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Ogun teacher rapes two students within 24 hours
A secondary school teacher, Lateef Olaniran, has been arrested over alleged rape of two young ladies within 24 hours in…
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Tinubu appoints Board of NPC
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 Nigerians to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission…
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Old, new naira notes remain legal tender – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said that all banknotes issued by it remained legal tender across the country.…
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67 Federal Civil service Directors Fails Perm Sec promotion Exams
Sixty-five of the initial 85 directors invited to seat for promotion and appointments to the post of Permanent Secretary in…
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Senate resolve to probe purchase of 5bn Presidential Yacht
The Senate said yesterday it would probe the purchase of N5 billion presidential yacht and the circumstances surrounding it. The resolution…
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Lightning struck, Kills 3 Secondary School Students, Injures 6 In Anambra
A lightning that accompanied a heavy downpour is said to have struck three people dead and left six others with…
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Iyalode Alaba Lawson set for burial December 8
The late Iyalode of Yorubaland, a renowned educationist and entrepreneur, Iyalode Alaba Lawson who passed on Saturday October 28,2023 at…
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Ogun to reconstruct Ikenne Township Road -Abiodun
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun at the weekend said his administration would soon award the contract for the reconstruction…
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Worshipper Slumps And Dies During Prayer In Ogun
A female worshipper identified as Bisi Adewumi of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries reportedly slumped during a prayer…
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Cholera : Ogun govt set to clamp down on unhygienic Water Producing Factories to fight outbreak
The Ogun State Government is to check the spread of cholera which has already killed 12 persons in different parts…
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Tinubu to woo Arab Investors at Saudi-Africa Summit in Riyadh
President Bola Tinubu is to attend the Saudi-Africa summit and the Arab African summit scheduled for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on…
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Imo CP redeployed ahead of Nov 11 guber poll
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has redeployed Mohammed Barde, the commissioner of police in Imo, ahead of the governorship…
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Relocation of LAUTECH Faculty of Agric. Science – Students drags Oyo Govt to Court
Some students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have dragged Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, alongside three…
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Abiodun: CNG buses’ll revolutionize transport sector
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Mass Transit Buses in the…
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Senate approves loan request of $7.8bn, €100m for FG’s borrowing plan
The Senate has approved the sums of 7.8 billion dollars and 100 million euros in President Bola Tinubu’s proposed 2022–2024…
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EFCC restrains officers from Sting Operations at Night
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede in line with the newly-revised procedures…
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Medical experts raises concerns over cases of Child malnutrition cases in Nigeria
Cases of severe malnutrition among children aged under five years in north-eastern Nigeria are fast increasing, a non-governmental organisation has…
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Rivers: Court stalls Fubara impeachment move
A Rivers State High Court in Isiokpo Division in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state has issued an interim…
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Impeachment move on Governor Fubara : Hoodlums sets Rivers assembly on fire
The hallowed chambers of the Rivers State House of Assembly has been set ablaze by suspected political thugs in the…
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We won’t be part of FG meeting if Labour Minister attends – NLC dares FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to boycott its meeting with the Federal Government on Monday, October 30, 2023,…
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Germany to invest in Nigeria’s natural gas
German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, says his country is willing to invest in gas and critical minerals in Nigeria, as he…
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Iyalode Alaba Lawson was a colossus that made significant impacts on the sand of time – Ogun NUJ Mourns
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ogun state council has expressed shock over the passing of the former National President…
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Abiodun mourns Alaba Lawson, says she was a blessing to many
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has described the death of the Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief (Mrs) Alaba Lawson, as…
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Breaking : Iyalode of Yorubaland “Alaba Lawson” is dead
The Iyalode of Yorubaland, and founder of Lawson’s Group of School, Chief Alaba Lawson is dead. Lawson according to family…
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