An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered the remand of three accused persons in Ilesa Prison over alleged armed robbery. Chief Magistrate Olusola Aluko, ordered the remand of the defendants: Moshood Sheriff, 38; Olaleye Sarafadeen, 36, and Ajetunmobi Sefiu, 26, due to the magnitude of their offence. They are …
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has ruled out taking the 2018 World Cup from Russia in the wake of the latest findings of the McLaren report. FIFA president, Gianni Infantino “FIFA is not the world police and certainly not the world doping police,” the head of world football’s governing body told …
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday hailed tax payers in the State for performing their civic obligations faithfully, saying the State recorded more Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2016 than what was recorded in 2015 despite economic recession in the country. As of December 16, 2016 the State …
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STRONG indications have emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari may drop no fewer than 10 cabinet ministers, while some would be asked to swap portfolios at the turn of the new year. The decision to reshuffle the cabinet is coming on the heels of indication that the Presidency has tapped leaders …
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A chieftain of APC in Rivers, Mr Augustine Wokocha, has condemned recent resurgence of killings in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/ Ndoni local councils of Rivers. Wokocha, former Power Commissioner in Rivers made the condemnation while speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday. There have been reports of renewed violent attacks …
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Director General of SSS, Lawan Daura. The State Security Service (SSS) sent two different and contradictory security reports to the Nigerian Senate on the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today. While both reports stated that Mr. Magu had some …
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Protesting truck drivers have blocked the Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highways since the early hours of Monday. The drivers were protesting the N10,000 daily tax imposed by the Kogi State revenue Service. The state government, police and the Federal Road Safety Corps were, however, taking measure to ensure free flow of traffic. No …
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An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Thursday adjourned till Feb. 9, 2017, for mention the case of a lecturer, Rukeme Nosereme, charged on account of alleged N10.5 million fraud. Nosereme, 40, was first arraigned on April 12, on a three-count charge bordering on stealing and fraud which he pleaded not …
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A lion has attacked and killed a circus trainer during a live show in Alexandria Egypt. A video of the event, which was uploaded on video sharing site LiveLeak, showed the trainer in a cage directing a lion with a stick with another climbing a ladder as children watched. A …
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The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has lamented that less than half of Nigerians living with HIV/AIDS have access to anti-retroviral drugs. The minister said this in Abuja at the occasion marking this year’s World AIDS Day. Decrying the situation, Adewole said though the nation was thankful for the …
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