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Lagos man arraigned for impersonating military officer ....
Samuel Adeleke, 27, was charged with impersonating a military commander on Friday in Ojo Magistrates' Court in Lagos after being detained while wearing military attire.Adeleke, whose address was omitted, entered a not-guilty plea to both counts of impersonation brought against him. ....
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Court remands principal for faking his abduction over N12m fraud in Ondo ....
A court in Ondo state's Akure ordered secondary school principal Matthew Afolabi to be remanded in custody for stealing N12 million and fabricating his kidnapping.According to reports, Afolabi faked his kidnapping after cheating Ifesowapo CTS members out of N12 million. Then he was detain ....
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FUNAAB ranks second-best university in Nigeria ....
In the 2023 inaugural edition of Times Higher Education's (THE) Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), a second-generation university and a well-known centre for agricultural studies in Africa, was ranked as the second-best university in ....
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French man set himself on fire, runs 893 feet, breaks two records ....
Jonathan Vero, a French firefighter and stuntman who is 39 years old, accomplished not one, but two Guinness World Records.He bravely set himself on fire while wearing a protective suit and ran an incredible 893 feet on a track in Haubourdin without using oxygen, according to the UPI. ....
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Tecno Camon 20 Premier set to launch in India on July 7 ....
The Camon 20, Camon 20 Pro 5G, and Camon 20 Pro Premier were first released in India in May by Tecno, a well-known smartphone maker. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the debut of the Camon 20 Premier, even though the latter two have already hit the shelves.Unfortunately, the Camon 2 ....
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Gunmen kill pastor, abduct 7 others in RCCG parish attack ....
In Abule-Ori, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun, intrepid gunmen invaded a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) parish, killing the pastor and kidnapping seven churchgoers.On Sunday in Abeokuta, Mr. Soji Ganzallo, Commander of the Ogun State So-Safe Corps, confirmed the terri ....
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Elon Musk: Twitter sets daily reading limits for unverified users ....
The quantity of posts users can read each day on Twitter has been temporarily limited, according to Tesla Inc.'s billionaire founder Elon Musk.Musk, the company's chairman and CTO, stated in a tweet on Saturday that the move aims to address problems with "data and systems manipulati ....
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Police confirm freedom of kidnapped 8 MRS oil workers in Lagos ....
Eight MRS Oil Nigeria plc employees who were kidnapped while riding on a private boat in Lagos around a week ago have been verified by the police to be free.On a private boat travelling from Lagos Island to Lekki on Monday at around 6 o'clock, they were kidnapped.The eight oi ....
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Saudi executes 5 men convicted of terrorism ....
The largest group execution this year took place in Saudi Arabia on Monday, when five suspects convicted of carrying out a deadly attack on a sanctuary of worship were put to death, according to official television.The attack took place in the east of the kingdom, which is where mos ....
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Oppo Reno 10 to launch in India on July 10 ....
Mark July 10 on your calendars (next Monday) because Oppo's Reno10 series is getting ready to launch in India. According to Oppo, "the new portrait expert is coming" after making its debut in China at the end of May.With a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, 100W SuperVOOC charging, and a ....
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Diphtheria Outbreak: NCDC records one death ....
In the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed one death due to diphtheria.This came about when the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) issued a warning regarding an epidemic of diphtheria in some areas of Abuja, which had a ....
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Shah Rukh Khan undergoes surgery in the US after getting injured on set ....
One of the most popular actors, Shah Rukh Khan, had a triumphant comeback with his most recent film, Pathaan, which also starred Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. The actor hasn't taken a vacation from work since that time. He is constantly busy filming for his upcoming projects and taking these ....
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Migrants arrested following fatal stabbing of local man in Tunisia ....
Three African immigrants have been detained as suspects in the fatal stabbing of a local man in the seaside city of Sfax in Tunisia.Faouzi Masmoudi, a spokesman for the city's prosecutor, said the victim, who was in his early 40s, was stabbed late on Monday amid a brawl between loc ....
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Oil export: Nigeria hits $11m in profit in five months ....
In the first half of the year, Nigeria's crude oil exports brought in roughly $11 billion.The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which released the most recent income fact sheet and provided the number, also predicted that the country's earnings would rise to app ....
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Two arrested for hacking into over 1000 bank accounts in Lagos ....
Zone 2 of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), which includes Lagos and Ogun, has detained two men who specialise in hacking into bank customers' accounts.The two suspects' detention was verified by the command's spokeswoman, Hauwa Idris-Adamu, in a statement released on Tuesday in Lago ....
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Iran executes 3 men for raping women at fake clinic ....
Iran has killed three men who were found guilty of raping women after tricking them into visiting a fictitious cosmetic surgery clinic and giving them anaesthetic injections.Seven victims were persuaded to the fictitious clinic by one of the men, a medical assistant, using "false advertis ....
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Jigawa receives 6m doses of yellow fever vaccine ....
The Jigawa State administration has received six million doses of the yellow fever vaccine from the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA) to immunise roughly 7.5 million residents of the state.The state immunisation officer, Alhaji Hassan Shuaibu Kwalam, said during ....
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Court sentences Lagos man to 14 years imprisonment for attempted robbery ....
Temitope Olowo was given a 14-year prison sentence by a Lagos State High Court in the Tafawa Balewa Square neighbourhood of Lagos State for attempting to rob a person in the State.The trial judge, Justice Yetunde Adesanya, delivered the verdict to the defendant on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, af ....
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18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine delivered to 12 African countries ....
Over the following two years, the first-ever malaria vaccine will be administered to 18 million people in twelve different African countries and regions. The rollout represents a significant advance in the fight against one of the continent's top causes of death.The doses have been priorit ....
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Tech firm, Logitech, launches MX wireless mouse ....
Nigeria now has access to the Logitech MX Anywhere 3 Wireless Compact Mouse. The mouse, according to the company, is designed to improve performance, portability, and comfort in the computer industry.It claimed that because the mouse has a MagSpeed wheel, it can scroll up to 1,000 lines pe ....
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Diphtheria Outbreak: NCDC confirms 789 cases, 80 deaths in eight states ....
As of June 30, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 789 cases of diphtheria in Nigeria.The nose, throat, and occasionally the skin of a person are all affected by the bacterial infection known as diphtheria, which is brought on by the corynebacterium species.Fever ....
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IGP Egbotekun disband Edo officers who ran over civillian ....
The team of seven officers who accidentally ran over a citizen named Success Ehimare in Edo State has been sacked by acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun.Early this month, a frightening video of cops running over Ehimare for roughly 15 seconds was recorded by a ....
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Senate set to probe FG's multi-million dollar deal with Accugas ....
On Tuesday, the Senate decided to look into a lucrative agreement between the federal government and Accugas, a supplier of gas to the Calabar Generation Company Limited.Aniekan Bassey, a senator from Akwa Ibom's northeast, sponsored a motion that led to the upper chamber's decision ....
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Abuja High court grants Abba Kyari bail after 18 months in prison ....
The suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja.In a case where he and two of his siblings, Baba Kyari and Ali Kyari, are accused of failing to declare assets to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kyari ....
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Tinubu to visit Guinea-Bissau for ECOWAS summit ....
On Saturday, July 8, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will fly from Abuja to Bissau, the capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).According to a state ....
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Gbenga Daniel requests suspension of his pension ....
Nigerians are buzzing when Gbenga Daniel, a senator for Ogun East, requested that the suspension of his pension as a former state governor.In a letter to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Daniel—who was chosen in February to represent Ogun East in the red chamber of the 10th Nati ....
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German court frees man after serving 13 years in prison for murder ....
After serving more than 13 years in jail, the accused perpetrator of Germany's infamous "bathtub murder" was found not guilty at a second trial.After being found guilty of suffocating an elderly woman in the bathtub of the Bavarian apartment complex where he worked as a caretaker, M ....
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Police dismiss officer over alleged baby theft ....
Inspector Samuel Ukpabio's termination has been authorised by the Lagos State Police Command due to an alleged baby theft.The officer's dismissal was accepted on Thursday to clear the way for his prosecution, the command's spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said in a statement announcing i ....
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Court remands two Ondo men for killing naval officer ....
Two individuals, Ayomide Sambo and Johnson Adeleke, have been placed on remand by an Ondo State Chief Magistrate's Court in Akure, the state capital, for the suspected murder of a navy officer named Samson Akingbagbohun.After an argument, the officer was allegedly killed at Ido Ani ....
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NDLEA raids drug factory, arrests suspect in Ogun ....
Around Ajaka in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state, agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency demolished a drug factory and detained a suspect, Adekunle Adekola.Ibiba Odili, the state commander of the NDLEA, made this information public in a statement on Saturday ....
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Gunmen kill 23, set two military vehicles ablaze in Benue attack ....
Yesterday was a terrible day in Benue State as a group of unidentified gunmen terrorised the Akpuna village, killing 23 people.Along with shooting sporadically, the group reportedly burned two military vehicles and homes on fire as soldiers retreated.The village of Akpuna is located ....
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PSC demotes commissioner of police, nine officers over misconduct ....
A police commissioner was demoted by the Police Service Commission (PSC) for allegedly abusing his position.The affected commissioner's identity was kept a secret.The PSC also gave its approval for the demotion of nine officers and the termination of three officers.The PSC s ....
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Tinubu emerges new ECOWAS Chairman ....
President Bola Tinubu has been chosen to lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as its next chairman.The choice was made on Sunday in Bissau, the capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, at the group's 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Gover ....
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Heavy rain flooding in New York leaves at least one dead ....
On Sunday evening, a slow-moving storm system dumped a lot of rain over a large area of New York State, flooding roadways, forcing scores of motorists to be rescued from their vehicles stuck on flooded highways, and causing at least one fatality, according to the authorities.According to ....
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Lagos-Badagry road crash leaves 20 dead ....
In a car accident in the Badagry district of the state, at least 20 people who had reportedly hired an 18-seater bus from the Yaba neighbourhood of Lagos to travel to a group party in the Republic of Benin were killed.According to reports, the 18-seat commercial bus was completely p ....
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Missing ex-ASSU chairman found in Turkey ....
Former Academic Staff Union of Universities President Dipo Fasina, sometimes known as "Jingo," who had previously been reported missing, has been discovered in Turkey.According to reports, the former ASUU chair has been missing since Saturday, July 1.Fasina was discovered at the air ....
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Akeredolu requests extension of medical leave ....
Ondo State's GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu asked for an extension of his medical leave in a letter to the state House of Assembly yesterday.The governor made the request in response to medical professionals' recommendations that he should get enough rest after recovering, according to Mr. Olam ....
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EFCC intercepts vessel with stolen crude oil ....
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has hired a private security company to intercept a ship carrying 800,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil.On July 7, agents of Messrs. Tantita Security Services detained the ship and its crew at a place offshore while they were ....
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NDLEA orders clampdown on illegal sale, use of 'laughing gas' ....
Following its abuse by those who use it for recreational purposes, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency's (NDLEA) chairman and chief executive officer, Mohamed Buba Marwa, has ordered all commands and formations of the organisation to immediately begin a clampdown on the illegal sale a ....
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Soludo grants scholarship to student with highest UTME score ....
The governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has given Miss Nkechinyere Umeh a scholarship after she won the prize for highest performance in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations.The gesture, according to Soludo, came after JAMB recently named Umeh from Anam ....
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Ogun Assembly announces August 20 Isese cultural day ....
Tuesday saw the adoption of a resolution by the Ogun State House of Assembly designating August 20 as Isese Cultural Day in the state.The Assembly at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo immediately after their resumption from a two-week recess, passed the ....
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Drug addict stabs Lagos cleric to death ....
A 30-year-old guy identified simply as David, who is reported to be under the influence of hard drugs, has allegedly stabbed a preacher, Akeem Ojiwusi, to death around Odekeye close, in the Abule Egba region of Lagos State.According to PUNCH Metro, David was fond of committing numerous cri ....
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Kenya police fire tear gas as protesters flout ban ....
Kenyan police on Wednesday used tear gas to disperse demonstrators who disobeyed a police order not to participate in a protest organised by opposition leader Raila Odinga over tax increases.Major thoroughfares in several western Kenyan cities, where Odinga enjoys a sizable following, were ....
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Amotekun prosecutes over 2000 criminals in Ondo ....
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, commonly known as Amotekun Corps, has revealed that in the two years since its formation in the state, it has convicted no fewer than 2,000 criminals.This was revealed by the state commander of the Amotekun, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, on Wednesd ....
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Court sentences pastor to two years imprisonment for stealing ....
A man named Friday Okeneji was given a two-year prison sentence by an Ondo State Magistrates' Court in Akure, the state's capital, for stealing chemical products valued at N130,000. According to reports, the crime was perpetrated on July 2, 2023, in the town of Iwaro Oka Akoko, ....
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Court gives DSS 7 days to charge Emefiele or release him ....
The Department of State Security Service (DSS) has been given a one-week deadline by Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, to decide whether to charge suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele with a crime or release him.The J ....
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8-year-old boy arrested in Alabama for stealing car ....
According to police, an 8-year-old boy was apprehended in Alabama after reportedly snatching a car at gunpoint and giving the police a chase.According to Major Saba Coleman of the Montgomery Police Department, the little kid, who has not been identified publicly, allegedly carjacke ....
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UNIOSUN suspends student for theft ....
Ahiante Victory Ehiremen has been suspended from the Osun State University (UNIOSUN) for allegedly participating in a WhatsApp crime.Ehiremen had already been charged by the Osun State Police Command.The institution's vice chancellor, Professor Clement Adebooye, made the ann ....
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EFCC arrests 13 Chinese for illegal mining ....
13 Chinese nationals have been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly indulging in illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State.This information was released by the anti-graft organisation in a statement on Thursday by Wilson Uwujaren, its head o ....
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NDLEA intercepts 64, 863kg of 'laughing gas' in Lagos, Imo ....
At the Apapa ports in Lagos and Imo states, agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency seized over 64, 863.5 kilogramme consignments of nitrous oxide, also known as 'laughing gas'.According to a statement released on Friday by the agency's spokeswoman, Femi Babafemi, the material ....
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Air Force plane crashes in Benue ....
According to reports, a Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer jet has crashed in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State.The incident took place on Friday as it was engaged in a routine training exercise, according to a report on Channels Television.Additionally, channels claimed tha ....
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Death toll rises to 14 from capsized canoe in Senegal ....
The previous death toll, which was eight dead and four injured, was announced on Thursday by Interior Minister Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome during a trip to Saint-Louis the same day."All State services have mobilized to provide support and comfort to the survivors", said a s ....
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Court remands Ogun village head for selling government's land ....
Two village chiefs and four other individuals have been remanded in the Ibara Custodial Centre by an Ogun State Magistrate's Court in Abeokuta for allegedly invading the Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation's property.The 24.253 hectares of land are located in the state capital of A ....
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Tinubu departs Abuja for African Union meeting in Nairobi ....
In order to attend the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities, the Regional Mechanisms, and the African Union Member States, President Bola Tinubu has left Abuja for Nairobi, Kenya.Senior government officials are with President Tinubu. ....
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Wema Bank lifts ban on international transactions on naira cards ....
Wema Bank, a lender in Nigeria, has resumed accepting naira cards for overseas transactions.The bank announced the lifting of the ban on overseas transactions made with naira cards in a letter to its clients.This implies that clients who use the bank's Mastercard can now make ....
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Pedestrian, female hawker crushed to death in Lagos road crash ....
At Otedola Bridge in the Berger district of Lagos State, an unnamed female hawker was crushed to death by a diesel-filled tanker.According to Sunday PUNCH, the truck, which had the licence plate GME 483XD, also struck three moving automobiles.The incident, which occurred on S ....
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FG charges Emefiele for illegal possession of guns, ammunition ....
Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria's suspended governor, has been charged by the Federal Government with two counts of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.According to a report on Sunday from Channels Television, Emefiele was charged by the Federal Government wit ....
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Police arrest daughter for maltreating mother in Anambra ....
Ukamaka Udeugbo, who was shown in a viral video abusing her elderly mother, was detained by the police in Anambra State.According to Channels Television, the 50-year-old suspect was taken into custody on Saturday, July 15 in the state's Umudunu village in Abagana's Njikoka Local Gov ....
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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident leaves four dead, 11 injured ....
A Foton bus was involved in a single collision involving four fatalities and 11 injuries of varied severity in the Aiyetoro axis of the Lagos–Ibadan motorway.The event was reported to television crews on Sunday in Abeokuta by Babatunde Akinbiyi, the public relations officer ....
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Four suspects arrested for oil theft in Rivers ....
Four alleged oil thieves were detained by Nigerian Navy agents in the creeks of the Krakrama hamlet in the Degema local government area of Rivers State.At one of the illicit bunkering locations, Commodore Suleiman Ibrahim, commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, revea ....
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Lagos court detains sales apprentice accused of stealing employer's N7m fraud ....
Michael Emenike, a 24-year-old sales apprentice, was detained by the police at the Area 'A' Command, Lion Building, Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria. He was accused before a Lagos Magistrate's Court for allegedly conspiring with four others to defraud his company of the sum of N7,0 ....
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FG confirms first Anthrax case in Niger ....
Animals exhibiting symptoms of a potential case of anthrax on a farm in Suleja, Niger State, were reported to the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer of Nigeria on July 14, 2023, according to a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Monday and s ....
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Police intercepts illicit drugs worth N13m in Lagos ....
Police officers assigned to the Aswani Division of the Lagos State Police Command have seized illicit substances valued at N13 million. It was learned that during a normal stop-and-search on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at around 11:56 p.m., drugs thought to be Indian hemp were discovere ....
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Lagos govt demolishes Apapa port shanties ....
In order to stop further environmental degradation, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and the Nigerian Ports Authority have started clearing the area around the Apapa Port and demolishing unlawful constructions.The exercise, according to LASTMA, came after "the expiration of not ....
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Police arrest Ondo pastor for scamming female church members ....
Adebolu Olulusi Ayodeji, a 43-year-old pastor, was detained for defrauding church members in Akure, the capital of the Ondo state.Olulusu was detained for cheating Mrs. Taiwo Opesanmi of N 1.2 m and another victim of N 800,000 at number 1, Ore Ofe, Irese Road Akure.He was taken into ....
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LASEMA rescues seven children from Lagos orphanage house fire ....
On Sunday afternoon, a house fire at an orphanage in the Aguda region of Lagos State resulted in the rescue of seven children.The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) reported that after receiving an emergency call at around 2.43 p.m. through the toll-free number 112, i ....
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Fuel price increases to N617 per litre ....
The cost of petrol has jumped to N617 per litre in the capital.Tuesday morning's visit to a NNPC filling station in Abuja's Central neighbourhood revealed that the cost of petrol had increased from N539 to N617 per litre.According to Daily Trust, he purchased at the revised price. ....
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ECOWAS fully equipped to combat terrorism, insecurity– Tinubu ....
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, said the Economic Community of West African States is fully equipped to combat terrorism and other forms of insecurity in the region.He also said the bloc faces no challenge raising funds for the same purpose.“Our community is fully equipped ....
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NSCDC arrests two internet scammers in Ondo ....
Maxwell Lakoju and Adejumo David have been detained by the Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly participating in online fraud.The individuals allegedly belonged to a ring that traded in bank accounts and defrauded the state's citizens.The ....
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Enugu State to initiate free HPV vaccination ....
.The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination, also known as cervical cancer immunisation, would reportedly be made available for free in Enugu State in the near future.This information was released in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu by Mrs. Blessing Okenwa, director of administrati ....
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Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin detained in Zimbabwe ....
David Hundeyin, a well-known Nigerian investigative journalist, has been held at the Zimbabwean airport in Harare.On Wednesday night, the contentious journalist made this announcement via his verified Twitter account.He claimed that because he entered the nation without a vis ....
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Gov Adeleke appoints nephew as board chairman ....
Governor Ademola Adeleke named Mr. Tunji Adeleke (Jnr), the son of the late Osun State governor, Isiaka Adeleke, an older brother of the current governor, and Mr. Rasaq Salinsile, the chairman of the state's disbanded Rauf Aregbesola's faction of the All Progressives Congress, as board cha ....
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Customs seize weapons from Lagos ports ....
31 different types of guns were seized from two Tin-Can and Port and Multi-Purpose Terminals (PTML) ports in Lagos, according to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).The newly appointed Comptroller-General of the Customs, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, revealed this and said that two susp ....
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Trader allegedly finds male's private part inside food ....
There was some little drama on Friday at the well-known Alaba International Market in Ojo, Lagos, after a curious finding of a human private part by a hungry client who visited a food vendor there.Pandemonium ensued when the horrifying sight of the human part in the woman's bowl of ....
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Hotel staff returns lost $70,000 to customer ....
Kekwaaru Ngozi Mary, a member of the Eko Hotel and Suites staff, has given a Lagos customer back $70,000 that was lost.She returned the cash that a guest had left behind in a wonderful act of honesty and integrity.The event happened when the guest, who requested anonymity, le ....
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EFCC arraigns ex-minister Oduah, others over alleged N7.9bn fraud ....
Senator Stella Oduah, a former minister of aviation, was charged with 25 counts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, on Friday before the Federal High Court in Abuja.Oduah, who held the position of Aviation Minister from 2011 to 2014, is being tried on suspicio ....
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Tinubu endorses establishment of infrastructural support fund for states ....
President Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of the Infrastructure Support Fund (ISF) for the 36 States of the Federation as one of the steps to mitigate the effects of the elimination of the petrol subsidy.The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) monthly meeting on Thursday ....
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Zelensky sacks ambassador to UK following criticism ....
In reaction to Vadym Prystaiko's criticism of the president's handling of a dispute over British military aid, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky fired him on Friday.Zelensky was attacked by Prystaiko for his snarky retort to British defence minister Ben Wallace's advice th ....
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Airforce destroys illegal refinery in Rivers ....
The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe unleashed a barrage of heavy gunfire against an assault against crude oil thieves and their illegal refineries.According to reports, the air strike, which was carried out as a result of information, destroyed an illegal oil refinery i ....
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Troops recover weapons, kill four bandits in Zamfara ....
Operation Hadarin Daji in Zamfara State's Maradun Local Government Area on Friday night neutralised four bandits.Under the condition of anonymity, a dependable source within the military confirmed this to The PUNCH and said that the soldiers engaged the robbers in a gunfight as they prepa ....
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Diphtheria Outbreak: Nigeria records 836 cases, 80 deaths ....
Between May and June 2023, Nigeria reported a total of 836 confirmed cases and 80 deaths due to diphtheria.The confirmed cases were reported in 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in seven states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to the diphtheria situation report rele ....
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Two children die in collapsed Lagos building ....
In the Ikorodu neighbourhood of Lagos State, a building collapsed on Ajao Street, killing two children.According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the event took place early on Saturday.“The children aged nine and seven were trapped when the fence from ....
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Lagos govt pardons 30 inmates ....
The Lagos State Government pardoned and released 30 prisoners on Saturday, according to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Lagos Command.In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the NCoS spokesperson, Mr. Rotomi Oladokun, confirmed the development. ....
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Troops kill four bandits in Zamfara ....
In the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Friday, Operation Hadarin Daji soldiers killed four bandits.According to Sunday PUNCH, the troops stationed at the Forward Operation Base in Faru village were informed by the bandits that Bagabuzu village was about to be attacked. ....
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Kidnappers abduct journalist in Port Harcourt ....
The Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation's director of news, Mrs. Priestba Nwokocha, has been kidnapped.The Station's Director of Administration, Pastor Ebi Ogoloma, first revealed that she had been abducted.She was kidnapped in Port Harcourt on Friday, July 21, while she was leav ....
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Anambra police arrest gunman in hotel, recover arms ....
The Anambra State Police Command's surveillance officers have apprehended a lone gunman at a well-known hotel (name withheld) in Awka, the state's capital.The suspect was detained after police officers noticed his strange movements at the hotel, according to DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, spo ....
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Secondary school students assault teacher for preventing exam malpractice in Ogun ....
On Sunday in Abeokuta, the police command in Ogun said that its officers had detained 10 Senior Secondary School (SSS) pupils who had allegedly assaulted a teacher.SP The victim, Kolawole Shonuga, formally reported the alleged attack to the police, according to Omolola Odutola, the ....
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NDLEA nabs drug lord with 93 cocaine wraps in Lagos ....
On Friday, July 21, agents from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) attacked a hotel in Lagos' Okota neighbourhood and detained a drug lord as he was getting a hired courier ready to ingest 93 cocaine pellets intended for distribution in Italy.Charl ....
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Gunmen abduct Anambra native doctor, kill two security guards ....
In Oba, a hamlet in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, south-east Nigeria, gunmen have kidnapped a well-liked local physician.Chukwudozie Nwangwu, popularly known as "Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki," was kidnapped from his hotel room on Sunday night by the same gunmen that kill ....
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Eight dead, 11 hospitalized after consuming toxic alcoholic drinks ....
Eight people have purportedly died and eleven more are in serious condition as a result of consuming lethal alcoholic beverages in certain areas of Ogun State.This was revealed in a statement released on Sunday by the Ogun State Government.However, the government issued a war ....
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Nigeria troops destroy more IPOB camps ....
The illegal Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its violent Eastern Security Network (ESN) have once more had some of their camps destroyed by Nigerian army troops in different regions of Anambra State, in southeast Nigeria.In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, the army spo ....
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Ondo to create $2bn investment, 70,000 jobs ....
Ondo State's acting governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, stated that the $2 billion figure was the state's goal for the current investment conference.The state government, in collaboration with the Niger Delta Development Commission and other stakeholders, planned the three-day meeting, dubbed ....
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Adamu, Omisore visit Tinubu in Aso Rock ....
Sens. Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore, the beleaguered former national chairman and secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, respectively, were seen on Tuesday inside the presidential residence in Abuja, where they had a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu.Before t ....
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2023 CAF to stage in Morocco on December 11 ....
The annual CAF Awards will be presented on December 11 in Morocco, the Confederation of African Football, or CAF, has announced.On Tuesday, it published a statement on their official website.The football governing body for Africa made a suggestion that the time and host city would b ....
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NARD declares indefinite strike ....
NARD, the Nigerian Association of Resident Physicians, has announced an indefinite strike.NARD reportedly made the strike official on Tuesday night in a brief statement, according to Channels Television.The group lists a number of demands, such as the immediate payment of the 2023 ....
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Breaking: Presidency announces that federal universities remain tuition-free ....
Tuition at federal colleges is still free, according to the Presidency, despite increases in supplementary fees at various universities across the country on Wednesday.Fewer than five days have passed since Federal Unity Colleges raised the tuition for new students from N45,000 to N ....
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Three dead as protest rocks Enugu ....
After three residents were allegedly killed, tension in Enugu State increased as protests erupted in the city of Coal City.In response to the State government shutting their stores because they didn't open for business on Monday, traders marched to the streets on Wednesday morning, accordi ....
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Court remands 25 suspects for forging Kano traffic agency's receipts ....
Aminu Salisu, Kamilu Yusuf, Baba Jibril, and 22 other accused collaborators were taken into custody on Tuesday after being found in possession of fake Kano Road Traffic Agency documents, according to a Kano Magistrate Court ruling.Tijjani Ibrahim informed the court at the defendants ....
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Bride arrested for cutting off husband's manhood ....
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Tinene Isa, a triplet bride, for allegedly severing her husband's manhood.In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the arres ....
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Gunnen kill seven soldiers, 20 vigilantes in Zamfara ....
Armed bandits in Zamfara state have killed seven Nigerian soldiers, including an officer and a policeman, as well as 20 members of vigilante organisations that fought with the forces.While on foot patrols to clear the state of bandit camps and enclaves, the military and vigilantes were kil ....
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Popular Imo broadcast journalist arrested ....
A few police officers detained a well-known radio journalist by the name of NonsoNkwa on Thursday morning in Owerri, the capital of Imo State. His name is Chinonso Uba.After wrapping off his morning show on Ozisa FM, Owerri, which is hosted by Assumpta Cathedral of the Owerri Catho ....
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Rivers LG appoints hotel staff who returned misplaced customer's $70,000 as ambassador ....
As its ambassador, the Emohua Local Government Council of Rivers State has chosen Ms. Mary Ngozi Kekwaru, a member of the Eko Hotels staff in Lagos who recently returned a guest's misplaced $70,000.Ms. Kekwaru is a native of the Rundele community in Rivers State's Emohua LGA. ....
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CAC to remove 100,000 companies from database ....
100,000 registered firms will soon be deleted from the Corporate Affairs Commission's database, according to that organisation.The Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer of CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, announced the commission's intention to remove 100,000 registered firms from its d ....
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Diphtheria Outbreak: 130 hospitalised in Kano ....
As the number of cases of diphtheria in the state increased to over 130, the Kano State Government constructed three treatment facilities.Dr. Abubakar Yusuf, the state's commissioner for health, revealed this on Thursday and said that the state had put in place the essential controls to st ....
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FG endorses N25,000 allowance for medical doctors, dentists ....
The federal government has authorised the payment of a unique allowance of N25,000 to medical practitioners working in federally funded clinics, hospitals, and medical facilities.A document titled "Accoutrement allowance for medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres, and cli ....
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Police arrest man for stealing laptop at Lagos airport ....
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) has detained a passenger named Ogeneochuko David at the Lagos airport for allegedly stealing another passenger's laptop from his bag in the overhead compartment during the boarding of Ibom Air flight Q1300 to Abuja. ....
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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane arrested ....
Senior security officials and members of Ousmane Sonko's party told AFP that the prominent Senegalese opposition politician was detained on Friday, though no specific justification was offered."Ousmane Sonko was arrested. There were armed police outside his house," said Ousseynou Ly, a spo ....
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Nigeria troops kill 59 terrorists, rescue kidnap victims ....
59 terrorists have been killed by Nigerian Army soldiers in separate military operations around the nation.88 victims of kidnapping who were held as hostages by alleged criminals were also freed, the Defence Headquarters reported on Friday.88 suspected criminals, 10 kidnapper ....
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FCTA to vaccinate children against Polio ....
In each of the territory's six Area Councils, approximately 2.4 million kids will receive the polio vaccine, according to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).At a news conference on Friday, Dr. Isah Vatsa, the Executive Secretary of the FCT Primary Healthcare Board, announc ....
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NDLEA reveals 14.3 million Nigerians abuse drugs ....
According to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, 14.3 million Nigerians take drugs regularly.The organisation noted that more women are now involved and that the 14.3 million drug addicts in Nigeria are between the ages of 15 and 64.This was said by Ibiba Odili, the state comm ....
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Terrorists attack Kaduna community, kidnap over 40 ....
Yesterday, terrorists attacked the Birnin Gwari community in Kaduna State, killing three people, including an Islamic leader, and kidnapping a large number of the locals to an unidentified location.Ishaq Usman Kasai, the chairman of the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU), state ....
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Finitri declares 24-hour curfew as residents loot warehouse in Adamawa ....
Following a breakdown of law and order throughout the State, Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri imposed a 24-hour curfew.The situation came when individuals broke into warehouses and took off various commodities and other valuables while claiming to be searching for "pallia ....
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Cardi B throws mic at fan who hurls drink at her on Stage ....
Rapper Cardi B threw her microphone at a fan who threw a drink at her on stage while she was performing.On social media on Saturday night, a video went viral that showed the musician's amazement when a spectator threw liquid from a cup at her as she was playing.Cardi B appear ....
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Anambra police arrest 44 suspected looters of warehouses ....
The police force in Adamawa State reports that 44 people have been detained in connection with the looting of numerous food stores and warehouses on Sunday afternoon in the state's capital, Yola.Suleiman Nguroje, the police spokesperson, claimed that a combined team of security pers ....
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Kano begins vaccination against polio ....
The government of Kano State has reaffirmed its commitment to aiding in the fight against the polio virus's comeback in some states of the federation.The promise was made by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the official beginning of a polio vaccination campaign in Gabasawa LGA.Following ....
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Supreme Court Judge CC Nweze dies at 64 ....
Justice Centus Nweze, often known as CC Nweze, a judge on the Supreme Court of Nigeria, passed away at the age of 64 following a brief illness.According to a statement made on Monday in Abuja by Mr. Festus Akande, the Director of Press and Information for the Supreme Court, Justice ....
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Diphtheria Outbreak: Nigeria records 836 cases, 83 deaths– NPHCDA ....
836 confirmed cases of diphtheria have been reported in 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in eight states, including Cross River, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Lagos, Osun, Yobe, and FCT, according to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).The fact that 83 deaths had been rep ....
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