A’ Ibom leaders call for dialogue, true federalism over agitations in Nigeria
LEADERS of Akwa Ibom States have advocated the need for a dialogue to address the various tribal and religious agitations that are threatening
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My brother begged in vain to live for his pregnant wife, kids –Relative of DSS man killed by soldiers during argument
Sixty-seven-year- old Mr Lawrence Olubodun and his 61- year-old wife, Grace, residing in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, have yet to come
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‘My neighbours denied me access to my home for 15 years’
A businessman, Martins Egbunine, has accused his neighbours of blocking him from driving into his premises in Lagos for over 15 years. Egbunine,
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Banditry: Nine Kebbi pupils, teachers rescued, three dead, 90 still missing
Seventy-two hours after bandits attacked the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State, 10 persons comprising 94 pupils, four teaching and four other
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I make N400,000 monthly selling bread to bandits in Kaduna — Suspect
Operatives of the Force intelligence Response Team, IRT, have arrested three bread sellers, who specialized in supplying bread to bandits operating from Damari,
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Dad converted his garage to classroom to teach us maths, others – Ayo-Aderele, CU first class graduate
Adediwura Ayo-Aderele, who studied Industrial Mathematics-Computer Science at the Covenant University and graduated with first class honours, having finished with 4.77 CGPA, tells TOBI
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My four-month-old daughter watched as military officer shot her dad in head –Wife of Germany-based Nigerian killed in Imo
Mrs Ijeoma Unachukwu, the wife of a Germany-based Nigerian, Mr Oguchi Unachukwu, who was allegedly shot dead by Air Force personnel at the
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Civil servants more corrupt than politicians, Senate panel declares
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has declared that its investigations so far revealed that civil servants are more corrupt than the political class.
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Kano ‘blasphemous’ singer apologises as DSS intervenes
A singer, Ahmad Abdul, accused of blasphemy in his latest song has apologised to the Muslim Umma, Kano government and Islamic scholars. Abdul’s
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Many injured, vehicles razed as gas tanker explodes in Lagos
Many persons on Thursday night sustained varying injuries while properties, including vehicles destroyed after a gas tanker exploded along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way,
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Polls: Only 15 parties declared election expenses, says INEC
ONLY 15 out of the 31 political parties which participated in the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states on September 19 and
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Navy impounds 251 bags of smuggled rice, seizes boat in Akwa Ibom
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has impounded 251 bags of smuggled rice and
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EFCC: we recovered N6b, $261m, houses in 100 days
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has, in the last 100 days, recovered $261 million, N6 billion, and 13,000 pounds illegally acquired
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I’m a proud dot in a circle
I had no personal relationship with Abba Kyari, a lawyer trained at Cambridge University in England, who amassed more power than any of his
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Pastor beats wife to death over alleged infidelity in Akwa Ibom
Residents of Ikot Abia village in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have been thrown into a state of disbelief following
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You lack comprehension of the workings of government. PDP governors bomb Garba Shehu over ‘poorly worded’ Presidential statement
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic, Party, PDP, Thursday, flayed Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, over the statement he authored on
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75 Northern groups place N100m bounty on Nnamdi Kanu
A coalition of 75 Northern groups under the aegis of Northern Consensus Movement on Thursday announced a reward of N100 million for persons who can
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Kwara suspends two top officers for alleged N170m fraud
The Kwara State Government has suspended two senior officials from the Saving One Million Lives Programme for Result (SOML-PforR) to allow for a
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PDP group demands Secondus, NWC members’ resignation
A fresh crisis may be brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party as the Concerned PDP League, also known as ‘PDP Watchdog’, demanded the
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Hoodlums raze ex-Imo AG, lawmaker’s houses
Hoodlums who reportedly disguised themselves as local vigilante groups in the early hours of Wednesday stormed the private residence of the immediate past
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Protesters barricade Benin-Abuja road over kidnapping
Motorists and commuters on the busy Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi-Abuja Road was stranded for many hours yesterday, as hundreds of residents, who were protesting incessant kidnappings
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Man plots fiancée’s murder over N14m, promises killer-herbalist N5m
The police on Wednesday paraded 36 suspects, including a female, in connection with various crimes in different locations in the country. The suspects
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Wike set to send anti-open grazing bill to Rivers Assembly
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has promised to give the ban on open-grazing in the state a legal backing by sending the required
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Gun alone can’t stop security threats, says Army
Gun alone cannot stop the prevailing security threats across the land, the Nigerian Army said on Wednesday. Army spokesman Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who
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Bank PHB ex-MD Atuche jailed six years for N25.7b fraud
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank) Francis Atuche to six
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I get death threats, says EFCC chair
With the cooperation of all, the anti-graft war is winnable, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said.
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JUST IN: FEC okays resumption of FCT land swap plan
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the resumption of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) land swap plan. Minister of the Federal
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BREAKING: INEC fixes Ekiti, Osun guber polls for June 18, July 16 2022
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Ekiti and Osun Governorship elections for Saturday June 18 and Saturday July 16 2022 respectively.
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Britain’s Karim Khan sworn in as new ICC prosecutor
Britain’s Karim Khan was sworn on Wednesday as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, facing huge challenges, including investigations into the
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