FG disbands arms probe panel as NSA, Monguno, was under searchlight
The presidential panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe arms procurement between 2007 and 2015 has been disbanded, Sunday PUNCH learnt
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Horrible confession: I raped 200 women, slaughtered 500 —Terrorist
Twenty-one-year-old Islamic terrorist captured by security forces has admitted killing hundreds of people and raping “more than 200 women.” The militant had described how
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PDP crisis: Fayose doesn’t have the mandate to speak for governors, says Sheriff
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has said that it was wrong for Governor Ayodele Fayose to
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Ono Loki, head of S/ Sudan military courts quits, third in a week
The head of South Sudan’s military courts, Colonel Khalid Ono Loki, has resigned, saying high-level interference made it impossible to discipline soldiers accused
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Bundesliga: Hertha Berlin hold Bayern Munich 1-1
Hertha Berlin denied Bayern Munich the chance of creating a 10 point lead on the Bundesliga table Saturday afternoon, by holding the German
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50,000 youths in pro- Buhari march in Daura
No fewer than 50,000 youths in Daura, Daura Local Government Area in Katsina state on Saturday, held a rally in solidarity with the
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Two arrested for raping 14-year old hawker
Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), have arrested two men- Mohammed Abubakar,22, (a.k.a A3) and Adamu Umar, 25, for allegedly
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Osinbajo signs seven bills into laws
Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has assented to seven bills passed by the National Assembly. The bills which include Oath (Amendment) Act 2017,
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Nigerian drug pusher battles 11 Indian police
It took 11 Indian policemen to subdue and arrest a Nigerian drug pusher near a garden at MiniSeashore in Mumbai, in the Indian state
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Xenophobia: Nigerians suffer fresh attacks in S/Africa
The Nigerian Community in South Africa have confirmed attacks and looting of Nigerian-owned businesses in Pretoria West on Saturday. Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, President,
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CAF: Rangers, IfeanyiUbah, others in crunchy ties this weekend
The four Nigerian clubs competing in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup have tough tasks ahead of them as they battle
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UN can’t locate 20,000 fleeing South Sudanese
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) cannot locate over 20,000 people fleeing from war-ravaged South Sudan. The people were reported to
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Wizkid, Timaya, Niniola, Simi drop AfroPop 101
“Afropop 101“, the debut mix tape of Legendury Beatz is finally out! Wizkid announced its dropping last night on his Instagram page: The
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FCT seeks AfDB loan for BRT
The Secretary, FCT Transportation Secretariat, Alhaji Hamid Suleiman, says the administration has applied for a loan of $100 million from the African Development
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Nigeria loses China’s second biggest trade partner position
Nigeria has dropped to the fourth position as China’s trade partner in Africa from its former second position, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria,
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Bus crash survivors’ accounts: “A woman dived out of window to save her baby”
More accounts have emerged on the events leading to the crash of a 59-passenger luxury bus on its way from Aba, Abia State,
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Revealed: FG has reintroduced subsidy on petroleum products
Petrol subsidy is back. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has been offsetting for months the difference between the landing costs of petrol and
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Kim Jong Nam’s murder: Fourth suspect, a North Korean, arrested
Malaysian police have made their fourth arrest in connection with the suspected murder of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim
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“Winners Chapel got N35m of NIMASA slush funds” – witness
A Federal High Court in Lagos friday heard how Winners Chapel, a church owned by Pastor David Oyedepo got N35million out of the
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Fraudsters hack NSCDC’s website
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says its website has been hacked by online fraudsters and debunked any ongoing recruitment by the
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Why Osinbajo rescheduled Ondo trip
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has rescheduled his planned visit to Ondo State. The trip earlier scheduled for Friday has been moved to Monday. Osinbajo’s
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Biafra suspect granted bail on health grounds
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Port Harcourt on Friday granted bail on health grounds to one of the 45 Biafra separatists standing trial
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Kidnapping: Police deploy tracking devices in Lagos, Rivers
The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, says the force will establish special tracking unit in Lagos and Port-Harcourt to check kidnapping
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I didn’t call Venus Williams “gorilla’’—ESPN commentator
An ESPN commentator who was sacked for making controversial statements about Venus Williams during the Australian Open is now planning to sue his
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Nigeria in unfortunate reality of ‘change’ – Murray Bruce
Nigerian business magnate, founder of the Silverbird Group and Senator representing the Bayelsa East constituency, in Bayelsa State has decried the unfortunate economic
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Akwa Ibom: Kerosene explosions kill 4, injure 14
Four persons died while 14 others were severely burnt in multiple kerosene explosions in the last 15 weeks in Akwa Ibom state, Dr Aniekeme Uwa,
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PDP: “We will appeal to the Supreme Court”, Sen. Makarfi declares
The Sen. Ahmed Markafi-led, National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to challenge the Court of Appeal’s Judgement affirming
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Police shut down Peace Corps camp
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara state, Olushola Amore, has shut down a training camp of Peace Corps of Nigeria in Offa local
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I’m like Indiana Jones – Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic compared himself to the action movie hero Indiana Jones after scoring his first hat-trick for Manchester United. Just as fictional archaeologist
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Pastor charged to court for threatening members
A 56-year-old pastor, Jones Nwaeze, was this Friday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly chasing worshipers with sticks and
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