A Benin High Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of one Gabriel Caleb, 26, in a correctional facility over alleged murder. The suspect and others at large allegedly conspired to commit the crime on or about January 2 in Ihievbe Community. The police prosecutor, I.I Ekibade said the suspect and others, …
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AN Ikeja High Court on Wednesday adjourned until April 15 the alleged defamation suit against Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkman (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, had filed the defamatory suit against VDM. Falana filed the …
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A former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida [IBB] has paid glowing tributes to the late former federal Commissioner of Information and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. Clark died on Monday, February 17, 2025, in a brief old age related illness. He reportedly suffered breathing difficulty. He was …
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THE Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has described the illegal dissolution and taking over of local government administration by state governors as a treasonable offence. Fagbemi stated this on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, during the opening ceremony of an event organised by the Nigeria Bar Association in …
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THE Lagos State Police Command has detained a police officer and a complainant for allegedly torturing a suspect to death in the Ikota area of the state. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. An X user, identified as Bolaji, …
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THE U.K.’s inflation rate rose sharply to 3 per cent in January, coming in above analyst expectations, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a reading of 2.8 per cent in the twelve months to January. Britain’s consumer …
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THE Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has debunked rumours doing the rounds that she has resigned from her position. The rumour, which circulated online on February 19, 2025, was quickly dismissed by her Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, who confirmed that Meranda remained in her …
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AUTHORITIES in Niger State have apprehended 33 individuals accused of engaging in illegal mining activities that pose serious environmental and security risks. The arrests took place in the Gbokuchi-Kotongba area of Paikoro Local Government during a coordinated enforcement operation. The operation, spearheaded by the Niger State Ministry of Mineral Resources, …
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GLOBAL tech leader, Microsoft has unveiled a $1 million (approximately ₦1.6 billion) investment aimed at enhancing artificial intelligence (AI) skills among Nigerians over the next three years. The Truth reports that the announcement was made during the ongoing Microsoft AI Tour in Lagos, Nigeria, by the Country Manager for Microsoft Nigeria …
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MY attention has been drawn to a viral hatchet but lazy journalistic story with above title and purportedly authored by an imaginary Tosin Oladeinde-Bada on February 18, 2025. The ill-conceived story, apart from being a complete concoction, clearly exposes its author and paymasters as maliciously of low intelligent quotient, only …
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