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NCDC Records 141 New COVID-19 Cases, 70 Recoveries, No Death For 3rd Consecutive Day

Sylvia LANO Oct 5, 2021 0

For the third day consecutively this week, Nigeria recorded no fatality from the coronavirus pandemic on Monday. The country, however, recorded 141 new infections across nine states of the federation on Monday. NCDC disclosed this in…

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Ogun Police Arrest Two Kidnappers While Collecting Ransom

Sylvia LANO Oct 4, 2021 0

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected kidnappers while trying to collect ransom money on a seven-year-old boy. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on Monday.…

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Boko Haram Has Taken Over 500 Communities In Niger – LGA Chairman

Sylvia LANO Oct 2, 2021 0

Boko Haram insurgents have taken over more than 500 communities in Shiroro LGA, Niger State, according to Shiroro chairman, Suleiman Chukuba. Speaking with journalists on Friday, September 30, Chukuba said not less than 8 wards in the…

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Timothy Olawale, NECA DG, Is Dead

Sylvia LANO Oct 2, 2021 0

Timothy Olawale, director-general of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), has passed away. According to a statement issued by NECA secretariat, Olawale died on Friday at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja. The statement…

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Sound Sultan’s Widow Celebrates Him On Their Wedding Anniversary

Sylvia LANO Oct 1, 2021 0

Farida Fasasi, the widow of late music legend, Sound Sultan, has celebrated him on what would have been their twelfth anniversary. The singer passed away on Sunday, July 11, at the age of 44, after battling throat cancer. Read Also: …

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Britney Spears’ Father, Jamie Suspended As Conservator

Sylvia LANO Sep 30, 2021 0

A judge has suspended Britney Spears’ father, Jamie from the legal arrangement that gave him control of her life after his daughter accused him of years of abuse. Jamie Spears was appointed her guardian in 2008, amid concerns over…

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OAP Nedu Returns To Police With Kids After Being Accused Of Forcefully Taking Them From Ex-Wife

Sylvia LANO Sep 30, 2021 0

Comedian Chinedu Ani, popularly known as Nedu, has returned to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti in Yaba, Lagos, to return his two daughters to his former wife, Uzoamaka Ohiri. Nedu revealed this during a chat with The…

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FG Declares Friday Public Holiday For Independence Day Celebration

Sylvia LANO Sep 29, 2021 0

Federal Government has declared Friday, October 1 as public holiday to mark the nation’s 61st independence. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, in a statement on Wednesday quoted the minister, Rauf…

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Bus Conductor Arraigned For Attempted Rape

Sylvia LANO Sep 29, 2021 0

A 22-year-old bus conductor, Mufutau Kodri, has on Wednesday been arraigned in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos state. Mr Kodri is charged with the attempted rape of an 18-year-old girl and breach of peace. The prosecution…

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Two Bank Security Guards Arraigned For Stealing N2.4m From ATM

Sylvia LANO Sep 29, 2021 0

Two bank security guards have on Wednesday been charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N2.4 million from an Automated Teller Machine (ATM). The defendants were: Friday Audu, 43, of No. 1, Oyewole…

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Court Stops EFCC From Retrying Orji Uzor Kalu

Sylvia LANO Sep 29, 2021 0

Federal High Court has prohibited Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from retrying former Abia Governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order in a judgment on an application filed by the former governor seeking…

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UBA Foundation Opens Application Portal For National Essay Competition (NEC) 2021, Increases Prizes…

Sylvia LANO Sep 27, 2021 0

UBA Foundation, corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the commencement of 2021 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC) in Nigeria with a call for entries. National Essay…

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FG Bans SSS1, SSS2 Students From Writing External WASSCE, NECO, NABTEB

Sylvia LANO Sep 24, 2021 0

Federal Government has stopped students in Senior Secondary School one and two from participating in external West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), National Examination Council (NECO) and National Business and…

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Pensioners Storm Ogun Secretariat Over Non-Payment Of N68 Billion 10-Year Outstanding Gratuity…

Sylvia LANO Sep 22, 2021 0

Pensioners in Ogun State, earlier on Wednesday, shut down Ogun State secretariat, housing the governor’s office in protest against the non-payment of N68 billion 10 years outstanding gratuity. The pensioners, under the auspices of Local…

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Ondo: One Feared Dead, Many Trapped As Building Collapses (Photos)

Sylvia LANO Sep 21, 2021 0

One person has been confirmed dead after a building collapsed in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Tuesday morning. The affected storey building located along Fanibi Junction within Akure metropolis collapsed while the occupants were fast…