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One of the armed bandits terrorizing Kogi community arrested
One of the armed bandits terrorising Yagba West local government council of Kogi state, has been arrested by security operatives while five others escaped with bullet wounds during the operation. It was gathered that they attacked people and wanted to abduct them when they were engaged in the crossfire by the security agents. The Senior…
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Six Soldiers Bags Jail Term Over Brutal Beating of Journalists
Six Ugandan soldiers were handed prison sentences of up to three months by a military court on Thursday for taking part in the brutal beating of local journalists covering the country’s opposition leader. The seven injured journalists were covering an effort by opposition leader Bobi Wine to file a petition on Wednesday with the United…
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Kwara Govt Shut Down Ten Secondary Schools Over Hijab Controversies
Kwara State Government has ordered temporary closure of ten grant-aided secondary schools in Ilorin, the state capital, pending the resolution of the hijaab controversy in the affected schools. The schools are C&S College, ST. Anthony College, ECWA School, Surulere Baptist Secondary School, Bishop Smith Secondary School, CAC Secondary School, St. Barnabas Secondary School, St. John…
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Fani-Kayode Meets Sunday Igboho (Photos)
Former minister of aviation Femi Fani-Kayode on Thursday met with Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, describing him as a “very passionate man.” Fani-Kayode made a tweet about the visit saying: “I had a wonderful lunch and a very fruitful and productive meeting with my friend and brother Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho) in…
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Popular Nigerian Musician, Zlatan Ibile ‘Passes Out’ of NYSC
Popular Nigerian Artiste cum Rapper, Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael better known as ‘Zlatan Ibile’ has completed his mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, program. The rapper took to Instagram to share photos of him in his NYSC uniform after the Passing Out Parade today, February 18. Zlatan wrote; GLORY BE TO GOD Zlatan, however didn’t give…
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#EndSARS: Lekki Toll Plaza MD Reveals Billions of Naira Loss Since Closure
The Managing Director of Lekki Concession Company, LCC, Yomi Omomuwasan has revealed that the closure of the toll Plaza has cost the company over N2.5 billion, he added that, he has no explicit knowledge of the money being generated from the Plaza monthly. Mr. Omomuwasan was a guest on a radio programme, ‘Hard Facts’, on…
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28-year-old Girlfriend Stabs Lover To Death Over Missing N1,500 In Bayelsa
A 28-year-old lady, Ebiere Ezekiel, has stabbed to death her 21-year-old lover over an argument on a missing N1, 500. The incident occurred at Obele road, Yenagoa local Government Council of Bayelsa State. The accused said to be a hairdresser and have been dating the deceased, Godgift Aboh for over 12 months, was reported to…
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Ex-Customs Boss, Abdullahi Dikko Is Dead
The former comptroller General of Nigeria Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde is dead. He died in a hospital in Abuja after a protracted illness. Aged 61, Inde who hailed from Musawa town in Katsina State left behind a wife and two children. Recall, the former customs boss had a running battle with anti-graft agencies, EFCC and…
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Bean Seller Drags 3 Customers To Court For Owing N226,000
Elisha, a beans seller, on Thursday dragged three of her customers before a Magistrates court in Kafanchan, Kaduna. She accused them of refusing to settle a debt of N226,000. Marshall Timothy, Lami Christopher, and Baiwa Richard were docked on two counts of breach of trust and cheating, contrary to sections 296 and 307 of the…
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Female Secondary School Student Caught With Gun Allegedly Planned To Shoot Teacher
A secondary school student was caught in school with a local gun she allegedly planned to use in shooting her teacher. The girl, a student of Government Secondary School in Ikot Ewa, Cross River State, was asked by a teacher to cut her coloured hair and she was allegedly angered by this. Subsequently, she arrived…