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Month: August 2023

Native doctor arrested with fresh human corpse in Ogun

Odutola enjoined members of the community to provide any useful information related to the incident to the police. The Police Command in Ogun said one Babatunde Kolawole, allegedly found with a fresh male human corpse, was arrested and handed over to its personnel at Ado/Odo-Ota area of the state. SP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public…

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FCT minister frowns at congratulatory billboards in his honour

Ogunleye said that Wike’s foremost duty lies in contributing to the development and growth of the FCT and the well-being of residents and the nation as a whole. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has requested well-wishers to refrain from placing congratulatory billboards in his honour. The Director of Press, Office…

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Biden has high regard for Tinubu, requested to meet him – US envoy

Biden expressed interest in meeting with Tinubu over recent political developments in the West Africa sub-region. President Joe Biden of the United States has sent a special invitation for a meeting with his Nigerian counterpart, President Bola Tinubu, at next month’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Biden’s invitation was conveyed through a U.S. Presidential Envoy…

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Waging war against Niger bad for my economic reforms but… – Tinubu

Tinubu said he would prioritise Nigeria’s interest in approaching ECOWAS’ handling of standoffs within the West African sub-region. President Bola Tinubu has said war in any country in the West African region would be detrimental to his economic reforms but insisted that democracy must be protected at all costs. The President disclosed this when he…

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Anambra pastor jumps from 2-storey building after lover jilted him, dies

The pastor allegedly committed suicide after his lover, whom she sponsored her university education, refused to marry him. Pastor Prosper Igboke of a Pentecostal Church (name withheld) in Nnewi, Anambra State, has allegedly committed suicide following the refusal of his lover to accept his marriage proposal. According to sources, the 30-year-old pastor jumped down from…

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Kwara kidnappers detain ransom bringer, release pastor’s wife

The kidnappers have demanded ₦5m ransom to free the detained man. A plot twist occurred as kidnappers detained a man sent to deliver to them ransom for the release of the wife of Pastor Johnson Ajiboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Kwara State. Though the abductors freed the first victim, Mrs Bola…

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Each beneficiary get ₦4m as 43 students bag First Lady’s scholarship grant

Beneficiaries were drawn from the 36 states of the Federation, including the FCT, with criteria for each awardee to be a nominee of their respective state governor. The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Saturday in Abuja gave 43 tertiary institution students scholarships through the National Scholarship Programme (NASP) of her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI)….

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Customs confiscates contraband worth ₦164.8m in Kebbi

He also condoled the command over the killing of two of its personnel on Aug. 24, by suspected bandits. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Area Command, says it has seized contraband worth ₦164.8 million in the state. Dr Ben Oramalugo, the Area Controller of NCS in the state, said this at a press conference…

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Niger: Tinubu wants US to defend democracy in West Africa

President Bola Tinubu has tasked the U.S. to collaborate with African countries in defending its democracies against anti-democratic forces within and outside the continent in order to improve on its peoples living standard. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement, disclosed that the president said this when he…

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Road crashes claimed 31 lives in Adamawa in 7 months — FRSC

Dio said the command had embarked on educating motorists and the general public on traffic regulations through the media. The Adamawa Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 31 lives were lost to road accidents from January to July this year. The command also confirmed that 274 persons sustained various degrees of injuries in…

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