Category: News
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Death of OAU Student: Court Grants Adedoyin Access To Medical Facilities Of His Choice
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to allow the detained owner of Hilton Hotels, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr Rahmon Adedoyin, access to medical facilities of his choice pending the hearing and determination of his fundamental human rights enforcement suit. A postgraduate student of the Obafemi…
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Ballon d’Or Speech: Lewandowski Berates Lionel Messi
Robert Lewandowski was unconvinced by Lionel Messi’s tribute towards him at last week’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, as the Bayern Munich star labelled his rival’s comments ‘empty words’. Messi, 34, controversially pipped Lewandowski, 33, to the 2021 prize, with many fans and pundits opining that the Polish marksman was more deserving of the award. The Bayern…
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Twitter Ban: Court Dismisses Suit, Awards N100,000 Against SERAP
Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed against the Federal Government for directing television and radio stations to delete their Twitter accounts. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and awarded the sum of N100, 000 against the plaintiff. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that…
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Suspected Bandits Killed 16 Worshipers While Observing Morning Prayer in Niger Mosque
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed sixteen people who were observing g their morning prayers in a mosque in Ba’are village at Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. According to the Nation, the tragic incident on occurred on Wednesday morning. The bandits in their numbers stormed the village on motorcycles and headed for…
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Oyo Govt Launches Toll-Free Line For Students, Other Victims of Gender Based Violence
In a bid to stem the tide of rising cases of gender-based violence in Oyo State, the Governor Seyi Makinde led Government has launched a toll-free line for students and other victims of gender-based violence. The Gender Desk Officer, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs Olafunmilayo Akinpelu, while addressing pupils of Bodija High…
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COVID-19: Vaccinated People Prone To Contacting Omicron Variant – Researchers
Researchers in Japan said the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is highly transmissible even among vaccinated people or those who have already been infected with other strains of the virus. The local media reported Thursday that at a meeting of an advisory panel to the health ministry, a group led by Kyoto University Professor, Hiroshi Nishiura…
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Troops Rescue 20 Abducted Policemen in Yobe, Neutralize 91 Bandits, Kidnappers
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued abducted 20 police officers after Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists invaded the Police station in Buni Yadi in Yobe state on Friday. This is just as a total of 91 terrorists, bandits and kidnappers met their waterloo during several offensives against them at Kala Balge, Rann, Dikwa and Biu in…
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Ojodu Truck Accident: Tears as Students Battle For Survival, Parents Seek Financial Support
The Guardian • Parents seek financial support, as15-year-old survivor, others remain on oxygen• Buhari, Tinubu condole with parents, students as Lagos closes Ojodu grammar school It’s a bad day for Mr. Dauda Ajibade, the father of 15-year-old Olarenwaju Ajibade, who survived Tuesday’s trailer accident, in Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos State, seeing his son placed on…
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Sanwo-olu Suspends Proposed Peace Walk, Gives Reason
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended the Lagos peace walk planned for December 2021. The government let this out in a press statement on Thursday, December 9, 2021, Sanwo-Olu said he is “constrained to stand down all preparations for the Walk for Peace” so as not to “endanger the life of any Lagosian”…
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Gunmen Shot Nollywood Actress Dead in Delta
Some suspected gunmen on Tuesday shot dead an up-and-coming actress, Chiemeke Ngozi at Boji boji Owa in Ika North East Local Council of Delta State at her POS shop on Tuesday, Reports have it that the actress was killed along Deeper Life road, Boji boji Owa, Town. Sources at the community said they heard gunshots, but…