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Lassa fever kills two doctors in Oyo
The Nigerian Medical Association, Oyo State branch, says it lost two of its members to Lassa fever within 72 hours. NMA chairman in Oyo, Dr Ayotunde Fasunla, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan. Fasunla said, “The NMA announces, with deepest regret and sorrow, the demise of two of our members from…
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Lagos task force nabs 2 suspected traffic robbers
The Lagos State Task Force has arrested two men suspected to be specialists in picking pockets of commercial vehicle passengers. The suspects – Sodiq Olagoke, 25, and Lucas Patrick, 26 – who confessed to making an average of N80,000 daily from their operations, take advantage of the rush and confusion in commercial vehicles to pick…
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2023 presidency: God gives power, Lagos ‘regent’ tells female aspirant
The Traditional Queen Mother (Iya Oba Eko), Chief Abiola Dosunmu, Erelu Kuti of Lagos State, has met with a 38-year-old female presidential aspirant, Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi. The meeting where the regent met Okunnu-Lamidi’s presidential and her entourage concerning her ambition was held at Erelu Kuti’s residence in the Victoria Island area of Lagos. Aside from being…
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O2 concert: Davido’s siblings arrive in London
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, on Thursday welcomed his siblings to London ahead of his March 5 concert at the 02 Arena. The singer, who arrived in London a week ago, shared pictures of himself and three of his family members on his Instagram story. Davido posed with his sister, Sharon Adeleke-Ademefun;…
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2023: Groups to storm Uyo for Osinbajo presidency
A coalition of socio-political groups in Nigeria under the auspices of ‘The New Tribe’ will on Saturday, March 5, 2022, storm Uyo, Akwa Ibom State to appeal to the conscience of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to join the 2023 presidential race. This was made known on Wednesday in Uyo during a media briefing…
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Russian, Belarus athletes banned from Winter Paralympics
Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from competing in the Beijing Winter Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee announced Thursday, citing the war in Ukraine. “In order to preserve the integrity of these Games and the safety of all participants, we have decided to refuse the athlete entries from RPC and NPC Belarus,” the IPC said…
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Ex-Kaduna senator Suleiman Hunkuyi dumps PDP
A former senator, Suleiman Hunkuyi, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party. Hunkuyi joined PDP from the All Progressives Congress shortly before the 2019 general elections. A letter to his ward chairman in Kudan Local Government Area of Kaduna State, announcing his resignation did not state his next line of action. The letter dated February, 2022,…
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BREAKING: France asks citizens to leave Russia
France “strongly” asked its citizens on Thursday to leave Russia if their presence there was “not essential” following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and the closure of airspace between Russia and the European Union. “In the context of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and following the imposition of international sanctions, we must increase our vigilance,”…
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NSCDC arrests 11 pipeline vandals in Delta
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Delta Command, has nabbed 11 suspected oil pipeline vandals in the state. The Public Relations officer of the command, Emeka Peter, disclosed this in a press statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Asaba. In the statement, the state commandant, Abiodun Iskilu, said…
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BREAKING OAU student: Heavy security as Adedoyin, six others appear before court
There was a heavy security presence at the entrance to the premises of Osun state High Court on Thursday, as Dr Ramon Adedoyin, the owner of Hiltons Hotel, Ile-Ife, and six others arrested in connection with the death of Masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke, appeared before the court. The defendants were due…
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