Three landlords at Oshorun Heritage Estate, Isheri and their trainer kidnapped last Saturday on Channels Avenue have been freed. Kennedy Ucheagwu, Dr. Omololu Bello, Fidelis Esang and trainer Coach Oni were whisked away by gunmen clad in military camouflages during their routine exercise near Lekki Gardens Estate. Initially, the gunmen …
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The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has warned the Special Anti-Robbery Squad operatives against torture and extra-judicial killings, saying no policeman in the world had the right or authority to kill crime suspects. He admonished the SARS personnel to always respect the right of every Nigerian, noting that this was …
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A scuffle between two residents of AIT Road in the Alagbado area of Lagos State became a tragedy on Wednesday after they stabbed each other to death. PUNCH Metro learnt that the two men – Owolabi Yusuf and the other, identified simply as Isiaka – had at about 7.30pm disagreed …
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THE Police High Command, yesterday, said it has concluded plans to establish a police division in communities around the border between Lagos and Ogun States, with a view to curbing the activities of kidnappers. The decision is coming on the heels of cases of kidnappings in the area located around …
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Barack Obama will on Friday veto legislation allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, risking public outrage and the first congressional override of his presidency. The White House confirmed Thursday that Obama would veto the legislation — unanimously passed by Congress — allowing 9/11 families to launch civil suits against …
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Six people have died of cholera in Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State after eating contaminated Abacha, a local delicacy of the people of the South-East geopolitical zone. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who briefed the press about the development at the state’s secretariat on Thursday, stated that …
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The National Association of Nigerian Students’ has called for an independent investigation into alleged cases of funds diversion in the national assembly. The senate secretariat of the association made its position known in a press statement issued by its Senate President-elect, Oyejide Salam. The students’ body also asked the speaker …
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An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, has sentenced an 19-year old man identified as Happy Okotie to six-year imprisonment for stealing. Okotie was jailed along with a 25-year-old man, one Kingsley Ebose, for six years each without an option of fine. They were convicted by the trial magistrate, …
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The CBN Governor Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Weekend, had a chat with members of Nigeria Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria NPAN. He spoke on efforts being made by government, monetary and fiscal policy authorities to revive the economy. Here are excepts. Nigeria is in recession, the first in decades or few …
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President Muhammadu Buhari will Today, participate in high level meetings on refugees and migrants issue in the 71st session of UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. This information is on the twitter page of the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. Adesina revealed that the …
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