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Ondo police rescue eight abducted church members ....
Only 20 hours after their abduction, the Ondo State Police Command said on Saturday that it had freed eight of the 25 victims of Friday's kidnapping.On Friday night in the state, three thugs who were likely gunmen abducted 25 members of the Christ Apostolic Church in Oke Igan, Akure ....
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Tribunal orders rerun, declares female lawmaker election inconclusive ....
The election of Miss Rukayat Shittu of the All Progressives Congress was deemed inconclusive by the Election Petition Tribunal on Saturday in Ilorin, Kwara State, and a rerun was mandated in some polling places.The Owode-Onire constituency of Asa Local Government is represented by ....
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Lagos demolishes shops at train station location ....
The government of Lagos State has started demolishing the marketplaces near train stations.The Lateef Jakande Train Station was the first to be demolished as part of the Lagos State Building Control Agency's ongoing demolition action on Saturday at 10:20 a.m.The team then pro ....
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Lagos govt seals off restaurants, supermarkets for breaking environmental rules ....
The Lagos State government has sealed off some commercial premises in the state's affluent region for breaking the state's environmental rules.Tokunbo Wahab, the state's commissioner for environmental and water resources, announced on Sunday via his X handle that the structures had been bl ....
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Tinubu approves additional N35,000 wage for FG workers ....
For a period of six months, all federal employees who are paid by the treasury will get a provisional wage award of N35,000 from President Bola Tinubu.This was disclosed in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja by Malam Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation. ....
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WAEC appoints Amos Dangut as Nigeria's head of national office ....
Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut has been selected as the Head of the Nigeria National Office by the West African Examinations Council.Patrick Areghan, whose position is up this month, is replaced by Dangut.According to a statement from WAEC provided to The PUNCH on Monday, Dangut form ....
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BUA reduces cement price to N3,500 ....
BUA Cement's management claims that the ex-factory price has been lowered to N3,500 in order to promote growth in the infrastructure and building materials industries. The company's management stated in a statement on Sunday that the new ex-factory price will take effect on October 2. ....
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Diezani Alison-Madueke appears in UK court over bribery offences ....
Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources, has appeared before the Westminster Magistrate's Court in London on charges of bribery.This followed an inquiry by the National Crime Agency of the UK, which oversees the nation's efforts to combat severe and organised cri ....
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Chicago University releases Tinubu's records to Atiku following request ....
The academic records of President Bola Tinubu have been made available to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar by Chicago State University in the United States of America.In accordance with the directive of a United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois, the CSU ....
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Boat accident leaves over 22 dead ....
A boat accident involving 30 traders has drawn the sympathy of the Kebbi State Government, Yauri Emirate Council, and the Local Government.23 persons were thought to have died in the dreadful catastrophe.This was revealed by Alhaji Ahmed Idris, the governor's chief press sec ....
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Family of lady murdered in Lagos apartment demands justice ....
The family of Foejiro Ojite, who was killed, has requested that police authorities see to it that her killers be prosecuted.According to PINCH Metro, on July 27, 2023, Foejiro, 31, was assassinated in her flat in Ketu's Agiliti neighbourhood of Lagos.Her suspected attackers a ....
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Troops arrest 12 suspects over killing of herdsmen Plateau ....
In connection with the alleged murder of a herdsman in Plateau, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) troops detained 12 individuals, however nine were later freed.At a gathering of stakeholders from the Mangu Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday in Jos, OPSH Commander Maj.-Gen. Abdu ....
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Motorist chased by LASTMA officials kills two ....
The Isolo Local Council Development Area office building in Okota, Lagos, was destroyed on Tuesday by irate youths.This came after two unidentified individuals were said to have died during an altercation among representatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, a poli ....
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Lagos govt distributes 2000 food packs to indigent residents ....
In order to lessen the impact of the loss of gasoline subsidies, the Lagos State Government gave 2,000 food packets on Tuesday to the State's poorest inhabitants.The Lagos State Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement gave the food packets to the recipients.Each pack i ....
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WHO recommends administration of second malaria vaccine ....
The World Health Organisation announced the recommendation of a second malaria vaccine on Monday in an effort to provide nations with a less expensive and more accessible option to combat the deadly disease.According to WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the new vaccin ....
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Ministerial nominee, Balarabe Abbas, passes out during screening ....
On Wednesday, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, a ministerial candidate, passed out during screening on the Senate floor.Lawal, who was obviously weary, inexplicably fell asleep while being questioned.Sensible senators rushed to his aid and quickly dialled for assistance.Immediately aft ....
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NAPTIP arrests Anambra baby factory founder ....
Rev. D.C. Ogo, the founder of the Arrows of God Community Children's Home in Anambra State, has been detained by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons for allegedly engaging in unlawful child adoption.The ministry turned up Ogo to NAPTIP officials two months aft ....
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Troops apprehend suspects who kidnapped seven UniJos students ....
In certain areas in Plateau State and the southern part of Kaduna State, Operation Safe Haven (OSH) troops have detained 91 criminal suspects and found weapons and ammunition.Additionally, the army freed hostages and helped convict offenders.The accomplishment was made public by Ca ....
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Teacher's car crushed, killed student in Lagos school ....
An automobile knocked down a 10-year-old student named Rofiat on the grounds of her school, Isiu Grammar School, in the Ikorodu neighbourhood of Lagos State, and she died as a result. The event took place on Friday, September 29.As she got ready for the closing time, Rof ....
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NRC suspends staff for collecting money from passengers without ticket ....
A staff member was suspended by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) for misbehaviour and disregarding the organization's established regulations.Mahmood Yakub, the Deputy Director of Public Relations, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.According to Mr. Yakub, ....
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Residents flee as Osun communities clash, troops set in ....
Following fatal battles between the two communities of Ilobu and Ifon in Osun State, many inhabitants have left their homes.Our correspondent noticed inhabitants of Ilobu and Ifon evacuating the afflicted regions in great numbers while visiting the Ojutu neighbourhood of Ilobu on Thursday ....
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Court sentences Gateman to life imprisonment for defiling employer's children ....
Happiness Sunday, a steward, was found guilty on Thursday and given a life sentence for sexually abusing the children of his employer, who are 10 and 8 years old.Sunday, who had worked for the victims' family as a steward and gateman, was given a life sentence by Justice Abiola Sola ....
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Jason Derulo accused of sexual harassment by aspiring female musician ....
An aspiring female musician who entered into a recording agreement with American singer Jason Derulo has filed a lawsuit against him. On Thursday, the accuser brought a sexual harassment case against the performer in Los Angeles Superior Court.Jason and Emaza Gibson's working relat ....
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Naira Marley to be issued reproduction warrant ....
Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, is going to be issued a reproduction warrant, ordered by a Federal High Court in Lagos so that he can appear in court for the alleged fraud case that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has brought against him.When the c ....
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Police arrest POS operator scamming customers ....
Ajuwon, Ifo local government area of the State allegedly received a bogus notice, leading the Ogun State Police command to detain one Segun Gabriel.This was revealed by the command's spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, in a statement she sent to reporters on Saturday in the state capita ....
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Fuel tanker explodes in Lagos, no mortality recorded ....
When a tanker carrying petroleum product fell and spilt its contents while speeding towards residential buildings at Ajayi Junction along Oke-Ira Road opposite Excellence Hotel, Ogba, Ikeja, residents and drivers narrowly avoided death on Saturday evening.The Lagos State Traffic Man ....
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Lagos govt closes nightclub over noise pollution ....
Due to noise pollution, the Lagos State government has closed down the well-known nightclub Silk Club, which is located at 190 Awolowo Road in Ikoyi.Tokunbo Wahab, the commissioner for environment and water resources, revealed this in a statement on Saturday evening.According ....
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1,000 people dead in Isreal-Gaza war ....
Following the big surprise attack from Gaza by the Palestinian militant group, the number of fatalities in the Israel-Gaza conflict has increased to around 1,000.After Hamas launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on Saturday and sent in fighters who shot dead civilians and kidnapped at ....
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Sunday Igboho released from Benin after two years ....
The Beninese government has released Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, a leader of the Yoruba nation.The agitator said on Sunday that he was now legally free to go to Nigeria and other nations from Cotonou, the capital of the Benin Republic.“I am now free to return ....
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R21, the second malaria vaccine approved by WHO ....
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended R21/Matrix-M for the prevention of malaria in children, two years after first recommending the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine to combat high Plasmodium falciparum malaria.The WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) an ....
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Bolanle Raheem: Court sentences ASP to death by hanging ....
On Monday, the Lagos High Court, sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island, condemned Drambi Vandi, a suspended assistant superintendent of police, to death by hanging for the murder of Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, a lawyer from Lagos.The ASP was sentenced by Justice Ibironke Harrison aft ....
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Lagos govt maintains Ladipo market's closure ....
On Monday, the Lagos State Government said that Ladipo Market had not yet been reopened.A press release issued by Director of Public Affairs, Mrs. Kadiri Folashade, stated that the market still needed to meet certain environmental and safety requirements before resuming business ope ....
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Police confirms arrest of 11 kidnappers in Abuja ....
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police in Abuja have verified the recent arrests of 11 alleged kidnappers.The confirmation came after a popular video of a daylight one-chance robbery that was extensively posted on social media platforms and showed a man holding the door of a mov ....
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Ondo State Deputy Governor Aiyedatiwa withdraws suit against Ondo Assembly, Akeredolu ....
On Monday, Ondo State's Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, informed the Federal High Court in Abuja that he was dropping the action he had brought to prevent being impeached by the Ondo State House of Assembly.The Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Chief Judge of Ondo State, the House o ....
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Court disqualifies APC candidate Sylva from Bayelsa governorship poll ....
Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, has been eliminated from the race by a Federal High Court in Abuja.Demesuoyefa Kolomo, an APC member in the state, asked the court in a lawsuit with the case number FHC/ABJ/CS/821/2023 to determine ....
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Nigerian troops arrest 13 for kidnapping, banditry, other criminal offences ....
13 people have been detained by the Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), for suspected involvement in kidnapping, jailbreak, banditry, rustling, and other criminal acts in Plateau and portions of Kaduna and Bauchi States.In a statement released on Tuesday in Jos ....
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Terrorists abduct four Nasarawa University students ....
Late on Tuesday, four Nasarawa State University, Keffi students had been kidnapped by terrorists between Monday and Tuesday.According to Solomon Timmy, a member of the university's Students Union, the terrorists broke into the student community on Monday between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m. and ap ....
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Police RRS nabs three fraudsters in Lagos ....
In the state's Idumota region, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) agents of the Nigerian police have detained three 'fraudsters'.On Tuesday, the alleged scammers were taken into custody while reportedly holding a reluctant victim hostage.The police spokesperson in Lagos, Benjamin Hun ....
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Court sentences army general to seven years imprisonment, orders him to refund N3.7bn ....
Maj. Gen. Umaru Mohammed, a former group managing director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited, was found guilty of corruption and given a seven-year prison sentence by a Nigerian Army special court martial on Tuesday in Abuja.Mohammed was also ordered by the military court to repay ....
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Israeli airstrikes rendered 264,000 Palestinians homeless in Gaza ....
According to the UN's humanitarian relief organisation, 264,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been displaced as a result of Israeli airstrikes against Hamas militants.According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), they are taking refuge in school ....
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Court dissolves marriage as wife changes children's names to lover's ....
A customary court in Akure, Ondo state, has ended the 23-year union of Prophet Obayan and Prophetess Chibuzor Obayan, the couple's four children's father and mother, respectively.The children's names had been altered by the estranged wife Chibuzor to that of her new lover, a former ....
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Tinubu sympathises with NASS over death of Sokoto Reps member, Danbuga ....
President Bola Tinubu has conveyed expressions of compassion and grief to the House of Representatives' leadership and members in response to the terrible death of Hon. Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga, a legislator from Sokoto State's Isa/Sabon Birni federal constituency.After a brief ill ....
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Police arrest alleged serial killer in Edo, recover materials ....
Idris Amedu, a Fulani herder who is 25 years old, was detained by Edo State Police Command agents for allegedly taking part in a string of kidnappings in the Niger Delta.The state command's spokeswoman, Chidi Nwabuzor, who verified the arrest, claimed the suspect, identified as Dogo ....
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Tinubu appoints Mr Ola Olukoyede as new EFCC chairman ....
Ola Olukoyede has been chosen by President Bola Tinubu to lead the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).as reported by the President.According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, he said by the powers vested in President Tinubu as establ ....
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Petrol tanker explodes in Lagos, many feared dead ....
After a petrol truck burst in the Sari Iganmu neighbourhood of Lagos State, numerous people were feared dead.According to The PUNCH, the incident reportedly occurred on Thursday night.Despite the fact that the explosion's source is yet unknown, emergency personnel came to the ....
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President Tinubu inaugurates Lithium factory in Nasarawa ....
A $250 million lithium facility in Nasarawa State was officially inaugurated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday as part of the federal government's efforts to address Nigerians' needs for electricity and batteries.President Tinubu stated that the project was in keeping with his admin ....
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Hamas reveals Israeli airstrikes killed 13 hostages ....
According to the armed wing of Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigades, at least 13 hostages taken by the organisation were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza during the course of the previous day.In a statement, it said “Foreigners and Israelis were killed during the intense I ....
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Police Rivers woman who poured hot oil on husband ....
Favour Nweke, a resident of Rivers State, has given an explanation for why she washed her husband, Ekelediri Nwokekoro, with hot groundnut oil in Okehi in the state's Etche Local Government Area.This was said by the woman on Friday while she was being paraded before the media at a press co ....
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Police detain man for stealing 47 bags of rice ....
One guy has been detained by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stealing 47 sacks of rice from his employer in the state's Ijebu region.This information was included in a statement that the command's public relations officer, Omolola Odutola, made accessible to newsmen on S ....
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Lagos closes Farmcity, other establishments over noise pollution ....
Due to noise pollution and other environmental infractions, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has closed numerous businesses in the Lekki district of the state.This information was made public on Saturday in a post on the LASEPA's X page.“Today, Saturday, October ....
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Bandits kidnap two Gusau university students ....
Once more, bandits kidnapped two students from the Federal University of Gusau in Zamfara State late on Saturday night.According to a witness statement, the two students—a male and a female—were kidnapped around 9 p.m. from an off-campus accommodation in Gusau's Sabon Garin D ....
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Shettima departs Nigeria to represent President Tinubu at 3rd BRI forum in China ....
To represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a diplomatic mission in China and the United States to entice investors to the country, Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has left Nigeria.According to a press release given to journalists by Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assist ....
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Nigerian troops rescue Zamfara university students ....
After engaging terrorists in gun combat early on Sunday, soldiers with Operation Hadarin Daji were able to free the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, students who had been kidnapped.Four students were taken away on Saturday when terrorists broke into off-campus housing in Sab ....
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Military destroys 40 terrorists' motorcycles, six gun trucks ....
Following an air interdiction by Nigerian Air Force personnel at Bukar Meram in Borno State, several terrorists were killed.During the air raids, six gun trucks and approximately 40 motorcyclists were also destroyed.Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Air Force's spokesperson, said in ....
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Lagos govt shuts down private hospital for transfusing unscreened blood ....
Ago-Okota Private Hospital in the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area has been closed down by the Lagos State Government for using unscreened, unlabeled blood on uninformed patients.This information was provided by Dr. Bodunrin Osikomaiya, the executive secretary of the Lagos State B ....
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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping 9-year-old girl ....
Godwin Ogboniya, an apprentice, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for sexually assaulting his employer's 9-year-old daughter.According to Justice Abiola Soladoye, the elements of the one-count accusation of sexual assault by p ....
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Appeal court nullifies election, sacks Senator Ishaku Abbo ....
Ishaku Abbo's election as the senator who represents Adamawa North Senatorial District in the National Assembly has been declared invalid by the Court of Appeal in Abuja.In February 2023, Abbo was elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress, or APC.Acco ....
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Rivers govt opens IDP camp after flood displaced over 200 people ....
The flood that wreaked havoc on four towns in Rivers State's Oyigbo Local Government Area has forced at least 200 people to flee their homes.This occurred months after the National Emergency Management Agency and the Nigeria Meteorological Agency both predicted that this year would see sig ....
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Senator Abbo accuses Akpabio of plotting his removal, planning to remove five others ....
Senator Elisha Abbo claims that Senate President Godswill Akpabio planned to have the Court of Appeal remove him from office. On Monday, hours after the Court of Appeal invalidated his election to the Senate, Abbo made this accusation in his Abuja home.Senator Orji Uzor ....
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Ogun police arrest bank official who fled with N1.97m ....
Esther Hamidu, a loan officer for a microfinance bank, was detained by the Ogun State Police Command after she allegedly fled with customer contributions totaling N1.97 million.According to PUNCH Metro, Hamidu vanished with the daily deposits made by bank customers between March and Decem ....
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NIMC to license more agents for NIN enrollment ....
More agents will be licenced around the nation to enlist in National Identification Numbers (NINs), according to proposals made public by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).The Commission invited organisations, including Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), startup businesse ....
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Villagers find lifeless body of abducted Ebonyi Poly deputy registrar ....
After the corpse of Innocent Obi, the deputy registrar of the Federal Polytechnic, Uwana, in Ebonyi state, was found Tuesday, there was unrest at Ezeala in the Umuezeala autonomous community of the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.Local resident Obi was reported to hav ....
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Police raid illegal gun factory in Lagos, nab two operators ....
Two suspects were detained by agents of the Lagos Police Command who were running a factory that produced firearms for sale to criminals at Idata Village in the Ibeju-Lekki region of the state.According to the command's spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the factory was raided on S ....
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Abbo apologies for accusing Akpabio of plotting his removal ....
Elisha Abbo, the troubled senator from Adamawa North Senatorial District, has issued an apology for his claims that Senate President Godswill Akpabio planned to have him dismissed by the Court of Appeal.In an interview with Arise Television on Wednesday, Abbo expressed his regret. ....
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EFCC arrests Lagos man for alleged N2billion scam ....
An unlicensed foreign exchange broker named Chike Nosa Agada has been detained by EFCC agents from the Lagos Zonal Command in connection with an alleged N2 billion fraud.Agada, a 37-year-old native of Enugu State's Udi Local Government Area, was listed as wanted by the Commission on ....
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Police arrest Rivers man for defiling house help ....
According to the Rivers State Police Command, its agents have detained a 42-year-old man who goes by the name Kolawale for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old female housekeeper at Eneka's Ejekwu Street in the state's Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.According to reports, the suspect, a fat ....
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Gunmen attack Benue community, kill 5 people ....
On Wednesday, gunmen in Ayilamo, a hamlet in Benue's Logo Local Government, killed five people.The incident took place on Tuesday night, according to Mr. Sewuese Anene, spokesman for the police command in the north-central state.“A few others sustained injuries,†....
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Lagos police to take disciplinary action against officer caught on camera shooting into the air ....
The individual shown in a popular video firing an AK-47 weapon at Ladipo Market has been identified by the Lagos State Police Command as Inspector Istifanus Kwanchi, a member of a MOPOL squadron in Lagos.The officer would face disciplinary action right now for his unprofessional, un ....
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FG set to shut Third Mainland Bridge for repairs ....
The Third Mainland Bridge will be closed to traffic for renovations from Saturday, October 21, 2023, until Sunday, October 22, 2023, the Federal Government stated on Thursday.In a statement, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Engr O. I. Kesha, asked drivers to use detours whi ....
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Gabon military leader refuses presidential salary ....
Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, the president of Gabon, has renounced his pay and will henceforth only be paid as the commander of the republican guard.After President Ali Bongo was overthrown in August of this year, he was appointed as the country's acting president.junta spokesperson in ....
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Hoodlums kill NYSC member in Kaduna ....
Chalya Silas, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was killed by alleged hoodlums while performing her national duty in Kaduna State.While performing her morning workout, she was slain in the Barnawa area.Chalya was stabbed to death while running on Wednesday ....
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Court sentences 19 persons to carry out community service in Lagos ....
For the careless dumping of trash, 19 people were ordered to carry out community service orders in Oshodi.The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) announced this on their X on Friday.A Magistrate's Court in Oshodi convicted the defendants on Thursday, October 19, 2 ....
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Navy detains 11 stowaways aboard Ghana ship ....
On Thursday, 11 stowaways who had been detained on a Guangzhou Highway Panama vessel bound for Ghana were paraded by the Nigerian Navy ship Beecroft.The stowaways claimed they followed the ship outside of the nation in quest of greener pastures since they believed it was headed for Europe. ....
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Robbers attack Benue banks, kill 8 persons including policemen ....
Armed Men Invaded And Looted A Number Of Commercial Banks In Otukpo, The Administrative Centre Of The Benue South Senatorial District, On Friday Afternoon. The Operation Lasted Around An Hour.An Eyewitness Reported That The Bloody Operation, Which Resulted In The Deaths Of Eight Peo ....
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Three police officers, DPO killed in robbery attack ....
On Saturday, more information about the robbery that occurred in the Benue State community of Otukpo on Friday became available.In the town, armed bandits had broken into many banks and killed several people. On Saturday, information came to light that those killed included John Adi ....
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NDLEA denies recruiting underaged Nigerians after pictures of recruits surfaced on the Internet ....
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, or NDLEA, denied hiring Nigerians who were too young.A picture of the agency's newest hire, who appeared to be underage, had surfaced on social media.The picture was taken during the march of 2,500 NDLEA personnel being sworn in. ....
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Motor accident killed seven, injured 3 in Osun ....
According to reports, a car accident on the Osogbo/Gbongan Road in Osun State's Ogidi village axis claimed the lives of seven commuters and injured three more.According to Channels, a Nissan Sharon in the colour ash with the licence plate WWD57AE was involved in the collision. ....
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Benue Police Command warns youth against protest ....
On Sunday, the Benue State Police Command issued a warning against holding any sort of protest in the state.The leadership issued a severe warning against all forms of demonstration, claiming that it learned from intelligence that some people were preparing to hold a protest.It was ....
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Wike orders demolition of Abuja market ....
The well-known COVID-19 market in Area 11 of Abuja is to be demolished, under the order of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike.Osi Braimah, the director of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), said this while addressing the media during the shanty s ....
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Lagos govt closes Alaba International Market ....
Due to improper garbage disposal practices, among other things, the Lagos State Government has closed the Alaba International Market. Tokunbo Wahab, the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, tweeted this early on Monday.“Alaba International Market, Ojo has been sealed ....
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Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash leaves five people dead, 15 injured ....
According to reports, at least five people perished in a car accident that happened on Sunday near the Kara Bus Stop segment of the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway.According to reports, another 15 people were hurt in varied degrees and are currently being treated at an unnamed hospital. ....
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Report says third convoy has entered Gaza from Egypt ....
According to The Nation, a third humanitarian convoy has arrived in Gaza from Egypt.Since Hamas struck Israel on October 7, 2023, killing more than 3,000 people and kidnapping more than 200, Gaza has been under blockade.More trucks have recently entered Gaza through the Rafah crossi ....
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NSCDC arrests 76 suspects holding same-sex wedding in Gombe ....
At least 76 individuals have been detained by the Gombe State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in connection with their suspected involvement in the planning of a same-sex wedding celebration.This statement was made by the Gombe NSCDC Public Relations ....
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Court sentences Lagos doctor to life imprisonment for rape ....
The managing director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Femi Olaleye, was found guilty of raping his wife's niece and received a life sentence.The doctor was found guilty on Tuesday by Judge Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court in Lagos. ....
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Nigerian actress Tonto Dikeh leaves ADC for APC ....
Tonto Dikeh, a Nigerian actress, has joined the governing All Progressives Congress.This information was made public on the APC's official X account on Monday.Tonto Dikeh previously stood for deputy governor in Rivers State's 2023 general elections on behalf of the African De ....
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Lagos govt to prosecute managers for reopening closed restaurant ....
According to the Lagos State Government, two managers of the Kingfisher restaurant in the Lekki neighbourhood of the state would face legal action for violating the seal that the government placed on the establishment.It is a crime, according to Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for ....
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Ogun police arrest suspect over theft of patients' phones ....
Ridwan Akintoye, a suspect who was believed to specialise in snatching patients' mobile phones after their admission at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, has been detained by the Ogun State Police Command.Our correspondent also discovered that Akintoye's theft did not e ....
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Israeli-Hamas Crisis: Death toll hits 7,000 ....
Israel's airstrikes on the beleaguered enclave are said to have killed 5,791 people, including more than 2,000 children and 1,400 women, according to the health ministry run by Hamas in Gaza.The United Nations also said that more than 1.4 million people had been forced to leave the ....
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Organisations donate air purification tech to children's hospital ....
The Massey Street Children's Hospital in Lagos will receive D-Orbital Nano Oxide Catalyst Air Purification technology thanks to a collaboration between the Going Green Natural Foundation and Healthy Air.This ground-breaking method was created to lower hospital-acquired infections an ....
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Israeli air strikes kill eight Syrian soldiers ....
Eight troops were killed by Israeli attacks early on Wednesday in southern Syria, according to Syrian official media. The Israeli army claimed that the strikes were in retaliation for earlier rocket firing. Fears of a new front in Israel's fight with Hamas in Gaza have been raised by ....
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Former EFCC chairman Bawa released from detention ....
Abdurasheed Bawa, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been released from custody.Remember On June 14, 2023, Bawa was taken into custody by the Department of State Service (DSS), shortly after President Bola Tinubu had suspended him ....
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Ondo deputy governor Aiyedatiwa apologizes to Akeredolu ....
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu received an apology from Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Thursday in an attempt to resolve the political unrest that has bedevilled Ondo State in recent months.Aiyedatiwa acknowledged that the reports that the state has been releasing in recent wee ....
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US police launch search team on gunman for killing 22 people ....
About two dozen people were killed and over fifty injured in the most recent mass shooting to hit the US on Wednesday night, terrifying a little hamlet in New England.NAN reports that the first of at least three shooting incidents was reported at 7:00 p.m. (00:00GMT), which i ....
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Skit maker arrested for killing girlfriend in Port Harcourt ....
A skit creator from Port Harcourt, Damian Collins, also known on Facebook as Ai Damien was taken into custody in Rivers State on Wednesday for the murder of his girlfriend, Otuene Justina Nkang.Before being reported missing three days ago, Ms. Nkang was reportedly completing ....
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EFCC detains former CBN governor Godwin Emefiele after he was released by DSS ....
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.Less than an hour after he was liberated from the Department of State Services' custody on Thursday night, Emefiele was picked up.It was lea ....
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Lagos govt impounds vehicles for illegal parking ....
The La0gos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) seized more than 100 private and commercial vehicles that were using unlawful parking spaces and garages on bridges throughout the state yesterday.The enforcement operations were spearheaded by Sola Giwa, Special Adviser to the Govern ....
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Nigerian gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, husband welcome first child ....
Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, and her spouse, Blessed Uzochikwa, welcomed their first child together.Remember when on August 13, 2022, the couple got married in Port Harcourt?Chinwo revealed the news on Instagram on Friday, sharing a clip from a music video in which she could be seen ....
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2,168 repentant Boko Haram members graduate from DRR in Gombe ....
2,168 Boko Haram members who have repented have successfully graduated from the De-radicalization, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration (DRR) Programme of the Federal Government in Gombe State.During a courtesy visit with Usman Kadafur, the deputy governor of Borno, Col. Abiodun Johnso ....
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AFDB's investments in Nigeria worth $4.4bn ....
With a total commitment value of $4.4 billion, the African Development Bank's portfolio investments in Nigeria rank among the greatest among the Regional Member Countries, according to Mr. Lamin Barrow, Director-General of the Nigerian Country Department.At the 2023 Country Portfol ....
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Kaduna refinery to be completed by the end of 2024— Lokpobiri ....
The Kaduna refinery is expected to start operations by the end of 2024, according to Heineken Lokpobiri, the minister of state for petroleum resources (oil).During a Saturday progress evaluation of the ongoing quick-fix project at the Kaduna refinery, Lokpobiri provided the timelin ....
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Bandits attack Zamfara community, kill one, abduct 6 others ....
Magaji Makau, the district head of Ruwan Rana in Zamfara State's Bukkuyum Local Government Area, along with five other people, were kidnapped by bandits early on Saturday morning.In a similar vein, another individual lost their life in the assault.Mohammed Musa, a resident, ....
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'Friends' star actor Mathew Perry dies at 54 ....
One of the stars of the popular sitcom "Friends," Matthew Perry, was discovered dead at his residence on Saturday, according to US media. 54 was his age.According to law enforcement sources who spoke to the Los Angeles Times, first responders discovered Perry unresponsive in a hot t ....
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Late Ohinohi of Ebiraland to be buried today ....
The late Paramount ruler of Ebiraland, Ado Ibrahim, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday, will be buried at 2 pm in accordance with Islamic procedures, according to Yinusa Duke, the secretary of the Ebiraland traditional council.Duke said to newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday that while ....
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Ogun police detain two pupils for setting school ablaze ....
According to the Ogun State Police Command, two kids were taken into custody for allegedly setting fire to their school in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state, located in the Isheri-Olofin area.This was revealed in a statement released on Sunday by Omolola Odutola, th ....
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Lagos govt reopens Alaba Rogo market ....
Alaba Rago Market in Ojo, which was closed last week due to serious environmental violations and carelessness, has reopened thanks to the efforts of the Lagos State Government.In a statement released in Lagos on Monday, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the city's commissioner for the environment ....
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Lagos businessman charged to court over N520m fraud ....
The trial of businessman Osita David Ikpah and his company, KD Likeminds Stakeholders Limited, regarding an alleged N520 million fraudulent scheme has been delayed by a Federal High Court located in Lagos till November 6.Ikpah and his business were charged in front of Judge ....
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Lagos govt administers free HPV vaccines for girls ....
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine programme for young girls in Lagos State, ages 9 to 14, is scheduled to begin this week.On Monday at the Surulere Local Government Secretariat, the inauguration will be conducted by Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the spouse of the state governor. ....
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Renowned lawyer, professor Ben Nwabueze dies at 94 ....
Prof. Ben Nwabueze, a former secretary-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and a constitutional lawyer, has passed away.Nwabueze was born in 1931 and is a Nigerian Senior Advocate who is originally from Atani in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.He pa ....
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UK court postpones hearing on former minister Deizani's case to 2025 ....
The case involving Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and allegations of £100,000 in bribery was postponed until November 2025 by the Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom on Monday.On Monday, October 2, 2023, Alison-Madueke m ....
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Benue State University suspends 200 to 600-level medical students ....
All 200- to 600-level medical students at Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, were suspended by the administration on Monday for a period of one month.This is stated in an internal memo that has been verified by Mr. Tser Vanger, the university spokesperson, and signed by Dr. Mfa ....
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Police arrest two suspects over alleged robbery ....
Two suspects, Sunday Osagie and Ayodele Adeolu, were reportedly detained by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly robbing a skit creator, Ekwutousi Philo.The Lagos Police Command's Rapid Response Squad unit revealed this in a statement that was posted on its Facebook page on ....
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