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Sokoto Boat Mishap Claims Lives of Women Escaping Bandit Attack

Another boat accident has occurred in Sokoto State, with many feared dead. The boat, carrying predominantly women reportedly fleeing a bandit attack, struck a culvert edge around 7:30 pm, on Thursday and... Read more »
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, arrives in Port Harcourt

The Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara, has arrived the state and is expected to resume office today, September 19, The governor flew into the state via the Port Harcourt International Airport at... Read more »
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NURTW Chief Beats Dispatch Rider to Death on Lagos Island, Arrested by Police

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a senior member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamsideen Adio, for allegedly beating a dispatch rider to de@th on Tapa Street,... Read more »
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DAPPMAN Asked Us to Raise Petrol, Diesel Prices by ₦75 — Dangote Refinery

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has revealed that the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) requested it to increase the price of petrol and diesel by N75 per litre, in order... Read more »
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Ijebu Royal Crisis: Three Families Sue Ogun Govt, Ex-ICAN President Over Fusengbuwa Leadership Tussle

Three royal families of Adeberu, Olufadi and Ayora/Tunwase of Fusengbuwa ruling house, Ile Nla, Agunsebi, Ijebu Ode have dragged the Ogun State Government, the former National President of the Institute of Chartered... Read more »
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Insecurity: NYSC relocates Kwara orientation camp to Ilorin

The National Youth Service Corps has relocated its orientation camp in Kwara State from Yikpata, Edu Local Government Area, to the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, over rising insecurity. State Coordinator, Mr Onifade... Read more »
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Nigerians play dead, run through flames to survive Boko Haram attack

Umar Bulama lay among the corpses, hoping that Boko Haram fighters would mistake him for one of the dead after a brutal attack on a northern Nigerian town. Pressing his face “into... Read more »
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Edo Gov seeks FG’s intervention in Edo-Delta boundary dispute

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the lingering boundary dispute between Edo and Delta states to avert possible communal clashes. Okpebholo, who was... Read more »
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Peter Obi Surprises Charly Boy With “Ghana Must Go” Gift Pack

Popular media personality, Charly Boy, popularly known as AreaFada, has shared a heartwarming story of how Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, surprised him with a “Ghana Must Go” bag filled... Read more »
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Soldier Sentenced to Death by Hanging for Murder of Tricycle Rider in Bauchi

A General Court Martial sitting at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Jos, has sentenced Private Lukman Musa of the Nigerian Army’s 3 Division to death by hanging for the murder of a tricycle (Keke)... Read more »
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Kenya Airways Pays NCAA Fine Over Passenger Rights Violation

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that Kenya Airways has paid the sanction fee imposed on the airline over the infraction on the rights of its Nigerian passenger, Gloria Omisore... Read more »
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Nigeria Launches First-Ever Centralised Passport Production Centre Since 1963

Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, revealed this on Thursday while inspecting Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja. He stated that since the establishment of NIS... Read more »
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Tinubu is a Criminal, Wike is a Murderer — Sowore Explodes

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted furiously to a statement he claims was made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, suggesting... Read more »
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Rivers Agog As Governor Fubara Returns to Office

Thousands of the people of Rivers State are currently gathered in front of the Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is returning to office today... Read more »
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Chaos in Lagos as Emab Plaza Catches Fire Just Hours After Afriland Towers Disaster

Another fire incident was recorded at Lagos Island hours after the Afriland Tower was engulfed by fire. This time around, it was Emab Plaza, a four-storey building located behind Mandilas, that was... Read more »
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JUST IN: Angel Make-Up, Second-in-Command to Terrorist Leader Gentle De Yahoo, Reportedly Killed

Reports reaching our newsroom indicate that Onyekachi Isaac, popularly known as Angel Make-Up, who served as the second-in-command to the dreaded terrorist kingpin Gentle De Yahoo, has been reportedly killed. more details... Read more »
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Katsina Businessman, Pregnant Wife, and Daughter Freed After ₦50m Ransom Payment

A Katsina businessman, Anas Ahmadu, his seven-month pregnant wife, Halimatu, and their two-year-old daughter, have regained their freedom three weeks after being kidnapped. The victims were released on Wednesday night, September 17,... Read more »
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Death Toll from Afriland Towers Fire Rises to 10 as United Capital Confirms Six Staff Lost

Six additional deaths have been confirmed following the fire outbreak incident at Afriland Towers on Tuesday, a six-storey commercial building housing several top businesses in Nigeria, on Broad Street, Lagos Island. The... Read more »
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Governor Namadi Secures APC’s Full Support, Over 2,000 PDP Members Defect in Maigatari

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State has reaffirmed its loyalty to Governor Umar Namadi and warned that it will take disciplinary action against members working against his administration. Speaking at... Read more »
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Shoprite Stores Shut Down in Ibadan, Ilorin as Shelves Run Empty in Lagos, Abuja

Shoprite’s operations in Nigeria appear to be in dire straits, four years after the South African retail giant exited the country’s supermarket business. Daily Trust reports that outlets in Ibadan and Ilorin... Read more »