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US Military denies sending more 14,000 troops to Middle East to counter Iran

    The Pentagon has denied a Wall Street journal report, that said the US Administration was considering sending 14,000 more military troops to the middle east in face of increased hostuile actions from Iran. Iran and US relations are ...

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Olusegun Obasanjo reacts to death of former aide, Dame Ajanaku

  Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, expressed shock over the death of his former Presidential Adviser on Women Affairs, Chief (Mrs) Titilayo Ajanaku. According to a report by The Nation, the former President who wrote a personal condolence ...

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Officer who shot truck driver dead in Ondo State is currently on the run – Nigerian Police confirms

  The Ondo State Police Command, Wednesday, December 4, said that the policeman, who killed a truck driver on Monday at a checkpoint, (READ HERE), was yet to be arrested. According to NewTelegraph, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer ...

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Policeman captured by his body camera fondling ‘Dead Woman’s Breasts’

  An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is under investigation after his body camera allegedly caught him fondling the body of a dead woman. The officer and his partner were responding to a call about a possible dead ...

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Senate passes 2020 budget of N10.594 trillion

  Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the 2020 budget of N10.594 trillion into law. This is against the proposed budget of N10.33 trillion presented to the joint National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in October, 2019. The passage of the ...

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Pipeline explosion at Igando-Idimu road, Lagos (Video)

  In a sad occurrence, an oil pipeline running through Glory Land estate around Isheri Olofin, Egbe-Idimu local council development area of Lagos state, exploded this morning. The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday 05 December 2019, leaving ...

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Lagos State marks illegal structures encroaching and blocking drainage in Lekki (photos)

Following governor Babajide Sanwo-olu’s pronouncement on the encroachment of ‘right of way’ and dainage setback in Lekki-Epe axis by properties owners, the Lagos State Building Control Agency on Wednesday, December 4th commenced the identification/marking of all the illegal structures within the ...

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Court orders DSS to release Omoyele Sowore within 24 -hours, tells DSS to pay N100,000 for ‘illegal detention’

  Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Department of State Services to release human rights activists, Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare, within the next 24 hours.   The judge also ordered the DSS to ...

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Croatian police deport Nigerian table tennis players with valid visas to Bosnia after they suspected them as ‘illegal immigrants’

  Police in Croatia have deported two Nigerian table-tennis players, Abie Uchenna Alexandra and Kenneth Chinedu to Bosnia and Herzegovina, claiming both men were in the country illegally, even though they both arrived in Croatia with valid visas. According to Hina, ...

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‘Non-violent rape should be legalized’ and victims should ‘co-operate’ by carrying condoms – Filmmaker says after the rape and murder of an Indian doctor

A filmmaker has said that rape is “not a serious thing” and that women should “co-operate” if they are being raped.   Daniel Shravan, an Indian filmmaker, made this shocking statement while reacting to the death of Priyanka Reddy, 27, a vet ...

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Elderly women protests over Omoyele Sowore’s continued detention, strip to their bras in court (photos)

A group of women on Thursday, December 5th protested in front of the Federal High Court in Abuja to demand the immediate release of Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare.   To drive home their demand, the elderly women removed their ...

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Send account details for N4.5m compensation for your demolished N250m property – Ganduje’s government tell Sanusi

  Kano State Government has asked Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II, to send his account details to receive a compensation of N4.5m compensation over his N250m property which was demolished to pave way for the ongoing flyover and underpass being constructed at ...

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Trigger-happy police officer kills motorist in Kano (photos)

  A trigger-happy police officer attached to a Commercial Bank in Kano state has been accused of killing a man identified as Mus’ab Sammani, pictured above.   According to eyewitnesses, Mus’ab and a tricycle operator were engaged in a heated argument at Niger Avenue, by Mallam ...

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G.O of Mount Zion Ministries arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl

  General Overseer, G.O of Mount Zion Ministries has been arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Anambra state. The G.O of Mount Zion Ministries in Obosi, Anambra State, Chukwudi Chukwumezie aka ‘Agudo Jesus’ who has allegedly raped minors ...

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Orji Uzor Kalu sentenced to 12 years in prison for N7.65bn fraud

  The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, to a maximum of 12 years imprisonment for N7.65bn fraud, among other multiple sentences ranging from 3 years to 5 years on 27 ...

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The church must stop worshiping rich people – Ex-minister, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi

  Former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has advised Nigerian churches to stop patronizing the rich with a questionable source of wealth. Akinyemi gave the advice while speaking with journalists at the Centenary Anniversary Lecture of the Anglican ...

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She tattooed Davido’s face on her chest and she’s using her fallen angels to suffocate him – Instagram troll blasts Tacha

  A social media troll who has previously had an exchange with reality star, Tacha, has yet again taken to his page to slam the reality star. The instagram troll, with the handle @okafortpaul said the only problem he has ...

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NCS arrests smuggler who hides 385 litres of petrol in 2 caskets (photos)

  A smuggler has been nabbed after hidding 385 litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) better known as petrol in 2 caskets by the joint anti-bunkering team of the Nigeria Customs Service.     Abdullahi Maiwada, Nigerian Customs Service Ogun ...

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Another suicidal man saved from jumping off Third Mainland Bridge

Another suicidal man has been saved from jumping off the 3rd mainland bridge in Lagos The man who was taken to Adekunle Police Station before his family was contacted, was talked into giving life another chance by the police officers. ...

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I removed my womb – Nigerian Investigative Journalist who exposed Nigeria’s struggle with codeine addiction speaks on her battle with breast cancer and fibroid

  Ruona Meyer, the award winning Nigerian investigative journalist who got nominated for an international Emmy over her work which exposed codeine addiction in the country has opened up on her battle with fibroid and breast cancer. Meyer, who underwent ...

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