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Thieves arrested in Lagos after stolen phones rang in police presence

Two thieves have been arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police command, after two stolen phones and three sim cards were found in their possession. While the suspects claimed they picked the phone on the floor, however ...

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Nigerian lady hires assassins to murder her sister

Two assassins, Osaro Okonoban and Lucky Oboh, have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command over the attempted murder of a Nigerian lady. The assassins who were contracted by a United Kingdom based woman to assassinate her sister over a failed human trafficking deal, charged ...

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Congo records four new deaths from Ebola

The health ministry in Congo has said four more people have died from Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of the country, two weeks after another outbreak that killed 33 people in the northwest was declared over.   Four new deaths ...

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Man who abducted, raped and killed 8-year-old girl handed four additional death penalty for rape, murder of three other minors

                               A 24-year-old man, on death row for the rape and murder of eight-year-old Zainab Ansari in Pakistan earlier this year, has been given death penalty ...

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49 PDP senators append signatures against move to impeach Saraki, Ekweremadu

At least 49 senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have appended their signatures against the failed attempt to impeach the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Deputy Senate President, Professor Ike Ekweremadu. Recall that since the early hours ...

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Police arrest, detain sacked DSS boss, Lawal Daura

According to the online medium, Sahara Reporters, Daura was arrested by a combined team of the police and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for “breaching national security”. News of the arrest was said to have sparked wild jubilation at the ...

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Video- Woman commits suicide by throwing herself before a train with her 3-year-old daughter in her arms after being abused by husband

  A 24-year-old woman, who was allegedly harassed by her husband, ended her life by throwing herself before a local train at Bhayandar railway station, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, with her three-year-old daughter clutched in her arms. The woman identified as ...

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Security forces in eastern Ethiopia kill four protesters

Security forces in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region on Monday shot dead four people protesting against the looting of their shops and homes in weekend unrest, a witness said. Violence broke out in the provincial capital Jijiga on Saturday, with mobs ...

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116 Nigerians in Libya slave camps – FG

The Federal Government said it is set to repatriate 116 of the Nigerian migrants trapped in Libya slave camps. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the disclosure, in a statement by ...

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10 men bag five years jail term for Illegal oil deal (Photo)

The Lagos Zonal office of EFCC on Monday, August 6, 2018, secured the conviction and sentencing of 10 persons and a vessel, MV Peace, for their involvement in an illegal oil deal before Justice Muhammad B. Idris of the Federal ...

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Graphic: Unidentified young man commits suicide, found hanging on a tree

An unidentified man believed to be about 28 years, has been found hanging on a branch of tree at  Winneba Junction, Winneba, Ghana. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency at Winneba, Chief Superintendent Godfrey Tetteh Adjirakor, Winneba District Police Commander, ...

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Ghanaian president sacks energy minister, gives no reason

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo sacked Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko on Monday, a statement from the presidency said, giving no official reason. Press reports said Agyarko was removed because Akufo-Addo was unhappy with his handling of an agreement to extend an ...

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Beyonce in Vogue: ‘I’ve been through hell’

Beyonce says she’s “been through hell and back” in Vogue’s September issue. The 36-year-old singer has written about her body, pregnancy and other parts of her life for the magazine’s most important issue of the year. She made headlines last week ...

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Vice President mourns tragic death of Corps members

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is saddened by the tragic drowning of nine National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in River Mayo-Selbe in Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba State on Saturday. They were among 22 youth corps members who had gone ...

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Heavy Security in National Assembly as Lawmakers meet

The National Assembly complex is relatively calm amidst heavy security presence at the gate. This followed a meeting scheduled to hold today, Tuesday by the leadership of the National Assembly on some number of key issues. Though Lawmakers are not ...

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Kidnapper falls asleep at his victim’s address after taking drugs

A suspected kidnapper fell asleep in the business place of his victim allegedly after taking Tramadol before going on the operation.   The man tried to kidnap a pharmacist in Owo town, Ondo state, but the effects of the drug he ...

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Akpabio resigns as Senate Minority Leader

Senator Godswill Akpabio has resigned as Minority Leader of the senate. There are rumors that he will be installed as Senate President this morning. See his resignation letter below…  

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