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A bus carrying Muslim faithful celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed crashed in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, killing at least 25 children, an official told AFP Tuesday. Organisers of the religious pilgrimage gave a higher toll of 40, with 31 injured. The accident occurred on Sunday when the speeding bus overloaded with young adherents of…
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A man on Tuesday started a fire inside the visitors' area at the entrance of Romania's parliament, police said, adding they were still looking for the suspect. Some 300 people had to be evacuated while the fire was extinguished, police said, adding that no one was hurt in the incident. "Following a spontaneous conflict, a…
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Sean "Diddy" Combs will plead not guilty on Tuesday to racketeering and sex trafficking charges, his lawyer said ahead of a court appearance by the superstar rapper. Combs, 54, was arrested on Monday by federal agents acting on a sealed indictment filed by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He is…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, set aside the interim order restraining the Kwara government from conducting local government elections scheduled for Sept. 21. Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling, vacated the order on the grounds that it has expired by the provisions of the law, having lasted for more than 14 days. Justice…
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In a significant boost to educational opportunities for incarcerated persons, Hope Behind Bars Africa has donated 2.5 million Naira to the Nigerian Correctional Service as part of its #LearningBehindBars campaign. The funds, which were presented to the Controller of the FCT Command, Ibrahim Usman, at the FCT Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service, are earmarked…
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, said that President Bola Tinubu has assented to the bill for the establishment of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. Ribadu made this known at the Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in Preventing the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in…
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde will, on Wednesday, perform a groundbreaking for the upgrade of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, Alakia Ibadan to international standard. The event will be held at the airport located in Alakia, Ibadan. The ceremony will be broadcast by some media partners. Makinde had inaugurated an 11-man committee chaired by former Commissioner…
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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Tuesday ordered the remand of three students for allegedly causing the death of their colleague. The trio, Shodimu Halima, 18; Agbedun Zainab, 23, and Olaleye Oladunni, 23, of Iseyin College of Health Science and Technology, are facing a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and murder. The Magistrate,…
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Oyo State government has announced the release of the 2024 screening/placement for primary six pupils transiting into Junior Secondary Schools and Schools of Science results. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu, in a statement explained that the Head Teachers/Principals should visit their respective Local Inspector of Education (LIE) offices for their…
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The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has replied to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, who threatened to ‘put fire’ in some states over his grouse with Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Wike had condemned the position of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, recognising Fubara as the party’s leader in Rivers. Wike had…