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Army disbands courts martial, set to review cases

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Respite may have come for military officers and soldiers that have either been dismissed or standing trials before courts marshal for acts of insubordination, cowardice, mutiny and related offences, as the new Chief of Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai is […]

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Pregnant Nigerian woman murdered in Ghana

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BY GBOYEGA ADEOYE She was in the throes of childbirth and needed to get to the hospital fast. Gripped by an excruciating pang of labour, she held her aching waist and hobbled towards the bus station, eager to catch a […]

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Four policemen arrested over businessman’s death

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Four policemen from the Special Anti-Robbery squad unit of the Lagos State Police Command have been arrested over the death of a car dealer, Benson Obode, in their custody in Benin City, Edo State. The four policemen – Adeleke Adedeji, […]

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Money laundering: CBN moves against banks

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THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has impressed the need on money deposit banks to discourage money laundering. The apex bank, which has come hard against banks aiding high net worth individuals to launder money, yesterday reiterated its commitment to […]

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Police raid baby factory in Asaba, arrest operator, eight pregnant girls

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Police detectives, at the weekend, swooped on a suspected baby factory in Asaba, Delta State, and arrested the operator and eight pregnant girls. In addition, a surveillance patrol team attached to the Ozoro Police Division, in the state, apprehended a pastor […]

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States owing banks N685billion – Osinbajo

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Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo had defended the bail-out fund policy of the Buhari administration for states owing salaries of civil servants. Speaking at a ceremony in honour President Mihammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Malam Garba Shehu, Osinbajo […]

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REVEALED: Untold Story Of The 2,000 Nigerians Repatriated From Cameroon

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In the past few weeks, a lot of Nigerians are being deported by the Cameroonian government with the figure rising to over 2000. Those affected according to an investigation by our correspondent were the internally displaced persons (IDPs) taking refuge […]

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Let the Lawmakers move on and work for Nigeria on august

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By Yusuph Olaniyonu Tuesday resumption of the two chambers of the federal legislature resumed after five weeks suspension of plenary. The recess scheduled for July 21 had been postponed by one week, obviously to allow more time for the reconciliatory […]

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Smuggling: Nigeria reads riot act to Benin Republic

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FROM SEGUN OLATUNJI, ABEOKUTA Nigeria and Benin Republic yesterday met on the implementation of the protocol of the Economic Community of West African States on the transit of goods between the two countries. With the agreement between the two countries […]

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Murder of toddler: Homicide detectives drill 16-year-old boy

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Homicide detectives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, have begun a manhunt for suspected ritual practitioners, who allegedly connived with a 16 year old boy to slaughter a 4 years old toddler in Lagos. The 16-year-old […]