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The Oyo State Police Command said it has commenced investigations into the stampede that left no fewer than 35 children dead at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun in Ibadan on Wednesday,. The spokesman of the Oyo State Police Command, Adewale Osefiso, disclosed this on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, The Morning Brief…
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The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday disclosed that eight persons have been arrested in connection with the Christmas funfair stampede that occurred in Ibadan on Wednesday. Those arrested included Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, 31, the primary sponsor of the event, along with Fasasi Abdulahi, the Principal of Islamic High School; Genesis Christopher; Tanimowo Moruf; Anisolaja…
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France began withdrawing soldiers from Chad on Friday, the country's defence ministry said, after N'Djamena last month abruptly ended military cooperation with the former colonial power. A contingent of 120 soldiers left for France from a military airport in the capital, the ministry said in a statement on Facebook, 10 days after French fighter aircraft…
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From my experience working in the health and safety industry, I have gathered and witnessed that it is not the favourite subject of many. However, I would also like to think this subject will interest you; especially because it borders on an existential risk to human civilisation. That’s right! No one on the face of…
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday signed a disputed education law on languages in schools, after reaching an agreement with his initially opposed coalition partner. The dispute over the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) earlier this year was the first major test of the government of national unity, forged after May elections in which…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, has prosecuted no fewer than 29 drivers for violating traffic rules and regulations on highways in the state. FRSC arraigned the offenders through a mobile court presided by Chief Magistrate Adetutu Mayowa-Idowu on Friday in Akure. The offenders were charged with several offences including dangerous driving,…
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Minister of Works, David Umahi, has accused Landmark Group of illegally coveting the Lagos Waterfront along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and leasing same illegally to people. Umahi made this statement while speaking to members of the press during an inspection of Section 1 of the highway on Friday. According to the minister, what Landmark referred…
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Pereira happy to achieve Premier League 'target' with Wolves Wolves are second-bottom of the Premier League, five points from safety, but former Porto and Olympiakos boss Pereira said the lure of the English top flight meant he had no hesitation in joining the Midlands club. "Because it's (the) Premier League and in my opinion the…
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In a landmark moment for Africa’s creative and tech industries, Singapore’s TSC Global and Nigeria’s Del-York Group have signed a $4.5 billion joint venture agreement for the Lagos Film City, marking the largest investment in Africa’s creative sector to date. The signing ceremony, held in Singapore and attended virtually by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,…
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has awarded N15 million as general damages against MTN Nigeria Communications Limited for disturbing a Nigerian customer’s phone number with unsolicited messages and callertunes without the customer’s subscription to these services. The Appeal Court passed the judgment on Friday, declaring that this action violated the right to privacy and…
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Crisis-hit auto giant Volkswagen said Friday it planned to cut 35,000 jobs by 2030 in Germany after reaching an agreement with unions on a drastic cost-cutting plan. The deal, reached at the end of marathon negotiations with labour representatives, will save Europe's largest carmaker around four billion euros ($4.2 billion) a year, the German group…
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Mom of five acquitted after 19 months in Bauchi prison on blasphemy charges to the legal advocacy group ADF International. Rhoda Jatau was imprisoned in Bauchi state in May 2022 for allegedly sharing a video on WhatsApp condemning the lynching of Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a university student killed by a mob of Muslim classmates that…