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Poly lecturer jailed for diverting study grant

  A former academic staff member of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Kebbi State, Muhammed Sani Nuhu, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for deviously allotting over N6 million belonging to the polytechnic to himself. This was after the Independent ...

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Seun Kuti breaks silence after his release from prison

  Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has expressed gratitude to his family members, friends and legal advisers for their support towards his release from police custody. Recall that the Afrobeat singer, was last night released on bail from Police custody, seven days after ...

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35 Osun students hospitalised after inhaling tear gas fired by police

No fewer than 35 students of Fakunle Comprehensive High School, Osogbo, Osun State were rushed to the hospital after inhaling tear gas fired by mobile policemen in the early hours of Tuesday. The mobile policemen, Vanguard learnt, were conducting morning ...

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Oba Elegushi & wife celebrate 20th anniversary

  The Oba Elegushi of Ikate Kingdom, Saheed Ademola, and his wife, Olori Sekinat are celebrating their 20 years wedding anniversary today. To celebrate their special day, Oba Elegushi shared new photos of him and his wife on his Instagram ...

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Court Adjourns Seun Kuti’s trial to Wednesday

  Justice Adeola Olatubosun of the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, has reportedly adjourned the trial of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, to Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The trial, which was slated for today, May 23, 2023, was said ...

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Man killed while trying to help ducks cross road

  A California man who died after being hit by a car was seen helping a family of ducks cross the road moments before the collision, local police said. Casey Rivara, 41, left his vehicle before being struck by a ...

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Ganduje Dissolves Cabinet 1 Week To Leaving Office As Kano Governor

  Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has ordered all public officers holding political appointments to hand over their offices per established procedure. The directive is contained in a statement titled ‘Handover of Activates’ from the office of the secretary to the state ...

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EFCC arraigns businesswoman Ramalan-Yaro, company for N140bn fraud

  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned Saadatu Ramalan-Yaro, a businesswoman, for the second time in Lagos State, two weeks after her first arraignment. The businesswoman was brought before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in ...

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Tribunal merges APM, Obi, Atiku petitions

  The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday gave the pre-hearing report on three different petitions seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The court also presented the trial schedule. The chairman of the five-man panel of ...

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UK bars Nigerian students, others from bringing family

  The United Kingdom has put in place a law that will see Nigerian students, and others studying in the UK from bringing family as dependents except under specific circumstances. This is as the UK government aims to bring immigration ...

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Why People In Their 70s Shouldn’t Be President – Eldee

  Former singer, ElDee the Don has said septuagenarians shouldn’t be contesting for presidency in Nigeria. He said it is a sign of failure for someone in his 70s to still be pursuing an ambition, stressing that such a person ...

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Wizkid is not the best lyrically – Media personality, Jenni O

  Using his last two albums; Made In Lagos and More Love, Less Ego, to buttress her point, the OAP said the singer lacks lyrical content. She stated this on the latest episode of her podcast, Jenni Speaks which featured ...

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Two dead as ‘sleeping’ driver rams into truck

  The driver of a bus along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway died alongside his motor boy after he reportedly dozed off and rammed into a parked truck. Daily Post reports that the incident happened around Saapade, inbound Lagos, at 6:30 am ...

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Justice for Vinicius Jr! Vinicius Junior’s red card rescinded as Valencia hit by partial stadium closure following racist abuse

  Vinicius Jr will have his red-card suspension rescinded after being racially abused by Valencia fans on Sunday. The Madrid star was sent off after clashing with Hugo Dora in second-half stoppage time. A few minutes prior to the incident, he reacted ...

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Foluke Daramola excited as daughter graduates in US

  Foluke Daramola excited as daughter graduates in US   Nollywood actress Foluke Daramola Salako is an excited mum at the moment as her daughter graduates in the United States. Taking to her Instagram page, she wrote; ”It’s been God ...

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Juventus hit with fresh 10-points deduction

  Juventus have been docked ten points in Serie A for the artificial inflation of players’ values, it has been confirmed. The Italian side were initially hit with a 15-point penalty in January over a number of financial violations concerning player ...

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Jeffrey Epstein ‘blackmailed’ Bill Gates with threat to expose alleged affair

  Convicted s3x trafficker Jeffrey Epstein reportedly blackmailed Bill Gates and threatened to expose his alleged affair with a Russian bridge player. The late paedophile threatened to expose the Microsoft co-founder’s supposed affair with Mila Antonova if Mr Gates didn’t ...

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Chioma Akpotha remembers mum 10 years after

Nollywood actress, Chioma Akpotha is celebrating the 10-year remembrance of her late mother today. Taking to her Instagram page, she admitted that her death still hurts her and she has never stopped wishing her mother was with her. Sharing throwback ...

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Days to handover, El-Rufai deposes two traditional rulers

  Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak Chiefdoms, His Highness, Jonathan Paragua Zamuna and His Highness, General Aliyu Iliyah Yammah(retd.), with immediate effect. The state Commissioner of Local ...

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Police launch investigation after Italian footballer dies in Amsterdam

  Police have launched an investigation after Italian footballer Gabriele Gallani died in Amsterdam after falling into a canal. The 24-year-old, who captained ASD Piccardo Traversetolo, died in hospital on Saturday morning after being rescued from the canal by emergency ...

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