Mr. Akintude Arotile, father of Tolulope, the late first female combat helicopter pilot of the Nigerian Air Force, has narrated how he spoke to her few hours before she died. Speaking with NAN on Wednesday, Arotile said being devastated “is an understatement,” recalling how the late Tolulope aspired to have an air service career as […]
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The Honourable Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON said his attention been drawn to a cornucopia of false, malicious, and libellous press interviews granted by Ms. GBENE JOI NUNIEH, the erstwhile Acting Managing Director of the Interim Management Committee, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) in some news and social […]
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Christopher Aurier, brother of Tottenham defender Serge Aurier, was on Monday morning shot dead on the streets of Toulouse, France. The 26-year-old was pronounced dead in hospital. Locals called the police after he was discovered lying on the street with a bullet wound to his stomach. The shooting, according to local media occurred near a […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has said the last cabin row will be left unoccupied, as domestic flights resume on Wednesday, July 8. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, while speaking at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on Monday, explained that it would be used as isolation centre for air travellers that exhibit COVID-19 symptoms. […]
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The family of Abiola Ajimobi, who died of complications of COVID-19 last week, has explained that it did not deliberately snub Rauf Olaniyan, the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, at the late politician’s Fidau prayer. Olaniyan was denied entry to the politician’s Oluyole residence in Ibadan, the state capital. He was said to have left […]
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Kanye West, the entertainment mogul who urges listeners in one song to “reach for the stars, so if you fall, you land on a cloud,” claimed Saturday he is challenging Donald Trump for the US presidency in 2020. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our […]
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Early morning downpour that occurred in Abeokuta metropolis on Saturday had created problem of flood for some residents and motorists in the city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heavy downpour had destroyed many property in the affected areas, especially houses at the back of Ogun River. Among the property destroyed were […]
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The United Nations has suspended two employees without pay in Israel, after a viral video surfaced showing them performing a sex act in their official vehicle last month. The incident was captured in an 18-second footage, with a woman dressed in red seen straddling a man in the back of a clearly marked white UN […]
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The Federal Government has approved a downward review of the fees chargeable for services related to the Statutory Marriage under the Marriage Act CAP M6 LFN 2004 to commence from Wednesday, July 1. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Interior, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Manga […]
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The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Tuesday, arrested a man for raping a 3-month-old baby in Adogi village of Nasarawa State. In a statement by Ekunola Gbenga, Media Assistant to the Commandant General ‘NSCDC’ on Tuesday, said, Ahmadu Yaro, 27 was arrested Tuesday, for sexually assaulted and […]
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