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Makinde, Abiodun meet over Ogun-Oyo joint security arrangement

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his Ogun State counterpart, Governor Dapo Abiodun, met in Abeokuta over the rising spate of kidnapping, robbery and other security challenges affecting the states. Makinde arrived at the Presidential Lodge, Ibara Housing Estate, ...

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Mason Greenwood released on bail after arrest on suspicion of rape and assault

Mason Greenwood has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. The Manchester United forward will be subject to further investigation. Greater Manchester Police said: “A 20-year-old man arrested (on Sunday 30 January 2022) on ...

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Actress Bimbo Afolayan writes husband on his birthday

  Filmaker and director, Okiki Afolayan is a year older today. And his proud wife penned sweet note professing her love to him on his special day. She wrote; ”OKO TAWA @okikiafolayan This is my mood right now ! Thanking ...

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Fuel scarcity worsens in Abuja, Transportation grounded, commuters groan

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have lamented the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirits, PMS which has made movements within the city difficult. According to Daily Post, several commuters were stranded on Monday and Tuesday following the inability of ...

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Buhari leaves for Addis Ababa tomorrow

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday embark on four-day trip to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. President Buhari will join other African leaders in ...

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UNILAG breaks silence on attempted kidnap of students on campus

The authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has broken its silence on reported attempted kidnap of students on the Campus by kidnappers. Reports on social media in a viral video had suggested that some ritualists were apprehended as they ...

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Shina Peller wants NSCDC scrapped, presents bill to Reps

The lawmaker representing lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, has proposed scrapping of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. Peller proposed that the Nigeria Police Force to take over the responsibilities ...

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High-voltage cable electrocutes 26 people at DR Congo market

Twenty-six people were electrocuted on Wednesday when an overhead high-voltage cable fell into a drainage ditch at a market in DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa, local authorities said, giving a provisional toll. “The cable snapped and the live end of it ...

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Adulterated cocaine KILLS 12, lands 50 in hospital in Argentina

Twelve people died and another 50 were taken to hospital in a northwestern suburb of Buenos Aires after consuming adulterated cocaine, authorities said Wednesday. Around 10 people were arrested after police raided a house in the poor neighborhood where they ...

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Chelsea to become first Premier League side to play with ‘robot-refs’

Chelsea will become the first Prem side to play with “robo-ref” offside decisions at this month’s Club World Cup. Fifa is pushing ahead with its live trials of the “limb tracking” technology that uses computer programs and algorithms to determine ...

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Don’t let anybody pressurise you, actress Yetunde Bakare advises fans

  Nollywood actress, Yetunde Bakare, has advised fans to avoid being pressured by anyone as she lectured men on how to treat their overdemanding lovers. The actress made this call on her Instagram story on Tuesday night. She wrote, “As ...

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Another Mexican journalist shot dead!! Making it 4th journalist killed in January 2022 alone

Weeks after the gruesome murder of Lourdes Maldonado Lopez, another Mexican journalist, Roberto Toledo, has been killed by assailants, the Associate Press reports. Mr Toledo, who works for Monitor Michoacan, an online news outlet, was reportedly shot dead by three ...

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Nobody more qualified than me to be Nigeria’s president -Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has boasted that he is the most qualified person to rule Nigeria in 2023. The governor, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said no Nigerian possess his credentials and leadership experience. ...

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Just like Tinubu, Atiku also visits IBB at home

Just like Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has also paid a courtesy visit to former Head of State Ibrahim Babangida ahead of the 2023 general elections. Sharing pictures of the visit, Mr Abubakar wrote: “At a courtesy visit ...

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Six abducted as gunmen raid home of FUGUS ASUU chairman Adamu

Gunmen have raided the home of Mr Abdurrahman Adamu, ASUU Chairman of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS). Five relations of the academic were kidnapped during the attack early today in Damba Quarters, in the outskirt of Gusau, the Zamfara State ...

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You’re all I want in a woman, rapper Vic O publicly woos DJ Cuppy

  Nigerian rap artiste and internet sensation, Victor Odu- Vic O, has openly wooed London-based disk jockey DJ Cuppy. DJ Cuppy had earlier lamented about being single following the news of Barbadian singer, Rihanna’s pregnancy. “Rihanna is pregnant and I’m ...

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Two dead as fuel tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps said on Wednesday that two persons died in a tanker explosion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria in ...

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Newly promoted FIRS senior staff hacked to death in Lagos

  Suspected assassins have brutally murdered Mrs Ibironke Oluremi Adefila, a senior staff of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in Ikorodu area of Lagos. Adefila was reportedly on her way to work in the early hours of Friday, January ...

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2023: Peter Obi gives condition to join presidential raçe

Ex-Governor Peter Obi of Anambra has given the only condition that can make him contest in the 2023 Presidential election. He says this can only happen if his party, Peoples Democratic Party, zones the presidential ticket to the South. “Yes, ...

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School bus goes up in flames in Abuja

A school bus belonging to Pacemark International Schools has gone up in flames with the driver escaping by the whiskers. There were no students on board. The incident occurred at 6:30 a.m. It was an 18-seater bus. The driver of ...

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R. Kelly contracts COVID-19 in prison

Convicted R&B singer R. Kelly has contracted COVID-19, according to his lawyer. Jennifer Bonjean, who has taken over as Kelly’s defense attorney since his federal racketeering conviction in New York, made the comment in a letter to the judge presiding ...

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