered his remand, creating a drama at the Ondo State Magistrate Court in Odigbo, the state's administrative centre for the Odigbo Local Government Area.According to information obtained, Akala was accused of stealing an ....
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Umar Yusuf emerges new Kogi House of Assembly speaker ....
Aliu Umar Yusuf, a lawmaker representing Lokoja II, has been elected as the new Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly.Soon after Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello issued a proclamation for the eighth Assembly, Yusuf was elected as the new Speaker.The new Deputy Speaker was chos ....
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Customs seizes 6,900 bags of smuggled rice in Ogun ....
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, reported that during April and May, its agents seized 11, or 6,924 bags, of illegally imported parboiled rice from outside.Two brand-new Toyota Hiace buses with the chassis numbers JTHN9CPOP6018610 and JTGHN9CP7P6019835 were also conf ....
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Edo approves three days work week, increases minimum wage ....
The withdrawal of the gasoline subsidy, which raised the cost of goods and services, was acknowledged by the Edo State Government on Tuesday.Godwin Obaseki, the state governor, announced that due to the increase in transportation, civil and public workers will work three days each w ....
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Lagos police arrest three suspected 'one-chance' robbers ....
The arrest of three alleged members of a one-chance robbery gang operating along the Oshodi-Gbagada Expressway was reported by the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday.The suspects were detained by members of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), according to a statement from the ....
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Hoodlums stab 27-year-old man in Lagos ....
Following his trauma at the hands of several hoodlums who attacked him on Saturday, a man, who gave his name only as Omotayo, expressed anxiety after numerous people in the Mile 12 area of Lagos urged him not to return to the area anytime soon. The victim, who is 27 years old, told PUN ....
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Pope Francis hospitalized for abdominal surgery in Rome ....
According to the Vatican press office, Pope Francis is getting ready for abdominal surgery at a hospital in Rome.“The Holy Father went to the Gemelli University Hospital where in the early afternoon he will undergo a surgical operation of laparotomy and plastic surgery of the abdomin ....
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DJ remanded for disturbing Islamiyya school in Kano ....
Ali Dan-Asabe, a DJ, was placed in detention by a Kano State Sharia court in Dambare in the Ungogo LGA for interfering with classes and other activities in an Islamiyya school.Following a complaint from the school's administration that Dan-Asabe's actions were causing disruptions to studen ....
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Innoson introduced gas-powered vehicles ....
Compressed natural gas (CNG) buses have been mass-produced by Nigeria's domestic automaker, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM).This, according to the firm, offers Nigerians a good substitute for rising gasoline and diesel prices.The company's plant in Nnewi, Anambra State, h ....
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11 killed, many injured at assassinated Afghan governor's funeral ....
The Ministry of Interior reported that a blast on Thursday at a funeral service for an Afghan acting province governor who had been slain by a suicide bomber earlier in the week left at least 11 persons dead and 30 injured."The Ministry of Interior of the IEA condemns this brutality of th ....
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Outbreak of Marburg virus ends in Equatorial Guinea– WHO ....
The World Health Organization's regional office for Africa announced on Thursday that the Marburg virus infection outbreak in Equatorial Guinea has come to an end.The organization reported that 42 days after the final patient was released from the hospital following treatment, no new cases ....
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Liverpool sign Mac Allister from Brighton for £35m ....
Alexis Mac Allister has been acquired by Liverpool for £35 million in a long-term agreement from Brighton and Hove Albion.The Argentine star passed his physical examination with flying colours and accepted personal terms to become Liverpool's first acquisition of the summe ....
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President Tinubu signs Electricity Act 2023 into law ....
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Electricity Act 2023 just ten days after taking office.The Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005 will be replaced by the Electricity Act.It is anticipated that it will offer a framework to direct the Nigerian Electricity Su ....
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Train crushes army sergeant to death in Lagos ....
On Wednesday, a passenger train at the railway crossing in the PWD neighbourhood of Ikeja, Lagos, struck and killed a sergeant in the Nigerian Army.When it finally struck the soldier who had tried to deftly run across the rail line on his bike, the train was reportedly travelling from Ibad ....
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UK-based movie promoter gifts Iya Gbonkan brand new car ....
A well-known Yoruba actress, Tobola Olayinka, also known as Iya Gbonkan in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, received a car on Thursday from a film promotion company with headquarters in the UK called Alexes.Iya Gbonkan reportedly asked wealthy Nigerians to buy her a car recently be ....
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DSS arrests Godwin Emefiele ....
Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria's suspended governor, has started his fight for freedom. DSS detained him on Friday.Shortly after Emefiele's suspension by President Bola Tinubu, news of the arrest broke.Emefiele was placed on administrative leave, according to the presi ....
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Ondo Polytechnic lecturers commence strike over unpaid salaries ....
To protest the non-payment of their 13 months' salary, lecturers at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Owo, Ondo State, have started participating in industrial action.In order to do this, the disgruntled lecturers made a commitment not to take part in the school's upcoming first semester exams ....
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Nicki Minaj faces lawsuit for damaging borrowed jewelry ....
Professors at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Owo, Ondo State, have started a strike in response to news that the well-known Trinidadian-American musician Nicki Minaj is being sued by a jewellery business for failing to pay for custom jewellery she was given and allegedly destroyed.According ....
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Ebonyi: Grace Umezurike appointed first female SSG ....
Grace Umezurike has been chosen as the secretary to the state government (SSG) by Francis Nwifuru, the governor of Ebonyi.The first woman to be named SSG in the state is Umezurike, a senior lecturer at Ebonyi State University.She was a professor of socio-political philosophy ....
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Glo launches '4G-LTE Advanced' service ....
The Fourth Generation Long Term Evolution Advanced network, also known as 4G-LTE Advanced, has been launched throughout the country's major cities, according to telecommunications operator Globacom.This was in keeping with the rising demand for high-speed internet and capacit ....
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Police arrest bandits' informant in Abuja ....
A sought logistic provider and informant to a kidnapping and banditry organization terrorizing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surroundings has been apprehended by police officers from the FCT Police Command.The anti-kidnapping section of the Command detained the ....
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NDLEA recovers illicit drugs at secret meth laboratory in Lagos ....
In Ikeja, Lagos, agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency discovered a covert facility producing the dangerous drug methamphetamine.The anti-narcotics agency's spokeswoman, Femi Babafemi, announced the news in a statement on Sunday.The medication was found wrapped in sache ....
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Female Nigerian Airforce officer commits suicide ....
Master Warrant Officer George, a female member of the Nigerian Air Force stationed with the 651 Base Services Group, was discovered deceased on Sunday.According to sources, the Air Force employee hanged herself inside her chamber at around 1400 hours on June 10, 2023. She was disco ....
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Anthrax Outbreak: FG warns Nigerians against consumption of ponmo ....
The West African sub-region's neighbouring countries have seen an anthrax outbreak, and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has informed Nigerians of this.Following the development, the ministry urged Nigerians to avoid eating bush meat, smoked meat, and hides ....
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President Tinubu signs student loan bill into law ....
The Student Loan Bill has been signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. Dele Alake, a presidential assistant, revealed this to State House Correspondents on Monday night.â£â£â£The bill will make interest-free loans available to students in Nigeria. According ....
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Man dies of electrocution after colliding with transformer in Lagos ....
In Idi-Oro, in the Mushin region of Lagos State, a man named Taye died from electrocution after colliding with an unfenced transformer.Our correspondent learned from locals on a Monday visit to the spot that Taye had been using the illegal substance Colorado when he crashed into the transf ....
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Guinness World Records announces Hilda Baci new record holder for longest cooking marathon ....
Hilda Baci was named the new record holder for the longest individual cooking on Tuesday by Guinness World Records.The GWR in a statement on its website, said, “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better k ....
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Ogun postpones 10th Assembly inauguration ....
Ogun State is in disarray after the House of Assembly abruptly postponed the swearing-in of the recently elected lawmakers.On Tuesday, June 13, at 10 a.m., the Ogun ninth Assembly's inaugural ceremony was originally planned.According to our correspondent, those from far const ....
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Police nab notorious suspected armed robber, cultist in Ogun ....
Residents of the Abeokuta neighbourhoods of Olomore, Soyoye, and Ogun radio have breathed a sigh of relief following the capture of a member of the Eiye Confraternity cult and a four-man armed robbery gang that had been terrorizing the neighbourhood.According to information obtained ....
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Akeredolu transmits power to deputy Aiyedatiwa ....
Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State, turned over leadership to his deputy Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa Friday after going on a 21-day medical leave.This was said by Akeredolu in a letter to the Ondo State House of Assembly. For a few weeks, there had been whispers that the gover ....
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Therapist arraigned over N275m fraud in Abuja ....
In connection with an alleged N275 million online fraud, 40-year-old Abuja-based sex therapist Cecilia Agu was on Tuesday charged by the police before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State.A five-count accusation against the defendant includes conspiracy, forgery, fraud, and a ....
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President Tinubu signs data protection bill into law ....
The Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023, has received President Bola Tinubu's signature as law.A legal foundation for the preservation of personal data and the practice of data protection in Nigeria is provided by the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.This was said by Vincent Olatunji ....
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Amotekun officials arrest wanted cultist in Osun ....
According to Amotekun Osun, the Western Security Network Agency, Taiwo Ogunsola is being held in detention for involvement in cult-related activities.Ogunsola, a 29-year-old man who has long been on the Osun Police Anti-Cultism Unit's wanted list, was detained in the Olomilagbala region of ....
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President Tinubu suspends EFCC chairman AbdulRasheed Bawa ....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, AbdulRasheed Bawa, has been placed on administrative leave by President Bola Tinubu.According to a statement by Willie Basse, Director, Information, SGF Office, Bawa's suspension will allow for a thorough inquiry into his ....
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Lagos police arrest two suspected cultists ....
Two suspected members of the Eiye confraternity have reportedly been detained by the Lagos State Police Command. They are said to have been out for blood after one of their number was killed.This was confirmed to reporters on Wednesday in Lagos by the Command's spokesperson, SP Benj ....
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Lagos banker arraigned for defrauding bank's customers ....
The police in Lagos have detained Emmanuel Ajofoyinbo for allegedly stealing N7.110 million from the bank's clients. Fortress Microfinance is situated in Lagos.Police present Ajofoyinbo, whose residence is unknown, before an Ikeja Magistrates' Court with a two-count charge of acquiring mo ....
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Nollywood actor Don Brymo Uchegbu is dead ....
Actor Enugwu-Ukwu, who was born in Anambra State, reportedly passed away on Thursday while sleeping.On Thursday morning, his friend and coworker Mr. Mayor Ofoegbu announced the news on his Facebook page.Ofoegbu posted a picture of them together and wrote, “Goodbye my fr ....
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NDLEA arraigns four for illicit drug trafficking ....
Four hard drug syndicates were charged by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday with illegally importing prohibited narcotics before a Federal High Court in Lagos State.Ogunmeru Oluwafunsho, 49; Adewale Adegbeti, 42; Adeleke Abdulrazaq, 43; and Dairo Quam, 22, are the ....
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Kano governor Abba Yusuf appoints 14 aides ....
Governor of Kano State Abba Yusuf has given his approval for the hiring of 14 personal assistants.This was said in a statement released on Thursday in Kano by his press secretary, Bature Dawakin Tofa.According to the statement, Dr Sani Danjuma has been appointed as Senior Spe ....
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Explosions rock Kyiv as African leaders meet ....
As a group of African officials, including Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Azali Assoumani of the Union of Comoros, came to Ukraine as part of an African peace mission, explosions shook Kyiv.The latest in a string of unexpected developments as the mission gets underway w ....
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Lagos govt demolishes Alaba market International buildings ....
On Friday, the Lagos State Government started the procedure to remove the troubled buildings in the Alaba International Market in the state's Ojo Local Government.According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the joint exercise was started by the enforcement team of the Lagos State ....
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Police arrest two men for destroying Falomo Bridge in Lagos ....
The Nigerian Police Force personnel in Lagos have detained the couple, Hassan Victor, 25, and Lolade Owojiri, 22.Using bridge barriers on Falomo Bridge, a police crew from Ikoyi Division caught them at one in the morning.In Lagos, the practice of cutting bridge barriers is st ....
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Osinbajo set to lead election observers in Sierra Leon ....
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the recently-departed vice president of Nigeria, will lead a 12-person Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) for the elections in Sierra Leone this Saturday.According to LEADERSHIP, Osinbajo accepted the Commonwealth's invitation to serve as the group's leader as it ....
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US imposes visa restrictions on Ugandan officials after anti-LGBTQI law ....
A ban on Ugandan officials was declared by the US government on Friday, citing corruption and violations of human rights.The Immigration and Nationality Act's Section 212(a)(3)(C) may be used to impose visa limits, according to the Department of State.The administration of J ....
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12 civilians die in Burkina Faso attack ....
According to security and local authorities, suspected jihadists have killed roughly a dozen villagers in western Burkina Faso and injured several more.“Overnight (Friday-Saturday) armed people attacked the village of Sara,†100 kilometres (60 miles) from Burkina’ ....
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80,000 test HIV-positive in Nassarawa state– NACA ....
According to the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), over 80,000 people in the state have been found to be HIV-positive and are now undergoing treatment.The number was provided by Dr. Ruth Bello, the Executive Director of the Nasarawa State AIDS Control Agency, during a recent ....
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Wike reveals how he was poisoned at PDP office ....
Former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has claimed that he was the target of numerous political conspiracies, including poisoning, which resulted in liver and renal failure, but he insisted that he overcame all of them.The former governor claimed he was poisoned at the Peoples Dem ....
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NAFDAC warns against use of 'dangerous' unapproved herbal medicine ....
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning over the "dangerous" nationwide growth of unlicensed herbal items.Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the director general of NAFDAC, stated to journalists in Abuja on Monday that the majority of herb ....
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President Tinubu set to attend financial summit in Paris ....
Bola Tinubu will travel abroad for the first time as president on Thursday to attend the Paris Summary for the New Global Financial Pact with his international counterparts.The Palais Brongniart will host the summit called by French President Emmanuel Macron.While in Paris, ....
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Eid-el-Kabir: Sultan Abubakar declares June 28 as 10th of Dhul-Hijja ....
The 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah 1444 AH in Nigeria has been announced to be Wednesday, June 28, by Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto.This was said in a statement made on Monday in Sokoto by Alhaji Sa'idu Maccido, the Secretary to the Sultanate Council.“Alhaji Saâ ....
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Police arrest three health workers over missing placenta in Ondo hospital ....
Three medical personnel at the Emure-Ile Comprehensive Health Center in Ondo State's Owo council area have been detained in connection with the suspected disappearance of the placenta of a newborn delivered there.The hospital staff failed to give the placenta to the baby's father, Tunde Ij ....
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PTDF shortlists 5000 Nigerians for foreign scholarships ....
Over 5,000 applications from throughout the country have been shortlisted, according to the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, for scholarships under its foreign study program for the academic year 2023–2024.This information was disclosed on Monday at a selective interview proce ....
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Tinubu appoints Hakeem Odumosu as new EFCC chairman ....
Hakeem Odumosu, a retired assistant inspector general of police (AIG), has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the actual chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Odumosu's nomination is contingent on Senate approval.The former anti-corruption agency ch ....
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Court sentences Lagos man to life imprisonment for raping girlfriend ....
Eniola Wasiu Ibrahim, a resident of Lagos, was given a life sentence for coercing his fiancée into having sex with him in his home on Lateef Dosumu Street.The crime was reportedly perpetrated by Ibrahim in June 2021. On December 1, 2021, he was charged and entered a not-guilty pl ....
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PTDF interviews 700 candidates for foreign scholarships ....
There are currently 700 candidates being interviewed for the Petroleum Technology Development Fund's (PTDF) foreign scholarship program across the nation's six geopolitical zones.Sobomabo West, the OSS team head for the South-South geopolitical zone, said this yesterday while addres ....
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Court jails graduate, 10 others over Internet fraud in Edo ....
Ohenhen Victor Ikponwosa, age 26, a graduate of Ambrose Ali University in Ekpoma, and 10 other people were found guilty of online fraud on Tuesday and given prison sentences by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court in Benin City.Other prisoners include Christopher Christian D ....
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Six vigilantes dead from Plateau attack ....
In an attack on Tuesday night in Sambak, a hamlet in Riyom Local Government in Plateau State, at least six members of a vigilante group were killed.Ishaku Sabastine, a spokesman for the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, confirmed the incident on Wednesday.“It was a dive ....
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Train derailment killed two, injured 34 in Tunisia ....
According to the state-owned SNCFT rail company, an overnight passenger train that had been travelling through eastern Tunisia on Wednesday crashed off the tracks and overturned, killing two persons and injuring 34 others.A train travelling from Tunis to the southern city of Gabes derailed ....
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Three suspects arraigned for stealing N60m roofing sheets in Lagos ....
Three men, Stanley Gabriel, Yusuf Olaitan, and Ifeanyi Ogbu, have been charged by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing Gerard roofing sheets worth N60 million from Landing Zhao in the Dopemu district of the State.According to media reports, the three defendants ente ....
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Dangote, Shettima, Bill Gates meet Governors in Aso Rock ....
At the moment, state governors are being met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Aliko Dangote, chairman of the Dangote Foundation.The conference is a part of the Gates Foundation's ....
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Police arrest 27-year-old man for illegal possession of arms in Lagos ....
According to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Command in Lagos State's spokesperson, Jamiu Ademefun, 27, was detained for allegedly possessing a firearm illegally. This information was posted on his verified Twitter account.According to Hundeyin, the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday in ....
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Noodles produced in Nigeria are safe, free of ethylene oxide – NAFDAC ....
NAFDAC, the national agency for Food and drug administration and Control, declared on Thursday that noodles made in the nation were free of ethylene oxide and its breakdown products.At a media briefing held to deliver the findings of NAFDAC's examination into whether noodles made in the n ....
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EFCC arraigned lawyer for defrauding university of N19.3m ....
Temidayo Eseyin, a lawyer, was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's Ilorin Zonal Command on Wednesday with robbing the Landmark University in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, of N19.3 million.Eseyin, a former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, ....
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Flood submerges houses, cars in Abuja Estate ....
The majority of the residents of the well-known Trademore Estate, which is located on Airport Road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Abuja, are stranded in their homes, and many of them have been forced to flee after a big flood swamped the estate on Friday morning following an extended p ....
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Cervical Cancer: NCS announces date for vaccination in Nigeria ....
In order to prevent cervical cancer, the Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) has set September 25 as the deadline for girls between the ages of nine and 14 to receive the first round of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.The association remarked that incidences of cervix cancer are ri ....
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Police arrest woman for stealing a day-old baby from Lagos hospital ....
A 49-year-old lady was detained by the Lagos State Police Command on Friday for allegedly stealing a day-old infant from a hospital.The arrest was verified by the command's spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday.According to Hundey ....
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Universities set 140 as minimum cut-off mark for 2023 admission ....
On Saturday, university presidents decided that 140 will be the cut-off score for admission in 2023.The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held a policy discussion on admission guidelines for 2023 on Saturday in Abuja, where the decision was made.Universities' registra ....
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Beyonce donated £8,000 to Nigerian restaurant in Tottenham ....
Beyonce Knowles-Carter, the pop star, gave £8,000 to Chuku's, a Nigerian tapas restaurant in Tottenham, as part of her $1 million commitment to help companies around the world.Ifeyinwa and Emeka Frederick, a brother and sister team, founded Chuku's, one of the 10 companies to rec ....
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Flood ravages Trademore estate in Abuja ....
Residents of Trademore Estate in Abuja have spoken about the flood that wreaked havoc on the neighbourhood early on Friday after a downpour around the Nigerian capital.After the hours-long downpour, a sizable portion of the estate, which is situated in the Lugbe axis of the capital ....
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Hajj: NAHCONS airlift 95,000 Nigerians to Mecca ....
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NACHON), a collection of Muslim men engaged in diverse endeavours, has received praise from The Companion for successfully airlifting all pilgrims registered with the commission to do the hajj in 1444 A.H. (2023) before Saudi Arabia's airspace was ....
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Mob kills man over blasphemy in Sokoto ....
Usman Buda, a butcher in Sokoto, was slain by an angry mob after he was accused of uttering insulting remarks about the Prophet Muhammad.Yesterday at around 10:00 am, the tragedy happened in the abattoir in Sokoto city.Buda made a profane remark that he repeated three times a ....
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NDLEA apprehends 24 drug traffickers, intercepts 19,824.57kg drugs ....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) reported on Monday that its Seaport Directorate in Lagos had detained 24 people since January who were in possession of 19,824.57kg of drugs.This was said by Mrs. Omolade Faboyede, Director of Seaport Operations, at the Lagos celebration of ....
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Court remands skit maker Trinityguy in prison for specialising minor in video ....
Abdullahi Maruff Adisa, better known by his stage name Trinityguy, was remanded in custody by the Oyo State Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, for allegedly sexually harassing a youngster in his widely renowned skit video.According to DAILY POST, the Nigerian Police Public Relat ....
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Offset accuses wife Cardi B of adultery ....
Offset, the stage name of American rapper Kiari Kendrell Cephus, has accused his wife, Cardi B, of cheating on him.The rapper claimed that his wife had an affair with a member of his "gang" in a since-deleted Instagram post.“My wife f*cked a n***a on me gang. Yall n*** ....
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Tinubu returns to Lagos from Uk ....
Just in time for Wednesday's Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Tuesday evening from London.At the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Tinubu's Presidential Jet landed to a rapturous greeting from a swarm of excited supporters who had been ant ....
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Court sentences International fraudster Olatunji to 235 years imprisonment ....
Scales Olatunji, a well-known worldwide fraudster, was found guilty by a Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, of offences related to computer fraud and money laundering. The Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal maintained this decision.On June 27, 2022, Olatunji was found guilty ....
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NAFDAC warns Nigerians against consumption of contaminated Sprite ....
Nigerians have been warned about a batch of tainted Sprite 50cl glass bottles that are currently being sold there by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.According to NAFDAC, the product was found when the agency's post-marketing surveillance unit receiv ....
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Nollywood actress Iyabo Oko dies at 61 ....
Sidikat Odunkanwi, a seasoned Nollywood actress better known by her stage name Iyabo Oko, is said to have passed away.The actress passed away on Wednesday night, her daughter Bisi Aisha confirmed today on Facebook.“May ur soul Rest In Peace mummyâ€, she wrote. ....
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Drug Abuse: AGN suspends Nollywood actor Jerry Williams indefinitely ....
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has placed Nollywood star Jerry Williams on extended administrative leave due to his use of illegal substances.This was disclosed in a statement released on Thursday by Emeka Rollas, national president of AGN.The Guild has never before suspended a m ....
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Violent revolts spread in France after police kill teenager during traffic stop ....
France is experiencing an upsurge in anger following the death of Nal, a 17-year-old teenager.He was shot and killed by a policeman in the French town of Nanterre during a traffic stop.In an effort to put an end to the two-day-old protests, the authorities opened an official ....
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Anambra gets Aderemi Olufemi as new police commissioner ....
CP Aderemi Olufemi Adeoye has been appointed as the new commissioner of police for Anambra State by the Police Service Commission.Upon being appointed, CP Adeoye will succeed CP Echeng Echeng, the most recent Commissioner of Police in Anambra, who had just been elevated to the position of ....
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