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How Fulani, Hausa traders clashed in Lagos
About three persons were reportedly killed on Wednesday when Hausa and Fulani traders clashed at the Lagos State Abattoir, Agege, The Punch reports. The clash caused pandemonium in the market as many scampered for…
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FG should empower Nigerian youth – Ooni
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has urged the Federal Government to empower youths in the country to reduce the insecurity. The Ooni, who spoke through the Director of Media…
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Police arrest Mohammed Audu, eldest son of late Kogi governor
The Kogi State Police Command has arrested Mohammed Audu, the eldest son of a former Kogi state governor, Prince Abubakar Audu, The Punch reports. The late Audu was the governorship candidate of…
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Militants kill Police sergeant during gun battle in Lagos
Suspected militants on Wednesday killed a police sergeant, Solomon Oswmuze in Lagos. According to The Nation, the militants engaged police in a gun battle at about 3pm at Monkey Village, behind Iba…
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No poisonous rice in Nigeria – FG
The National Biosafety Management Agency on Wednesday described as untrue claims that poisonous rice had found its way into the Nigerian market. It said such claims were the from mischief makers…
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Edo elections: Landlord ejects 5 tenants for supporting APC
The heat of the Edo election has hit home as five tenants have been rendered homeless by their landlord for supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday's governorship election.…
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If we are waiting for Jesus to fix Nigeria, we will wait till eternity – Alibaba
Popular comedian Alibaba has said that the belief by many Nigerians particularly Christians that Jesus would fix the country is tantamount to laziness. Alibaba had two days back spoken on…
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Police, DSS wants postponement of Edo elections
The Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Security Services (DSS) are calling for the postponement of Saturday's governorship election in Edo state. This is contained in a statement jointly…
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Orubebe granted N50m bail over alleged diversion of N2.3b
An Abuja Federal High Court sitting in Maitama on Wednesday granted a N50million bail to a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe and two others arraigned before it. Godsday Orubebe, Oludare…
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AY’s 30 days in Atlanta featured in 2017 Guinness Book of Records
The Guinness Book of Records has recognised 30 Days in Atlanta, a film produced by Nigerian comedian Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY. The magazine in its 2017 edition listed the…
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Just In: Buhari, Jonathan, Shonekan, Abdulsalami, others in Council of State meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday summoned the meeting of the Council of State. The former president and head of states in attendance include immediate past president Goodluck Jonathan, interim President…
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‘Migrating is not the answer…you will die of cold over there’
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, on Tuesday alerted the Federal Government that the current economic situation in the country could lead to increase in human trafficking in Nigeria if…
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Another blogger gets picked up by security operatives
A blogger, Iroegbu Emenike has been arrested by the Department of State Security Services in Akwa Ibom state. The publisher of the online news medium Abia Facts was picked up on Tuesday…
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Ex-militant, Avengers kingpin arrested in Delta (PHOTOS)
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested two suspected economic saboteurs, and a suspected kingpin of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). This is contained in a statement released on Wednesday…
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Ebonyi governor sacks local council chairmen, reshuffles cabinet
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has sacked the 13 Local Government Council Caretaker Chairpersons, and reshuffled his cabinet, Premium Times reports. This is contained in a statement signed by the state's Commissioner for…
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Boko Haram: Troops arrest suspect on wanted list (PHOTOS)
One of the suspects on the list released by the Nigerian military has been arrested. This is contained in a statement released on Wednesday by the spokesperson of the Nigerian…
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How sea pirates killed 4 marine policemen in Rivers
Four marine police officers have been killed by suspected sea pirates in Rivers State, according to residents of the community. Channels Television reports that the incident occurred in Abonnema waterways…
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Herbalist, Alfa arrested for killing teenage girl… ‘2 human hearts’ found with them
A herbalist, Tunde Banjo, and an Alfa, Nurudeen Adeniyi, have been arrested by the Ogun state Police Command for allegedly killing a 16-year-old girl identified as Olayinka in Ijebu North Local…
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American hangs self in Lagos hotel, police say death is ‘unnatural’
A 57-year-old American man was found dead with a rope around his neck in a hotel room in the Lekki area of Lagos state. The American, Charles Carlson, had checked into…
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Boko Haram: DSS releases wanted journalist, Ahmad Salkida
The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has released Ahmad Salkida, the Nigerian journalist declared wanted by the Nigerian Army for having links with the Boko Haram terrorist group, according to…
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Military recovers corpses of 3 ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ soldiers
The Nigerian military has recovered the bodies of three of the four soldiers who drowned on Monday after a boat conveying them and some military ammunition capsized along the waterways…
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Former Oceanic bank CEO, Cecilia Ibru loses husband at 86
The husband of the Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Oceanic Bank Cecilia Ibru, Olorogun Michael Ibru died on Tuesday at the age of 86. According to sources the late…
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BBOG protesters break through police barricade (PHOTOS)
The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement on Tuesday broke through an armed police barricade after being stopped from embarking on a planned protest. The group was initially stopped by a…
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Policeman who killed motorcyclist in Ondo to face murder charges
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested one Inspector Anthony Nwadike, the leader of the patrol team that shot dead a commercial motorcyclist in Ondo state on Sunday. In a statement released…
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‘A minister doesn’t have to know everything’ – Jibrin
Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin has said that Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun has what it takes to revive the Nigerian economy. The former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on…
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Police stops BBOG group from seeing Buhari…again
Men of the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday stormed the Unity Fountain, Abuja, the meeting point of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group to stop them from embarking on…
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Nigeria better off with Lagos than with Niger Delta – Sanusi Lamido
Emir of Kano HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said Nigeria is better off with Lagos than with the Niger Delta. The Emir made the remark on his Instagram page, @sanusilamidosanusi…
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Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Delta state
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Paul Irikefe in Delta State. The priest who arrived the state on Monday afternoon to attend the burial rites of his friend…
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Burna boy is underrated – Jidenna (WATCH)
Classic Man Jidenna has revealed that he grew up listening to the likes of music legend King Sunny Ade. The Nigerian-American star Jidenna Theodore Mobisson who is in the country…
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FG thwarting moves to release Chibok girls – Community
The Chibok Community in Borno State has accused the Federal Government of thwarting moves to secure the release of the school girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents. The community also…
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