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200-level OAU student commits suicide (Photo)

A 200-level student of the Management and Accounting department of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State Emmanuel Adedeji has committed suicide. The Nation gathered Adedeji took a poisonous substance in the school premises and died a few minutes later. A ...

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4 children, farmer abducted by suspected herdsmen in Oyo

Suspected Fulani herdsmen have abducted a farmer, Rasaq Jamiu, and his four children. The latest abduction, it was gathered, happened in Maami village in the Ibaraoa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Jamiu was said to have gone to ...

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Uproar in Bayelsa as woman stabs 14-year old boy to death

A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged woman has stabbed a 14-year-old boy, Joseph Thomas, to death in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday along Genesis Street, off Okaka road, caused uproar in the state capital. An angry mob, comprising ...

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Chad imposes, shuts borders after death of President Deby

Chad imposes curfew and shuts borders after the death of president Deby: army. The announcement came a day after provisional election results projected late president Idris Debby would win a sixth term in office. Déby was one of Africa’s longest-serving ...

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Shun consumption of animal skin to stave off cancer — U.I Professor advises

Stop consuming cow skin and stave off cancer, Vice-Chancellor, Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Prof. Kola Oloke, advised in Ibadan on Tuesday. “Animal skin known as “ponmo’’ is harmful to the body; it has no nutritional value. “Runaway from meat, especially ...

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France President breaks silence over Chad President’s death

France on Tuesday paid tribute to Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno as a “courageous friend” and “great soldier”, while urging stability and a peaceful transition in the African country after his shocking death. Deby died from wounds sustained in battle ...

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Another dead end! Judiciary workers stage walkout from meeting with Federal Government

Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday staged a walkout from the reconciliation meeting with the Federal Government and representatives of the State Governors. The striking judiciary workers staged their walkout after waiting for over an ...

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Ex-cop Derek Chauvin convicted of all charges in George Floyd’s death

Sacked police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of African-American George Floyd in a case that roiled the United States for almost a year, laying bare deep racial divisions. A racially-diverse jury of ...

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Fire guts INEC data centre in Kano state

An early morning fire outbreak has destroyed a section of the State Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Kano. The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to Punch in ...

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Airport Staff Returns Misplaced N2.3m

An aviation security personnel at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2), operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), has returned N2.3m misplaced by its owner. The money belonged to an Uyo-bound passenger on Ibom Airline, George Etuk. The excited ...

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Governor Wike joins many to ask Pantami to resign now

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has asked Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr. Isa Pantami to resign immediately irrespective of his recent volte-face. The Governor said in an ideal society, the allegation that the United States of America placed a ...

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Buhari mourns slain Chad President, calls him a gallant leader

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of President of Chad Republic, Idriss Deby Itno, describing him as a friend of Nigeria. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari ...

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Olufon of Ifon, Oba Almorouf Magbagbeola is dead

A first class monarch in Orolu Local Government Council Area of Osun State, the Olufon of Ifon in Orolu, Oba Almorouf Adekunle Magbagbeola, is dead. It was gathered from palace sources that Oba Magbagbeola joined his ancestors on Monday, April ...

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144 Nigerian police officers reportedly arrive in Somalia to boost security

A contingent of 144 police officers from Nigeria have arrived in Somalia to boost stabilization efforts in the country, many papers have quoted the African Union mission to have said. AMISOM Police operations coordinator Daniel Ali Gwambal said 30 police ...

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Jubilation in Ekiti as kidnapped monarch regains freedom

There was jubilation today in Ekiti when the kidnapped traditional ruler of Ilemeso-Ekiti in Oye Council Area Oba David Oyewumi regained freedom. Oyewumi was abducted by gunmen last Thursday around 8:30pm when they gained entrance to his palace through the ...

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Lagos Governor to go after corrupt officials, contractors

The Lagos government is set to establish an anti-corruption commission, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday signing the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2021 into law. Mr Sanwo-Olu said during the signing ceremony at Lagos House, Ikeja, that the ...

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26 trafficked women, children rescued in Edo

No fewer than 26 women and children believed to be victims of human trafficking have been rescued by operatives of the Edo state police command. The victims believed to have been trafficked from Ebonyi, Imo, Abia, Anambra and Akwa Ibom ...

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Senate probes CCT Chairman over alleged assault on security guard

The Senate has began probe of the Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT over his alleged assault of a security guard. The Senate is investigating the physical assault of the Security guard, Clement Sagwak ...

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Chad’s newly re-elected President, Idriss Deby, shot dead while fighting rebels

Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield after three decades in power, the army announced on state television on Tuesday. The shock announcement came only the day after the 68-year-old was proclaimed the winner of a presidential ...

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