Eleven ships laden with various products, including petrol, are at the Lagos ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday. The NPA, in its daily bulletin — Shipping Position — said nine of the vessels, carrying petroleum products, were already waiting to berth. It said that two other ships with bulk […]
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Philomina Chieshe, the official of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who claimed that the board’s N36 million was swallowed by a snake, has made a U-turn. Chieshe, who works as a clerk at the JAMB office in Markurdi, Benue state, had told top officials of the examination body that a “mysterious snake” swallowed […]
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One suicide bomber who rode on a bicycle with explosive devices strapped around his body detonated himself at a crowded suburb of Maiduguri, Borno State, killing three persons on Monday night. At least 17 other people were also injured by the massive explosion. The police said the three dead victims were operatives of the Civilian-JTF […]
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A federal high court in Lagos on Monday froze the bank accounts of Lagos State Government Number Plate Production Authority (LSGNPPA) over an alleged fraud of N3 billion. Justice Mohammed Idris gave the order following an ex parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Idris said the account would remain frozen pending the conclusion of EFCC’s […]
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A suspected drug dealer ran from the Police and buried himself in the mud after he was pulled over in a car full of cocaine and crystal meth. The suspect, Joe Hobson Jr, was pulled over on Interstate 20 near Conyers, Georgia, USA, on March 1 on suspicion of drug trafficking – but fled shortly […]
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The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has pleaded with the Federal government to intervene in the on-going strike by non-academic staff in universities nationwide. The National President of the union, Comrade Michael Olukoya, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. NAN reports that labour unions, […]
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Ace Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, on Saturday pledged $5000 (N1,800,000) to a Rwandan music school. The singer visited the school hours before his concert in Kigali, the country’s capital. “I love Africa, and that’s why I told my boy before I stood up here… that I am going to donate $5000 to […]
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The Court of Appeal has said that even though the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr. Danladi Yakubu Umar was absolved by the Economic Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a bribery petition written against him by a former Customs Controller Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi, the Chairman cannot still participate in the trial of Owolabi in the […]
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Davide Astori, the captain of Fiorentina football club of Italy, has died at the age of 31, just hours before he was due to lead his side out against Udinese. Astori is reported to have died suddenly on Sunday morning in a Udine hotel, where La Viola were basing themselves ahead of Sunday’s Serie A […]
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Gareth Bale of Real Madrid, on Saturday overtook David Beckham as the British player with the most appearances in La Liga. The Wales forward marked the occasion by scoring the opening goal in his side’s 3-1 win over Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu. He struck his 62nd league goal for Real in his 117th appearance […]
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