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Landlord sets tenant ablaze over N11,000 rent in Calabar A landlord on Wednesday doused the room of one of his tenants with petrol and set it on fire, burning her to death over nonpayment of eleven thousand naira rent. The incident took place at No 9, Ansa Ewa Street, Cobham Town in the Bayside area […]
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Emir of Biu dies at 79, leaves behind 4 wives, over 70 children, 200 grandchildrenThe Emir of Biu in Borno state, Umar Mustapha Aliyu, is dead, leaving behind four wives, over 70 children and 200 grandchildren, the eldest son, Mustapha revealed. He died Monday night at the Federal Medical Center, Gombe after a brief illness. […]
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Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that upon completion of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project by December, the Federal Government would immediately commence construction of the Eastern rail line which connects Port Harcourt–Bonny to Maiduguri. The Minister stated this in Ibadan, shortly after inspecting the level of work on all the stations across the Lagos-Ibadan […]
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According to US officials, more Nigerian politicians may be included on the visa ban list after the Edo governorship election if they are involved in electoral malpractice. A former governor of Edo State and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, is among top Nigerians Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Kogi governor, […]
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The unveiling took place during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, the nation’s capital. It was witnessed by Federal Ministers and the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Ministers at the meeting include the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, among others. The […]
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Nigerian singer Davido has been listed as part of the cast in Eddie Murphie’s sequel, Coming 2 America. Coming 2 America is an upcoming American comedy film, the second installment in the Coming to America film serie. It serves as a sequel to the original film of 1988 which has remained a worldwide success. The […]
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There is panic among operatives of the local vigilante groups in parts of Rivers State known as Onelga Security Planning and Advisory Committee, OSPAC, as cultists kill over eight of its members within a month. The Rivers vigilante group, however, has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to rescind on his […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that universities won’t be reopened except its demands are met.President of the union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi made this known while speaking at a town meeting at the African Hall, the University of Ilorin. At the meeting, Professor Ogunyemi expressed that the federal government should meet the […]
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The twenty-eight other suspects are: Kingsley Essien; Tobiloba Adenuga; Tope Ayodele; Rasheed Mujib; Oladipo Opeyemi; Saadu Muktar; Oladejo Hammed; Hammed Tope; Ameachi Umenyi, Salauden Adam and Afolabi Gafar. Others are: Oladimeji Timi; Remilekun Adeolu; Audu John; David Momodu; Abdulkareem Samad; Adebiyi Sodiq; Dawodu Olusoji; Yusuf Amoo; Kehinde Olarenwaju; Philip Mike, Ademola Adebukola and Adeniyi Olamilekan. […]
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The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, made the announcement in a statement on Monday. This is in addition to the earlier resumption of students in exit classes. According to Mr Somorin, the State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, approved the reopening of schools for all classes in primary and secondary schools, Technical and Vocational […]
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