Gambian President Yahya Jammeh insisted Wednesday he would not leave office in January despite his defeat in an election this month, and called for a new vote. “Justice must be done and the only way justice can be done is to reorganise the election so that every Gambian votes. That’s …
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A seven-year-old boy identified as Prosper Eta, was on Wednesday crushed to death by a sand-carrying truck in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Nation gathered that the incident happened at 12.10 p.m. on Goodnews Street, Azikoro Village, in the state capital. The deceased was running an errand for his mother when …
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Fareeda, the two-year-old daughter of a slain broadcaster, who was abducted by gunmen in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has been released. Sources told the News Agency of Nigeria that the abductors released the little girl and a friend of her mother on Monday evening at Ikorodu. They were …
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A welder, Umar Adam, has said that the demolition of his workshop in Mararaba by the Nasarawa State Government led him into crime. Adam, 19, who was arrested alongside Friday Luyom, 18, and Felix James, 19, for selling stolen phones, stated that he was making a decent living from his …
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A church pastor, Samuel Fatoki, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly charming a housewife. Police prosecutor, Caleb Leranmo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on May 31 at Adehun area of Ado-Ekiti. Fatoki was alleged to have forced one Mrs. Jumoke …
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The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed that 20 persons lost their lives and about10,000 others were displaced in the recent communal clash in Dan-Anacha village in Gassol Local Government area of Taraba State. Sa’ad Bello, the Agency’s Coordinator in charge of Adamawa and Taraba Operational Offices, confirmed the …
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A 24-year-old man, Afenghide George, whose killing was allegedly sponsored by a hotel manager, was buried on Saturday at Atan Cemetary, Yaba, Lagos. The father of the deceased, Mr Matthew George-Umaigba, a 55-year-old businessman, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday. George-Umaigba said his son was buried …
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The Nigerian government on Wednesday released the postings of the 47 career Ambassadors recently appointed by President Buhari. The lists of the Ambassadors, who are currently undergoing a four-day induction in Abuja, are as follows: Abia: Obinna Chukwuemeka Agbugba (Togo), Adamawa: Salisu Umaru (Senegal), Paragalda Ilyasu Audu (Turkey), Akwa Ibom: …
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A video of Nigerian soldiers making a passionate appeal for food and beverages while combating Boko Haram insurgents surfaced on the Internet Tuesday. The footage, first posted on YouTube from where it was circulated to other platforms throughout Tuesday and early Wednesday, provoked immediate social media reaction and highlighted the scale of cover-up of …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the investigation of top officials of his administration who have been accused of corruption. A short statement by Mr. Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, indicated the president’s directive. EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu “The attention of the presidency has been drawn to a number of reports …
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