Year: 2024
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22-year-old UNIBEN Fresh Graduate Reportedly Raped, Killed, as Edo Government Reacts
A 22-year-old fresh graduate of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Glory Adekolure, was reported to have been raped and killed in Iyowa Community, Benin City on Thursday. The deceased, Adekolure, was said to have been on her way home from processing her clearance when she was tortured and raped to death by yet-to-be-identified persons and…
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JUST IN: Nnamdi Kanu seeks negotiation with FG over alleged terrorism charges
The Nation Newspaper The Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he will, under section 17 of the Federal High Court Act, seek negotiations with the Federal Government. Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act states: “In any Proceeding In the…
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NFF Moves To Sanction Victor Osimhen Over Improper Conduct
Edo-born football star, Victor Osimhen is likely to be sanctioned by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in the coming days. The striker will be charged for improper conduct over his verbal attack on the former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, Finidi George, according to Vanguard. Finidi who was the coach of the…
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Court Documents Reveal How $6.2 Million Was Stolen, Shared, Under Emefiele
The Nation Newspaper Documents have shown how the $6,230,000 cash allegedly stolen from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 8, 2023 was shared. A special presidential investigative team, led by Jim Obaze, that probed the tenure of the immediate past CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, had claimed that the $6.2 million was removed from…
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Hajj: 19 Pilgrims die, Several Missing as Heat Wave Hinders Ritual Exercise
No fewer than 19 pilgrims have died and several others reported missing due to extreme temperatures that crippled hajj rituals at the sacred city of Muna, Saudi Arabia. Besides, the Saudi Arabia authorities had declared a five hours movement restriction at Muna, to reduce the impact of devastating weather conditions that escalated to above 46…
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Female Final Year Student Found Dead After Attending Vigil in Ondo
A female final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State, identified as Modupe Ayandare, was found dead yesterday morning in Akungba in Akoko South West local government area. Ayandare, who was a 500 level of the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture,was found hanged beside the church she attended, located…
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Six killed, scores abducted in Sokoto Sallah day attack
Punch Newspaper No fewer than six persons have been reportedly killed with more than 100 persons also abducted as suspected gunmen attacked a community in Sokoto State in the early hours of Sunday. The police in Sokoto, through their spokesman, Ahmed Rufai, confirmed the killing of over six persons and abduction of scores of residents…
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Power outage hits Ghana, others as Nigeria’s gas disruption lingers
Punch Newspaper Some parts of Ghana and other West African countries are currently experiencing blackouts due to a lingering disruption in gas supply from Nigeria. According to findings by our correspondent, there have been blackouts in several cities in Ghana, Republic of Benin and Togo, following the development. The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited…
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Just In: Emir Sanusi Holds Durbar in Kano
Daily Trust The 16th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, is currently holding Sallah durbar. The Emir had earlier led Eid prayer and sermon at the Kofar Mata Jumu’at mosque. The Eid prayer was observed at the Kofar Mata Jumu’at mosque due to heavy rain that flooded the premises of the Eid ground which…
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Gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as Muslims, others travel for Sallah
Punch Newspaper It was a tough day for motorists and commuters, as both ends of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were grounded by traffic on Saturday. Although it is not uncommon for the Expressway to be this way since the reconstruction of the Long Bridge axis of the highway commenced in 2021, Sunday PUNCH gathered that the…