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Day: October 22, 2024

Police arrest 3 suspects caught with human tongues bought at Oyingbo market

The suspects were apprehended on October 15 with human parts in a taxi during a routine stop-and-search on Otedola bridge. Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State are interrogating three suspects for allegedly being in possession of suspected human tongues in Lagos. The command’s Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin,…

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LUTH records 300 child cancer cases in 1 year

Omonisi said that the LUTH registry would serve as Nigeria’s first population-based childhood cancer registry, providing robust data for analysis. Dr Abidemi Omonisi, Consultant Pathologist, revealed that Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) recorded 300 child cancer cases in one year. Omonisi made this statement on Tuesday in Abuja at the in-country mission Programme Action for…

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FG bans cooking gas export to reduce its soaring price

The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas) expressed deep concern over the continuous increase in LPG prices in Nigeria. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) producers to stop LPG export with effect from Nov. 1. Ekpo issued the…

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Sending Underage Househelps to School Doesn’t Justify Their Employment, Say Stakeholders

Some stakeholders on Tuesday said sending underage live-in house helps to school does not justify their been used as workers, as it exposes them to violence, sexual exploitation and trafficking. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, the stakeholders decried the number of recorded cases of abuse, maltreatment and other…

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Here are the 7 Nollywood actors you didn’t know are also producers

There are actors who go beyond role interpretation in front of the camera to production in Nollywood. While they’ve maintained their acting prowess, they’ve also found themselves taking the reins behind the camera. But they are far less known as producers than as actors. Nollywood is a dynamic industry. It is accommodating of people of…

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Gov Namadi says 181 people died in Jigawa tanker explosion

80 people were hospitalised while 210 families were affected by the incident. Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa, on Tuesday, said 181 people died, following the tanker explosion that occurred in the state on October 15. Namadi stated this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. He…

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Wike declares war on beggars in Abuja

The minister said that the move was necessary over concerns that Abuja was turning into a beggars’ city Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has declared war on beggars defacing Abuja city and posing a security risk. Wike made the declaration during the official commencement of the construction of the access road…

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First Lady Says We Need Different Strategies to Fight Cybercrime

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu says winning the war against cybercrime in the country requires the involvement of various stakeholders to achieve it. The first lady said this on Tuesday at the 2024 National Cybersecurity Summit, organised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday in Abuja. The conference with the theme:…

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FG Launches ‘Green Money Project’ to Support 100,000 Young Farmers

The Federal Government has launched the ‘Green Money Project’, aimed at empowering 100,000 young farmers in its first phase. Mr Abiodun Yinusa, Special Assistant to the President on Agriculture, unveiled the project on Tuesday in Abuja, through his representative, Mr Hakeem Olugbode. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project is a presidential…

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Wike orders maximum security for FCTA demolition team in Lugbe

Wike expressed dismay that the investors moved into the site and commenced development without relevant approvals. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has directed security agencies to provide maximum security to the FCT Administration’s team, currently demolishing illegal properties in Sabon Lugbe constructed by land grabbers. Wike gave the directive when…

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