ONE person was confirmed dead in an accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Saturday morning. The fatal accident involved a Mini Truck (MUS 489 XS) and a Toyota Camry (KRD 470 JD). “Preliminary investigations revealed that the accident was caused by excessive speeding during a …
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POLICE in Lagos State have arrested a 25-year-old man, Toibu Hassan, for alleged possession of a pistol. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin on Saturday. He said that the suspect was arrested on Saturday at …
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THE operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested the suspected killer of a fresh graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Glory Adekolure. The 22-year-old female graduate was raped to death in Edo State. The late student’s brother, in a post on X, said that Adekolure was beaten, …
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FIVE bombs planted in a wall of Mosul’s iconic Al-Nuri mosque in Iraq years ago by Islamic State group jihadists have been discovered. Five “large-scale explosive devices, designed to trigger a massive destruction of the site were found in the southern wall of the prayer hall on Tuesday by the …
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ABOUT a fortnight ago, the Nigerian media widely reported that the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence recommended, in a report, that the Federal Government should purchase new aircraft for the use of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. The House had in May …
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THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged youths and students across the country to embrace corruption-free lifestyles so as to have a firm place to stand to pursue their ambitions He made the call on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, while receiving students …
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OPERATIVES of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday June 26, 2024 arrested 27 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. The suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in computer- related fraud. Items recovered from them include …
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African Export-Import Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to amplify the impact of their strategically aligned joint efforts of promoting global trade. A statement issued by Vincent Musumba, Afreximbank’s Manager, Communications and Events, said the two organisations would promote global trade by …
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A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced a 41-year-old man, Baridapsi Needam, to 14 years imprisonment for raping and impregnating his daughter. Newsextra24 reports that the victim gave birth to a baby girl in pendency of the trial. The Bayelsa Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Mr Briyal …
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VICE President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, on Friday, dismissed rumours that President Bola Tinubu is sick. The former Borno State governor declared that his boss is a man full of ideas. Recall that Tinubu during the Democracy Day celebration last month missed his steps and fell. Shettima, however, at a town …
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