Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has been sworn in for a second term in office. The swearing in ceremony took place at the International Culture and Event Centre, Akure the state capital. However, his running mate, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, took the oath of office for the first time as Deputy Governor. Recall that the governor […]
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A dismissed soldier identified as Johnson Godday, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos Police Command for alleged robbery. Godday, the police alleged, attacked one Onyebuchi Nwanga, a resident of 24, Bayo Oshinowo Street, Ogudu on Sunday and took his mobile phone, the natoon reports According to a statement last night by spokesman, Olumuyiwa […]
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Atleast one person had died on Monday while four others sustained injuries in a road accident on Ife-Ibadan Expressway. The accident was said to have occurred when a Navy blue Toyota Sienna travelling toward Ibadan lost control and veered off the road into the bush, (The Nation reports) An eyewitness on the scene of the […]
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Some suspected hoodlums have killed two police officers in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The criminals also set ablaze a Hilux van the policemen were riding in. The incident happened in the early hours of on Monday, The Nation was told. One of the policemen was according to reports burnt beyond recognition. […]
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The police in Delta State have arrested a mortuary attendant in Oghara, Ethiope West council area after a sudden disappearance of the body of a 58-year-old woman, Mrs Patience Amughoro, from a private hospital morgue. The Nation had reported that the deceased died last year after a brief illness. It was learnt the family had planned […]
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Atleast three police officers have been killed in Benin City, Edo State by gunmen who abducted the younger brother of Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire on Sunday February 21. Police spokesperson in Edo, Moses Nkombe confirmed the abduction of Andy Ehanire who is the managing director of the Ogba Zoological Gardens, Benin City on […]
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Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has revealed that is “the best approach” to tackle Nigeria’s security challenges is by pardoning bandits. He added that it has helped more than 1,000 persons abducted by the bandits to regain freedom. Matawalle made this revelation while speaking on Channels TV programme on Sunday. He defended the gesture, […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians have regrettably shed enough blood over issues that could be peacefully resolved. Buhari made this announcement in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The President made this remark in reaction to the uprising violence on-going in Gombe State arising from the […]
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The 14th edition the Headies Awards has been successfully held and below is the full list of award winners. BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR A non-voting category for the best recording (that meets the judges’ requirements of excellence; songwriting, production, rendition) by an artiste or group in the year under review. OZYMANDIAS – BRYMO – […]
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The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has released the names of officers who lost their lives in the Sunday’s plane crash in Abuja. Recall that the Beechcraft Kingair B350i aircraft en route Minna in Niger State had crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport. The jet crashed after suffering engine failure. NAF had confirmed […]
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