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BREAKING: DSS grills Ogun SSG over ballot papers printing, COVID-19 fund
The Department of State Services has invited and interrogated the Secretary to Ogun State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, over recent allegations of fraud levelled against him. A source from the DSS who craved anonymity hinted our correspondent that the invitation and subsequent interrogation were a result of the allegations levelled against him. The source told our
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Niger: Nigerian military already overstretched by terrorism, insurgency, CUPP tells FG
The Coalition of United Political Parties on Saturday warned the Federal Government against the planned military intervention in Niger Republic to reinstate the ousted civilian President, Mohammed Bazoum, saying, “the sick cannot treat the sick.” While describing the planned intervention as costly, unnecessary and absolutely thoughtless, the CUPP said it is neither a war that
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Uncertified contractor installed elevator that killed Lagos doctor — Medical Guild
The Chairman, Medical Guild, Dr Sa’eid Ahmad, has said findings of the investigative panel on the cause of death of Dr Diaso Vwaere revealed that the installation of the malfunctioned elevator that led to her death was done by a contractor who did not have an elevator system installation certification. Ahmad, who made the revelation
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How Europe-bound Nigerian stowaways survived drinking urine on ship’s rudder
Two of the four rescued Nigerian stowaways have narrated how they survived 14 days on a ship’s rudder by drinking their urine before being rescued off the coast of Brazil. According to Daily Mail, the two men told their remarkable, death-defying journey across 3,500 miles (5,600 kilometres) of open ocean from Lagos, Nigeria to Vitória,
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I declined orders from men to rob female passengers – Lagos e-hailing driver
An e-hailing driver in Lagos State, Jeremiah Adeniran, arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, has said he used to decline ride orders from men so he could rob his female passengers. He said the hardship caused by the removal of the fuel subsidy pushed him into robbing his passengers of their valuables in Lagos
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Teacher, 74, faces 600 years jail term for sexually assaulting teenage student
A 74-year-old former teacher, Anne N. Nelson-Koch, faces 600 years in prison after she repeatedly sexually abused a teenage boy at a private school in Wisconsin reports The Daily Mail. Monroe County Court convicted Nelson-Koch on 25 counts linked to the attacks which took place in the 2016-2017 school year. She would take the boy
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Insecurity prevented 80,000 northern children from immunisation – NPHCDA boss
No fewer than 800,000 children lack access to routine immunisation in six northern states, the Executive Director of National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shauib, has said. He named the six northern states as Kaduna, Niger, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, and Sokoto, saying they lack access to or were never reached for any routine
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Police nab notorious kidnapper, female informant in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested one notorious kidnapper, Lawali Danhajiya, who specialised in abducting people of Gusau town, the state capital. Also arrested was a female informant, Umma Zubairu, who worked for a dreaded bandits’ kingpin known as Dankarami. Addressing journalists on Friday night at the police headquarters in Gusau, the spokesperson for
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How will you deal with a lying spouse?
Some adults speak with Sharon Osaji on what they will do and how they will deal with a spouse who tells lies I can’t deal –Bode Black It is a no-no for me; I can’t cope with a lying spouse. I will completely avoid it because such people can’t change. Of what good is a
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Okada fares rise by 258% in four years – NBS
The average transport fare paid on motorcycles, popularly known as okada, rose by 258.2 per cent between May 2019 and May 2023, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. This is according to the Transport Fare Watch reports by the National Bureau of Statistics. According to the report, the average fare for okada rides rose from N129.69 in
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