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Seven Die As Speeding Bus Rams Into Truck On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Seven persons have died in an accident that occurred at the Ogunmakin axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogun State. The accident, which happened just opposite the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at about 5:40pm on Friday, ...

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Man Dies Trying To Retrieve Phone From Soakaway In Kano

  A 40-year-old-man identified as Muazu Garba, on Thursday lost his life in a failed attempt to recover his mobile phone, which fell into a pit toilet at Jirgiya Quarters, Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The spokesman for ...

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PDP Disqualifies Two Presidential Aspirants, Clears 15

    The Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday in Abuja, disqualified two of its 17 presidential aspirants. The Chairman of the Screening Committee, Senator David Mark, disclosed this to journalists shortly after the conclusion of the exercise at the Legacy ...

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Faleke Leads Delegation To Pick Up APC Presidential & Governorship Nomination Forms For Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu

James Faleke today led a delegation to pick up APC Presidential and Governorship nomination forms for Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Lagos Governor, Sanwo-Olu. He shared the photos on social media while displaying the forms. Tinubu’s form costs N100m, while that ...

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Civil Defence, Army Arrest Rail Line Vandals In Enugu

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and troops of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, have arrested a six-man gang specialising in vandalising rail line tracks in Enugu State. The NSCDC spokesperson in Enugu, Denny Manuel, ...

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Governor El-Rufai’s Son Graduates From UK University

    Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s son Ahmad has bagged a degree from London university. And his proud parents were in London for his graduation ceremony. More photos…    

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Father Allegedly Impregnates 15-Year-Old Daughter, Attempts Abortion In Ondo

The police in Ondo State have arrested a 38-year-old man, Sunday Udoh, for allegedly impregnating his 15-year-old daughter and attempting to procure an abortion for her. SP Funmilayo Odunlami, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) made this known in a statement ...

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The Bible Never Supports Polygamy, Fr Oluoma Educates Reno Omokri, Others

Popular Catholic Priest, Fr Oluoma Chinenye John has challenged those claiming that polygamy is allowed in Christendom to point out where it is written in the Holy Bible. Some Christian clergymen, including a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri while reacting ...

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Four Plateau Arms Dealers Nabbed, Police Recover 54 Rifles

  Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Response Team have arrested four notorious arms dealers and recovered 57 AK-47 rifles and a large catchment of ammunition in Jos, Plateau State, and from other locations across the country. The suspects, Hamza ...

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Oyo Court Dissolves Eight-Year Marriage Over Husband’s Nagging

  A Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, dissolved an eight-year marriage between a housewife, Mujidat Rafiu, and her husband, Saheed, on grounds of constant nagging from the man. Delivering judgment, the President of the ...

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Gunmen Kidnap Village Head, Demand Tramadol, Petrol, Engine Oil As Ransom

Gunmen on Thursday, reportedly abducted the village head of Rijana, in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr. Ayuba Dodo Dakolo A family source told Daily Post on Thursday in Kaduna that the Aaductors had threatened to kill him ...

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Police Arrest Governorship Aspirant, Dagogo Declared Wanted By Governor Wike

Farah Dagogo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant and federal lawmaker representing Bonny-Degema has been arrested by the police. He was arrested on Thursday evening by policemen attached to Government House, Port Harcourt, Rivers State at the venue of ...

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65 Corps Members To Repeat Service Year

No fewer than 65 National Youth Service Corps members would repeat their service year in various states for engaging in actions that contravened the bye-laws of the scheme in the country. The development during the passing out parades that took ...

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Murder Of NYSC Member Unacceptable, Her State Governor, Ortom Speaks, Calls For Investigations

Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has described as intolerable, the murder of a Benue born Youth Corps member, Stephanie Se-Ember Terungwa, who was posted to Abuja by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for her one-year mandatory national service. ...

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Ex-NSA Legal Adviser Sues Dana Air For N125m Over Flight Cancellation

A former Legal Adviser in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Sanya Ogunkuade, has dragged Dana Air Limited before Justice A. O. Ebong of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja over alleged breach of agreement ...

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Governor Wike Declares Rep Member Wanted

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared a member of the House of Representatives, Farah Dagogo, wanted for allegedly hiring cultists to attack the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Port Harcourt. The governor in a statement by his ...

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Pandemonium As Gunmen Attack Bullion Van In Imo

Gunmen, on Thursday, attacked a bullion van at Ogbor-Nguru in the Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. Punch correspondent gathered that the bullion van took off from Owerri, the state capital, and was billed to offload cash at ...

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Eid-el Fitr: FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays

  The Federal Government has declared May 2 and 3 as public holidays to mark the Workers Day and Eld-el-Fitr celebrations. The minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in a statement by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore on ...

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Train Attack: Terrorists Release Kidnapped victim’s Newborn Baby Picture

The terrorists that kidnapped passengers of the AK9 Abuja-Kaduna bound train have released the picture of the newly born girl delivered by one of the pregnant women taken hostage. The mother of the baby was said to be eight-month pregnant ...

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Zamfara Dethrones First-Class Monarchs Over Allegations Of Aiding Bandits

The Zamfara State government has dethroned two emirs and a district head over allegations of aiding the activities of bandits terrorising communities in the state. The affected monarchs are the Emir of Zurmi, Abubakar Atiku, Emir of Dansadau, Hussaini Umar. ...

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Four Persons Burnt To Death As Bus Somersaults, Catches Fire In Ogun

Four persons have been reportedly burnt beyond recognition when a commercial bus caught fire at the Fidiwo area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun State. Punch correspondent gathered that the bus had a tyre burst, lost control, somersaulted and eventually went ...

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Kaduna Train Attack: Female Captive Gives Birth In Terrorists’ Den

A female captive said to be 8 months pregnant when she was kidnapped in the ill fated Abuja-Kaduna bound train, was reported to have delivered in the terrorists enclave. Sources said she was among the 2 pregnant women among the ...

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