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DSS probes alleged killing of Osun policeman by operatives

The Department of State Services has begun a probe into the alleged killing of police in Osun State, Rauf Fawale. It was reported that corporal Fawale, a father of three attached to the Estate Police Division in Osogbo, on Sunday, ...

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Hisbah arrests organizers of sex party in Bauchi

The Bauchi state Hisbah says it recently arrested no fewer than six youths who specialized in organizing s.e.x orgies and fomenting trouble in Dolam village, in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. Malam Aminu Idris, the permanent commissioner ...

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79-year old man drags lawyer to court for disclosing his will without his consent

A 79-year old man, Chief Gaskin Egede Sobrasuaipiki, has dragged a lawyer, Prince Gbogboade Akintoye, before a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, for allegedly disclosing the content of his Will without his consent. In the suit number PHC/2518/CS/2020, the ...

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Ex-Ghanaian President JJ Rawlings buried (Photos)

The body of former Ghanaian President Jerry John Rawlings was buried at the military cemetery today, 27th of January after a burial service at Ghana’s Independence Square.In his tribute, Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo described the late former president ...

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Bauchi government spends N21.75m on refrigerators for Covid-19 vaccines

The Bauchi State government has spent over twenty-seven million Naira to procure refrigerators for Covid-19 vaccines in the state. The state government claims the refrigerators are to be used to store the 1,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccines that will ...

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Sanwo-Olu honours Fashola, names Housing Estate after him

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday honoured former governor, Babatunde Fashola by naming the LagosHOMS, Iponri after him. The project is now known as ‘BRFHOMS, Iponri’. The governor commissioned the project on Wednesday, delivering additional 132 homes to the ...

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NIMC licences MTN, other telcos to register Nigerians for NIN

Telecommunications companies have been licensed to register people who do not have National Identity Numbers so as to reduce the large crowds at the offices of the National Identity Management Commission, the NIMC has said. Director-General, NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, said ...

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“The Virus Is Definitely From Hell” – Reality Star, Cee-C Speaks After Surviving COVID-19

          Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Cynthia Nwadiora simply known as Cee-C has shared her experience after battling the deadly COVID-19 disease. According to the brand influencer and lawyer, she contracted the virus and revealed that ...

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Makinde floods Ibarapa, Oke Ogun with 200 Amotekun officers

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced the deployment of 200 officers of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun to Ibarapa and Oke Ogun zones. This is in the wake of the crisis in the area between local ...

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Sunday Igboho raises alarm over fake twitter, facebook pages

Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has dissociated himself from several accounts on social media platforms, especially Facebook and Twitter, posting unverified information in his name. Igboho made this clarification while speaking to reporters. Many accounts bearing ...

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7 ‘witches’ arraigned in Yola over health of 3-year-old girl

Seven self-confessed ‘witches’ have come before a court in Adamawa State capital, Yola, for allegedly using demonic powers to afflict a three-year-old girl with an illness. The seven accused persons include a 60-year-old woman, one other woman still at large, ...

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US judge blocks Biden’s deportation freeze

A US federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from implementing a 100-day pause on deportations. Judge Drew Tipton granted a 14-day temporary restraining order until the case could be further examined, following a request by Texas Attorney ...

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Ugandan troops finally leaves Bobi Wine’s residence

The Ugandan troops have withdrawn from around the home of opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, ending his house arrest since a Jan. 14 election won by long-serving President Yoweri Museveni. With the vote behind him and fraud claims ...

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Obaseki opens up! Edo has no funds to hold sports festival

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has called on the Federal Government to help in funding the National Sports Festival, scheduled to hold in the state. Obaseki said the state is ready to host the 20th edition of the sports ...

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Japan Prime Minister apologises as lawmakers’ go clubbing despite covid-19 pandemic

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Wednesday after lawmakers from his ruling coalition visited night clubs despite his government’s call for people to avoid unnecessary outings to curb the spread of Covid-19. The news is another headache for Suga ...

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Deborah Okezie, mother of Deeper Life school victim accused of husband snatching as she’s called a bunch of trouble

A lady identified as Eno Patrick has alleged that Deborah Okezie, mother of Don Davies, the ”physically and s3xually molested” student of the Deeper Life HIgh School Uyo campus snatched her friends husband. The incidence which happened 15 years ago ...

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Lagos welder brutalises sexagenarian, wife over electricity bill

A sexagenarian, Paul Okedare, and his wife, Funke, are in pain after a co-tenant, identified only as Tunde, allegedly brutalised them at their residence on Unity Street, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.   Punch Metro gathered that Tunde, ...

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Odion Ighalo bids emotional farewell to Manchester United

Odion Ighalo confirmed his Manchester United exit with an emotional farewell to fans.   The striker said his ‘dream comes to an end’ after his loan from Chinese side Shanghain Shenhua expired. Ighalo took to Instagram to show his appreciation ...

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Nigeria records 1,267 new Covid-19 cases, toll now 124,263

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,267 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 124,263. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. “1,267 new cases of ...

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Buhari sacks Service Chiefs, announces replacements

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Service Chiefs. On January 26, 2021 at 5:37pmPresident Muhammadu Buhari has appointed new service chiefs to replace the retiring ones, who had held the various military top offices since 2015.The President had, in a ...

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