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Customs seizes 379 packs of Tramadol, items worth N56m

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone ‘B’ has seized 379 packs of 225mg tramadol along Kano/Kazaure road. Comptroller FOU of Zone B, Mustapha Sarkin-Kebb told journalists that the items apprehended included 150 cartons of veterinary drugs ...

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Dubai Police speaks on Hushpuppi: Why he was arrested

Popular Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Hushpuppi arrested 10 June in Dubai is being held by Dubai Police and not America’s FBI or Interpol as widely reported. UAE’s online newspaper, The National reported Wednesday that he was arrested on multiple fraud charges, ...

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EFCC arrests 16 internet fraudsters In Ogun, Lagos

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, arrested sixteen suspected internet fraudsters, otherwise known as “yahoo yahoo boys”. The suspects were apprehended at Ota, Ogun State, and Victoria Island, Lagos following intelligence received about their alleged ...

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Kids, 3 and 4 found dead after father left them in a car for hours

Two children have died after they were left in their dad’s truck for five hours in 32C heat. Teagan, 4, and her little brother Ryan Dennis, 3, were found in the footwell of their dad’s truck in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on ...

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Football viewing centres open, defy FG directive

It was business as usual for operators of football viewing centres in some parts of the country, as they entertained customers during Wednesday’s English Premier League games, in defiance to the directive of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, which ...

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Demolition: Ikorodu landlords demand compensation from Lagos govt

Some landlords in Igbogbo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, whose houses were demolished in 2017 for road construction, have begged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to pay their compensations three years after exercise. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ...

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Woman with biggest lips in UK explains how she makes money

Woman with “the biggest lips in the UK”, Sofia Lips, has already spent £50,000 on plastic surgery, and she has no plans to stop any time soon. She has had numerous cosmetic procedures to her lips, cheeks, chin, and jawline, ...

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Sacked Zamfara LG bosses sue governor, vow to reclaim seats

Six council chairmen in Zamfara State, who were sacked by Governor Muhammad Matawalle, have taken the governor to court challenging their removal from office. Matawalle recently removed all the 14 council chairmen, but later reappointed eight who defected from the ...

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Lady who accused D’banj of rapee arrested, interrogated and released by the police

The police have arrested a lady, Seyitan Babatayo, who accused D’banj, of r*ping her at Glee hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, in 2018. Ms Babatayo’s lawyers, Ojoge, Omileye, and Partners, confirmed her arrest. “They arrested Seyitan this morning in Lagos. ...

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Heartbroken fans pay tribute as K-Pop star Yohan dies at 28

K-Pop star Yohan has passed away at the age of 28, it has been confirmed. The South Korean star, whose real name was Kim Jeong-hwan, died on Tuesday, June 16, several Korean news outlets have announced. Yohan was a member ...

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June 16th, 1944 | A History of Racial Injustice

On June 16, 1944, George Stinney Jr., a ninety-pound, black, fourteen-year-old boy, was executed in the electric chair in Columbia, South Carolina. Three months earlier, on March 24, George and his sister were playing in their yard when two young ...

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EFCC nabs fake DSS officer for stealing

A 32-year old Boniface Oburuku has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for theft of a handbag, belonging to an international guest from the Republic of Mauritius. The bag contained her two Samsung mobile ...

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27 neighborhoods put on lockdown as Beijing battles second wave of coronavirus

China has carried out 356,000 coronavirus tests in four days, the regime said today as it battles to contain an alarming new outbreak in Beijing which it admits could ‘last for a while’. Top diseases official Pang Xinghuo admitted that ...

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Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal: City demolish 10-man Arsenal in premier league return

  Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden were on target as Manchester City impressed on their Premier League restart with a convincing 3-0 win over 10-man Arsenal at a wet Etihad Stadium. It was an unhappy return for former City assistant and ...

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More drama in APC: Victor Giadom resigns as deputy National secretary

Victor Giadom, the deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC has resigned. Giadom, a former ally of Oshiomhole turned foe, claimed this morning that he was the acting national chairman of the APC, following court-ordered suspension of Adams ...

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Lightning strikes three FRSC officials dead in Ogun

Tragedy struck in the ancient town of Ilese, near Ijebu -Ode, in Ijebu North-East local government area of Ogun State, as three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were struck to death by mysterious thunder lightning which occurred ...

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2 kids dead, 10 others injured in Lagos building collapse (photos)

Two children were confirmed dead and 10 others injured after a story building collapsed in Lagos on Wednesday. The incident occurred at 46, Gafari Balogun Street Ogudu, around 12:30pm. It was gathered that the building collapsed following a mudslide which ...

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Popular radio host, Dan Foster dies of COVID-19

Top radio presenter and host, Dan Foster, is dead. Foster popularly known as Big Dawg, died today at a Lagos medical facility, where he was receiving treatment for coronavirus. There has been an outpouring of emotions on social media, as ...

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Kogi Governor loses PA

  Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has lost his Personal Assistant, Suleiman Abdullateef. Abdullateef was reported to have died in the early hours of Wednesday following a brief illness. An aide to the Governor confirmed the incident. However, there has been ...

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Bobrisky returns to feminine status

Idris Okuneye popularly know as Bobrisky, has switched back to his girlish lifestyle and looks after attending his father’s birthday dressed as a man on Tuesday June 16th 2020. Bob is known for his/her glamorous living on social media and ...

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