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Akwa Ibom High Court Sentences Uyo Pastor Williams Okon Bassey to 49 Years Imprisonment For Incest, Rape of Teenage Daughter
An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has convicted and sentenced a Christian cleric, Apostle Williams Okon Bassey, to 49 years in prison…
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Plateau Commission Raises Alarm Over Alleged Egg Cell Sales by Female Students in Jos, Warns of Health Risks
The Plateau State Gender and Equal Opportunity Commission (PLASGEOC) has expressed concern over an alleged rise in the sale of egg cells by young…
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Massachusetts Horse Riding Tragedy: 25-Year-Old Farm Owner Dies After Fall During Evening Ride
A 25-year-old horse rider from Massachusetts, United States, has died following a tragic riding accident that also claimed the life of her horse. Chloe…
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Warri-Itakpe Train Accident: FG Confirms Five Dead, 24 Seriously Injured as Investigation Begins
The Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have confirmed that five people lost their lives in the recent train accident…
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Tension In Cross River As Residents Confront Armed Cameroonian Soldiers Over Alleged Border Incursion
Tension erupted in Danare community, Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, on Wednesday after armed Cameroonian soldiers reportedly entered the area, triggering…
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Bandits Kill School Vice Principal, Two Others As WAEC Students Escape Mass Abduction In Kogi
Fear and grief have gripped the Iluke Bunu community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State after armed bandits invaded the area, killing…
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Edo Government Shuts Three Schools Over Fears Of Mass Student Abduction
The Edo State Government has ordered the temporary closure of three public secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area following security alerts over an…
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IGP Disu Deploys DIGs Across Six Zones, Orders Nationwide ‘Handshake Patrols’ To Combat Cross-Border Crimes
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has ordered the deployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) to Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones as part…
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Panic In Lagos School As Banditry Awareness Drama Triggers Stampede
Confusion and panic erupted at Ijaiye Ojokoro Junior College in the Ojokoro area of Lagos on Wednesday after a classroom demonstration on banditry was…
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IMF Raises Fresh Concerns Over Nigeria’s Planned $5 Billion UAE Financing Deal
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned the Nigerian government over its proposed financing arrangement worth up to $5 billion with the United Arab…
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Agbor Train Derailment: Four Dead, 24 Seriously Injured as 482 Passengers Travelled on NRC Service in Delta
The Federal Ministry of Transportation has confirmed that four people died following a train derailment in Agbor, Delta State, involving a service operated…
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Kidnap Plot in Ibadan: Police Allege Adelabu Family Aide Assisted Abductors of Ex-Minister’s Sister and Children
The Oyo State Police Command has disclosed that a personal assistant linked to a member of the family of former Minister of Power,…
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Peter Obi Raises Alarm Over Nigeria’s Rising Debt, Questions Tinubu Government’s Borrowing and Spending
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has criticised the borrowing pattern of the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claiming…
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Over 1,000 Nigerians Seek Return as First Evacuation Flight Leaves South Africa After Xenophobic Violence
The Federal Government has announced that the first group of Nigerians being evacuated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks will arrive in…
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IMF Backs Tinubu’s Economic Reforms but Says 63% of Nigerians Now Live Below Poverty Line
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged the impact of recent economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, stating that the measures…
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Kenneth Okonkwo Accuses Peter Obi’s NDC Of Collecting Millions From Aspirants During Primaries
Nollywood actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo has accused the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, and some party leaders in the South-East…
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Oyo School Abduction: IGP Deploys DIGs Nationwide, Orders Crackdown On Vehicles With Hidden Number Plates
The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has announced the deployment of senior police officers across the country as part of renewed efforts to rescue…
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‘Can Anybody Stop Me?’ — Sheikh Gumi Breaks Silence On Oyo Visit Controversy
Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has dismissed criticism surrounding his recent visit to Oyo State, declaring that no individual or group has the authority to…