Osborne Towers: EFCC invites ex-governor, others
Detectives are to question a former governor and some high-profile owners of apartments in Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos where $43.4million was recovered last Wednesday.
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Pipeline Vandalism: IPMAN constitutes surveillance committee
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Monday said it had constituted a surveillance team to curb activities of vandals along
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Abducted Ondo monarch to pay N5m ransom to kidnappers
Suspected gunmen behind the abduction of Oniyani of Iyani-Akoko in Ondo state, Oba Joel Daodu have reportedly reduced the ransom to guarantee the
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Police arrest seven over assassination attempt on Melaye
The Kogi State Police Command on Monday said seven persons have been arrested in connection with the assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye
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Gunmen hit Aba again, abduct one
A day after troops of the 144 Battalion killed some gunmen in Aba, Abia State, another set of armed men hit the city
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Emir Sanusi tasks northern leaders on girl-child education
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Northern leaders to promote girl-child education in the region. Sanusi made the call
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Plane crash kills 5 in Portugal supermarket
Five people have been killed after a small plane crashed into a Lidl supermarket car park near Lisbon in Portugal. According to SkyNews,
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U.S. warns North Korea, may launch preemptive strike
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the U.S. “or the strength of our
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Looters in Buhari’s govt bury their loots in the Villa, says Fayose
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said that the way funds are being recovered in hidden places in Nigeria with no traceable
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13 feared killed in fresh Southern Kaduna attack
It was a bloody Easter for Asso village of Jema’a Local Government Area in the southern part of Kaduna state, as 13 persons were
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Abuja airport ready for use, says NCAA
The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr Usman Muktar, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway is ready for operation and
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Mega party: ADP pays N1m registration fee to INEC Published April 17, 2017
Promoters of a political association, Mega Party, under the auspices of the Action Democratic Party, have paid the mandatory N1m to the Independent
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Govt: looters bury cash in cemeteries
SUSPECTED looters now bury cash in forests and cemeteries, the Federal Government claimed on Sunday. It said the anti-corruption agencies had been inundated
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Air Peace resumes Abuja flights Wednesday after renovation
Air Peace airlines says it will resume flight operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Wednesday. The announcement by the airline
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UN appoints first female Executive Secretary of ECA
The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, has appointed Ms Vera Songwe as the first female Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
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FBI offers just $1000 to whistleblower on wanted Nigerian
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has offered a paltry $1000 reward to whistleblowers who can offer information to arrest a
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Mystery $43.4m : Buhari directs AGF to step in … As Amaechi fires back at Wike
President Muhammadu Buhari has stepped into the controversial issue of the $43.4million recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an
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Janet Jackson’s estranged husband wants her back
A week after Janet Jackson and her estranged husband Wissam Al Mana went public with their separation, the billionaire businessman released a sentimental
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N5.8bn U.J Esuene Stadium indoor sports hall collapses
IT was Easter tragedy in Calabar over the weekend as the$14m (about N5.8bn) uncompleted multipurpose Indoor Sports Hall at the U. J. Esuene,
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Yari to Sanusi: “You are an enemy of Islam”
Governor Abdu-laziz Yari of Zamfara State is squaring up to a fresh face-off with the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, after
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Married couple discover they are biological twins after DNA test
A US married couple are in shock after a DNA test revealed that they are biological twins. The couple, who were struggling to
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Police arrest two kidnap suspects in Enugu
he Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers, who disguised as cattle rearers on the outskirt of Akpugo community near Enugu.
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Boat Mishap: seven die, 136 missing in Kebbi
No fewer than seven people have died and seven hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi when a boat carrying 150 passengers
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Morano, world’s oldest person dies in Italy at 117
The world’s oldest person Emma Morano has died in Italy at the age of 117, reports say. Emma Morano was born on 29
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One killed, 1,000 houses destroyed in Kano state rain
One person lost his life while several houses were destroyed following a heavy down pour in Kura local government area of Kano state.
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$43million recovered in Lagos not mine, says Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed claims by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike that the $43million found in a luxury
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Jos carnival: Mother of 4 wins mountain climbing competition
A 26-year-old mother of four, Anya Ashom has emerged winner in the female category of the maiden Jos Mountaineering Competition. Kaze Samuel, a
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Dino Melaye escapes death as gunmen invade house
Senator Dino Melaye escaped death by the whiskers as gunmen invaded his house in the early hours of Saturday at Ayetoro-Gbede in Kogi
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Ighalo brace fails to save Yatai, Martins celebrates.
Super Eagles ace Odion Ighalo was in superlative form for his Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai on Saturday, grabbing a brace which
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NSCDC arrests two armed robbery suspects in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it arrested two armed robbery suspects and an impersonator.
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