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Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has lost his son, Abdulwahab, in a road accident, just a day after the death of his mother, Maryam Namadi. The accident occurred on Thursday as Abdulwahab travelled from Kafin Hausa to Dutse with friends. The vehicle he was driving reportedly lost control and overturned, sources said. A…
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A 19-year-old student of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Usman Tijani, was attacked on Tuesday by his friend who lured him to a burial ground and slit his throat with the intent to kill him. The victim, who operates a Point of Sale (PoS) business, was allegedly lured by his friend, Abdulmuqeet Musari, to…
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One Akeem Sumonu has been arrested by the Ogun State Police for allegedly deflowering and impregnating a 16-year-old teenager. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, in the Olodo community of Odeda local government area of the state by operatives stationed at the community's security post. The victim's mother, who identified as Christiana, told the police…
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Around 125 people have been killed in three days of violent clashes across Mozambique amid opposition-led protests over the presidential
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Ikotun Plank Market was on Thursday razed by fire, with goods worth millions of naira destroyed. Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State
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The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has pardoned Segun Olowookere, the young man who was sentenced to death in Osun for stealing a chicken in November 2010. Olowookere was granted a prerogative of mercy alongside 52 other convicts who had varying levels of sentences in correctional centres in Osun, by the governor. According to…
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Fulham scored twice in the final 10 minutes to end Chelsea's 12-game unbeaten run in all competitions with a stunning 2-1 Premier League win at Stamford Bridge. Substitutes Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz shocked the Blues to secure Fulham's first away win at their west London rivals since 1979. The defeat leaves second-placed Chelsea still…
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A businessman based in the United Kingdom, Blessing Akinlemimu, has alleged that the Ondo State Police Command and the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 17, are planning to frustrate an ongoing investigation into an attack on him by hoodlums. According to Akinlemimu, he was attacked on November 12 in…
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The Federal Government has dismissed the allegations by the military leader of Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, claiming collusion between Nigeria and France to destabilise his country. According to the federal government, these claims exist solely in the realm of imagination, as Nigeria has never engaged in any overt or covert alliance with France—or any…