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Prominent Egyptian journalist Mohamed Monir, who had been imprisoned for appearing on Al-Jazeera dies of coronavirus

A prominent Egyptian journalist has died of Covid-19, his daughter has said. Mohamed Monir was arrested last month after appearing on the Qatari channel Al-Jazeera, which is banned by the Egyptian government. He was charged with joining a terrorist group, ...

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Lagos, Oyo, Ogun agree to reopen schools for students to write WAEC despite Northern states backing out with FG

The six Southwest States have agreed to reopen schools for SS3 students to participate in the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) next month. The States are Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti. Their decision is contrary to the ...

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NLC Chairman Taraba, Peter Gambo dies of Covid-19

The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Taraba State chapter, Peter Gambo, has been reported dead. Peter Gambo who was isolated early this month at the Taraba State specialist isolation centre Jalingo, died Tuesday morning of Covid-19 at the ...

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Man pours hot water on nursing wife’s breasts in Enugu

One Emmanuel Opoku, who allegedly poured hot water on his wife’s two b.r.e.a.s.t s, has been remanded by a magistrate’s court sitting in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State. The accused was charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm ...

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Rivers police nab two notorious kidnappers, recover skull, bones of victim

Police operatives in Rivers State have arrested two notorious kidnappers in connection to the kidnap and murder of one Ereba Gospel Dinabari. The suspected kidnappers arrested by Police operatives in Rivers State led the police yesterday to a forest where ...

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Senate wants age limits scrapped for job seekers

The Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari, to direct the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity to set up a committee to review the age limits for job seekers in the country to allow competent applicants to be employed. The ...

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I didn’t sexually harass ex-NDDC managing director – Akpabio

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has denied all the allegations made against him by a former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joi Nunieh, saying there is no iota of truth in them. Nunieh ...

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I spoke with Tolulope at 1pm but at 5pm, I was told she was in mortuary – Father of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot

Akintunde Arotile, the father of the first Nigerian female combat pilot, Tolulope, in this interview with GBENGA ODOGUN, says Tolulope from childhood planned to be a pilot Tell us briefly about yourself. I am Engineer Akintude Arotile. I worked with ...

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46-year old mother of two shocks TikTok with her youthful looks

A fresh-faced mother-of-two had TikTok users demanding to see her birth certificate after she revealed her age in a viral video. Stylist Gail Murray-Gonzalez, of Long Island, New York, is 46 but admitted she is often mistaken for someone in ...

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George Floyd’s family sues Minneapolis, four police officers

George Floyd’s family filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death. The suit says the officers violated Floyd’s rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a ...

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Decapitated body found on McDonald’s roof in New York

Another decapitated body, wrapped in a plastic bag, has been found on the roof of a McDonald’s outlet in Bronx, New York. The incomplete body was found early Wednesday, cops and sources told The New York Post. The grisly discovery ...

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Gunmen kill Immigration officer and sister, abduct wife

Gunmen have stormed Gudi, the ancestral home town of Nasarawa Governor, Abdullahi Sule, in Akwanga local government, where they killed two persons and abducted a house wife. It was gathered the former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku’s nephew, Mr Salisu ...

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Kogi to sell some non-performing assets to raise capital for infrastructural development

The Kogi government says it is considering selling some non-performing assets of the state to raise capital for infrastructural development. In a statement today, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo said the government is also considering “divesting from ...

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Edo Election: PDP campaign council meets in Rivers state

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) National Campaign Council for Edo governorship today held a crucial meeting behind closed doors at the Government House in Rivers State. A statement by the Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, today quoted ...

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Senate upgrades Auchi poly to university

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the City University of Technology, Auchi, Edo and two other tertiary institutions in the country. Others were the Nigerian Maritime University Okerenkoko, Delta State, and the Federal College of Education, ...

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Social media influencer, Adeherself granted bail

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday granted social media influencer Adedamola Adewale also known as Adeherself bail of N500,000. In a ruling, Justice Sherifat Solebo also ordered that Adeherself must provide two sureties with reliable means of income which ...

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Magu released from detention

The suspended chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has been released. The suspended chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has been released.Mr Magu was released on Wednesday evening. He was arrested last week Monday and has ...

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Lagos doctors suspend 3 days warning strike

Striking medical doctors in Lagos have called off its three days warning strike. The doctors had on Monday embarked on a warning strike over wage disparity between the federal government doctors and state, non-payment of hazard allowance, disengagement of doctors ...

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FOOTBALL: Shanghai Shenhua sign Obafemi Martins to replace Manchester United loanee Ighalo

  Shanghai Shenhua have completed the signing of former Inter Milan and Nigeria forward Obafemi Martins, who returns for a second stint after playing for the Chinese Super League side between 2016 and 2018. The 35-year-old forward rejoins the team as a replacement for compatriot ...

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Update: Jahreau Shepherd stabbed to death at own 30th birthday party

Jahreau Shepherd — a pro MMA fighter who competed for Bellator in 2018 — has died after officials say he was stabbed at his own 30th birthday party in London. Shepherd was found bleeding with stab wounds around 10 pm ...

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Resident doctors at Ogun isolation centre join strike

Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State who are working at the Covid-19 treatment and isolation centre in the state have joined their colleagues in the ongoing industrial action. The doctors reportedly left the isolation ...

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China commences construction on huge £62million coronavirus vaccine factory (photos)

The construction of a dedicated manufacturing base for coronavirus vaccines has begun in eastern China. The plant, with an investment of 550million yuan, is set to start mass-producing anti-coronavirus injections as early as next March, according to local officials. China’s ...

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Ex-NIMASA Executive Director jailed 7 years for N1.5bn fraud

A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Executive Director (ED), Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba, to seven years imprisonment for laundering N1.5 billion. Agaba, who was in charge of Maritime, Safety and ...

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Popular Warri doctor dies in isolation centre

A former Zonal Medical Director of the Central Hospital, Warri, Dr. Toju Eresanara, is dead. He reportedly died on Wednesday. Sources told The Nation Eresanara may have died of COVID-19 complications. According to reports, he was undergoing treatment at the ...

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