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9 Jan 2024
A Spanish court said Tuesday it had closed a probe into three people close to Equatorial Guinea's veteran president, including one of his sons, on suspicion of kidnapping and torturing opponents. Campaign groups have long accused President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo's government of arbitrary detentions and torture during his four decades in power in Spain's…
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The divestment of onshore and shallow water assets by International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria could enable indigenous oil producers to control up to 70 per cent of the country’s oil production. Oluseye Ekun, Chairman of the Management Session Committee at the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), disclosed this, noting that IOCs, including Shell,…
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The United States' top government doctor on Friday called for health warnings on alcoholic drinks to highlight that they cause cancer and urged a reassessment of daily consumption limits due to the risks. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that the connection between alcohol and cancer has been known since the 1980s, with mounting evidence reinforcing…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar recently condemned, what he termed, ‘the military honours’ accorded to Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, at an empowerment event organized by the City Boy Movement in Ogun state. Some of the former VP’s comments, regarding a video of this event included: .... “A desecration of Nigeria’s long-standing military…
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The Edo State Police Command has confirmed that its operatives arrested Osaro Ahuwa for allegedly burning down the house of his estranged wife. The police spokesman in Edo, CSP Moses Joel Yamu, stated on Thursday that officers arrested Ahuwa following a distress call from one Osariten Terecy. "At about 1:30 am on New Year’s Day,…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a World Bank-funded State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) project in Nasarawa State. According to a statement by the Spokesman/Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, the project includes a one-stop investment centre…
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The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has clarified that the demolished properties belonging to reality star Chioma Ikokwu were illegal structures attached to a building. In a statement released by the agency on Friday, LASBCA Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Adu Adegoke, stated that the property owner was served the necessary notices, including “convention,”…
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Nollywood actor, Timini Egbuson, has received adorable praise from a fan for supposedly having strabismus. On December 2, 2025, a fan named Renée recently gushed about him on the X platform, saying, "Just noticed Timini has strabismus, and I think it’s really cute." This endearing observation adds to the charm of Nigerian actor Timini Egbuson,…
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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, says his absence from the governors’ New Year visit to the Lagos home of President Bola Tinubu
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Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has announced a N10 million bounty for information leading to the capture of each gunman responsible for the attack during a burial ceremony in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government, last Monday. No fewer than seven persons died in the attack, carried out by gunmen reportedly enforcing a sit-at-home order…
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A passenger bus, popularly known as ‘Molue,’ rammed into pedestrians at the Ahmadiya bus stop along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, injuring no fewer than eight people. In a statement signed by the spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, it was explained that the accident occurred when the bus tried to avoid…