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Why we’re seizing donkey skin in Nigeria — FG

The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services, an arm of Federal Ministry of Agriculture, has explained its invasion of donkey skin processing camps across the federation and seizing donkey skin from owners. The director of the agency, Dr. Olusegun Awoniyi said the ...

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Nigeria Donates N67m Medical Supplies to Sao Tome and Principe

The Federal Government has donated medical supplies worth N67 million to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. The donation was made on behalf of the Nigerian Government by the acting Head of East and Central African Affairs Division, ...

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Olumide Akpata emerges NBA President, pledges transformational leadership

A former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Business Law (NBA-SL), Mr. Olumide Akpata, has emerged the new President of the NBA, having defeated two other contestants in the national election that commenced 11pm on Wednesday and ...

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Buhari observes Sallah prayers at home (photos)

Here are photos of the President observing Sallah prayers with few others today as Muslims all over the world celebrate Eid-El Kabir. More photos below…

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Awolowo died without Christ, he never fulfilled his destiny – MFM G.O, Olukoya

General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, Pastor Daniel Olukoya has said that the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo never fulfilled his destiny because he did not give his life to Christ. He said despite the greatness and exploit ...

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Dubai Crown Prince pays hospital bills of Nigerian mother stranded with quadruplets

Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has paid the hospital expenses of a Nigerian mother and her quadruplets stranded in the city with mounting medical bills, according to the hospital. Suliyat Adulkareem, 29, gave birth ...

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We use tyre jack as guns to rob victims ― Uber driver

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested an Uber driver, Andrew Valentino, 38, who used his car for ‘ Catch-in-the –air’ robbery, otherwise known as one chance, dispossessing unsuspecting passengers of their cash, phones ...

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Ghanaian Lady Given 100 Strokes Of Cane After She Was Caught Sleeping With A Sudanese Man In Saudi Arabia (videos/photos)

A disturbing video in circulation on social media captures a Ghanaian woman being flogged for allegedly sleeping with a Sudanese man. Commentaries on the viral video indicate that the incident happened in Saudi Arabia. A preceding video which cannot be ...

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One Dead, 16 Injured As Multiple Explosions Rock Maiduguri

Borno Commissioner of Police Mohammed Aliyu has confirmed one dead and 16 injured following multiple explosions that rocked Maiduguri metropolis. Aliyu, who said the explosions occurred in Mairi, Custom and Gwange areas of the metropolis, added the actual cause of ...

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No herbal product has been approved for COVID-19 treatment – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has insisted that it is yet to approve any herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. The Director of Public Affairs of the agency, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, in an interview ...

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34-year-old nurse dies after husband stabbed her 13 times

Police in Gilgil Town, Nakuru County, Kenya have arrested a 34-year-old man on allegations of killing his wife, also aged 34. Josephine Wangari Kamau, a nurse at the psychiatric wing of Gilgil Sub-County Hospital, was killed at around 5am Tuesday, ...

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Nigeria records 481 new COVID-19 cases, total now 42,689

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday night, announced 481 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the West African nation to 42,689. Ten deaths were recorded from the virus in the past 24 ...

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NAPTIP shuts Port Harcourt brothel harbouring underage sex workers

The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has raided and closed down a popular bar called 24 Hours Bar which also operates a brothel in Rumukurushi, Port Harcourt. This was after a couple discovered that their 16-year-old ...

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Holiday job: UI mourns student who fell inside soap-making machine

Following the unfortunate death of Gbadebo Richard, a 21-year-old 300-level student of European Studies of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Monday, The management of the institution has commiserated with the deceased family. Late Richard was reported to have died ...

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BBNaija Khafi Buries Brother Amidst Tears As She Renders Heartfelt Eulogy (Photos)

  Alexander Kareem was buried earlier today, and former Big Brother Naija star, Khafi Kareem and her family members were inconsolable during the funeral. Alexander Kareem was shot dead in London on the 8th of June 2020 Alexander suffered gunshot wounds to ...

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President Buhari mourns Afenifere leader, Pa Ayorinde Fasanmi

  President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Leader of Afenifere, Egbe Ilosiwaju Yoruba, Senator Ayo Fasanmi, as a big loss to Nigeria Senator Ayo Fasanmi death was confirmed by his Personal Assistant, Tope Adebayo on Thursday morning. Buhari, in ...

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Trailer crushes pregnant woman to death in Ebonyi state (Photos)

The people of the Ndubia community of Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state have been thrown into a mourning mood when a pregnant woman whose name is yet to be ascertained and her child were crushed to death by ...

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Nigerian Army confirms soldier killed senior colleague, narrates incident

The Nigerian Army has announced that a soldier killed a colleague officer on Wednesday. Colonel Sagir Musa, Acting Director Army Public Relations, confirmed the incident on Thursday. A statement he signed disclosed that the trooper serves in 202 Battalion of ...

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