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COVID-19: Expect consequences of protests in two weeks— NCDC

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chike Ihekweazu has said that Nigerians shouldn’t be surprised when the number of COVID-19 infected patients increase due to the EndSARS protest that occurred last week across the country. He ...

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Lady fined N3.5m after breaking self-isolation protocol by visiting restaurants and going shopping, then posting photos on Instagram

A woman has been fined £6,600 (N3,564,000) after being caught breaching self-isolation rules by posting a picture of herself eating out – on Instagram.   Carys Ann Ingram, 22, visited restaurants and went shopping when she was supposed to be ...

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3-year old boy shoots himself dead at his birthday party with a gun that fell out of someone’s pocket

A three-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself with a pistol at his birthday party, authorities said.   The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office revealed the tragic incident happened on Saturday during the unidentified child’s birthday celebration. Around 4.15pm, authorities ...

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Pastor and his alleged accomplices arrested over looted medical equipment worth N1.2bn (Photos)

A pastor in Kogi State, identified as Sunday Edino and his alleged accomplices have been arrested by the Kogi State Police Command for allegedly looting medical equipment worth N1.2billion.  This is as the sporadic shooting by masked hoodlums in Lokoja ...

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Looting! House-to-House search begins in Kaduna

No chill. The Governor even replied the twitter user who brought the news to the attention of social media users, affirming stealing and destruction of properties in Kaduna will not be tolerated.        

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Looters invade Abuja NYSC camp, cart away mattresses, plastic chairs, others

Some hoodlums this morning broke into the Orientation Camp of the National Youth Corps in Kubwa, Abuja. The thugs armed with knives and other sharp objects blocked the road and ordered motorists to turn back.They were seen coming out of ...

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”He was killed in an accident”, Nigerians counter lady’s claim that her son died at the Lekki toll gate shooting

Some Nigerians on social media has called out the London lady who claims her son, Anthony Umeh was killed during the Tuesday shooting at Lekki toll gate where peaceful EndSARS protesters had gathered. According to some people who claim to ...

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Soldier who flogged lady at ATM stand has been arrested

The 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army has arrested a Corporal, Omoh F, who was caught on video flogging a woman at an Oshodi branch of the United Bank of Africa in Lagos. The Spokesman for the 9 Brigade, Major ...

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64 year-old man stabs his elder brother to death over land

An elderly man, 64, has been arrested after allegedly stabbing to death his older brother, 78, following a quarrel over a parcel of land.   Eyewitnesses claimed that Geoffrey Khayega Mayungu stabbed his brother, James Tembete Khayega, after they squabbled ...

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Oyo Local Government Chairman kidnapped on his way to a meeting with the state Governor

  Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Chairman of Iganna Local Council Development Area of Oyo State, Comrade Jacob Olayiwola Adeleke.   It was gathered that Adeleke was kidnapped alongside his driver on Sunday night, October 25, along Okeho-Ado ...

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#EndSARS: We have identified barracks where soldiers who shot protesters came from – Femi Falana (Video)

Human Rights Lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, has said the barracks where soldiers of the Nigeria Army who shot protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate came from have been identified.   Femi Falana who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, ...

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BBNaija winner Laycon pays for treatment of sickle cell patients

Aww BBN winner, Laycon is actually behaving like a president they have been calling him. So Laycon went to Sickle Cell Foundation Idiaraba and paid for treatments of sickle cell patients. This was revealed by Twitter user, Ekun Bolaji. Ebun ...

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NBC sanctions AIT, Channels, Arise over Lekki shooting

The National Broadcasting Station (NBC) has sanctioned three major broadcast stations over their alleged roles in ”escalation” of violence across the nation .   The regulators fined Arise TV, African Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television between N2million and N3million. ...

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Three women trampled to death as hoodlums loot Abuja palliative warehouse

  Three women were feared to have been trampled to death during the looting of a massive palliative warehouse in Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Abuja.   Some who were suffocating were helped out of the building and being ...

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We Hid Palliatives Ahead Of Second Wave Of COVID-19 – Nigerian Governors

  Nigerian state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum said the recent cache of palliatives discovered by citizens in warehouses across the country was kept in anticipation of a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the ...

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Plateau state government gives looters 48 hours to return stolen palliatives

  The Plateau State Government has given looters 48 hours to return stolen COVID-19 palliatives in their possession or risk being arrested. The PUNCH had earlier reported that a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives were stored in the Bukuru community of ...

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Ondo SUBEB, state radiovision offices gutted by fire

A ‘mysterious’ fire outbreak has razed the Ondo State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) office at Oke Eda, Akure, the state capital.   Reports had it that the fire outbreak started at about 11 pm on Sunday. The building, which also ...

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Oba of Lagos’ staff of office reportedly returned (Video)

The staff of office of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu has reportedly been RETURNED. The staff was stolen by some rioters during the #EndSARS protest in Lagos. A video showing the Staff of office has been shared online. ...

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