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Month: May 2024

25-year-old man lands in court for beating woman to death

The police charged Kola with assault and homicide. An Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Friday remanded a 25-year-old man, Adebisi Kola, for allegedly beating a woman to death. The police charged Kola with assault and homicide. Magistrate Kikelomo Adebayo did not take Kola’s plea because his court lacked the jurisdiction to hear the…

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Sowore disagrees with Kanu, Igboho on secession

Sowore says many Nigerians think he supports Igboho and Kanu’s political agenda because he stands for them. Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, said he does not subscribe to the political agenda of the Yoruba Nation leader, Sunday Igboho, and the leader of the Indigenous People…

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Dietician urges Nigerians to substitute seasoning cubes with locust beans

Dietician also condemned too much consumption of snacks and advised the public to eat quality breakfast and take their lunch to work. A dietician, Hajia Jemila Adamu, has advised the public against excess consumption of seasoning cubes in meals. Adamu, a Principal Agriculture Officer at, the Home Economics Division, Kwara Ministry of Agriculture and Rural…

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How to know if you’re the problem in your relationship

In relationships, both partners need to work together to make it beautiful. When things go wrong, it’s easy to point fingers and blame the other person. But what if the problem is actually you? It takes courage to look in the mirror and ask yourself if you might be causing some of the issues. Here…

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Driver flees as detached tyre from truck crushes LAWMA official to death

Lagos police have confirmed the incident, saying efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing driver. A 61-year-old man identified as Olalekan Ogunmakin, has tragically lost his life after being struck by tyres that detached from a moving truck in the Alaka area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Ogunmakin, an employee of the Lagos…

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Niger traders lament closure of Madalla roadside market by Gov Bago

The market closure followed reports of frequent accidents along the road that always led to the loss of lives. Some traders in Niger have decried the closure of the roadside market located in Madalla, along the Abuja/Kaduna expressway, as ordered by Gov. Umaru Bago. The traders conveyed their displeasure in separate interviews with the News…

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Court grants ₦5m bail to Chioma Okoli in Erisco Foods online commentary case

Okoli is being charged over her online commentary on Erisco Foods Limited’s tomato paste which the police alleged violated the Cybercrime Act, of 2015. A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, admitted Chioma Okoli to ₦5 million bail with two sureties in like sum over allegations bordering on her online commentary on Erisco Foods Limited’s…

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Kano Court fixes July 4 for hearing in Mosque fire case

Abubakar is charged with mischief by fire, causing grievous hurt and culpable homicide. An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Friday, fixed July 4, to hear the suit filed against Shafi’u Abubakar, 38, for allegedly setting a mosque on fire, killing 14 people. Abubakar, who lives in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano, is…

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PCN shuts down 355 pharmacies, medicine shops in Jigawa for various violations

Some pharmacies were sealed for operating without registration with the council. The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed off 355 pharmacies and patent medicines shops in Jigawa for various offences. Stephen Esumobi, the Director of Enforcement of the PCN, made this known while speaking to newsmen after the operation in some local government areas….

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Military confirms killing of 5 soldiers by IPOB/ESN terrorists in Abia

The troops deployed to enforce peace in the area and protect the citizens were mass attacked by the terrorists. The Military High Command has promised to bring overwhelming military pressure on the proscribed Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) over the killing of five soldiers at a checkpoint at Aba in Abia on Wednesday. The Director…

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