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4 Sep 2024
A 43-year-old hunter, Joseph Ajegba, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for shooting his co-hunter while having sexual intercourse with his concubine in Ikun-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Council of the state. The suspect, who was arrested for attempted murder, stated that he carried out the act when he discovered that…
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The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health has alerted residents to the increasing cases of meningitis identified in some local government areas. In a statement, the Commissioner, Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar Wurno, stressed the need for vigilance as laboratory investigations confirmed meningitis in most of the samples collected by the Ministry. Wurno stated that the Ministry…
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Tiger Woods revealed Tuesday he had undergone surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon, derailing the veteran golf superstar's comeback plans in the latest injury setback to rock the twilight of his glittering career. "As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my…
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Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested a notorious gunrunner and suspected kidnapper, Blessed Paul, in Garaje Community, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency media expert, on Tuesday that the suspect, 22, had been on the wanted list of security agencies for his involvement in gunrunning…
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The Federal Ministry of Transportation has denied allegations that Minister Sa’idu Alkali diverted a $3 billion railway project from the South-East to his home state, Gombe, for political reasons. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the ministry’s Director of Information, Janet McDickson, described the claims as “false, malicious, and misleading,” urging the online platform that…
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The Libyan football federation announced Tuesday in a statement posted on Facebook the appointment of AFCON-winner Aliou Cisse as new head coach of the national team. Cisse, widely regarded as one of Africa's top coaches and winner of the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal in 2022, will lead Libya until 2027, the federation said.…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday emphasised on the critical need for adherence to the rule of law in Rivers State to ensure lasting peace and prosperity. Speaking during a meeting with representatives and leaders of the Niger Delta under the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Tinubu reiterated that respect for the judiciary is crucial in upholding…
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Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday, unveiled plans by his administration to execute road, education, and health projects estimated to gulp N159,156,392,674.20. He disclosed that the unveiling of the new projects was in line with his commitment to expanding democratic dividends to all the nooks and crannies of the state. Adeleke listed the…
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Customers of the Ikeja and Eko Distribution Companies will experience a shortage of power supply for three days due to the occurrence of a transmission line snap between Towers 420 and 422 on the Omotoso-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line on Saturday, March 9, 2025. In a statement, the GM, Public Affairs Unit, Transmission Company of…
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In a landmark ruling on Monday, March 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria dismissed appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly against the leave granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the Court of Appeal to contest an order of…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted Nigerians to the operations of 58 companies posing as investment entities and defrauding innocent Nigerians of their hard-earned money. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, noted that the move is in line with the commission’s commitment to sanitizing the financial space…