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Hotel boss, five others in detention over alleged murder

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The Sokoto state Police command has confirmed the arrest of six persons in connection with the alleged killing of a Police Inspector, Mr. Nura Hashimu. They are: the Managing Director and five other members of staff of a four-star hotel […]

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Top News: NAFDAC DG, Orhi in EFCC’s custody over alleged graft

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The Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration And Control, NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhi, has been summoned by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations bordering on abuse of office. Dr. Orhi is currently being […]

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Nigeria air strikes kill ‘large number’ of Boko Haram

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(AFP)Nigeria said Sunday it had carried out air strikes in the northeast of the country to repel an attack by Boko Haram and had killed a “large number” of the Islamist extremists. The air raids came as Nigeria and its […]

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Law School stakeholders decry two-time postponement of Bar results

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By Joseph Onyekwere STUDENTS of Nigerian Law School have decried alleged two-time postponement of Bar final examination results by the management of the institution, saying such action endangers their future. Some of the students who spoke to The Guardian on […]

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Fake doctor owes Fed Govt N17m

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An assessment by Integrated Personnel and Payment Information System (IPPIS) has shown that Martin Ugwu Okpe, who impersonated his friend to work in the Ministry of Health since 2006, owes the Federal Government more than N17million in salaries and allowances. […]

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Alleged N1.3bn fraud: EFCC charges Goodie Ibru, 3 firms

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By Lukman Olabiyi CHIEF Goodie Ibru, the elder brother to the publisher of The Guardian, the late Mr. Alex Ibru, has been charged before a Lagos High Court over his alleged role in alleged N1.3 billion fraud. According to the […]

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Police confirm 1 dead, 11 arrested in NURTW, RTEAN clash

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A member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Offa chapter in Kwara, has confirmed dead on Sunday in a fracas involving the union and its counterpart, RTEAN. NAN gathered that trouble started between the members of the […]

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SSS arrests over 20 kidnappers across Nigeria

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The State Security Service, SSS, in a combination of special tactical operations and robust actionable intelligence has arrested over 20 kidnap kingpins across the country. The operations sanctioned by the Director-General, Lawal Daura, succeeded in the arrest of the masterminds […]

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More than 2 months after, family locates body of Edo car dealer arrested by police

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■ Benin residents, NGOs march in protest, demand action from govt, police authoritie FROM TONY OSAUZO, BENIN The two months of psychological torture and agony experienced by the family and close friends of Benson Obode, who had been searching for him, […]

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To what extent is the Police our friend?

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“Even though the police have consistently tried to ram it down our throats that “the Police is our friend”, the relationship between the public and the police is still strained in Nigeria” – Seun Lari Williams