Crashes on Oshodi-Apapa highway as repairs begin on Airport Link Bridge

Main entrance of The Guardian after an articulated truck rammed into it, yesterday. INSET: The 40ft container, which the vehicle bore strewn across the gate Photo: Eniola Daniel • The Guardian Newspaper Gate, Fence Destroyed There were multiple accidents involving a commercial bus, popularly known as Danfo, seven cars and an articulated truck marked JBD […]

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BBNaija Shine Ya Eye third Saturday night party’s thrills

The third Saturday night party had several highlights worth knowing. In the first Saturday night party, housemates were described as boring but the Shine Ya Eye housemates had switched it up at the second Saturday night party – no thanks to Gordon’s dry gin. The fun,which DJ Nana dished out for the 22 housemates was […]

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Haiti searches for survivors after quake kills at least 304

People search through the rubble of what used to be the Manguier Hotel after the earthquake hit on August 14, 2021 in Les Cayes, southwest Haiti. – Rescue workers scrambled to find survivors after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti early Saturday, killing at least 304 and toppling buildings in the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation still […]

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20 killed, 40 missing in Plateau attack

Irigwe youths of Bassa Local Council of Plateau State protesting over herdsmen killings in their land in Jos … yesterday. Photo: NAN • Akeredolu Urges Calm, Assures Situation Under Control Twenty dead bodies were being washed, yesterday, at the Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos, preparatory for mass burial on the city outskirts. The deceased was travelling […]

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Sanusi laments worsening economy

Buffetted on all sides by worsening insecurity, alarming unemployment rate, inclement economic conditions, poor political leadership, skyrocketing prices of goods and services, as well as the absence of proven economic drivers, the country has continued to teeter dangerously on the edge of the abyss. As she flounders aimlessly, concerned stakeholders are warning that the failure […]

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Buhari, delegation to go on COVID-19 isolation after London trip

Buhari and his delegation in London President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his delegation to the United Kingdom are to go on isolation after spending about two weeks in London. This is coming after the Nigerian High Commissioner in UK, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, who was seen in close contact with the President on his […]

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Osun APC crisis turns bloody, two injured, ward congress appeal committee members ferried away

The crisis rocking the Osun State cahapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) turned bloody on Saturday when loyalists of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his former boss and Minister for Interior, Rauf Aregbesola clashed at the party’s secretariat during the hearing of petitions by the Ward Congress Appeal Committee. Aregbesola handed over to Oyetola, his former […]

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Police arrest four over killing of Ondo POS operator

The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday paraded 12 persons allegedly involved in armed robbery, rape and other criminal activities. Among the suspects were the alleged killers of a Point of Sales terminal operator, Solomon Ehingbe, at the Owe-Akala area of Akure, the state capital, in January this year. The deceased was allegedly shot by […]

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Calls for caution as Borno plans to reintegrate over 1,000 ‘repentant’ Boko Haram fighters

Some Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East are not pleased with the decision by Borno State Government to reintegrate over 1,000 repentant Boko Haram fighters into the society. Their anger is based on the fact that they are still languishing in pain and sorrow caused by the activities of the Boko Haram terrorists in the […]

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Troops arrest 12 suspects over Jos killings

The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Plateau, has arrested 12 suspects, over Saturday morning killings at Rukuba Road, Jos North Local Government Area of the state. OPSH is responsible for maintaining peace in Plateau and its environs. Maj. Ishaku Takwa, Media Officer of the operation, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday […]

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