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Woman births baby boy, abandons him to die in Bauchi
*** Police launch manhunt for mother A yet-to-be-identified woman, who was delivered of a baby boy on Wednesday, has abandoned him to die on a rock in the Sarkin Kudu area of the Bogoro local government area of Bauchi State. Our correspondent learnt that the baby was found on Thursday morning without clothes and with…
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APC primary: Akeredolu hasn’t endorsed any presidential aspirant, says aide
As the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress inches closer, the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has denied a report that he has endorsed a particular aspirant to get the ticket of the party. Akeredolu declared that he had not endorsed any aspirant as contained in the said report, describing it as falsehood….
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Red Cross condemns killing of two aid workers in Mali
The International Committee of the Red Cross has condemned the killing of two of its aid workers in Mali. The ICRC said the two victims, employees of the Dutch Red Cross and the Malian Red Cross, were returning from the town of Kayes in Western Mali on Wednesday when their vehicle came under fire from…
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Primary: Go to court, Ogun PDP tells aggrieved aspirants
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State has urged two aggrieved governorship aspirants to go to court and seek redress if they are not satisfied with the outcome of the recently concluded primary. Speaking at a press briefing held at the party’s secretariat in Abeokuta, the state capital, the Ogun State Chairman of the party,…
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We’ll aggressively protect, defend law-abiding Nigerians abroad — Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday in Madrid, said the Federal Government would aggressively protect and defend the interests of law-abiding citizens in the diaspora. Buhari gave the assurance when he met with Nigerians living in Spain on the sidelines of his three-day state visit. According to a statement signed by his…
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Why Nigeria may not adopt Bitcoin as legal tender
In April 2022, the Central African Republic became the first African country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender. The nation’s parliament recognised Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency as national tender, becoming the second country in the world to officially legalise crypto as legal tender. In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country…
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Why I want to cross from Reps to Senate – Shina Peller
The lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, has explained why he did not seek a second term at the House, saying it was based on his consideration of the two local government areas in his constituency. According to the businessman-turned-politician, Kajola and Iwajowa LGAs have never…
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Kwara court jails two over cybercrime
A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced an undergraduate of Kwara State University, Malete in Moro Local Government Area of the state, Aderibigbe Sheu, to three years for posing as a widow to defraud unsuspecting victims. The court presided by Justice Mohammed Sani found Sheu, a student of KWASU, who posed…
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Police minister, IGP launch accountability project
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Police Affairs in conjunction with the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba, has launched the Police Specialised Services Automation Project to institutionalise transparency, and accountability, and entrench quality service delivery within the Nigeria Police Force. The Minister of Police Affairs, Dr. Muhammad Maigari-Dingyadi, commissioned the project at the…
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21-year-old dies in detention, father sues IGP, Osun CP
A truck driver, Olumide Adesina, has sued the Inspector General of Police, Mr Baba Alkali and Osun state police commissioner, Wale Olokode, before an Osun state High Court, sitting in Ile-Ife, over death of his son, Olufemi Oriyomi, aged 21, while in police detention. Apart from the IGP and Osun CP, also joined in the…
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