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”My degree is not going up with me to heaven”- ATBU student writes moments before her sudden death

The Whatsapp status of Salamat, a 200 level student of the department of Chemistry Education who was killed alongside four others when a pedestrian bridge at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Gubi Campus, collapsed on Monday night August 5th during a heavy ...

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Update: Tekno granted administrative bail on health grounds

The Lagos state police command yesterday granted music star, Tekno, administrative bail on health grounds after he was grilled for many hours for dancing with half-naked ladies in a transparent truck in the Lekki area of the state last week.   Yesterday, ...

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Mass Shooting: El Paso residents tells President Trump to stay away from the city after he announced his plan to visit

Residents of El Paso have told US President, Donald Trump to stay away amid fury over his anti-immigration rhetoric as he struggles to unite the country in the wake of the back-to-back mass shootings that killed 31 people.   President Trump ...

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FG says Tekno’s display of naked women is unacceptable, ‘Jezebelistic’ and sins against the Nigerian culture

The Federal government has described the recent display of naked women in a transparent truck by singer, Tekno, as unacceptable, ‘Jezebelistic’ and sins against the Nigerian culture.   A statement released by the Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, a ...

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Wife of Deeper Life pastor and four children missing in Abuja

The wife and four children of a pastor with the Deeper Life Bible Church, Lugbe in Abuja, Isaac Pada, have been declared missing.   Pada in an interview with journalists, said on July 30th, he left his wife, Precious and their four children, ...

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Two people killed as armed robbers invade bank in Ondo State

Two people have been reportedly killed when suspected armed robbers attacked an old generation bank in Iju-Itaogbolu, Akure north local council area of Ondo state.   According to reports, the robbers numbering about eight invaded the town and divided themselves ...

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#RevolutionNow: DSS seeks court order to detain Omoyele Sowore for 90 days

The Department of State Services (DSS) in an ex-parte application marked FHC/ABJ/CS/ 915/19 and filed by its lawyer G. O. Agbadua on Tuesday August 6, sought for a court order to detain the convener of #RevolutionNow Omoyele Sowore for 90 days pending the conclusion ...

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#RevolutionNow: Lagos State chief registrar orders magistrate not to release protesters

The Chief Registrar of Lagos State has instructed the magistrate handling the case of RevolutionNow protesters not to approve their release.   According to SaharaReporters, the protesters were arraigned before Mrs. Komolafe of the Ebute Metta Magistrate Court. The police charged the protesters ...

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FG declares Monday and Tuesday public holidays

The Nigerian government has declared Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th August as public holidays to mark the 2019 Eid-il-Kabir celebrations.   The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Georgina Ehuriah, made the announcement in a statement released on Tuesday August 6. ...

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President Buhari to swear-in new ministers on August 21st

President Buhari will on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, swear in designated ministers.   This was revealed in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babatunde lawal.   Last week, ...

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Trailer crushes commercial motorcyclist and female passenger to death in Benue

A commercial motorcyclist and his female passenger were on Tuesday morning crushed to death by a trailer on the ever-busy New Otukpo Highway in Makurdi, the Benue state capital.   The accident which occurred around 8:40 am had both victims ...

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Market leader shot dead by gunmen in Benue State shortly after he allegedly complained of harrasment and threats from unknown persons

Gunmen in the late hours of Monday killed the Chairman of Shade Owners Association, Zaki Biam Yam Market, in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.   It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the residence of the deceased identified ...

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Update: Brazillian gang leader who tried to escape from prison by dressing up as his teenage daughter found dead in his cell

A 42-year-old Brazillian gang leader who was caught attempting to escape from prison by dressing up as his teenage daughter over the weekend has now been found dead.   Clauvino da Silva apparently hanged himself in the maximum-security prison in Rio de Janeiro, ...

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DSS arrest former Politics Editor of Daily Trust newspaper, Ibrahim Dan-Halil over Facebook post ‘supporting’ #RevolutionNow protest

Ibrahim Dan-Halilu, the former Politics Editor at Daily Trust newspaper has been arrested by operatives of the Department for Security Service (DSS) in Kaduna for allegedly supporting the activities of #RevolutionNow protest in a Facebook post.   According to a report by ...

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14-year-old girl murdered over her new phone in South Africa (Photos)

A 14-year-old school pupil, Sinazo Kleinbooi was brutally murdered in Kwamanube Street in NU6, Motherwell, South Africa last Tuesday. The body of the girl still dressed in school uniform was found lying in the street with a single bullet wound ...

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Chinese nationals arrested for operating illegal toxic waste factory in Lagos (photos)

Men of the Lagos state police command have arrested two Chinese nationals, Lin Piehao, 22, and Li Ruoneng, 27, for allegedly operating an illegal e-waste factory in the Ikeja area of the state. E-waste contributes to environmental degradation with negative effects on human ...

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Living Faith pastor killed, wife abducted in Kaduna

Jeremiah Omolara, a resident pastor of the Living Faith Church, Romi New Extension, in Kaduna State has been killed while his wife was abducted by unknown gunmen in Kaduna state on Sunday August 4th.   The clergyman, his wife and son ...

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Hollywood legend, Samuel L. Jackson traces his ancestral origin to Gabon

Samuel L. Jackson, the legendary American actor and film producer has traced his roots to Gabon.   The Hollywood veteran found out his ancestry through Finding Your Roots, an American docu-series that uses traditional genealogical research and genetics to discover the family ...

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