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Father Connives With Doctor, Nurse, Sells Baby For N400,000 In Lagos

  The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Daniel Chigozie, for allegedly conspiring with two others to sell his three-month-old baby for N400, 000. City Round learnt that Chigozie, after allegedly conniving with his doctor, Musa Peter, and ...

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Mob Lynch Man Caught With Gun Robbing Tricycle Passengers

  An irate mob has burnt to death a young man who specializes in robbing tricycle passengers along the Awka-Onitsha old road. The man, who gave his name as Chigozie Omaliko said he hails from Umudum village, Abatete community of ...

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Fake Navy Officer Arrested In Nasarawa, Items Recovered

  Operatives of 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa State have arrested one Agbism Joseph for impersonating a Nigerian military officer. A statement issued by the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel said the suspect was arrested ...

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Nigeria’s Peter Okpaleke Sworn-In As Catholic Cardinal

The Bishop of Ekwulobia, Peter Okpaleke, is scheduled to be one of 20 new cardinals to be sworn in on Saturday by the Catholic church. Pope Francis had earlier named Okpaleke as one of the new cardinals – many of ...

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I Deliberately Wore Sneakers To NBA Conference – Shettima

The vice-presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, has said that he deliberately wore sneakers to the Nigeria Bar Association conference on Monday. The former Borno State governor had become a trending topic on social media and ...

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NBA To Prosecute Lawyers For Theft, Vandalism Of Conference Centre

  Outgoing Nigerian Bar Association, NBA President Mr. Olumide Akpata has said that any lawyer found complicit in vandalisation of conference booths, theft of phones, and assault on officials will be prosecuted. Akpata stated this on Thursday during the Annual ...

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13-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing In Lagos

A 13-year-old boy, Abdulmateen Yahya, has been reported missing. He was said to have left home at Ijesha, Surulere, Lagos on July 30 and has not been seen since. The Junior Secondary School (JSS) 1 student of Victoria High School ...

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Ahmed Musa Announces Birth Of Fifth Child

Ahmed Musa has announced the birth of his fifth child — a bouncing baby boy. The Super Eagles star, announced the birth of the newborn via his instagram page. Sharing a photo of the baby’s hand, Musa revealed his name ...

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Building Collapses Friday Morning In Abuja, Many Injured

  A three-storey building has collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town, Abuja. According to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday. The building, which was under construction, collapsed at Hamza Abdullahi Street ...

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Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong Jailed For Alleged Contempt Of Court Released, Says My Voice Is Now Louder

Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has been released from Uyo prison on Friday after spending a month for alleged contempt of court. The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom state, Ekaette Obot, on 27th July, sentenced Effiong to prison after the ...

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Ehi Ogbebor Gives Reasons She Might Relocate To Abuja

Interior designer and businesswoman, Ehi Ogbebor has hinted she might relocate to Abuja and it’s because of ladies! Lol. She implies Lagos girls are making life to hard, as they dress as if they are in a competition. She says ...

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You’re Hoodlums – Fani Kayode Blasts Critics Of Shettima’s Dress

  Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has rebuked those criticizing the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential running mate, Kashim Shettima’s outfit at the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. Fani-Kayode said those criticizing Shettima’s outfit are behaving ...

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Many Nigerians Are Returning Home – Abike Dabiri

  Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), says despite the number of Nigerians aiming to leave the country, there is also a significant number returning to the country. Dabiri-Erewa, who spoke at a press briefing at ...

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Man Who Used Pestle To Kill Stepmother Explains Why

The Katsina Police Command today said the 25-year-old man, Najib Shehu, who used a pestle to kill his stepmother last Thursday in katsina would be arraigned in court anytime from now. The command’s spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, made the disclosure ...

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Just In: Atiku, Wike Meet In London (Photos)

  The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, today met the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London. The meeting was held a few hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of Labour Party, ...

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Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas wins 2022 UEFA Women’s Player of the Year

  Barcelona Femení captain Alexia Putellas has been named the 2022 UEFA Women’s Player of the Year and received the award at the Champions League group stage draw ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday. Alexia is the first women’s player to win the ...

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Karim Benzema wins UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award

  Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was named UEFA Player of the Year and Carlo Ancelotti took the coaching honours after they led the club to a record-extending 14th Champions League title last season. Benzema was in red-hot form, scoring ...

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17 Year-Old Becomes Youngest Pilot To Fly Solo Around The World

  A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed today in Bulgaria, where his journey began five months ago. Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an ...

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Gunmen Kill Inspector In Lagos

  The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the killing of an Inspector by gunmen on Wednesday in Coker Aguda area of Lagos. The spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ...

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Herdsmen Allegedly Attack Farmers In Ondo Community

  Suspected herdsmen have been alleged of attacking two farmers at Ifira-Akoko in Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims, who were hospitalised and in critical condition after the incident. According to a youth in the ...

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3-Year-Old Girl Wakes Up At Her Own Funeral — Then Dies Again

A three-year-old girl woke up at her own funeral after doctors allegedly wrongly told her parents she had died from a stomach bug. Camila Roxana Martinez Mendoza was declared deceased 12 hours before the service on August 17 but began ...

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Russia Strike On Ukraine Railway Station Kills 25, Injures Dozens

A Russian rocket strike on a train station killed 25 people, Ukraine says, on the day marking six months since Moscow’s invasion began. Five of the victims of the attack in the eastern town of Chaplyne burnt to death in ...

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It Will Be Insensitive To Recommence Abuja-Kaduna Train Operations Now -FG

The federal government has stated that it cannot recommence the Abuja-Kaduna train services for now because it will be insensitive to the plight of families whose loved ones are still in captivity. The Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo told state ...

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