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An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 25-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl. The convict, Fajana Olajide was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on 18th January, 2024 on a count charge of rape. The charge reads that the defendant on 14th July 2023 in Ikere Ekiti…
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Senator Sam Anyanwu has resumed his role as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by returning to his office at the party's national secretariat in Abuja. Addressing reporters after his personal staff received him around 10:56am, Anyanwu dismissed a statement credited to the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba. The PDP spokesperson…
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The Governor of Kaduna, Senator Uba Sani, has advised states facing security challenges in the North and other parts of the country to adopt the Kaduna model. According to him, peace has now returned to Birnin Gwari, a suburb of the State facing insecurity for several years, adding that economic activities have started picking up…
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The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, has fixed Jan. 30 as registration deadline for all intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj exercise. The Board’s spokesman, Mohammed Aliyu, announced the deadline in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Aliyu explained that the new deadline followed adjustment by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON)…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Command, has warned drivers against overloading vehicles with passengers and goods to prevent accidents on Nigerian roads. The state Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Muftau Irekeola, gave the warning on Monday in Ilorin during a stakeholders meeting with transport unions. “As the corps round up the ember months…
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The Association for Table Water Producers (ATWAP) of Nigeria has backed the Lagos State Government ban on single-use plastics, including sachet water. The National President of ATWAP, Dr Clementina Ativie, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Etivie said the association would work with the state…
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The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has identified overcrowding as its most pressing challenge, with 48, 932 inmates currently awaiting trials in Nigeria. The Acting Controller General, NCoS, Mr Sylvester Nwakuche said this during his maiden interactive session with field officers on Monday in Abuja. Nwakuche, however, said that plans were ongoing to engage with State…
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The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Chapter, has debunked the alleged inequitable distribution of newly recruited teachers in the state. The chapter’s chairman, Mr Raji Oladimeji, denied the allegation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Monday. Oladimeji said there was no way 5,600 teachers would be…
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Workers’ unions in the Lagos State-owned media organisations, on Monday, embarked on a three-day warning strike in protest of non-payment of minimum wage. The workers are also protesting non- inclusion in the state Oracle database. The workers, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers’ Union…
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Popular Nigerian singer Ahmedu Obiabo, aka Blackface, has revealed that 2Baba, his former bandmate in Plantashun Boiz, ignored his request for a feature on his new album. The 51-year-old songwriter made this known in a recent interview with Television Continental (TVC). He said, "I just released the Plantashun Boiz album now called The Return and…