Narc Kenya MCA aspirant for Muthara Ward in Meru County who was arrested Thursday for alleged Mpesa fraud will spend three more days in police custody. Benson Thuranira Kathiai is alleged to have obtained over Ksh350,000 fraudulently from Mpesa agents ...
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A swarm of bees on Thursday attacked and killed Ismail Hussaini, a pupil of Yanoko Nomadic Primary school, Tofa local government area of Kano State. An uncle of the deceased, Sanusi Dawakintofa, told Premium Times that his nephew could not ...
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Senegal’s President Macky Sall has fired the country’s health minister. The country is mourning the death of 11 newborn babies in a hospital fire blamed on an electrical short circuit. The tragedy late Wednesday in the western city of Tivaouane ...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday bowed to pressure from political parties seeking the extension of the June 3 deadline for the conduct of primary elections by approving an additional six days extension. The electoral umpire, however, clarified that ...
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Here are photos of President Buhari, his wife, Aisha and daughters heading to participate in the African Union Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. They left Nigeria, Thursday, May 26. The two ...
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Former governor of Anambra State and erstwhile presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, has formally joined the Labour Party (LP) to contest the 2023 presidential election. According to report, Obi registered as ...
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Justice M.G Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced Livinus Imoesi Oshioke, alias Alexander Lutz, to six months imprisonment for internet-related fraud. He was jailed on Thursday after pleading guilty to three-count ...
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A Twitter investor is suing Elon Musk and the social media platform over the handling of the billionaire’s $44bn bid for the company. The case alleges he violated California corporate laws in a number of ways. It accuses the Tesla ...
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, would not have won the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if he had chosen to remain in the party. Mr Wike ...
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A Junior Secondary School 2 pupil of Simple Faith Schools, Agbara, Lagos State, Emmanuel Amidu, has died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere. The victim’s father, Akinola Amidu, claimed that the 12-year-old was flogged by a teacher when ...
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A Federal High Court in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Friday cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2023 Presidential contest. The development is coming hours to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential primary elections scheduled for Saturday in ...
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Senator Aishatu Binani has emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Adamawa State. In a historic victory, she floored five men to clinch the party’s ticket in the just concluded governorship primary election in the State. ...
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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a suit by former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside seeking to set aside N6 billion damages awarded against him for defaming the character of the former Governor ...
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Eleven newborn babies have died as a result of a fire outbreak in the neonatal section of a Senegalese hospital. President Macky Sall announced the death toll after a fire at a regional hospital in the town of Tivaouane, around ...
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Idris Abiola-Ajimobi, son of late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ibadan South-West II State Constituency. The former governor’s son emerged as the consensus candidate at the party’s primary held ...
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One of the aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has stated that to lead the country as President, he does not need the strength of a wrestler or that of Christiano Ronaldo. ...
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A 66-year-old man suffered from memory loss caused by afternoon sex with his wife, according to a new paper by medics. The report released in the May edition of the Irish Medical Journal, detailed how the 66-year-old man experienced Transient ...
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The Plateau State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the abduction of a female aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC). The female aspirant, Hon. Na’anyil Magdalene Dakogol, was aspiring to represent Qua’an Pan South State Constituency of Plateau in the 2023 ...
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The Federal Government has filed 23-count charges against Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late popular gospel artist, Osinachi, who died on April 8 after he allegedly assaulted her. He was charged under sections 104 and 379 of the Administration of ...
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A 31-year-old woman, Maria Ali, has been allegedly murdered by her ex-lover, identified only as Ben, in the Federal Capital Territory. Ben, it was gathered, dated Ali for 10 years, during which period they had a child together. Ali was ...
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No fewer than three People’s Democratic Party (PDP) delegates for the gubernatorial primary election in Niger State have been reportedly shot dead by some unknown gunmen. The Chairman of the Electoral Committee and Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence ...
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has won the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) governorship primary in Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu emerged winner after two other aspirants – former Commissioner of Energy, Mr Wale Oluwo and former Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of Energy, Mr ...
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Tonye Dele Cole has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship primaries held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday. He beats the other contestants with a wide margin, polling 986 votes. His closest rival, Ojukaye Flag Amachree ...
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The gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has been postponed. The primary election was supposed to hold today (Thursday). It was expected to hold at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Liberty road, Ibadan. Six candidates ...
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Prison officials are considering moving suspended police officer Abba Kyari to the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) from the Kuje prison after he nearly got murdered by aggrieved inmates, who accused him of insincerity in bribe-for-release deals when ...
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