Obiano attacks Oyegun, says APC chair is a virus to the party
The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has said that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, lacks
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Court orders flogging of man for stealing waste bin
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered that 20-year-old Nasiru Mohammed, be given six strokes of the cane for stealing
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Kidnappers’ den: ‘Mad’ woman arrested with phones, ATM card
Three new suspects have been arrested at a suspected den of kidnappers and ritual killers in the Obadeyi-Ijaiye end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
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ABC of Lassa fever
The ‘multimammate rat’ called Mastomys natalensis which has many breasts and lives in the bush and around residential areas is the reservoir host
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Liverpool rejects Barcelona’s £90m bid for Coutinho
English Premier League side Liverpool FC have rejected a bid of 100 million euros (about £90m or N45bn) from Spanish side FC Barcelona
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Afreximbank opens shareholding to investing public
Supranational trade finance bank, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), says it is opening its shareholding to the investing public with a 300 million dollars
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Shocking! Smuggler drowns 50 African teen migrants
Roughly 50 teenage Somali and Ethiopian migrants were “deliberately drowned’’ on Wednesday by a smuggler. The smuggler forced 120 passengers into the sea
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‘Hidden’ N249b: Court strikes out Fed Govt’s case against seven banks
A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a suit by the Federal Government seeking to recover $793,200,000.00 (about N249,659,700,000.00) from seven
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Osinbajo appoints 21 new Federal Permanent Secretaries
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the appointment of 21 new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita,
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Lassa fever: Lagos urges calm as three test positive
Officials confirmed yesterday three more cases of Lassa fever in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial and business honeypot. But the state government urged residents not
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Israeli forces bulldoze Palestinian homes in West Bank
Israeli forces on Thursday demolished the homes of three alleged Palestinian attackers in the village of Deir Abu Meshal in the West Bank,
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Nigeria loses N11trn to corruption in power sector
Nigeria has lost N11 trillion to corruption in the power sector since 1999, a university lecturer, Dr Yemi Oke, said on Wednesday in
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South Africa’s opposition seeks dissolution of parliament
The opposition Democratic Alliance on Wednesday called for the dissolution of the South African parliament and a national election to be held, one
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Rouhani appoints two women vice presidents
Re-elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday appointed two women as vice-presidents and one woman as a presidential assistant in the newly formed
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Saraki refunds pension money to Kwara
The Secretary to Kwara State Government (SSG), Alhaji Isiaka Gold, on Wednesday said Senate President, Bukola Saraki has returned all monies paid to
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Kenyan elections: Police, protesters clash over fraud claim
Kenyan police fired teargas on Wednesday at a group of 100 chanting supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga, shortly after their political leader
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EFCC traces N47b, $487m to ex-Oil Minister Diezani
A massive investigation has revealed former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke’s love for property. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has
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Anti-Igbo song: Kanu tells Igbo to leave the north
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has urged Igbo people living in the North to relocate to their homeland.
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PDP moves to woo Obasanjo, Atiku, Saraki, others back to party
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday initiated moves to woo former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar;
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Police parade notorious kidnapper for murder of 60 years old woman, 10 others in Ebonyi
Police in Ebonyi State Tuesday arrested eleven suspects including a kidnap kingpin operating within Ebonyi and Abia States, Ogonna Alioka. Alioka popularly known
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Police, ‘return or resign’ protesters clash in Abuja
One person was injured on Tuesday in Abuja when policemen fired tear gas canisters at protesters demanding the return of President Muhammadu Buhari
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Osinbajo unveils 5 Super Mushshak aircraft
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has unveiled five Super Mushshak trainer aircraft acquired to boost the capacity of Nigeria Air Force personnel in the
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Court remands farmer for setting 34 houses ablaze
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 65-year-old farmer, Kyeruwa Kpela, in prison for alleged criminal conspiracy and
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Drama in court as woman rejects custody of her three children
There was a mid drama at an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan on Tuesday when a woman, Suriat Adewale, rejected custody of her three
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Breaking News! Respite for 7 banks as FG seeks out-of-court settlement over TSA
The Federal Government has filed a notice of discontinuance of the suit it filed against seven commercial banks seeking the remittance of the
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Kaduna to provide 256,182 chairs to public schools
In a bid to enhance teaching and learning in public schools, the Kaduna State Government has awarded contracts to provide adequate chairs, the
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Brazilian judge gets 8yrs in prison for driving confiscated Porsche
A federal court in Rio de Janeiro sentenced a Brazilian judge to eight years imprisonment on Tuesday for driving confiscated luxury vehicles, local
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Court remands storekeeper for allegedly stealing N1.2m items
Sokoto Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered one Gazalli Shehu, a storekeeper, to be remanded in prison custody for allegedly stealing items worth N1.2
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Woman docked for N650,000 fraud
A 38-year-old woman, Ajoke Akinleye, who allegedly defrauded one Adetula Ayodele of N650,000 was on Tuesday charged before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in
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Arewa/Igbo joint panel fails to call off quit notice
The peace meeting between the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) and Igbo leaders in the North, to find solutions to the quit notice
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