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India-Bound Businessman Arrested With 9.40kg Heroin At Lagos Airport

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a businessman, Kingsley Celestino at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos over 9.40 kilograms of heroin concealed in false bottoms of his two travelling bags. Kingsley, a ...

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Tinubu’s Victory: OPC Releases Statement

  The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has sent a congratulatory message to Nigeria’s President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to justify his election by delivering the dividends of democracy to all the people. Noting that Tinubu’s victory would bring ...

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Sani Abacha’s Son, Abdullahi Dies In His Sleep

  Abdullahi, one of the sons of late former Head of State, Sani Abacha, is dead. This was revealed on Saturday by his sister, Gumsu Sani Abacha. Gumsu broke the sad news in a Twitter post. According to her, Abdullahi ...

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Why Lagos Govt Is Opposed To Exhuming Chrisland Student’s Remains – Ministry

  The Lagos State Government, on Saturday, expressed opposition to exhuming the remains of a student of Chrisland Schools, Whitney Omodesola Adeniran, who died under mysterious circumstances. Her death occurred amid the school’s inter-house sports activities on Thursday, February 9 ...

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2023 Elections: We Have Paid All Officers’ Allowances – Police

  The Nigeria Police Force says it has paid all allowances of police officers deployed for the presidential and National Assembly elections. In a statement on Saturday, Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi debunked allegations that the Force had ...

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I Love Peace, But Will Never Endorse Tinubu’s Discredited Victory – Cardinal Onaiyekan

  The Archbishop Emeritus, Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has denied asking Nigerians to “accept” the results of the presidential election which produced Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had announced Mr Tinubu, ...

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Troops Rescue 14 Kidnap Victims, Neutralise Bandit In Kaduna

  Troops of Sector Four of “Operation Whirl Punch’’, and Special Forces of the 167 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have cleared a bandits’ hideout in a fierce encounter in Kaduna State. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel ...

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Scientist Who Created Covid Vaccine Is Killed

  Russia’s investigative committee has launched a murder investigation after a top scientist was found dead in his Moscow apartment yesterday. Andrey Botikov, known as one of the 18 scientists who worked on the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in 2020, ...

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Ruth Eze Laments Lack Of Genuine Friendship In Nollywood

  Nollywood actress, Ruth Eze, is of the opinion that there is no genuine friendship in Nollywood. In an interview with Saturday Beats, she said, “In my experience, Nollywood is full of wicked and unbelievably evil people that wake up ...

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16 Killed In Indonesia Fuel Storage Depot Fire

At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured in Indonesia’s capital on Friday, after a massive blaze broke out at a state-run fuel storage depot before firefighters brought it under control, the military said. “At the moment, there are ...

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Tinubu’s Victory: OPC Releases Statement

  The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has sent a congratulatory message to Nigeria’s President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to justify his election by delivering the dividends of democracy to all the people. Noting that Tinubu’s victory would bring ...

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Bobrisky Reacts To Allegation Of Using Staff To Shoot Adult Content

  Bobrisky has reacted to allegations of using his domestic staff to shoot adult content. The cross dresser had shared an adult content on his Snapchat page which quickly went viral. An Instagram blogger, then picked it from there and ...

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Medvedev Ends Djokovic’s 20-Match Win Streak

  Novak Djokovic’s 20-match win streak and the perfect start to 2023 came to an end on Friday when Daniil Medvedev won their Dubai Championship semi-final in straight sets. Medvedev came through 6-4, 6-4, and will face Russian compatriot Andrey ...

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Stop Fighting Over Tinubu, Obi – Mosun Filani Tells Colleagues

  Actress, producer and scriptwriter, Mosun Filani, has advised her colleagues in the entertainment industry to stop fighting over the outcome of the recent presidential election. Responding to a question on what she thought of the entertainers that had been ...

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Joshua Value Drops, Fails To Sell Out Tickets

  Tickets for Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin have not been selling as expected and it appears fans have branded the contest uninteresting with thousands of tickets still available. The O2 Arena’s website shows that there are loads of sections ...

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Zelensky Congratulates Tinubu, Says Ukraine-Nigeria Relations Will Be Strengthened

  The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has congratulated Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his victory in last Saturday’s presidential election. The Ukrainian president took to Twitter to send compliments on Thursday, a day after Tinubu ...

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NASS Elections: INEC Releases Results For Rivers, APC, Labour Party Win Reps Seats

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State has released the comprehensive result of the National Assembly elections conducted in the state last Saturday. Elections were conducted in the three senatorial districts and 13 federal constituencies of the ...

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Buhari Heads To Qatar For UN Conference On Least Developed Countries

  President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday travel to Qatar for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Buhari’s trip to Doha, the capital, follows an invitation by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad ...

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Crude Oil Explosion Kills Dozens In Rivers

  Dozens including women are feared dead following an explosion from a crude oil tapping point in Rumuekpe commumity in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 2am on Friday when ...

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Money Laundering: Head of Service Pensions Accountant Bags 21 Years In Prison

  A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, convicted and sentenced a former accountant, Pensions Account, Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, Garba Abdullahi Tahir, to 21 years imprisonment for stealing N26.1 million meant for ...

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