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The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck out the suits filed by Lagos and Ekiti state governments challenging the validity and constitutionality of the Virtual court sittings procedure for been speculative …
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As part of measures to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus, the Federal Government says it would be banning citizens from some countries from gaining entry into Nigeria. The Minister of …
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TWENTY years after the Ijaw and Itsekiri crisis in Warri, Delta state, the two ethnic groups came under the same roof yesterday to demand a fair deal from the rich …
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The senate has passed a bill seeking to recognise males as rape victims. The bill passed third reading on Tuesday after a report on it was presented by Opeyemi Bamidele, …
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The Rivers state government has issued out a warning to Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio that nothing must happen to Dr Joi Nunieh, former Acting Managing Director of …
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A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl after taking shelter in her mom’s shop on a rainy day. Abdul Abdul, 39, was arrested by the Police …
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has condoled the families of the seven (7) Police officers attached to the Special Forces Unit of the Nigeria Police Force who died …
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The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday, said that the ongoing rehabilitation of the runway of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, will be completed on August 30, …
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Twenty-five-year-old Victoria Okocha, yesterday, gave a chilling account of how she was abducted by suspected herdsmen in Isa-Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State, gang-raped and forced to drink another victim’s blood …
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A fourteen-year-old girl Anita Haledu Ibrahim of Angwan Dorowa Gbuja, in Akwanga LGA of Nasarawa state, has committed suicide over an unwanted pregnancy. Investigation revealed the deceased, a student of …
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The Central Regional Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHT) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) has arrested two Nigerians at Gomoa Pomadze on suspicion of kidnapping and human trafficking. According to police, …
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My wife, my daughter and I have tested negative for COVID 19, along with other members of the family. We give God all praise and wish to appreciate all who …
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The immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated his successor, Senator Douye Diri, his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, over the verdict of the …
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The Enugu State Police command has stated its seriousness to prosecute a couple who were arrested in Enugu State for inflicting injuries on their daughter. Effiok Umo and his wife, …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has given Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, the go-ahead with the plan to recruit 774, 000 under the Special Public Works Progamme (SPW). …
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Refusing To Be Transported For Burial A dead man was forced out of his casket for allegedly refusing to be transported home for burial in Anambra State. According to eyewitnesses, …
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Members of the House of Representatives have called on President Buhari to instruct the Ministry of Education to partially re-open schools for students in graduating classes to sit for the 2020 West African …
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The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, failed to submit the audited accounts of the anti-graft agency to the National Assembly as required …
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The federal government said on Monday, July 13, that it is working towards getting more oxygen to attend to emergencies as deaths resulting from coronavirus complications keep increasing. The Secretary …
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The Niger state police command has arrested 60-year-old Haruna Lawal, for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in Wushishi community in the state. A statement from the spokesperson of the state police …
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The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill which prescribes life jail, as against the current 10 years maximum sentence, for kidnappers. The bill contains amendments to the criminal code which …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented witnesses against Mompha’s alleged accomplices, Kayode Phillips and Hamza Koudeih. The defendants are alleged to be high-valued targets in Organized Cyber Syndicate Network …
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Policemen attached to the Force Criminal Investigation Department on Monday seized two official bulletproof vehicles of suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. one of …
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The Minister of State for Education Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has made a clarification on the federal government’s decision of not reopening its 104 Unity Colleges for the forthcoming West African Senior Secondary …
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Ruth Kadiri-Ezerika has addressed the reaction to Jada Pinkett-Smith’s confession and WIll Smith’s approach to it. A number of people ridiculed Will Smith, 51, for forgiving his wife Jada, 48, …
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said everything he did while in office was in the best interest of the country rather than for his personal gains. He also said those …
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Guidelines on the Global Standing Instruction (GSI) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, has granted banks the right to seize loan defaulters’ money in other banks. According to the …
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THE Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Tukur Buratai, has declared that he and other service chiefs appointed five years ago have not disappointed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), …
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The Osun State government on Monday July 13, lifted the lockdown it imposed on 4 local government areas to curb community transmission of the Coronavirus. The local governments are; Ilesha East, Ilesha …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has urged an Ikeja Special Offences Court to deny popular social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale, bail. Newsmen report that Mr Samuel Daji, the …
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A young man simply identified as Godstime has died after he was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend over N12, 000 in Amukpe, Delta state on Sunday, July 12. …
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“I think I made a mistake. I thought this was a hoax, but it’s not.” Those were the final words of a 30-year-old patient who died at Methodist Hospital in …
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Suspected Nigerian fraudster Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has been denied bail in the United States in spite of his lawyer, Gal Pissetzky insisting that his job as an Instagram celebrity paid for the …
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Elder statesman, Chief Olu Falae, has said Yorubaland is the glue holding Nigeria together, invested a lot to maintain peace in the country and, therefore, cannot be talking of secession. …
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Boko Haram insurgents on Monday July 13, attacked 333 Artillery Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno state. The barracks said to be a short distance from the Nigerian Air Force base in the ancient …
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10 suspected Nigerian pirates have been charged with hijacking a Chinese fishing vessel, FV Hai Lu Feng II in international waters off Cote D’Ivoire. The suspects who were arraigned on Monday …
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According to the husband, David Bankole, he and his wife got married in 2003 and waited for sixteen years before welcoming their first child, a girl, in February 2019. He said his …
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The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commis sion (NERC) on Monday assured that the proposed tariff hike,now suspended, would not affect poor electricity customers, if okayed. In his presentation to the Senate …
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The Oyo state police command has made a clarification on how ‘One Million Boys’ gang leader, Ebila was killed. In a statement released by Oyo police spokesperson Olugbenga Fadeyi on Monday July …
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An internet fraudster, Timileyin Awojodu, has been convicted for defrauding an American citizen of $2,500 after posing with the name ‘Troy Stone’ and using nude pictures to lure his victim. …
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Ebonyi state’s auditor-general, Innocent Nweda and the Auditor General for local government in the state, George Ukpai have been suspended indefinitely by Governor David Umahi. Secretary to the State Government(SSG) Kenneth …
Read More The Federal Government has said passengers on Domestic flights can now arrive at the airport one hour thirty minutes before their flight. Recall that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) …
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No fewer than 602 repentant Boko Haram members, on Monday, denounced their membership of the group and swore an oath of allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The ex-insurgents …
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595 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-156Oyo-141FCT-99Edo-47Kaduna-27Ondo-22Rivers-20Osun-17Imo-13Plateau-10Nasarawa-8Anambra-8Kano-5Benue-5Borno-5Ogun-4Taraba-3Gombe-3Kebbi-1Cross Rivers-1 Highlights On the 13th of July 2020, 595 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in NigeriaNo new state has reported a case …
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Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, has said that airborne transmission of COVID-19 is possible and has urged citizens to wear face masks and adhere …
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There has been an outcry in Jos, the plateau state capital, over the maltreatment of one of her indigene, Seaman Haruna Goshit, who is serving in the Nigerian Navy. Haruna …
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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has said that the passage of the sexual harassment bill by the Senate will ensure the safety of students of tertiary institutions in the …
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SOME of Nigeria’s strategic partners in the anti-corruption battle have taken more than a passing interest in the ongoing probe into activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) …
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Some suspected motorcycle thieves have been arrested and paraded by the Oyo state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Speaking to newsmen on Monday July 13, the state’s …
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The Anambra State Police Command have arrested a 60-year-old man identified as Okafor Ndubuisi for allegedly defiling a 9-year-old girl. Ndubuisi, said to be a resident of Sun Rise Estates Nkwelle Ezunaka …
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