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Nigerians alive after Buhari’s tenure, should be issued a certificate for survival – Melaye

Dino Melaye has said Nigerians who remain alive after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure, should be issued a certificate for survival. The president has been under verbal attack since Tuesday over his comment threatening to deal with some elements in Southeast ...

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It hasn’t been this bad since 1999 – Man recounts how armed robber emptied people at barbers shop on a Sunday afternoon

Businessman and Commercial Lawyer, Dr. Ayodele Oni has spoken about the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria. According to him, on Sunday afternoon around 2pm, robbers entered a barbers shop and disposed everyone of their belongings. He says he hasn’t ...

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Six killed, 90-year-old woman commits suicide in Kaduna

Some bandits have invaded two local government areas of Birnin-Gwari and Giwa of Kaduna State, killing two persons. Also, a 90-year-old woman was said to have committed suicide at Conan Rogo of Kajuru LGA. The state Commissioner for Internal Security ...

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Falz slams Buhari over threat to deal with Nigerians ‘destroying’ his govt

Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, AKA Falz has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his threat to deal with Nigerians that want to destroy his government. Recall that President Buhari, had on Tuesday after a security briefing threatened to deal with those ...

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Amotekun arrests suspected body parts dealer in Ibadan

Operatives of the Oyo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun have arrested a suspected human parts merchant, Mutiu Abdul-Rasheed. Abdul-Rasheed, 40, was reportedly caught and paraded with fresh human hands and other body parts, which were paraded as exhibits. Abdul-Rasheed reportedly ...

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Stop threats, PDP tells Buhari as FG again promises tough actions

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, warned people behind security problems in the country, saying he would soon be hard on them. Buhari also said secessionists were too young to know loss of lives and other tragedies that attended the Nigerian ...

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20-year-old Nigerian emerges U.S varsity’s 2021 overall best student

A 20-year-old Ijaw student from Rivers State, Miss Alaba Ann Tam Danagogo, is the 2021 overall best scholar at the Syracuse University in New York, the United States of America (U.S.A). Graduating with distinctions in Biology Major and Minor in ...

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Again, NIS postpones passport application

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has announced a new date for the application of passport. According to the NIS, applications for passports will now commence on June 8 as against the earlier scheduled date ...

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IPOB members burnt our palm oil trucks worth N80m – Kano traders

Mustapha Shu’aibu Sulaiman, the Chairman, Galadima Road Traders Association, Kano state has narrated how suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) attacked their trucks carrying palm oil from the eastern part of the country to Kano State. ...

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Kano Speaker declared wanted for violating COVID protocol

The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Hon. Hamisu Chidari, is among the over 200 travellers who were recently declared wanted for alleged violation of Covid-19 protocols. Hon. Chidari, with passport number, B50022050, was listed as number 66 ...

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3 soldiers allegedly die in fatal accident involving Babangida’s son

Three soldiers have lost their lives in a fatal accident involving Mohammed, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, at the Minna-Suleja Highway in Niger State on Tuesday. Media reports detailed that Mr Babangida was en route Abuja with his ...

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Plateau govt sacks 534 workers for forgeries

Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau, has said that the state has sacked 532 workers, over falsified documents. This followed the findings of a committee, on the verification and audit of staff strength. The governor made the disclosure at the closing ...

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Imo PDP youth leader, Kenneth Amukamara assassinated

  Gunmen suspected to be assassins, on Tuesday, killed the Peoples Democratic Party youth leader in the Oru-East Local Government Area of Imo State, Kenneth Amukamara. The hoodlums also burnt Kenneth’s house and damaged the vehicles of his brother, who ...

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Three brothers arrested for forcefully sleeping with cow till it died

  Three blood brothers from Uganda have shocked residents in Teresia forest (in Chepterwai village, Nandi county) after they allegedly slept with a cow until it died. Kimaiyo Kiyos, the genuine owner of the dead animal, stated that when he ...

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Tanzania female MP thrown out from parliament for wearing tight trousers

A Tanzanian female Member of Parliament (MP), Condester Sichwale, was ejected by the Speaker of the House for wearing ‘figure-hugging clothes.’ Speaker, Job Ndugai, kicked Sichwale out on Tuesday after a complaint voiced by another MP over her mode of ...

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Police nab 44 at gay traditional marriage

Uganda police in Nansana municipality on Monday apprehended 44 persons for organizing and attending a same sex traditional marriage. Spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan Police, Luke Owoyesigyire, who made the statement, said police received information about a group of suspected homosexuals ...

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Sowore out of hospital, says ‘Police lied, I was shot’

The convener of the #RevolutionNowMovement, Omoyele Sowore, has narrated how he was shot by a policeman during a rally in Abuja on Monday. While speaking after being discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, Sowore said claims made by the police ...

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Israel lifts Covid-19 restrictions

The government of Israel has lifted restrictions imposed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. This comes as new coronavirus infections and severe illnesses dropped sharply recently. The country’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday, announced that regulations under the so-called ...

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Rainstorm renders ex-minister Maku, others homeless in Nasarawa

A Monday rainstorm in the Wakama community of Nasarawa State has destroyed no fewer than 50 buildings including the residence of former information minister Labaran Maku. Confirming the disaster to reporters on Tuesday, Adams Makka-Nangba, the District Head of Wakama, ...

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Daughter of Kenya Vice President marries Nigerian man

June Ruto, the daughter Kenya’s Vice President, William Ruto, has tied the nuptial knot with a Nigerian. The vice-president’s daughter married her Nigerian lover Dr Alexander Ezenegu on Thursday, May 27 after the duo recently got engaged on May 8. ...

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