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BREAKING: 20 killed in Mogadishu car explosion
A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, leaving more than 20 people dead, police and witnesses said. “The blast was devastating, and I could confirm more than 20 civilians killed, there were many more wounded, but the toll can be higher,” police officer Ibrahim Mohamed told
Kwara to build secretariat on Saraki’s land
Tunde Oyekola, Ilorin Kwara State Government has said it will build a secretariat on the piece of land reclaimed from ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki. A Government House statement on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, said, “Ownership of the land bordering the Civil Service Clinic in Ilorin has officially reverted
Govt has treated us with scorn since Mubi bombing –Imam of affected mosque
Mohammed Shuaibu, 72, the assistant Imam at the Mubi mosque bombed by Boko Haram in 2018 where many people were killed, tells HINDI LIVINUS about the pain of losing loved ones in such a manner There were two suicide bombings on May 1, 2018 in Mubi and one of them was detonated in your mosque,
My life ambition was to live in space –Ere, ex-Reps member
Mr Ebikekeme Ere is a former member of the House of Representatives, who chaired three committees during his time there. In this interview, Ere tells SIMON UTEBOR about his childhood, legislative experience, business, passion, among others What were your life ambitions as a child? I was born at Amassoma in the old Midwest State. That
Woman demands justice over son’s death in police custody
Peter Dada, Akure A woman, Mrs Comfort Olanusimi, has appealed to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 11 to investigate the death of her son Aanu Olanusimi, who allegedly died while in police custody. The lawyer to Comfort, Mr Fidolyn Akindiose, who sent a petition to the AIG, said, Aanu was alleged
Recruitment: Humanitarian Affairs minister denies rift with Presidency
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has refuted claim that the Minister, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, was reprimanded by the Presidency. A statement by the Assistant Director of Information in the ministry, Mrs Rhoda Illiya, said at no time had the Presidency reprimanded the minister for “excessive use of power and employment
Local policing’ll ensure effective security – Donald Duke
A former Governor of Cross River, Mr Donald Duke, says local policing is the only way to ensure effective security in the country. Duke made the suggestion on Friday at a public lecture organised by the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star in Calabar, Cross River, the News Agency of Nigeria reported. The theme was:
Seven ways to destress after the holidays
Jesusegun Alagbe After the buzz of the Christmas and New Year holidays, it is expected to have been drained of both physical and emotional strength after days or weeks of shopping, travelling, sleeplessness and partying. Stress during the holiday season presents an exhausting array of physical and emotional demands that, for many, can bring about
Abducted Ondo monarch’s wife, daughters freed
Peter Dada, Akure After about a week in the den of kidnappers, the abducted members of the family of a traditional ruler of Odigbo town in the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Rufus Akinrimade, have been set free. The monarch’s wife, Mrs Regina Akinrinmade; his daughters, Precious and Mercy Akinrinmade and his
Port congestion worsens as NAFDAC conducts e-certification
Anna Okon Cargo congestion at the Lagos ports has worsened amidst the ongoing e-certification by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. NAFDAC had in September announced that its electronic licences had been incorporated into the Nigeria Single Window for Trade for processing of import transactions. Consequently, the agency directed importers, Customs
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