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Mutilated body of missing 12-year-old found in Ogun community
The corpse of missing 12-year-old, John Soyinka, was reportedly found at Kotogbo community inside Asero Estate, Abeokuta, on Monday with some of his body parts missing. Our correspondent gathered on Wednesday that Soyinka was declared missing about a week ago, and the incident was reported at the Obantoko Police Station, Abeokuta. A resident of the
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Adamawa CP condemns attack on police headquarters, orders probe
The Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, on Wednesday, condemned the recent conflict between the state police and military officers along Target Junction, Yola North Local Government Area of the state. The attack on the police facility resulted in the killing of a police inspector, Jacob Daniel. As reported by Daily Trust, gunmen were
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Petrol price rose to N630.63 in October – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics says the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N195.29 in October 2022 to N630.63 in October 2023. It made the declaration in its Petrol Price Watch for October 2023 released in Abuja on Wednesday. NBS stated that the October 2023 price of N630.63 represented a 222.92
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BREAKING: Abuja court grants Emefiele N300m bail
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted a former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, bail. He was granted bail in the sum of N300m and two sureties in like sum. Ruling on his bail application on Wednesday, Justice Hamza Muazu said the sureties must have Certificates of Occupancy and
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NBA: Lebron James makes history, hits 39,000 points
LeBron James claimed another piece of NBA history on Tuesday, becoming the first player to break the 39,000-point barrier as the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Utah Jazz to reach the knockout stage of the league’s new in-season tournament. The 38-year-old, needing just five points to reach the milestone heading into the game, etched his
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Prepare for budget defence, Adeleke tells cabinet members
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has tasked members of his cabinet to prepare for a detailed budget defence at the state House of Assembly. The governor also advised his aides to ensure that drafted executive bills were forwarded to the legislature timely. Adeleke said this in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Wednesday
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Sam Altman to return as Open AI CEO
OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, has disclosed that it has agreed to a deal with Sam Altman to return as Chief Executive Officer. The firm disclosed this on Wednesday, a few days after a drama that saw him sacked from the company he co-founded. Altman was hired by Microsoft a few days later. It
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North Korea says spy satellite launch successful
North Korea said Wednesday it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the United States led its allies in condemning the launch as a “brazen violation” of UN sanctions. A rocket carrying the satellite blasted off Tuesday night from North Phyongan province and “accurately put the reconnaissance
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Abia cancels nursing school examination, probes misconduct allegation
The Abia State Government has ordered the cancellation of the recently concluded Preliminary Test Sessions examination for student nurses in the state. This is as a result of allegations of wrongdoing levelled against some individuals involved in the conduct of the examination, which led to protests by some affected student nurses. The state Commissioner for
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FG seeks UAE, Kaduna’s supports for school feeding
The Federal Government disclosed that it has held discussions with the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Alshamsi, and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, to seek support for its school feeding programme. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu
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