The police in Anambra State have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly selling twin babies of his ex-girlfriend. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Awka, the state capital. Mohammed said the suspect sold the twin babies from an ex-girlfriend whom he (suspect) impregnated […]
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Ex-Lagos governor will speak at appropriate time – Spokesperson Former APC chairman has no personal opinion, will back Ize-Iyamu’s position – Aide The September 19, 2020 Edo State governorship election has come and gone but the embers of the episodic event continue to glow in the glade of public discourse. Although 14 parties fielded candidates […]
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Barely two weeks after a fire incident at the Akure office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), it has replaced the 5,000 smart card readers destroyed in the inferno. The smart card readers sourced from the Oyo State office of the commission have been received by the Akure office, it was learnt. The State […]
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Five students of the Kogi State Polytechnic, KSP, Lokoja, three nursery school pupils and 15 others, on Wednesday, lost their lives in a road crash, in Lokoja, Kogi State. The accident involving a petrol tanker conveying premium motor spirit, PMS, happened around 8.30am in Felele, along the Lokoja-Abuja highway. The fuel laden tanker belonging to […]
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Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, has given reasons for not picking Agboola Ajayi, the Ondo State Deputy Governor as his running mate. Agbola had defected to the PDP from the All Progressives Congress in a bid to secure a governorship ticket but […]
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Nigeria’s first chocolate factory on Tuesday rolled chocolate bars off its production line as the Ondo State Government vowed to give it operational freedom. Named Sunshine Chocolate Factory, the venture is a Public Private Partnership between Ondo State Government and a United States company, Spagnavola Chocolatiers.It was established at Alade-Idanre in Idanre Local Government Area […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has faulted the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to forward the names of 11 lawyers nominated for appointment as judges of the High Court of The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to the Senate for screening and confirmation. In a judgment on Wednesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that President Buhari […]
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A new born baby wrapped in a polythene bag was found dead in a gutter near Aku Village, Mararaba, in Karu area of Nasarawa state. Residents were shocked to discover the baby in the gutter. The incident which happened on Tuesday, drew a large crowd to the scene after a young man entered the gutter […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Olowu of Kuta in Ayedire Local Government area of Osun State, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama has described the death of Colonel D.C. Bako, one of the commanders of Operation LAFIYA DOLE of the Nigerian Army in Borno State, in an ambush staged by Boko Haram, as a national tragedy. The royal […]
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