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Oligbo calls out Tinubu’s press secretary Onanuga on August 1 statement
Ike Oligbo, a seasoned politician and former Governorship aspirant in Anambra State, has responded to the controversy surrounding the planned…
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Shettima begs Nigerians to shun protests, says Tinubu is doing his best
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to shun the planned nationwide protests scheduled for August 1, emphasizing the need…
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Organizers have not followed procedure to secure Eagle Square for usage – Wike
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), revealed on Saturday, July 27, that his office has not…
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Navy uncovers illegal bunkering site in private home, finds 200,000 litres of stolen diesel
The Nigerian Navy has discovered an illegal oil bunkering site in a private home in Rivers State. They arrested two…
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Notorious Lagos drug kingpin, Temo, captured
After years on the run, Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh (known to most as Temo), the 57-year-old head of the Mushin, Lagos…
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Adamawa police inspector found dead at residence
An Adamawa state police inspector, Dasu Kassa, has reportedly taken his own life.
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Shinkafi dismisses allegations against Matawalle, says Turji is mentally deranged
Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, a former Zamfara State governorship candidate, has warned wanted bandit leader, Kachalla Bello Turji, that the long…
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August 1: You are an enemy of the people if you kick against the planned protest – AWC
Nigerian workers under the All Workers Convergence (AWC) have told Nigerians to regard anyone resisting the planned protest against hunger…
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After three days in police custody, Blord is released on bail
Popular Cryptocurrency billionaire, Linus Williams, known to many as Blord, has been released on bail after spending three days in…
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IGP Egbetokun expresses concern over Ambazonian Boys in Cross River, speaks to deputy governor
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has expressed worry over operations linked to groups like the Ambazonian Boys,…
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NCoS publishes more names, pictures of escaped Suleja prison inmates
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has released more names and pictures of prisoners who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial…
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FCT Police explains why NASU, SSANU members were blocked from leaving protest venue
The Police Command of the Federal Capital Territory has explained why members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and…
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EFCC, Yahaya Bello’s lawyers in heated argument in court, judge storms off
The planned arraignment of the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on alleged N82 billion fraud, took a strange…
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This protest should have leaders, so it doesn’t fail like #EndSARS – VeryDarkMan
Popular social media activist and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, known to most as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has called for a nationwide…
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Hundreds of Boko Haram terrorists, others escape in Niger Republic prison break
Hundreds of terrorists, criminals, and drug traffickers have reportedly escaped from the Koutoukalé prison in Niger Republic.
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Illegal mining: FG arrests, charges eight Chinese nationals, one Nigerian
The Federal Government has apprehended and laid charges against eight Chinese nationals and a Nigerian for illegal mining in Lokpaukwu…
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Senate appoints Argungu PSC chairman
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, July 11, confirmed Hashimu Argungu as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
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Kaduna teacher put behind bars for molesting teenage boys repeatedly
A 30-year-old Kaduna teacher, identified as Josiah Alkali, was remanded in prison by a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kafanchan…
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Police Corporal refuses to report to new station for nine years, gets dismissed by NPF
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a Corporal, identified as Buba Adamu, for refusing to report at the Kaduna State…
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Inibehe Effiong lambasts Abraham for allegedly using police to witch-hunt her fellow citizen
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has cajoled veteran Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham, to arrange for the release of X influencer,…
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Tension as soldiers fire at workers carrying court-ordered demolition in Asese, Ogun State
Residents of Asese, Ogun State, are deeply unsettled after soldiers of the Nigerian Army, said to be hired by Christ…
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Ex-NLC President kidnapped at residence in Biniki
Takai Shamang, ex-President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has been taken hostage in his hometown, Biniki, in Kaura Local…
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Fuel queues return in Abuja, immediate cause unknown
Fuel queues are back, resurfacing at filling stations across Abuja, as motorists struggle to buy petrol.
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Police makes headway in fight to get exclusive Pension Board
The fight by the Nigeria Police Force to have a separate pension board like the military got, a boost in…
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Lagos CP approves trail of four officers for inappropriate conduct
The Commissioner for the Lagos State Police Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has approved the orderly room trial of four officers…
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Protest, but don’t disrupt law and order – EFCC warns Nigerians planning protests
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has heard of plans to protest against its method of operations and has…
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Newly constructed building collapses in Lagos, seven rescued
Seven persons have been rescued from a two-storey building that collapsed at 12 Cameroun Street off Ewenla in the Mushin…
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Businessman awards police superintendent parcel of land for rejecting N150m bribe
A Superintendent of Police (SP), Ibrahim Ezekiel Sini, who declined a bribe of N150 million from a Lagos businessman and…
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Female suicide bombers strike, kill 18, injure dozens
Suspected female suicide bombers target a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in the restive Borno region.
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Baba Ijesha: Appeal Court throws out appeal, upholds 5-year conviction
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has upheld the 5-year jail term imposed on actor Baba Ijesha.
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Supreme Court saves army sergeant from death penalty
The Supreme Court has discharged and acquitted a Nigerian Army sergeant, Akawu Bala, of the death sentence imposed on him…
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Three Boko Haram terrorists surrender to MNJTF troops
The Multinational Joint Task Force says three Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to its troops.
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Heartbroken parents beg IGP to help uncover whereabouts of missing daughter
The whereabouts of the 15-year-old Chinemere, who was allegedly taken to a Church in Ikeja, Lagos on 9 June 2024…
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Man electrocuted near JAMB centre as power returns to high-tension pole in Benue
A yet-to-be-identified young man has been electrocuted near the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) centre in Otukpo, the headquarters…
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Terrorism: Trial of Nnamdi Kanu kicks off
The full-scale trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on terrorism charges…
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Police, Nigerian Navy rescue abducted Fouani brothers, boat crew kidnapped four days ago
The Lagos Marine Police joining forces with the Nigerian Navy, has rescued the three Fouani brothers who were kidnapped on…
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Gunmen attack bank, police station in Abuja, kill three
Gunmen have attacked the Abaji Divisional Police headquarters in Abuja and robbed a branch of a commercial bank in the…
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Delta varsity student stages own kidnap ransom from father
Nelson Eserada, a 400-level student of Delta State University, has been arrested for plotting his kidnapping with one Jerry Lawrence…
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Bandits kill six security operatives, several others in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the killing of no fewer than 20 people, four police officers, and two…
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Seven policemen in Zamfara community in fresh attack
Armed bandits have attacked Magarya community in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
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