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Despite #EndSARS, unrepentant policemen continue life of extortion, harassment, intimidation
OLUWATOSIN OMOJUYIGBE writes about the continuous extortion and harassment of Nigerians by personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, who are meant to protect and save lives despite huge protests against their atrocities last year Taiwo Daniel had hoped to reconnect with his family and friends in Ondo State after having a turbulent 2020 due to…
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Road crashes always fatal if seatbelts are not used -FRSC
The Itori Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has emphasised the need for motorists and their passengers to always use their seatbelts in order to reduce fatality in the event of an accident. The Itori Unit Command of FRSC, Mr Shamaki Yerima, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ota in an…
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Fire at overcrowded Indonesian prison kills 41
A fire tore through an overcrowded Indonesian prison in the early hours of Wednesday when most inmates were asleep, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze – which was mostly contained within one block that housed prisoners jailed on drug charges – at around 3 am (2000…
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Leaked audio: Why Sunday Igboho was angry with me -Lawyer
Ibrahim Salami, one of the Cotonou, Benin Republic-based lawyers of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has faulted leaked audio where the activist faulted his legal team. Igboho had expressed confidence in gaining freedom if returned to Nigeria by Benin Republic. In leaked audio obtained by The PUNCH and confirmed by multiple sources,…
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Somalia PM accuses president of ‘obstructing’ high-profile probe
Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Wednesday accused the country’s president of “obstructing” a high-profile investigation into the fate of an intelligence agent whose disappearance sparked an outcry in the Horn of Africa nation. Ikran Tahlil, a 25-year-old officer with the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), was abducted near her Mogadishu home in…
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Real Madrid’s Bale opposes biennial World Cup
Wales captain, Gareth Bale, said he is not in favour of a FIFA proposal to hold the World Cup every two years. The 2022 Qatar World Cup could be the 32-year-old’s last opportunity to play in the tournament, but the winger said making the competition a biennial event would diminish its appeal. “I like the…
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National Assembly berates INEC as commission insists on electronic results
THE Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday said it did not need the approval of the Nigerian Communications Commission to transmit election results electronically. This was as the National Assembly told the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, to seek proper legal advice instead of misinforming Nigerians on the independence of INEC…
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Plateau killings: Lalong lifts ban on tricycles, relaxes curfew in Jos
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has further relaxed the curfew imposed earlier on Jos North Local Government Area of the state. Lalong who announced this in a statement on Tuesday night also said the ban earlier placed on the operations of tricycles has been lifted. It would be recalled that the curfew and ban…
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Beauticians swear by skin-healing properties of donkey milk soap
Friends and family initially mocked one Jordanian family’s new venture making soap from donkey milk. But now, a year on, the company is cleaning up as customers bray for more. Atan Donkey Milk Soaps produces 100 percent natural soaps from its farm in Madaba, 35 kilometres (21 miles) southwest of Amman, where it keeps 12…
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VIDEO: Kylie Jenner confirms she’s expecting second child with Travis Scott
Reality TV star and makeup mogul, Kylie Jenner, has confirmed that she expecting a second child with her lover, Travis Scott. She made this known on Wednesday via her verified Instagram page, where she shared an emotional video that shows different stages of the pregnancy. Many reports had earlier revealed that Jenner may be expecting…
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