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House of Reps to Probe interior Minister, “Aregbesola”, others Over ‘Misappropriated’ N165b Prison Funds
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola The House of Representatives has commenced a probe of the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and…
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Omo-Agege boasts, says APC‘ll produce next President
Ovie Omo-Agege The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has boasted that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC…
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Abba Kyari : Embattled cop may spend more days in detention as NDLEA approaches court
Abba Kyari Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and four others allegedly arrested over drug related charges may spend…
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GOV DAPO ABIODUN COMPENSATES LAFENWA INFERNO VICTIMS
Ogun State Government has compensated victims of Lafenwa market affected by the petrol tanker inferno which occurred on Tuesday, November…
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Party Convention : February 26 date no more visible as PMB jets out to Belgium, shun meeting with govs
There are strong indications that the much talked about National Convention of the rulling All Progressives Congress, APC might not…
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If the PDP is not properly organized, power will elude us In 2023 – Iyorchia Ayu
Iyorchia Ayu The national chairman of the people’s Democratic Party, PDP Iyorchia Ayu, has said that the Party would challenge…
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Aregbesola’s men, NSCDC assaults cops, students during Osogbo rally – Police
CP Wale Olokode The Osun State Police Command has said security men in the convoy of the former Governor of…
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Aregbesola shades Oyetola, says Ileri Oluwa name belongs to him
Stop playing God – Gov tells Minister Former governor of Osun state and current Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on…
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Protesting commercial driver sets self ablaze, dies over impounded bus in Lagos
A yet-to-identified commercial bus driver in the Ajao Estate area of Lagos State took laws into own hands by setting…
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Abba Kyari : Family member receives huge sums from crime syndicates – Police Investigation reveals
A fresh investigations into the criminal activities of the embattled former Commander, IGP Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari has…
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Two teenagers remands in prison custody over alleged attempt to kill sex worker in Ekiti
A Chief Magistrate court in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, has remanded two teenagers, Oluwatimilehin Afolabi (19) and Kehinde Mustapha (19),…
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Panic as ASUU takes position on strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities is set to come up with a decision on whether to embark on fresh…
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2023: Sanwo-Olu deserves another shot at the Alausa office – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Sunday, endorsed Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for second term in office. Lawan…
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Rusia, Ukraine crisis : Boris Johnson to hold crunch talks
As part of efforts to defuse the Ukraine crisis, the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson will make a fresh…
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PMS sells for N400 Per litre in Abuja, Lagos as scarcity bites harder
Marketers still struggling to return adulterated petrol to NNPC – IPMAN • Corporation pleads for patience, says all hands are…
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Tragic : Nollywood actress, Nnenna Ani passes on
Late Ani The Nigerian entertainment industry has been thrown into mourning as it has been reported that actress Nnenna Ani…
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Court Remands 2 Over Alleged Murder Of Ogun Monarch
A Lagos Magistrate court presided over by Chief Magistrate, Linda Yeside Balogun of the Lagos State Magistrates Court, Yaba has…
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2023 : Zoning is unconstitutional – Former VP Atiku Abubakar, says he Will Contest In 2023
Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will present himself for consideration as president in the 2023…
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Joshua Rematch With Usyk Set For May
Anthony Joshua Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn announced that the British boxer’s rematch against heavyweight rival Oleksandr Usyk is set…
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N201tr needed to tackle COVID-19 Impact in Africa – Adesina
Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said Africa requires the sum…
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NNPC Earnings rakes up to N93bn From Crude Oil, Gas Export
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), said it earnings accumulated to a total of $224.29 million (about N93.424 billion)…
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Soldier, five others killed in Benin Republic gunmen ambush
A military personnel and five park rangers have been killed in an ambush in a wildlife reserve in northern Benin…
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My son planned to study abroad and never follow a bad gang – Mother of Convict sentenced to death for killing sex worker
Justice D.A. Onyefulu of the Onitsha High Court on Wednesday sentenced two convicts, Valentine Umezinwa and Emeka Okolonji to death…
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Tragedy : University Student Falls Inside Soakaway, Dies in Osun
Miss Ajibola Heritage Ayomikun, a 200 Level student of the Department of Linguistics and African Languages of Obafemi Awolowo University,…
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