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Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko charged and remanded in custody ....
Two months after deadly confrontations, leading Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was charged with inciting an uprising and his party was disbanded on Monday, raising fears of additional upheaval. Sonko, a contender for president and the harshest critic of President Macky Sall, has had a ....
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Tinubu touched down Cotonou for Republic of Benin independence anniversary ....
Tinubu comes in Cotonou on the anniversary of the Republic of Benin's independence.In order to attend the Republic of Benin's 63rd anniversary of independence, President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Cotonou.â£President Patrice Talon and several senior government officials ....
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Lagos govt slashes bus fares by 50 per cent ....
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, has reduced bus rates by 50% to lessen the impact of the elimination of fuel subsidies.This was disclosed by Mr. Sanwo-Olu on Monday in a video that his media assistant Jubril Gawat posted on Twitter.On Wednesday, the reduced bus fare ....
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Over 23,000 Nasarawa residents test positive for hepatitis ....
No less than 23,224 Nasarawa State residents have tested positive for viral Hepatitis B and C, according to the state government.At a press conference conducted on Monday in Lafia to mark World Hepatitis Day 2023, with the theme "We are not waiting, one life, and one liver," the Permanent ....
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'Europhia' actor Angus Cloud dies at 25 ....
Monday saw the death of well-known American actor Angus Cloud from what appears to have been a drug overdose.Cloud’s mother placed a 911 call at 11:30 am local time and reported a “possible overdose.†She also observed that Angus's pulse was absent. On the scene, the act ....
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Ex-Ivory Coast president Konan Bedie dies at 89 ....
Henri Konan Bedie, the former president of Ivory Coast, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89. Bedie was a member of the political elite that ruled the country for a period of time.Bedie held the office of president from 1993 until his removal in 1999. Later, in the 2020 elections ....
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Police declare 13-year-old girl missing in Umuahia ....
13-year-old Rejoice Ezeocha has been listed as missing by the Abia State Police Command.The missing girl is a native of Ofeke, Azueke Ndume Ibeku, Umuahia North, but she also resides in Lodu Ndume, Ibeku, which is also in the State's Umuahia North LGA, according to a news statement ....
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Doctor dies as elevator crashes at Lagos hospital ....
According to reports, a lift accident at General Hospital in Lagos claimed the life of a Nigerian doctor named Vwaere.On Tuesday, as Vwaere was inside the lift, it dropped from the building's tenth story, according to Twitter user @lx_amara. “A doctor who had just ....
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau separates from wife ....
On Wednesday, Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, disclosed the news of his separation from his spouse, Sophie Trudeau.In a joint statement published on Wednesday to their official Instagram accounts, Trudeau and his spouse wrote that they had "many meaningful and difficu ....
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NMA declares indefinite strike in three government hospitals over doctor's death ....
In response to the passing of their colleague, Dr. Vwaere Diaso, all three of the government hospitals on Lagos Island are to go on an indefinite strike, according to the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association.In honour of the deceased colleague, the NMA also ordere ....
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INTERPOL declares Nigerian woman wanted over alleged N750 million ....
The International Police have issued a wanted list for Nigerian businesswoman Ese Cynthia Daniel due to an alleged N750 million fraud.In an INTERPOL bulletin with the number CR: 3000X/ICPO/ADM/LD/VCP/Vol. 4/93, the declaration was made in response to an arrest warrant that the Nigeria Poli ....
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Court sentences Tiktoker to 3 years imprisonment for cyberstalking Eniola Badmus ....
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted Okoye Blessing Nwakaego, a TikToker, to three years in prison for using TikTok to cyberstalk Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus.Nwakaego entered a guilty plea to two counts of cyberstalking on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, but was found guilty b ....
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FAAN suspends airport taxi services in Abuja ....
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja will no longer offer airport taxi services, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.The agency claimed that this action was taken as a result of ongoing factional conflicts among the car rental companies, which had be ....
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Diphtheria claims 122 lives in Nigeria– UNICEF ....
According to a spokesman, the worst affected states, which account for 98% of the suspected cases, are Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, Sokoto, and Zamfara.According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the diphtheria outbreak has killed 122 peo ....
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Ethiopia declares 'State of Emergency' over violence in Amhara ....
The national army and local fighters from the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia have been engaged in increasingly deadly skirmishes, prompting a "state of emergency" declaration by Ethiopia's federal government on Friday."It has become necessary to declare a state of ....
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GlaxoSmithKline to stop operation in Nigeria ....
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc has announced plans to shut down its operations in the country.In a statement, the multinational company, whose primary activities include marketing and distribution of consumer healthcare and pharmaceutical products, said that its parent company, GSK P ....
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Lagos govt shuts Alapere pedestrian bridge for emergency repair ....
Alapere Pedestrian Bridge has been temporarily closed by the Lagos State Government due to urgent remedial repairs needed after it was harmed by an articulated vehicle.The Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure intervened after a popular video showed cracks on numerous bridge sec ....
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Policeman shoots father of three dead ....
A father of three was allegedly shot and killed by a member of the Police Mobile Force's 43 Squadron in Gombe State near a well-liked pub in Elekahia, Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Rivers State.The tragedy happened when the deceased, Olafuro Peterside, and his family went on a fam ....
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Immigration officer, two others arraigned for drug trafficking ....
Sanni Razak Adeola, an immigration officer, and two other individuals were yesterday charged by agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with conspiracy, illegal possession, and export of 1.0 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, a narcotic substance.Adeola, who works at Murta ....
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Three arrested over Doctor Diaso's death ....
Three people have been detained in connection with the death of Dr. Vware Diaso at the General Hospital in Lagos, according to the Lagos State Police Command.SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the command, confirmed the arrest on Saturday to the Lagos bureau of the News Agency of ....
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Resident doctors declare nationwide protest ....
If the federal government does not agree to the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) demands, a daily peaceful protest would start the following week.The Nigerian government had ordered the management of federal tertiary hospitals to start enforcing the "no work, no pay" policy ....
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NDLEA arrest fake couple with 84 wraps of cocaine ....
NDLEA agents detained a fictitious couple: Mr. Ilonzeh Kingsley Onyebuchi and Mrs. Ilonzeh Roseline Nonyelum, who were allegedly travelling to India for medical treatment after consuming 184 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.322 kilogrammes, along with 100 grammes of the drug hidden in the woman's priv ....
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NDIC to start paying depositors of 182 liquidated banks ....
The Central Bank of Nigeria recently revoked the licences of 182 banks, according to the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, which announced that it has started the process to compensate the affected depositors.Four primary mortgage banks and 178 microfinance banks are among the affect ....
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Police arrest two teenage robbers in Bauchi ....
Two youths who live in the suburbs of the Bauchi city, Gwallameji and Birshi Gandu, have been detained by the Bauchi State Police Command on suspicion of robbery.The suspects who were detained on July 28, 2023, were found to be in possession of a machete, three laptops with mice, a ....
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Police arrest female drug lord in Kano ....
On Sunday, police agents in Kano captured Ladi Peter, a female drug lord, and other cartel members.The group specialises in the supply of drugs, according to SP Abdullahi Haruna, a spokeswoman for the Command who verified the arrest.In the beginning, according to SP H ....
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Troops kill scores of bandits, rescue five kidnap victims ....
The Joint Task Force Northwest's Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) troops have proceeded to achieve more victories, including the release of five hostages, the destruction of numerous armed bandits, and the recovery of weapons and ammunition.In a recent occurrence, Zamfara State's Sector 1 OPH ....
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Nigeria Air Force rescued seven kidnapped victims in Kaduna ....
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) claimed that seven kidnapped victims had been freed by its special troops.Six girls and one man who had been abducted, according to a statement by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, were freed close to Birnin Gwari in Ka ....
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214 drug suspects arrested in Gombe– NDLEA ....
According to the Gombe State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, 214 people were detained for drug-related offences in the state between January and July.Additionally, methamphetamine, 257.5 kg of psychoactive drug, and 93.95 kg of cannabis sativa were all taken from the ....
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UK appoints Jonny Baxter as new Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Nigeria ....
Mr Jonny Baxter has been appointed as the UK's Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) in Lagos, Nigeria.Ndidiamaka Eze, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Senior Press & Public Affairs Officer, Communications Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development, said in a sta ....
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Fountain of Life founder Pastor Odunkoya is dead ....
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, has passed away. According to reports, Odukoya passed away in the USA on Monday, August 7. In a statement, the church said, “The fountain of Life Church Family, in tatal submission to the will of God Alm ....
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Resident doctors suspend planned nationwide protest ....
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has postponed the beginning of its August 9 national protest.The doctors and the federal government had a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the doctors' ongoing strike and the upcoming protest.The protest's continuation would de ....
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Tinubu appoints UI student into Tax Reforms Committee ....
Orire Agbaje, a 400-level student at the University of Ibadan, has been selected by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. In Abuja, the committee was officially launched on Tuesday. The presidency in a tweet on T ....
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Court sentences two to 2 years imprisonment for hawking hard drugs ....
Adeola Adetutu and Godwin Johnson were found guilty on Tuesday and given two-year prison terms apiece by a Federal High Court in Lagos for selling Skushies and hard narcotics.The pair pleaded guilty to the different counts brought against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, ....
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Lagos govt announces three-day closure of roads ....
The entry to CMD Road and the access road to Isheri-Olowora on the Shagamu bound carriageway would be temporarily closed for three days, according to the Lagos State administration.The announcement was made by the administration on Tuesday via a message posted to its Instagram acco ....
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Two die, five injured as vehicles crash on Lagos bridge ....
In a collision on Lagos State's Eko Bridge that left no fewer than five people injured, two unidentified victims have been confirmed.Six private vehicles, including a fully laden 'MAC' truck with registration plate T-1501 LA, were involved in the collision, according to Taofiq Adebayo, Dir ....
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Gov Oyebanji pays N5000 monthly allowance to 10,000 households ....
Governor Biodun Oyebanji yesterday announced the provision of free shuttle buses for workers and students as well as the payment of monthly allowances to designated households in an effort to mitigate the effects of the elimination of subsidies in Ekiti State.In a statement from th ....
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Lagos Rescue Service recovers body of man who jumped into Lagoon after two days ....
On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, a man from Lagos leapt into the lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge, and his bloated body has since been found.It was confirmed by Adeseye Margaret Eho, director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, who said that "the search and rescue o ....
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Kidnapped victim rescued, 20 confirmed dead in Plateau attack ....
In two separate shootings that took place in the early hours of Thursday in the state's Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas, the Plateau State Police Command announced that a total of 20 people were slain.This information was provided in a statement made on Thursday by the State Com ....
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Nigerian Navy to establish operational base in Enugu to improve security ....
In order to increase the safety of people and property by securing the state's coastal areas, the Nigerian Navy is establishing an operational facility in Enugu State.Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, the Chief of the Naval Staff, revealed this to Dr. Peter Mbah, the governor of Enugu State, d ....
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Naira falls, exchanges at N945 per $1 ....
The naira fell even more on Thursday in the black market, trading in Abuja at n945 to the dollar as opposed to n925 the day before.However, the naira closed at n781/$1 on the official market known as the investors and exporters (i&e) window as opposed to its opening rate of n782 ....
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Police arrest three for allegedly trafficking cocaine to Saudi Arabia ....
Three individuals have been detained by the police in Kano State for allegedly helping to traffic cocaine to Saudi Arabia.According to DAILY POST, command spokesman SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa confirmed the arrest.He claimed that two of the suspects, Auwal Ishaq and Idris Sani Suleim ....
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Bus rams into shop in Lagos, kills mother and daughter ....
In the Ikotun neighbourhood of Lagos on Thursday, a lady who has not yet been recognised and her daughter, age 2, were both killed by being crushed to death. According to PUNCH Metro, a bus collided with some businesses on the side of the road in front of Toluwalase Hall, on Governor' ....
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Lagos policeman dies after getting attacked by Okada riders ....
On Friday, the Lagos State Police Command confirmed the death of an Inspector assigned to the Iponri Division who was hurt following an attack by individuals thought to be okada riders.SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, verified the event to the News Ag ....
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Ansar-Ud-Deen to celebrate 100th anniversary, announces events ....
Ansar-Ud-Deen Society, a well-known Nigerian Islamic organisation, has reiterated its dedication to safeguarding the ideals and principles of Islam for ongoing benefits to the international community.At a gathering where he unveiled plans for the organization's 100th anniversary on ....
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Eight die as old mosque collapses in Zaria ....
During Friday's prayer time, a part of the 150-year-old Zaria Central Mosque fell, killing at least eight worshippers and injuring 25 more.It was discovered that the incident took place at around 4 o'clock while attendees were praying.Mallam Shehu Nagari, one of the survivors, claim ....
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Two die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia ....
In the midst of an increase in attempts to reach Europe, the coastguard reported that at least two Tunisians, including a baby, perished after their boat sank on Saturday shortly after departing the country's beaches.For migrants unde ....
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NURTW National president Tajudeen Baruwa, three others arrested ....
In an unexpected turn of events, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has revealed Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa, its national president, and three other leaders had been detained without provable cause.The NURTW National Secretariat in Garki 2, Abuja is where the arrests are sa ....
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Four die as communities clash over land dispute in Enugu ....
At least four people have died and millions of naira's worth of property have been destroyed in Friday's clash between the Oyofo and Awha villages in Enugu State's Ezeagu Local Government Area.One tricycle and five motorcycles were among the destroyed properties.On Saturday, ....
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Resident doctors to resume nationwide strike over kidnapped member ....
Despite ending its strike, there are clear signs that the National Association of Resident Doctors, along with other medical professionals, may relaunch its protest against Prof. Ephraim Ekanem, a neurologist who was abducted on July 13, 2023, at gunpoint.If she is not saved alive, ....
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Gunmen kill one, abduct many in Enugu community ....
Along the Ugwogo-Neke Odenigbo Road in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, several gunmen who are thought to be kidnappers have killed one person and kidnapped numerous travellers.Cyril Mbah, the victim, and his daughter were reportedly travelling home in their car when they came across ....
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Suspected car thief arrested in Ogun ....
Sunday Dosunmu, a suspected serial car thief, was apprehended by Ogun State police.The 53-year-old guy was detained while attempting to unlock cars in Leme, Abeokuta, using locally-made skeleton keys.Omolola Odutola, a spokeswoman for the Ogun State Police Command, informed reporter ....
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Nigeria Air Force destroys illegal oil refining site in Niger Delta ....
On Sunday, fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force bombed illicit oil distribution and refinery facilities run by oil theft criminals in the Niger Delta.The strikes were confirmed by the director of NAF Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, who noted that NAF airc ....
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Police arrest 26-year-old suspected ritualist who bathes daily with human head ....
Franklin Akinyosuyi, 26, a suspected ritualist, has given an explanation for why he takes daily showers with a human head.According to Akinyosuyi, he bought human body parts from a herbalist in Osun, including a human skull.The suspect, who was paraded over the weekend by the Ondo ....
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NAF aircraft crashes in Niger ....
The Nigerian Air Force's (NAF) helicopter has crashed.Authorities from the NAF confirmed the incident and identified the helicopter as an MI-171.According to them, on August 14 at around 1 p.m., a helicopter carrying out a casualty evacuation mission crashed close to Chukuba village ....
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Man hospitalized as factory machine cuts off his hand in Ogun ....
An industrial worker who was working on an animal feed production line's machine lost his forearm in the process.Jeremiah Sulaiman, the victim, worked at New Hope Industry in Logbara Village through Owode, Ogun State, and was reportedly responsible for handling and cleaning the equi ....
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FG to drop firearms case charge against Emefiele ....
The federal government is attempting to have the gun possession allegation against suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele dropped.The federal government made an oral application to drop the case on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.Ab ....
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At least 35 dead as Russian fuel station explodes ....
President Vladimir Putin expressed his sympathies after an explosion at a petrol station in the remote Russian territory of Dagestan in the Caucasus claimed at least 35 lives.Images released by the emergency ministry showed burnt-out vehicles silhouetted by the enormous fire and he ....
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Nigeria's inflation rate increases to 24.08% ....
The consumer price index (CPI), which gauges how quickly prices for goods and services rise, increased from 22.79 percent in June to 24.08 percent in July 2023.The most recent statistic represents the country's inflation rate's seventh straight increase this year.In its CPI ....
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Realme 11 5G and 11X 5G to launch in India, on August 23 ....
The Realme 11 5G and Realme 11X 5G will be launched in India on August 23, according to Realme India. The launch ceremony is scheduled for next Wednesday at 12 PM IST.The Realme 11 5G was unveiled in Taiwan two weeks ago and features a 108MP ISOCELL HM6 main camera sensor, a 6.72-inch IPS ....
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FG to arraign Emefiele over N6.9billion fraud ....
Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will be charged by the federal government on Thursday.According to sources at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja, Mr. Emefiele will be charged at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, A ....
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NDLEA seizes illicit drugs worth N56.7m in FCT ....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, FCT Command, reported that between January until this point, it had seized roughly 3,091.032 kilogrammes of suspected illicit substances, valued at over N56.9 million.This information was provided in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on ....
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Naira gains value, trades at N890/$ at parallel market ....
Nigeria's official currency, the naira, is now trading at N890 to $1 on the secondary foreign exchange (FX) market.The price has increased by 60, or 6.3 percent, from the N950 it was last week.The naira has been slowly strengthening against the US dollar at the street market, ....
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Suspected bike snatcher arrested by So-Safe Corps in Ogun ....
Michael Olanrewaju, who is thought to be a part of a well-known robbery syndicate, has been detained by the So-Safe Corps in Ogun State.According to So-Safe, the suspect was detained at Agbado Oke-Aro, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, at around 05:30 am on Tuesday, Au ....
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Anambra govt seals orphanage trading babies for money ....
Following allegations of illegal adoption and child trafficking, the Anambra State Government raided the Arrows of God Community Children's Home in the state's Oyi Local Government Area and permanently closed it.The orphanage was shut down as a result of a documentary report by journalist ....
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'Chat Show' host Micheal Parkinson dies at 88 ....
Michael Parkinson, a seasoned British chat show presenter whose decades-long career included conversations with some of the most well-known people in the world, passed away on Thursday at the age of 88, his family announced.He became well-known because of the June 1971 debut of his BBC ser ....
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UNICAL suspends Law Faculty Dean Prof Ndifon over sexual harassment allegations ....
The Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, was suspended by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) for allegedly breaking the institution's existing regulations and policies. According to a letter from the university's registrar, Mr. Gabriel Egbe, the suspension will begin ....
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Lagos socialite Farida Sobowale attempts suicide ....
On Thursday night, Lagos socialite Farida Sobowale of House of Phreeda made an attempt on her life.The socialite was going to leap into the Lagoon after driving her Lexus SUV to the Third Mainland Bridge, according to Qed, when she was saved by people who were present at the time. ....
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36 Nigerian soldiers die in Niger terrorists ambush ....
36 officers died in Niger State, according to confirmation from the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday.Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, acknowledged the fatalities while providing an update on the August 14, 2023, troop ambush in Niger State and t ....
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Modern-day Nollywood actors do more artificial acting rather than realness— Wale Ojo ....
Wale Ojo, a seasoned Nollywood performer, claims that contemporary actors prefer "fake acting" over authenticity.He believed that contemporary Nollywood actors put "fake acting" ahead of the authenticity that distinguished elder actors.This was said by the British-Nigerian ac ....
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Cycling Davido's fan arrives Lagos ....
In an effort to see musician Davido, passionate fan Emmanuel Myam, alias Emmiwuks, rode his bicycle from Benue State to Lagos and has already reached his target.Emmi Wuks arrived in Lagos on Friday, August 18, 2023, to a rousing greeting from the state's Tiv population.On Friday nig ....
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Isese Day— Lagos declares Monday work-free ....
As part of the Lagos State Government's commemoration of the 2023 Isese Day celebration, which will take place on Sunday, August 20, public employees in Lagos state will be given the day off from work on Monday, August 21.The revelation was made over the weekend in a statement by th ....
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Isese Day: Osun declares Monday public holiday ....
Osun State's governor, Ademola Adeleke, has authorised Monday, August 21, 2023 as a public holiday to commemorate the yearly Isese Day festival by adherents of traditional religions.The governor approved the holiday, according to a statement provided to journalists in Osogbo by the ....
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Casualties as truck crash into two cars in Lagos ....
A number of accidents occurred on Saturday at Anthony Inward Obanikoro on the main carriageway, and fatalities were reported.A 40-foot-long loaded truck, two Toyota Camry sedans, and a tipper hauling sand were all involved in the collision.Hospitalised victims have been taken ....
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Isese Day: Gov Abiodun declares Monday public holiday ....
The annual Isese Day will be celebrated on Monday, August 21, 2023, according to Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun.Isese Day is set aside by adherents of traditional religions to honour Yoruba customs and culture.On March 7th, 2023, Governor Abiodun issued an executive ....
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Gov. Zulum gives wounded soldiers N10m relief package ....
Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, has given his approval for the disbursement of N10 million as a relief package for soldiers hurt in Borno combat.The package fulfilled a promise made by Governor Zulum two months prior at a Sallah launch hosted by Major General Taoreed La ....
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Landlady arrested for pouring hot water on tenant in Anambra ....
Amaka Okonkwo, a landlord, is being held in detention at the Nimo police station after she is accused of throwing boiling water mixed with pepper on her tenant, Imabong William, following a dispute regarding an increase in rent.It was learned that the event took place late on Thursday in E ....
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Man remanded for killing his two nieces in Ogun ....
Taye Ishola, 37, has been remanded in custody for killing his younger brother's two daughters in a jungle in Abeokuta.According to DAILY POST, on August 5, Taye went to his brother Idowu Agbaje Ishola's house in the Kemta Abata neighbourhood of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, to take ....
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NDLEA recovers 4.8 billion worth of opioids after raiding drug warehouses in Lagos ....
The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has conducted raids on suspected drug warehouses around Lagos State, Kogi, Osun, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, among other locations. Drugs worth N4.8 billion were seized during these operations.According to a statement made by t ....
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LASBCA demolishes five-storey building ....
A five-story structure at 7 Breadfruit Street in Lagos Island has been demolished by employees of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, or LASBCA.The agency's General Manager, Gbolahan Oki, claims that the decision to demolish the structure was made in order to avert any impendin ....
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NDLEA arrests man with fake $20m notes on Lokoja-Abuja Highway ....
On the Lokoja-Abaji Highway, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency agents conducted a "Stop-and-Search" operation that resulted in the seizure of $20 million in counterfeit currency.The phoney currency was found on a bus moving from Lagos to Abuja, according to NDLEA spokesman Femi B ....
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Tunji Ojo resigns as federal lawmaker ....
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, a representative for Ondo State in the House of Representatives, has resigned from the National Assembly's lower house.One of President Bola Tinubu's nominees for a ministerial position was Tunji-Ojo, who served as the representative for Ondo State's Akoko North- ....
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Shettima leaves Abuja for BRICS summit in Johannesburg ....
Kashim Shettima, the vice president, has left Abuja for Johannesburg in order to attend the 15th BRICS Summit. At the bloc summit for heads of state and government taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, the vice president is anticipated to r ....
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Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani slashes school fees in state-owned tertiary institutions ....
The Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has slashed tuition in the state-owned higher schools.The governor revealed the reduction at an interactive session with reporters in Kaduna on Monday.Fees for tertiary institutions had been raised during ....
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Amotekun arrests teenager who has taken part in over 40 robberies ....
On Monday, Sunday Ojo, a 16-year-old armed robbery suspect who goes by the moniker "Oyenusi," revealed how he took part in no less than 40 operations in Ondo State.The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, detained Ojo together with two other robbery suspec ....
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Just In: UK police charge Diezani Madueke with bribery ....
According to Reuters, British police announced on Tuesday that they had accused Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources, with bribery crimes. They claimed they suspected she had accepted bribes in exchange for approving multimillion-pound oil and gas contracts. ....
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Man arrested for pirating Femi Adebayo's new movie (JagunJagun) ....
A man who has not yet been named was detained for pirating Femi Adebayo's brand-new epic film, "Jagun-Jagun."This happened as the Nollywood star pledged to punish those found to be pirating the film.Adebayo announced this on his social media account and included a photo of the suspe ....
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Ogun govt seals 10 buildings for contravening building regulation laws ....
Ten structures in Ogun State have been sealed by the state's government, through the Building Production and Management Authority (OGBPMA), for allegedly breaking building regulation regulations. In Ilaro and Abeokuta, the buildings were sealed, and two owners of commercial buildings recei ....
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IGP Egbetokun visits Lagos State Police Command ....
At the moment, Kayode Egbetokun, the acting inspector general of police, is paying his first visit to the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja, the state's capital.This is his first trip since President Bola Tinubu appointed him.Idowu Owohunwa, the state's commissioner o ....
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Lagos police arrest three suspected vandals, recover items ....
In the state's Tom Jones neighbourhood, members of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have detained three alleged vandals and seized a minibus, two carts, and bridge railings.The arrest was verified in a statement release ....
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Putin proposes to host next BRICS summit in Russia ....
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has offered to host the BRICS alliance's subsequent conference.After being unable to attend the gathering in South Africa this year due to an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him, Putin made the offer.Putin invited th ....
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Many injured as two-storey building collapses in Abuja ....
In the Garki District of the nation's capital, Abuja, a two-story plaza on Lagos Street has fallen.Vanguard learned that a late-night Wednesday downpour caused the structure to fall.Emergency personnel said that 37 individuals had been saved to date, with two of them sufferin ....
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NYSC:"Stop putting the lives of young people at risk "— Kate Henshaw ....
Given the rising insecurity, veteran Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has asked the Federal Government to cancel the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme.According to DAILY POST, eight NYSC volunteers were recently abducted while travelling along a highway in Zamfara State. ....
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WhatsApp introduces new feature, users can now create unnamed groups ....
WhatsApp, a well-known instant messaging service, has unveiled a novel feature that allows users to create groups on the service without giving them names.This was announced on Wednesday on the Facebook page of Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. However, unlike the conventiona ....
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Wike orders arrest of collapsed building owner in Abuja ....
The FCT minister, Nyesome Wike, has ordered the immediate arrest of the building owner following the collapse of a two-story building at Lagos Street in Garki 2 in Abuja at around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday.When Wike visited the accident site on Thursday, he gave the order and praised the ong ....
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LASBCA demolishes shops in Lagos community ....
Residents of Laurel School Cross, inside the Bungalow Estate axis, in the Jakande Estate neighbourhood of Isolo Local Government Area, Lagos State, are calculating their losses following the demolition of rows of lockup stores in their neighbourhood by task force personnel from the Lagos State Bu ....
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Group claims culture minister Musawa is still a corp member ....
Hannatu Musawa, minister of art, culture, and the creative economy, is charged by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria for holding office while participating in the one-year National Youth Service Corps programme.HURIWA claimed in a statement on Thursday that Musawa abandoned he ....
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Diptheria Outbreak: Death toll rises to 26 in Bauchi ....
The number of people killed by the diphtheria outbreak in Bauchi has increased to 26, and 180 suspected cases have been reported so far throughout the state.Five students reportedly passed away in July in the Jamaare local government region from suspected diphtheria, according to D ....
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Port Harcourt refinery to begin operation by December—FG ....
The Port Harcourt refinery is expected to start running by December 2023, according to the federal government.During an inspection visit of the restoration work at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Limited plant on Friday, Heineken Lokpobiri, the minister of state for petrol ....
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Bandits demand N4m ransom to release abducted corps members ....
One of the eight members of the National Youth Service Corps who were kidnapped on a highway in Zamfara on Saturday has a ransom demand from bandits of N4 million.When they were caught, the victims were on an AKTC bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State on their way to Zamfar ....
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Medical practitioners nab fake doctor job during interview at Convenant University ....
The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners discovered a fake doctor named Abawulor Omenka as he was attempting to seek for a position as a medical officer at the Covenant University Medical Centre, Ota, in the Sango region of Ogun State.According to PUNCH Healthwise, Omenka ....
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Police arrest one suspect over retired Judge's death in Benue ....
One individual has been detained, according to the Nigerian Police, Benue State Command, in connection with the alleged murder of Justice Margaret Igbetar, a retired judge.Recall that on Thursday, the decomposing body of the retired judge who serves as the President of the Customary ....
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Nigerian troops kill not less than 23 terrorists, rescue 41 kidnapped victims ....
According to the Defence Headquarters, soldiers killed no less than 23 terrorists and detained 137 offenders during various operations across the nation.Five kidnappers, 22 oil thieves, and one informant are among the suspects.Additionally, it stated that between August 14 and Augus ....
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Police confiscate cartons of suspected fake drugs in Kano ....
On Saturday, the state's Fage Local Government Area reported that 820 cartons of suspected fake and expired pharmaceuticals had been seized by the Police Command in Kano.The drugs were found in two warehouses in the market, according to SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the Command's public rela ....
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Driver hits, kills a 60-year-old man in Ogun ....
David Rotimi, 60, was knocked to the ground and killed in an accident that happened in Ilara along the Agbowa route via the Ogijo area of the state, by Quzeem Olaniyan, a 24-year-old motorist.In a statement released on Sunday and signed by its spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, the Ogun Sta ....
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Gov Zulum gifts Borno NYSC corps N30,000 each, 100 bags of rice ....
On Saturday, August 26, Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum stated that N36.4 million had been set aside as relief funds for the 1,215 members of the youth corps who had been stationed there for their national service.They will each receive N30,000.The governor went to ....
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THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF MATHEW, NEW INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION VERSION ....
â€â€Matthew‬ â€1:1â€-‬25‬ â€NIV‬‬[1] This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:[2] Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, ....
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Nigeria Air Force destroys illegal oil refining Rivers, kills terrorists site in ....
According to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), it has carried out airstrikes in the nation's north-east that have resulted in the destruction of multiple "terrorists" and illicit refinery facilities in Rivers State. According to Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, spokesman for the NAF, ....
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Police arrest native doctor found with human body in Ogun ....
After Being Discovered In The Ado-odo Ota Region Of The State With A Fresh Male Corpse, Babatunde Kolawole, A Self-described Native Doctor, Was Detained, According To The Ogun State Police Command.The Command Said On Sunday That The Suspect, Who Was Captured By The Amotekun Corps, C ....
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Angry mob beats suspected robber to death in Lagos ....
An unknown suspected armed robber was killed by an angry mob while attempting to rob an Olugboso home in the Agege district of Lagos State.The incident happened last week, according to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police public relations officer, who confirmed it on Sunday.Accord ....
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Accidents kill one, injure three in Ogun ....
Accidents that happened on the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway on Sunday and Monday left one person dead and three others with various degrees of injuries.According to information obtained by Punch Metro, the first accident happened on the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway in the Conoil region, and the s ....
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EFCC arrests five over forgery of NSA, AGF's letterhead ....
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, five people were detained on August 24, 2023, for allegedly using forged letterheads from the offices of the Attorney General of the Federation, the Minister of Justice, and the National Security Adviser to defraud unsuspecting mem ....
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Hikes in Gasoline Price in South America; Subsidy Remover in Other Countries, Effect and People Reactions. ....
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Thousands of protesters on cars and motorbikes took to the streets of Colombia’s main cities on Monday to reject recent hikes in gasoline prices that have drastically increased the price of fuel in the South American country.Protesters say that the monthly pri ....
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Court restrains arrest of Kano anti-graft agency boss by EFCC, CCB, ICPC ....
The Independent Corrupt Practises and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are prohibited from questioning the Chairman of the Kano Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission, Barrister Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado.The judgement, ....
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Glo celebrates 20th anniversary ....
According to Globacom, it would keep making investments in cutting-edge technology to meet the demands of its clients.This was mentioned at the same time that it revealed Tuesday would be its 20th anniversary.According to the telco, since it started operating in 2003, it has ....
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FCTA takes down illegal market in Abuja ....
In Asokoro, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) officers on Tuesday destroyed an illicit market called "Kasuwan Dare," which they believed to be a haven for criminals and drug dealers.The market was situated in Abuja's Asokoro Extension on Hassan Musa Katsina ....
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FG to introduce HPV vaccines for cervical cancer prevention ....
To prevent cervical cancer in teenage girls in Nigeria, the Federal Government (FG) has announced intentions to provide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations.Speaking during the Bi-Annual Review Meeting of Religious Leaders on Primary Health Care (PHC) Delivery, Dr. Faisal Shuaib ....
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Delta police arrest, set to prosecute suspect of gay wedding ....
The Delta State Police Command has threatened to pursue people detained during a gay wedding between Maxwel Ohwonohwo, the bride, 20, and Daniel Pius, the groom, who is 22 years old.When a skilled team of police officers raided the wedding, no fewer than 67 suspected gays were taken into c ....
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21 dead as heavy rain causes landslides, flooding in Tajikistan ....
In Tajikistan, the latest natural calamity to affect the mountainous Central Asian nation, three days of torrential rains have resulted in flooding, landslides, and mudflows, claiming at least 21 lives.According to a spokeswoman for the Committee for Emergency Situations, "there are ....
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Zenith Bank:Dr. Juliet Heimuan appointed as Non-executive Director ....
Dr. Juliet Ehimuan has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Zenith Bank Plc by the bank's board of directors, beginning August 29, 2023.The Central Bank of Nigeria has also approved the appointment, which was made public today in a statement to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited. ....
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Davido gifts N2m to content creator who called garri fried rice ....
David Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, is a Nigerian singer and the head of the DMW record label. He has once more offer ....
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Ogun police arrest pastor who set lady on fire during special prayer ....
A pastor named Taiwo Odebiyi is accused of setting Sukura Owodunni, 21, on fire at his Cherubim and Seraphim Maberu Parish in Offin, Sa ....
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Florida court jails Jonathan Abraham, two other Nigerians over fraud ....
Jonathan Iheanyichukwu Abraham, Emmanuel Samuel, and Jerry Chucks Ozor, three Nigerians who pleaded guilty to huge fraud in the US, received sentences totalling m ....
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