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Prisoner who escaped from Edo jail arrested in Ogun

          An inmate of Edo State correctional centre, Obehi Ogbeh, who escaped during the #EndSARS protest, has been rearrested on Tuesday in Ogun State, an official has said. The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, ...

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“The U.S. has no moral right to punish another nation under the guise of upholding democracy” Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa reacts to violence in US

  Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe has asked that the sanction placed on his country by the US must end because the US has shown that they do not have the “moral right to punish ...

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Residents discover tunnel allegedly used by suspected kidnappers and ritualists, beat suspect to death

  There was pandemonium in the Orile area of Lagos State today January 7 after residents discovered a tunnel allegedly used by kidnappers and ritualists to carry out their nefarious activities. The tunnel is under a bridge that links to Lagos ...

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Mark Zuckerberg announces that Donald Trump has been banned from Facebook and Instagram indefinitely

  Mark Zuckerberg has banned Donald Trump from using Facebook indefinitely.   Facebook COO, Sherry Sandberg initially announced Trump has been banned from the platform for 24 hours, writing:   I am deeply disturbed by the violence that took place ...

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There will be no mass disconnection of telephone subscribers over National Identity Numbers (NIN) registration – NCC

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that there will be no mass disconnection of telephone subscribers over National Identity Numbers (NIN) registration.   The agency which said the current linkage of SIM registration records with the NIN was aimed ...

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Police hunt man who ‘bludgeoned his wife to death then Super-glued her skull back together to hide the injuries to make it look like an accident’

  Authorities in Ecuador are hunting for a man who allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death before super-gluing her skull back together to hide the injuries and make it look like an accident.   According to reports, Luis Hermida claimed ...

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Paternity Scandal: FCMB appoints acting MD, Yemisi Edun

The management of First City Monument Bank has appointed Yemisi Edun as its acting managing director.   The decision came amidst the scandal involving the managing director of the bank, Adam Nuru. Mr Nuru proceeded on leave earlier in the ...

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Teacher fakes own kidnap to extort money from her father

Kwara State Police command has arrested a 24-year-old Medinat Ibrahim, who allegedly faked her own kidnapping in connivance with two other persons. Parading the three suspects in Ilorin on Wednesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Bagega, represented by the ...

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Kano Hisbah arrests 53 teenagers for immoral acts

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 53 teenagers over alleged involvement in immoral acts in Kano City. Malam Lawal Ibrahim, the board’s Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Kano, said they were arrested ...

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FG needs over N2.44tn to vaccinate 165 million Nigerians

The Federal Government will need about N2.44tn for the vaccination of 164.8 million Nigerians, who will not have access to free vaccines the country is expecting from the international community. Currently, coronavirus vaccines available globally include those discovered by Pfizer, ...

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Donald Trump locked out of Twitter and Facebook

Donald Trump’s Twitter and Facebook accounts have been suspended after he published posts deemed to incite violence amid the deadly Capitol riots. The US President’s Twitter account is locked for 12 hours and the social media platform told him to ...

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Mother dumps newborn at Ebonyi refuse ground

An unknown Nigerian mother has dumped her newborn baby at a refuse dump in Ebonyi State.   According to reports, the baby was said to be found in a sack on Wednesday at Igweogbuofia Street, Kpirikpiri in Abakaliki metropolis of ...

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Kano polls: Six candidates disqualified for ‘failing’ drug test

Ahead of the January 16 local government polls in Kano State, the state’s Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) on Wednesday said it disqualified six candidates over their failure to pass its drug test.   Daily Trust reports that KAINSEC said it ...

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Elon Musk Overtakes Bezos To Become World’s Richest Person

  Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk surpassed Amazon.com Inc’s top boss Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest man, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Including Thursday’s gains in Tesla shares, Musk, 49, had a net worth of ...

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US Capitol Attack: Reno Omokri Has A Message For People Who Vilified Jonathan For Conceding In 2015

  Former Presidential Spokesperson, Reno Omokri has drawn a camparism between Goodluck Jonathan conceding defeat in the 2015 Presidential election and the insurrrection at the US Capitol which was centered on President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede after being defeated ...

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Hit-and-run driver kills young man in Delta

  A hit-and-run driver has killed a 28-year-old man identified simply as Daniel in Ughelli, Delta state.   The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday, January 7, along the Ughelli axis of the East-West road.   It was gathered ...

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“I killed my girlfriend, other people, sold their body parts, used the proceeds to buy beer and enjoy myself” – Osun ritual killer suspect

  30-year-old ritual killer suspect, Tajudeen Monsuru, has revealed how he killed his girlfriend, Alani Mutiyat, others people, dismembered and sold their body parts then used the proceeds to enjoy himself.     Monsuru, who was arrested in Iwo on December ...

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President Trump finally concede defeat to Joe Biden

President Donald Trump has finally conceded defeat to Joe Biden, with the US president promising on an orderly transition to power on January 20   This was after a joint session of US Congress certified the victory of President-elect Joe ...

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Four dead after violent pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol

A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump ...

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NIMC workers in Lagos begin strike

Members of staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos State have gone on strike.  The NIMC office located on the premises of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) office in Alausa, this morning were also ...

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Covid vaccine: Tracy Zille floors the whole of Africa

  So her messages attacking the whole of Africa has been going viral… In it, Tracy blasted the continent saying they produce nothing and she wonders why Africans are scared to use the covid-19 vaccine claiming it’s meant to wipe ...

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Atiku Abubakar ”takes covid-19 vaccine” in Dubai

                Former Vice-President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has reported been vaccinated.   He is reported to have received his covid-19 vaccine in Dubai where he is known to be a constant visitor. The ...

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“I’m not on anybody’s level in Nigeria”, Tacha brags after Nicki Minaj followed her on Instagram (video)

BBNaija star, Tacha is super excited after popular American female rapper, Nicki Minaj followed her on Instagram. The reality Tv star’s joy knew no bounds as she took to her  Instagram page to share the good news with her fans. ...

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