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Governor Makinde Reacts To Deadly Attack On Bullion Van
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo has extended his condolences to victims of the robbery attack which occurred in the Idi-Ape area of the city. Armed robbers had attacked a bullion van at the Idi-Ape area of Iwo Road on Thursday. While many deserted their cars, some persons, including security personnel were killed during the attack.…
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Mobilization: NYSC threatens heavy sanctions against schools, officials
The National Youth Service Corps,NYSC, has threatened heavy sanctions against schools or officials caught aiding and abetting the fraudulent mobilisation of corps members for national service. The agency on Thursday said the sanctions would include blacklisting of schools found guilty of infractions in the past three years. The Director-General, NYSC, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, stated…
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Court Orders Remand of Federal Lawmaker Over Alleged N185 Million Land Fraud
A federal lawmaker, Gabriel Zock (APC-Kaduna State), has been remanded by the Maitama Division of the FCT High Court over alleged N185 million land fraud. Justice Halilu Yusuf on Thursday ordered that Mr Zock be kept in EFCC custody. The EFCC had charged Mr Zock, representing Kachia/Kagarko federal constituency of Kaduna state, with two counts…
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Police Lock Down Oyo To Prevent Escape Of Daredevil Armed Robbers
The Oyo police commissioner Ngozi Onadeko says the state has been locked down to prevent escape of daredevil robbers who attacked a billion van, killing policemen and other civilians in the process. The daredevil criminals, numbering about seven, waylaid the cash-laden van around Idi Ape area of Ibadan at about 1:00 p.m. carting away with…
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Tinubu Support Group Reacts To Purported N25,000 Grant
Group rooting for the National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as Presidential candidate in the forthcoming General election, Tinubu Support Group has debunked the purported grant which is being circulated by some individuals on the social media. The handlers of the portal, according to report, are asking unsuspecting members of the…
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Lagos-Ibadan Train Crushes Deaf Alms-begging Woman To Death (Graphic Photos)
A deaf alms-begging woman has been crushed to death by a Lagos-Ibadan standard train. The gory incident happened in Itoki, Ogun State yesterday, Wednesday Feb. 9. A pamphlet beside the woman’s body indicates that she was deaf and needed financial help to feed her baby.
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Soldier Mistakenly Killed as Nigerian Air Force Eliminates Fleeing Terrorists in Kaduna
Fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, in Kaduna State have killed scores of fleeing armed bandits. However, PRNigeria gathered that a ground soldier lost his life after sustaining ‘terrible’ injuries from the military bombardments he was caught in. The terrorists, who were fleeing onslaughts of troops in Niger, were intercepted at Labi, along…
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Super Eagles Rise Four Places in Latest FIFA Ranking (See List of Top Ten in Africa)
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have risen four places from 36th to 32nd in the world based on FIFA’s latest rankings. According to the list released on Thursday by the world football governing body, the three-time African champions also moved two steps up from fifth to third on the continent. Nigeria’s current rating was due…
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Alleged Expulsion Of UNILORIN Final Year Student: ‘Nothing of such happened it’s a fake’, Students’ Union (Updated)
As report of the expulsion of a yet to be named final year student of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, over examination malpractice continues to gather dust on the cyberspace, the students’ union has debunked the report, describing it as ‘Fake’. The report was debunked after Vreporters reached out to the students’ body for authentication…
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How Ex-Jamb Boss, Ojerinde ‘Floated 8 Companies, Bought 3 Buildings, Bank Shares Through Cronies’ , Witness Tells Court
A star witness, Peter Oyewole, has testified before Federal High Court in Abuja on how a former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. ‘Dibu Ojerinde, allegedly floated eight companies, purchased three buildings and bank shares through his cronies while holding a public office. The companies, two duplexes and a bungalow, and…
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