The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed three policemen for allegedly shooting at youths, a situation that resulted in the death of a youth on Ifelodun Street in the Amukoko area of the state during a scuffle. It was gathered that the policemen were on patrol in the area on Thursday when they sighted the […]
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Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged Ikwere youths to take advantage of continuous voters’ registration, saying that if the All Progressives Congress (APC) loses the 2019 elections, it will “go home and rest”. Speaking during a reception organised for him as grand patron of Ikwerre Youth Movement (IYM) in Rivers state, Amaechi said the general […]
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The national coordinator of the O’odua Peoples Congress (OPC), Gani Adams, has been installed as 15th aare ona kakanfo of Yoruba land. Adams was installed on Saturday. His installation comes 19 years after the demise of Moshood Abiola, the 14th aare ona kakanfo. Before his installation, traditional rites were performed on Adams by Lamidi Adeyemi, […]
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La Liga champions Real Madrid continue their poor run of form, this time, slumping to a second defeat in three league games by losing 0-1 at home to Villarreal on Saturday. Zinedine Zidane’s side dominated the game but succumbed to an 87th minute strike from Pablo Fornals, who chipped over goalkeeper Keylor Navas on the […]
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More than 300 persons on Saturday were rendered homeless in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, after fire gutted a neighbourhood in Ekeki suburb of the Bayelsa capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learns that the inferno, which occurred at about 2a.m. on this morning, also destroyed valuables worth millions of naira. The cause of the fire has […]
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Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), make his first public appearance in over two years. El-Zakzaky, who is in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), spoke with journalists on Saturday in Abuja. “I am getting better, thanks to all your prayers,” said the Shi’ites leader who wore a […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf Buhari, who was admitted into Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, following injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident, is ready to be discharged. According to a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Friday, the Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr […]
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The NYSC 2017 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Orientation Course is scheduled to hold in Fifteen (15) NYSC Orientation Camps only, namely; Abia, Bauchi, Benue, Delta, Enugu, Sokoto, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Plateau, Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Rivers and the FCT. The Orientation Course is to commence as follows; (a) Commencement and Registration: Tuesday 16th January, 2018 (b) […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday said the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is not dead. An official of the service who chose to remain anonymous told NAN that El-Zakzaky was hale and hearty. The Nigerian army is yet to react to reports of the Shi’ites leader’s death. […]
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Data obtained by FBNQuest Research has shown that gross inflows into the Federation Account have amounted to N6.14tn in 12 months. In the 12 months through to September 2017, the gross flows into the Federation Account amounted to N3.51tn from oil revenue and N2.63tn from non-oil revenue, a report by the research firm stated. FBNQuest […]
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