Year: 2021
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Why Army Detained Female Officer Spotted in Viral Video With Corps Member
Punch Newspaper The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed the detention of an unnamed female soldier who got romantically entangled with a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in an exclusive chat with The PUNCH on Sunday,…
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Remains of Late Dowen College Pupil Released For Burial, After Autopsy
Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the release of the body of the late student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni, for burial. Police spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said the release followed the conclusion of an autopsy on the corpse to ascertain the cause and nature of death. Sylvester’s body had been moved to Lagos on Monday…
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5 Churches That Don’t Celebrate Christmas
Christmas is, without a doubt, the most important Christian holiday. However, there are some churches that would rather sit it out. Here’s a list of religious organisations that don’t officially celebrate Christmas and why. JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES Jehovah’s Witnesses are a group of Christians known for knocking on doors, giving out copies of their Watchtower and…
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PhotoNews: Osinbajo, Senate President, Others Attend Yusuf Buhari Turbaning Ceremony
President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf was on Saturday December 18 turbaned Talban Daura, making him the District Head of Kwasarawa. Yusuf Buhari’s turbaning ceremony which took place in Daura, Katsina State, was attended by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State; Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, his Niger Delta and Science and Technology counterparts…
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FG Insists On Payment of Earned Allowances For Varsity Lecturers
Federal Government on Saturday, insisted that the Buhari led administration has released funds for payment of earned allowances and revitalisation to universities. President Buhari identified funding as a major problem confronting the Nigerian university system and as well the primary basis of incessant industrial actions in the ivory towers, said his administration had “consistently paid…
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Death of OAU Student: Controversy Erupts Over Emergence of Two Autopsy Reports
The Nation Police probe of last month’s death of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,MBA student, Timothy Adegoke, appears to have thrown up a challenge for detectives following the emergence of two autopsy reports on the cause of his death. Adegoke, 37, died at Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife shortly after checking into the facility on Friday November…
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Why My Husband Jumped Into Lagos Lagoon, Wife
Ms Sofiat Amusa, wife of the 25-year-old man who committed suicide by jumping into a lagoon in the Epe area of Lagos, said her husband acted strangely before his death. “Depression and frustration of not being attended to by his parents contributed to my husband’s death,” she said. The Nation reports the deceased body was…
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Benue Police Confirm Death of 3 Family Members in Fire Disaster
The Benue Police Command has confirmed deaths of three members of a family as a result of fire disaster in Otukpo, Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sewuese Anene, made the confirmation on Friday in Makurdi. An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity to the News Agency…
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President Buhari Marks 79th Birthday in Turkey (Photos)
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, marked his 79th birthday in Istanbul, Turkey. Photos shared by presidential aide, Buhari Sallau, showed the moment the President cut his birthday cake moulded in the national colours, green-white-green. The cake was presented as a surprise to him by Nigerian delegates who chanted “Happy Birthday, Mr…
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Truck Crushes Tricycle Rider, Student To Death in Ibadan
An articulated truck, yesterday, Thursday, crushed a tricycle rider and a student to death in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The tragic accident occurred at Airport Junction in the Alakia area of the capital city. An eyewitness said the truck ran over the tricycle operator, after it rammed into three stationary tricycles. Sources said the…