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Despite our grief, we’ll celebrate Sylvester’s 12th birthday today – Father of late Dowen College pupil

But for his untimely and gruesome death earlier in the week, the household of the Oromonis was supposed to buzz with excitement as Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr), a Junior Secondary School two pupil at Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, would have clocked ...

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Wife arrested for setting ablaze husband’s mistress, victim dies

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old housewife and mother of three, Kehinde Wasiu, for allegedly pouring petrol on her husband’s 24-year-old mistress, Tosin Olugbade, and subsequently setting her ablaze. The Police Public Relations Officer in ...

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It’s illegal to review Lagos #EndSARS panel’s findings – Falana

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has described as illegal the review of the Retired Justice Doris Okuwobi’s #EndSARS panel findings on the incident which occurred at the Lekki Toll Gate in October 2020. He ...

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Youths kill man found with drug in Imo

Youths on Friday reportedly killed a 27 year old man, Darlington Ugboaja, who was allegedly found with a drug, Methamphetamine, popularly known as Mkpuru Mmiri at Anara market, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident was said ...

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Sanwo-Olu’s representative booed at Pastor Paul’s Experience 2021 (Video)

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s representative was booed by youths at the 2021 Experience in Lagos all through his goodwill speech. Trending videos showed that the jeering audience downed the rep as he gave his speech at the Rock Cathedral in Lekki ...

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Singer Asa releases new single, ‘Mayana’

  Nigerian singer Asa has released a new single, ‘Mayana’. Asa released the single today. The new song comes complete with a music video, which will premiere later today. This is coming after her fans have waited so long to ...

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3 suspects arrested with 1,144 ATM cards on their way to Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Turkey

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested three suspects at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) while attempting to smuggle 1,144 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards out of the country. The suspects are Abdullahi Usman, Musa Abubakar ...

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Man catches his colleague taking intimate online classes at work

  A man has shared a photograph of his female colleague takibg ‘intimate online’ classes while at WORK. He shared the photo on twitter, writing; ”Apparently someone is taking Online classes in the Office Face with hand over mouthSmiling face ...

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Wizkid announces US show at Madison Square Garden

Wizkid has announced a US show at Madison Square Garden. The award-winning Nigerian singer, said he will hold a show at Madison Square Garden in New York. The singer made the announcement at the end of his 3-day concert at ...

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Lagos State steps in, shuts down Dowen College indefinitely

Lagos State has shut down Dowen College, Lekki, indefinitely following the death of a student, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, after allegedly being bullied by schoolmates.   Commissioner for Education Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo announced the closure after a meeting with the School ...

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U.S. nabs Nigerians in $4.1 million bank fraud

Oyekanmi Oworu, age 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Special Agent ...

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3,170 out of 11,068 Osun teachers passed Government exam

  The Osun government says it will soon release the names of 3,170 successful applicants, who scored 50 per cent and above, in the state teachers recruitment examination. Its Commissioner for Education, Folorunso Bamisayemi, disclosed this in a press statement ...

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FG convenes special meeting of all health sector stakeholders over OMICRON

The Federal Ministry of Health has convened a special National Council on Health meeting. The meeting involves all health commissioners across Nigeria’s 36 states and other stakeholders in the health sector to review the gains and lessons learnt from COVID-19 ...

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Ini Edo welcomes daughter through surrogacy, says her dad is just a donor

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo has welcomed a daughter through surrogacy. Ini says she chose that part in order to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother. She says her eggs were used, so the baby girl is biologically hers. She ...

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Kaduna to sack, prosecute 233 teachers over fake certificates

Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, (KADSUBEB) has said 233 public school teachers will be sacked for presenting fake certificates during a verification exercise conducted earlier this year. At a press conference in Kaduna, Chairman of the Kaduna SUBEB, Tijjani ...

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NUPENG suspends planned strike

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its planned strike. This followed interventions and engagements with government agencies and institutions, including the NNPC. The union expressed gratitude to NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Mr Mele Kyari ...

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Pastor kidnaps Catholic priest, begs God for forgiveness

The operatives of the Imo state police command have arrested one pastor Izuchukwu Anoloba, 35, and others for kidnapping a Catholic priest, Fidelis Ekemgba. Parading the suspects and others, the state Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Hussaini, said that the suspects ...

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NCoS releases photos of Jos escaped prisoners

Nigerian Correctional Service has published the photographs of 51 of the 252 prisoners who escaped from the Jos Custodial Centre on Sunday, after an assault by gunmen. The photos have been uploaded on the agency’s Facebook account, with a promise ...

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Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s trial to January 18, 2022

Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday rescheduled the trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from January 19 to 18, 2022.   The shift in the ...

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