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Amaechi visits office unannounced… meets staff absent, others idle

In a bid to ascertain the level of commitment by staff of his ministry, Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi paid a surprise visit to staff in their different offices. Amaechi was seen on Wednesday at about 3 ...

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Popular Trado-medical expert, Oko Oloyun shot dead

The Founder of Oko-Oloyun Worldwide and De-Fayus International, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf (Aka Oko Oloyun), is dead. The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the murder of the popular traditional medical expert. Yusuf, the manufacturer of popular Yoyo Bitters and ...

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US imposes new ‘birth tourism’ visa rules for pregnant women

President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism”, in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have a coveted US passport. Applicants will be denied tourist ...

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MTN Office Invaded By Robbers In Kebbi

The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the invasion of the MTN office in Tudun Wada area of Birnin Kebbi by three armed robbers on Wednesday. The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Birnin ...

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Buhari returns to Abuja from UK (photos)

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Abuja after his participation at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, United Kingdom. More photos below…..    

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Police arrests alleged firearms manufacturer in Sokoto

The Police Command in Sokoto state on Thursday says it has arrested one Yahaya Umar, in possession of five locally-made firearms The police said many other suspected criminals were also arrested across the state within a week. The state Commissioner ...

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Nigeria has the lowest voter turnout in Africa – Electoral Institute

The Electoral Institute which is the training and research arm of the Independent National Electoral Commission is worried about the decline in the interest shown by eligible voters in the country’s democratic process. The institute is now advancing a conversation ...

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Queen Elizabeth pulls out of WI meeting due to cold

The Queen has pulled out of her annual visit to the Sandringham Women’s Institute meeting as she has a cold and is “not feeling up to it”. The 93-year-old royal pulled out of her annual meeting with the Sandringham branch ...

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Two robbers burnt to ashes after robbing pregnant woman

There was pandemonium in Uyo Akwa Ibom state capital on Wednesday as residents of Abak Road, Uyo, by the flyover caught two armed robbers that robbed a pregnant woman and burnt them to ashes. It was gathered that the hoodlums ...

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A woman who doesn’t like money is not an asset – Reno Omokri

Reno Omokri has told men that a woman who does not like money is not an asset. He said this while reacting to men who hate on women that love money. According to him, failure to like money is the ...

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FG should order arrest of Miyetti Allah’s leadership – CAN

  The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, says it is time the Federal Government arrest the leaders of the Miyetti Allah for allegedly sponsoring crimes in the nation. Rev. Samson Ayokunle, CAN President, who spoke in Abuja on Thursday said ...

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Burkina Faso to recruit civilians in fight against armed groups

Burkina Faso’s parliament has approved legislation allowing the military to use civilian volunteers in the fight against armed groups. Legislators in the West African nation on Thursday allowed the “understaffed” military to arm civilians, a move that underscores how outnumbered ...

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Lagos begins mass arrest of Pedestrians crossing highways

As part of efforts to ensure free flow of vehicular movement in the State, the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has stepped up its operations to arrest defiant pedestrians crossing major roads and highways across the metropolis, with 36 ...

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Fugitive oil thief bags 10 years Jail

An oil thief, Abednego Ogede, who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and convicted in absentia by Justice Rilwan Aikawa of a Federal High Court, Lagos, on December 18, 2019, was on Wednesday sentenced to 10 ...

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Pakistani government has announced transgenders are now eligible for free health care

The Pakistani government announced that transgenders are now eligible for free health care. Homosexuality, meanwhile, is banned and punishable under the law with prison or death. Pakistan’s government opened a free health care program for transgenders earlier this month as ...

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Three Americans killed in Australia firefighting plane crash

Three people died on Thursday when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in the Snowy Monaro region of Australia’s southern New South Wales state, officials said. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the deaths and ...

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Maid caught on CCTV repeatedly dipping child’s hand in boiling water (photos)

These shocking photos capture the gruesome injuries a toddler suffered after she was allegedly burned by her family’s maid. The 16-month-old girl needed treatment in hospital for the second-degree burns last week. Police say her family’s 30-year-old housekeeper repeatedly dunked ...

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Greece elects first female president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou

High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece’s first female president by the parliament. Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition ...

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