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ISIS, Al-Qaeda planning to penetrate Southern Nigeria, US warns

There are plans by terrorist groups, Al-Qaeda and ISIS to penetrate Southern Nigeria, the United States has warned the Nigerian government. The US says the dreaded groups are looking to make an inroad into Southern Nigeria, this is just as ...

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Siblings nabbed for Internet fraud, love scam

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested two siblings for their alleged involvement in Internet fraud. The suspects, Queen and Rowland Kalu, were arrested on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at the Amikanle, ...

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Halima Cisse’s nine babies to spend 2-3 months in incubators: Doctors

Doctors at the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca, Morocco, said the world record nine babies born on Tuesday by Malian Halima Cisse, are expected to spend at least “two to three months” in incubators. Each newborn, five girls and four boys, ...

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Why freed students of Kaduna forestry college not released to parents

The Kaduna state government said on Thursday night that the 27 freed students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization have not been released to their parents. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State said the students ...

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SS2 girl missing in Abuja school after permission to fix uniform

A 15-year-old student of the Ceder International College, Abuja, Nimota Olatunde, has gone missing while trying to repair her torn school uniform. Punch Metro gathered that the disappearance of the student had caused panic among her family members and friends. ...

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President Buhari commiserates with Pastor Adeboye on son’s death

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his deepest sympathies to the family of Pastor Enoch Adeboye on the passing of his son, Pastor Dare Adeboye. In a condolence message, Buhari also commiserated with members of the RCCG on the demise of ...

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Twitter suspends several accounts sharing posts from Trump’s website

Twitter has suspended several accounts that have been set up to share posts from Donald Trump’s website. The micro-blogging site said the accounts broke the rules by helping the former president to circumvent a ban from the social network. Mr ...

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Mile 12 mayhem: One killed, as police arrest 48 hoodlums

One person has been killed and 48 hoodlums arrested by the police in the mayhem that engulfed Mile 12 area of Lagos on Thursday. The State Police Command said it has restored normalcy in the area as it arrested 48 ...

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Truck crushes two DELSU final year students to death

Two final year students of the Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka, Emmanuel Maduka and Timeyin Okoromadu, have been crushed to death by a cement-laden truck.The unfortunate incident happened on Tuesday, May 4th. The truck was said to have tried to ...

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Mbaka speaks further on his disappearance and Nnamdi Kanu

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Fr. Ejike Mbaka said the Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese Most Rev Callistus Onaga was responsible for his “unexplained disappearance” and not the Department of State Services. Mbaka was declared missing on Wednesday after ...

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Nigerian athletes depart for US ahead of Olympics (Photos)

Nigerian athletes and technical hands have departed the country through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on their way to the United States.The athletes, 16 of them, will camp in Texas for three weeks during which they will engage ...

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Melinda Gates reportedly rented $132,000-a-night private island to avoid the media amid divorce from Bill Gates

Melinda Gates reportedly rented a private $132,000-a-night island so that she and her family would be able to avoid media attention amid her divorce from her husband of 27 years, Bill Gates. The longtime couple announced their decision to end ...

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NIN registration crucial to winning war against insecurity – President Buhari

  President Muhammadu Buhari, has said Nigeria needs to get the ongoing linkage of SIMs to National Identification Numbers (NIN) right, saying it would determine the success of the ongoing war against insecurity. The President stated this while speaking during ...

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Nigerian man held with drugs in underwear at Indian airport

A Nigerian man has been apprehended by CISF personnel from the Delhi airport for allegedly smuggling narcotics hidden in his underwear, officials said on Wednesday. They said 200 grams of methaqualone, a sedative, was recovered from Nonso Ekwealor Base. He ...

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Pregnant woman slumps after Akeredolu’s aide allegedly slapped her ‘for not standing up to greet him’

An environmental security guard, Mrs Adeola Egbebi has slumped on duty at Oja Oba market in Akure after she was allegedly slapped by the Senior Special Assistant to the Ondo state governor on special duty, Dr Doyin Odebowale. The worker ...

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Sanwo-Olu commiserates with Adeboye over son

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye and his wife, Pastor Folu Adeboye, on the death of their son, Pastor Dare Adeboye. Dare, who was ...

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Delta Police officially declares 13-year old Ofuya missing

Delta Police Command today declared a 13-year-old girl, Treasure Ofuya, missing. Treasure was last seen on April 30 when she left for her school on Jakpa Road, Effurun, but has since not returned home. She is 4.5 feet tall, fair ...

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Gunmen kidnap students of Abia State University

Gunmen on Wednesday night kidnapped an unknown number of students of Abia State University, Uturu. It was also gathered that the hoodlums whisked the students into the forest shortly after they ambushed them while journeying on a bus along Okigwe-Uturu ...

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Dare Adeboye: RCCG releases official statement

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has officially announced the death of Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of Pastor E.A Adeboye. The church, in the statement issued, said Pastor Dare died on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The statement reads: “It ...

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Leke Adeboye speaks on his brother, Dare’s death

Leke Adeboye, one of the sons of Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has reacted to the sudden death of his brother, Dare Adeboye with a quote from the Bible.   Leke posted on Facebook:“The righteous man perishes (at the hand of ...

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Gunmen abduct three female traders, driver in Ogun state

Gunmen have abducted three female traders and their driver at Olubo Village on Abeokuta-Imala-Ilara-Ayetoro Road, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the four persons were abducted on Tuesday night around 8pm at Olubo village ...

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Nigerian students trapped in Caribbean Island hit by volcanic explosions likely to be brought home

Senate President  Ahmad Lawan has assured Nigerian students currently stranded in the Southern Caribbean nation hit by volcanic explosions that the National Assembly will intervene to ensure that they are safely brought back home. Lawan gave the assurance in response ...

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