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Gunmen Kidnap 92-Yr-Old Monarch In Bayelsa

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Residents rose in protest as 92-year-old paramount ruler of Tombia community the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, HRH Christian Otobotekere, was on Thursday kidnapped by about five heavily armed men. The kidnap triggered protest on the rising incidence […]

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OKOGIE TO NIGERIANS: Be patient with Buhari

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CATHOLIC Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has appealed to Nigerians to give President Muhammadu Buhari ample opportunity to study the situation of things before embarking on his avowed crusade against corruption and insecurity. He also argued that […]

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I want killers of my husband punished – wife of APC chieftain

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WHEN Daramola Omoshalewa left home in the afternoon of Thursday last week, little did he know that it was the last time he was setting foot on his Festac Town home in Lagos. The 45-year-old Assistant Treasurer of the All […]

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Policeman sentenced to 6years in jail for manslaughter

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A Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a police corporal, Abang Okon, to six years imprisonment for unlawful killing of one Olalekan Ajayi . Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya imposed the jail term on Okon after he pleaded guilty […]

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Lagos issues disclaimer on fake School of Nursing‎ adverts

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he Lagos State Government has dissociated itself from fake advertorials making the rounds on the internet about admission into the State School of Nursing. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Modele Osunkiyesi, in a disclaimer to the public stated […]

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Alleged Corruption: EFCC Moves Against Saraki’s Wife, Yar’Adua’s Daughte

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The daughter of former President Umaru Yar’ Adua and wife of former Kebbi State Governor, Saidu Dakingari, Zaina Dakingari, have been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged fraud to the tune of N2billion perpetrated during her […]

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Buhari Ends Visit To US, Leaves For Nigeria

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President Buhari rounded-off the visit on Wednesday after an earlier meeting with representatives of the United States Institute of Peace, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Atlantic Council, National Democratic Institute, International Republican Institute and International Foundation of Electoral System. […]

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NSCDC Impounds Suspected Adulterated Crude Oil Tanker In Abia

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Men of the NSCDC seized the tanker suspected to be conveying about 33,000 litres of suspected adulterated Crude Oil at Osisioma, along Port Harcourt Expressway in the South-east region of Nigeria. The new Commandant of NSCDC in Abia State, Dr […]

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Buhari Rejects US Request On Gay Marriage, Vows To Recover Stolen Wealth

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday told the United States government to shelve any hope that he could support gay marriage. He also pledged to recover Nigeria’s stolen oil wealth and prosecute culprits. The request for Buhari’s support for the US […]

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Buhari: Leahy Law Hindering Fight Against Boko Haram

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• Vows to prosecute ex-ministers for oil theft, says 250,000bpd and 1mbpd stolen • Accepts he’s slow but steady • Departs US, rejects request to repeal anti-gay law By Nduka Nwosu in Washington and Tobi Soniyi in Abuja President Muhammadu […]