Category: News
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Police Return N150,000 Extorted From OAU Students, Days After Invasion of Hostel
Barely four days after some operatives of Osun State Police Command invaded off campus hostel of students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, located at Modomo area in the ancient city about 6am and extorted them of N150,000, the command has confirmed the return of the money to the students. This development was contained in a…
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Angry Youths Go on Rampage After Truck Crushes Two Young Men Death in Lagos (Graphic Photos)
Some angry Youths went on rampage after two young men crushed to death by a truck at Eleganza busstop in Ajah area of Lagos. According to a medical doctor who was at the scene to attend to the victims, the men might have survived the ghastly accident, if things worked properly in Nigeria. The doctor…
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Russia Imposes Sanction On American President, Biden, Other U.S. Top Officials
Russia’s foreign ministry said Tuesday that US President Joe Biden and a dozen other top officials had been banned from entering the country in a reciprocal response to US sanctions. The measure, which also applies to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, “is the consequence of the extremely Russophobic policy pursued…
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Convention: APC sells national chairmanship nomination form for N20m
Ahead of its March 26 National Convention, aspirants vying for the office of national chairman of the All Progressives Congress will pay N20m to obtain forms. This is as the forms for deputy national chairman will sell for N10m while zonal chairmen and other officers will pay N5m to obtain nomination forms. The APC revealed…
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UK Embassy Suspends Study, Work, Family Visa in Nigeria
The United Kingdom Embassy in Nigeria has announced a temporary suspension of study, work, and family visa applications, as priority was now being placed on applications made under the Ukraine Family Scheme. In a statement on Tuesday, the embassy announced that Ukraine Family Scheme was launched in response to the humanitarian crisis arising from the…
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CBN Releases Guidelines For Operation of Cash Hubs
In a bid to ease huge cash management and deepen financial inclusion, the Central Bank of Nigeria has released guidelines for the operation of the Bank Neutral Cash Hubs. According to a statement on its website, the CBN said that the release of the guidelines is in furtherance of its mandate to promote a sound…
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Police Arrest 11 Suspects For Allegedly Burning Ogun Monarch To Death
Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 11 suspects for allegedly burning Oba Ayinde Odetola, the Olu of Agodo Town, to death in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state. The late monarch, Odetola was visiting the gravesite of his late brother in January to clear the premises when hoodlums stormed the…
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Just In: PDP Postpones NEC Meeting
The Peoples Democratic Party has postponed its National Executive Committee meeting to Wednesday, March 16. The PDP NEC meeting was earlier slated for today but reportedly postponed over the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 elections and the manifesto drafting committee. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba made this known while briefing…
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How 3-year-old American Child Accidentally Shot, Killed Mother
A three-year-old American child accidentally shot and killed his mother while playing with a gun in the suburbs of Chicago, police said Monday. The tragedy, all too common in the United States, took place on Saturday evening in the parking lot of a supermarket in Dolton, a suburb of the Midwestern city. The young boy…
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FG Issues Fresh Directives To Google, Apple on Illegal Online Banks, Loan Apps
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has issued fresh directive to Google LLC (Play Store) and Apple Inc. (Apple Store) to deactivate illegal online banks and loan applications. The Federal Government agency asked Google and Apple to delete the applications where evidence has established inappropriate conduct or use of the application in violation of…