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Exam malpractices: Management of The Polytechnic Ibadan burns phones seized from students

  To restate its commitment to fighting examination malpractices to the barest level and enforcing discipline, the management of The Polytechnic Ibadan has ordered that mobile phones, worth millions of naira, which were confiscated from the students during examinations be ...

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Shi’ites, police officers clash again at Federal Secretariat Abuja (Photos)

  Pandemonium broke out at the Federal Secretariat , Abuja this morning after members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria also known as Shi’ites, clashed with officers of the Nigerian Police Force. The Shi’ite members were staging a protest, demanding ...

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Okorocha ran Imo state secretariat with ‘I better pass my neighbor generators’ – Governor Emeka Ihedioha

  Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has disclosed that when he took over from Owelle Rochas Okorocha as Governor of Imo State in May of 2019, he met an abandoned and neglected state secretariat powered by different hues and ...

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‘It’s shameful’ – Apostle Suleman reacts to new Nigerian passport with ‘herdsmen photo in it’

General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman has expressed his dissatisfaction over the new Nigerian passport with ‘herdsmen inscribed in it.’   Taking to his Twitter page to react, the clergyman shared a snap of his passport page and ...

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Suicide: NAFDAC bans sale of Sniper, others in markets

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, has banned the sale of Sniper and other brands of agricultural formulations of Dichlorvos following rampant suicide cases and misuse of the products. Sniper which orirginally is an agricultural formulation ...

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Osinbajo to military: defend Nigeria with your lives

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has urged military officers to take pride in defending the country as they take pride in adorning their beautiful uniform. He said the military career, which is meant to defend the territorial integrity of the country, ...

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Everything is messed up in Kwara State – Governor AbdulRazaq laments

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has lamented that the last administration messed everything up in the state.   He decried the rot in all sectors of the state, saying the decadence will take years to fix. The governor however assured ...

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Nigerian PhD student allegedly killed in Malaysian immigration custody, Daddy Showkey reacts

  A Nigerian student undergoing his PhD in Malaysia, Thomas Orhionsefe Ewansiha, has reportedly died in a deportation camp after being wrongfully arrested by the country’s immigration officers. According to reports, Thomas was picked up during a recent raid in ...

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EFCC arrests 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Delta State

  Operatives of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office, have arrested seventeen suspected internet fraudsters at their hotel hideout in Warri, Delta State. A statement by EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade, said they were arrested on ...

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Intruder breaks into Buckingham Palace while Queen Elizabeth was fast asleep

  In the wee hours of the morning, an intruder climbed the gates of Buckingham Palace, while Queen Elizabeth was inside and sleeping. According to The Sun, via the Evening Standard, a 22-year-old man scaled the front gates of the palace today and was ...

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NAFDAC shuts down ponmo factories which uses chemical for embalming corpses as preservative

Three factories which specializes in importing hides popularly known as ponmo, located along Unity Avenue, Ijagemo; Sosanya Street, Ijegun; and Adedayo Ayodeji Street, WAZOBIA Bus Stop, Abaranje, all in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, have been shut down by ...

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Police arrest Finnish gang trafficking Nigerian women

  European police have arrested six suspected members of a Finnish-led gang who trafficked Nigerian women for sex, AFP news agency quoted officials as saying. The group worked in at least 15 countries, from Marbella in Spain, where the alleged ...

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4-year-old girl goes missing during RCCG thanksgiving service

  A four-year-old girl, Aisha Ashabi Taiwo, reportedly went missing during Sunday’s end-of-the-month thanksgiving service at the national headquarters of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Redemption Way, in Ebute-Metta, Lagos. NewsmakersNG learnt that the victim, alongside her mum and ...

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Photos: Governor Tambuwal’s son called to the Nigerian Bar

  It was a proud moment for Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and his first wife Hajiya Mariya Aminu Waziri as their son Najib Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, was called to the Nigerian Bar on Tuesday, in Abuja.   The ...

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Photos of a Nigerian man bathing his newborn baby

A Facebook user on Tuesday, posted photos of a young father from Rivers state, bathing one of his newborn twins.   “My sister, stop looking upandan, find a Bonny man, settle down and be Happy with your life!”  he captioned ...

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Man slashes his wife’s throat with machete in front of their small child after she refused to have sex with him

  A resident of North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok neighborhood, identified as 37-year-old Anton Nuryanto, was arrested on Friday for violently assaulting his wife, identified by her initials FA (34). According to the police, the attack came after she refused to ...

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Photos: SARS allegedly kill one, scores injured during burial procession of young man shot dead by security operatives in Rivers state

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, allegedly shot dead one person while many suffered during a funeral procession in Rumuosi, Obio-Akpor local government area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State on Monday.   It was gathered that the procession ...

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