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Why I used 10-year-old niece as drug courier – Lagos trader
The Lagos State Police Command has nabbed a female trader, Taye Abass, who allegedly trafficked a hard drug known as Colorado, through her niece (name withheld) to evade police checks. The woman who lives in the Oko Oba area of Lagos confessed to the offence while being paraded by the police at the state headquarters
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COREN seeks exemption from FG’s professional non-funding policy
The President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, Sadiq Abubakar, has asked the Federal Government to exempt the council from the non-funding policy of professional and regulatory bodies in the country scheduled to begin in January 2024. He stated this at the 31st Engineering Assembly themed, “Entrenching and strengthening engineering practitioners
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Five new signings to watch in Ligue 1
The 2023/24 French Ligue 1 season kicks off this weekend with Paris Saint-Germain the overwhelming favourites to win another title despite Lionel Messi’s departure and the uncertainty surrounding the future of Kylian Mbappe. Here are five new signings to watch in the campaign ahead: GONCALO RAMOS (Paris Saint-Germain) With Messi having left and Mbappe possibly
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Ighalo, Osimhen join FIFPRO to call out NFF over Super Falcons’ unpaid bonuses
Some football stakeholders in the country have joined voices in calling on the Nigerian Football Federation to pay oustanding allowances owned members of the Super Falcons. These stakeholders including present and past Super Eagles, in the light of Tuesday’s solidarity statement by global player union, FIFpro, calling on the NFF to upset the backlog, also
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NCDC confirms 1,534 diphtheria cases, 137 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a total of 1,534 cases of diphtheria in the country. The NCDC said a total of 4,160 suspected cases have been reported from 27 states across 139 Local Government Areas in the country. The NCDC disclosed this in its diphtheria situation report from May 2022
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Bauchi sacks senior civil servant over alleged N3m salary scam
The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has terminated the appointment of the Chief Secretarial Assistant attached to the State Pension Board, Ibrahim Garba over alleged “serious misconduct of salary and pension scam”. This is contained in a statement released by the Information Officer, BSCSC, Mr Saleh Umar, in Bauchi on Tuesday. The commission alleged that
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LASG announces temporary closure of some roads for three days
The Lagos State Government has announced a three-day temporary closure of the entrance into CMD Road and the Access Road to Isheri-Olowora on the Shagamu bound carriageway A statement released Tuesday on the official Instagram page of LASG stated that the roads would be closed to enable contractors “lay the final wearing course,” which will
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US returns over 40 ‘stolen’ antiquities to Italy
New York authorities on Tuesday returned to Italy several dozen stolen antiquities worth nearly $3.5 million, as the American megapolis strives to shake off the reputation as a key global hub for illicit art trade. Investigators handed back 42 exceptional pieces – some 2,500 years old – to Italian officials during a ceremony in New
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JUST IN: Resident doctors suspend planned protest
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, on Tuesday, suspended its planned nationwide daily protest after a closed-door meeting with principal officers of the senate. The President of NARD, Emeka Orji, made this known in a chat with our correspondent. Orji, however, said there will be a review in the next 72 hours. “We met with
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Fire guts warehouse in Onitsha
Fire on Tuesday night gutted a warehouse in a three-storey building at No. 64 Venn Road in Onitsha, Anambra State. The is contained in a statement signed by the Director/Fire Chief, Anambra Fire Service, Mr Martin Agbili, on Wednesday in Onitsha. Agbili said the Anambra Fire Service received a distress call of a fire outbreak
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