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Hoodlums set INEC headquarters in Enugu ablaze

Over six Toyota Hilux vehicles were completely burnt as hoodlums set fire to the Enugu headquarters of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday night. The sixth vehicle, which also caught fire, was partially rescued by the State Fire Service. ...

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Doctor kills his two children by injecting them with insulin, then tries to commit suicide

A doctor in Nakuru, Kenya has allegedly killed his two children by injecting them with insulin, before trying to commit suicide. Nakuru County Police Commander Beatrice Kiraguri has confirmed the unfortunate incident. It is said that James Gakara injected his ...

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Why I visited Tinubu in London – Akeredolu

  The Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has said his visit to a former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has nothing to do with the 2023 election. He said ...

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Tears as family buries four children who died after Suya meal (Photos/Video)

Tears flowed on Saturday as four of the seven children who died after allegedly eating Suya were buried in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The four victims are Kelechi Chibuzor, 12; Sunday Chibuzor, 10; Oluomachi Chibuzor, 8; and Kingsley Chibuzor, ...

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If given the oppourtunity to be tested in elections, a woman can rule Nigeria in 2023 – Onyejeocha

A three-time member of the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on Aviation, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has expressed optimism that a female President would be possible in the 2023 election provided women were given the opportunity. According to her, if ...

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Six states already pull out of FG’s compulsory COVID-19 vaccination plan

Amid Federal Government’s concern over many Nigerians’ reluctance to take the Covid-19 vaccine and its plan to impose sanctions on those who refuse the vaccine when it is made available to all, some states have said they do not intend ...

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Newly-elected Johannesburg mayor, Jolidee Matongo dies in car accident

A newly-elected Johannesburg mayor, Jolidee Matongo has died in a car accident. The mayor of Johannesburg was killed in the accident as he returned from campaigning with South Africa’s president on Saturday, just over a month after being elected, his ...

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ISWAP Blows Up High Tension Electricity Lines, Plunges Maiduguri Into Darkness

More than four high tension towers that supply electricity from Damaturu to Maiduguri in Borno State were blown off again by suspected members of Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters last night, Daily Post authoritatively report. The incident ...

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54-year-old man faces prosecution for attempting suicide in Lagos

A staff member of the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation, Akinlolu Ajayi, has been rescued from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge. The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said in a statement on Saturday that ...

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Preachers should pay Pentecost Tax – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has advised preachers in Nigeria to pay Pentecost Tax. He spoke in Lagos on Friday during the public presentation of “Kumuyi, Defender of the Faith”. The book is a biography of Pastor Folorunsho Kumuyi, Founder and ...

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Bandits kill one, abduct several others in Sokoto

One person has been confirmed dead with several others kidnapped after unknown gunmen attacked Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State. The spokesperson of the state’s police command, ASP Sunusi Abubakar, who confirmed the attack to newsmen on Saturday, said the ...

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Governor Bumi mourns as 22-year old housewife allegedly poisons four step children

The Executive Governor of Yobe State and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, has mourned four children allegedly poisoned by their stepmother in Potiskum town.   The Governor on Saturday through his spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, condoled ...

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Tinubu excited as Wasiu Ayinde, Isolo LG Boss visit him in London

Bola Ahmed Tinubu is seen in a photo shared online getting excited as king of fuji, Wasiu Ayinde and Isolo LG boss, Adebayo Olasoju visited him in London. Olasoju assured that the former governor of Lagos is in sound health, ...

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U.S.millionaire Robert Durst convicted for killing best friend

  U.S. Multimillionaire real estate heir Robert Durst was found guilty Friday by a California jury for murdering his best friend Susan Berman in 2000. It was the first homicide conviction for a man suspected of killing three people in ...

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Anger as hoodlums rob, kill cyclist on Lagos road

Lagos residents commuting along the Shodex area in Anthony, Ikorodu Road have decried persistent robberies by hoodlums despite police checkpoints within the neighbourhood. The commuters expressed worries over the violent attacks following the death of a cyclist, Afolabi Mabogunje, stabbed ...

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Buhari to jet to US on Sunday for UNGA76

  President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for New York, United States, on Sunday, to take part in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). This was contained in a statement issued by Buhari’s Special Adviser on ...

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10 persons killed by stray cows in Bauchi community

No fewer than 10 people have been killed by cows in Soro town in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. This came as a result of the cow market sited in the community. Member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency in ...

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LAUTECH Professor, Abass Olajire slumps at Jummat service, dies minutes after

LAUTECH Professor, Abass Olajire slumps at Jummat service, dies minutes after A lecturer at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Professor Abass Olajire is dead. It was gathered that the don died few minutes after he slumped. The don ...

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I’m more intelligent and richer than those insulting me – FFK fires back

Fani Kayode has been trending on social media since he defected to APC yesterday. The former minister alongside APC chieftains were in Abuja yesterday to see the President as he was introduced formally as an APC member. While on channels ...

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Court orders DSS to pay Igboho N20bn for unlawful invasion of his residence

An Oyo state high court has directed the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay N20 billion to Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho for unlawfully invading his Ibadan residence on July 1. Ladiran Akintola, the judge, on Friday, ...

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Taliban shuts down women’s ministry, replaces it with morality police

The Taliban appear to have shut down the women’s affairs ministry and replaced it with a department that once enforced strict religious doctrines. On Friday, the sign at the ministry was removed, and a sign for the ministry of virtue ...

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Police arrest man for allegedly having sex with a goat in Jigawa

The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-old-man for alleged s£xual intercourse with a goat in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa Police Command, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement ...

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