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Fashola

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Hardship: Fashola advises Sanwo-Olu to reduce levies, taxes

According to Fashola, representatives of the people at various levels must check themselves and see if they have represented the…
Court

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Alleged $5.6m fraud: Oil magnate, Akintoye Akindele remanded in Kuje Prison

Akindele and his company, which is the second defendant in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/570/2023, were said to have committed the…
Lagos Government says it has not banned or has any plan to ban use or sale of sachet water, popularly known as 'pure water,' in the state

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FCCPC condemns indiscriminate hike in price of sachet water

The acting FCCPC executive vice-chairman said although the commission was not a price control agency, it was deeply committed to…
Senate to immortalise late Olubadan, Oba Olalekan Balogun

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We gave adequate care to Olubadan while on admission – UCH

Adequate and proper care was given to Oba Balogun during the little time he stayed at the hospital,” she said.…
Kano POS operator Mohammed Sani Abdulrahman gets N500,000 gift from businessman who transferred N10m to his account,instead of N10,000.

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Kano businessman gifts POS operator 500k for returning N10m mistakenly sent to his account

Mohammed had reported to the police the bizare transaction after receiving alert of N10 million, instead of N10, 000, in…
Bello

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Forces around Tinubu manipulating EFCC against Yahaya Bello, Kogi govt cries out

The Kogi State Government wishes to call on Mr President to order a special probe into what is happening in…
One Olaseinde Ojo, an armed robber who disguises as a lunatic was one of the suspects recently arrested by the police in Lagos, FCT

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Armed robber disguising like a lunatic, other notorious criminals busted in Lagos, FCT

According to him, Ojo who "disguises as a lunatic to get close to his victims and rob or kidnap them"…
The family of late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun has revealed how the monarch died late Thursday and the plans for his burial

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Olubadan: Family reveals how he died, burial plans

Oba Balogun who died barely 72 hours after completing two years on the throne as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland…
Oyo governor, Seyi Makinde says Oba Lekan Balogun, the Olubadan of Ibadan who died late Thursday was an epitome of royal excellence.

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‘An epitome of royal excellence’ – Makide pays glowing tribute to late Olubadan

Makinde, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, announced that Oba Balogun joined his ancestors late…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, passes away on Thursday evening at 82 few days after clocking two years on the throne.

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Olubadan dies few days after clocking 2 years on the throne

Dele Ogunsola, medias aide to the 82-year-old Olubadan Balogun confirmed his passage to journalists. According to him, Oba Balogun died…
President Bola appoints ally of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Dr Dakorinama George as D-G Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA)

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Tinubu appoints Wike’s ally, Dakorinama George boss of BCDA

While announcing the appointment, Ngelale noted that George, the new Director- General of the BCDA, holds a PhD in Construction…
President Bola Tinubu replaces Barry Ndiomu with Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro, as the Administrator of Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).

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PAP: Tinubu sacks Ndiomu, appoints Otuaro as new Administrator

Dr. Otuaro who described himself as a political communicator with extensive history of collaborating with wide array of stakeholder groups…
AMCON, refuses to obey Supreme Court order halting it from taking possession of Best Western Hotel, a four star hotel at Allen Avenue, Lagos

Business

AMCON refuses to obey Supreme Court judgment on Best Western Hotel, Lagos

Suru Worldwide Ventures Limited , owners of Best Western Hotel, had served on AMCON notice of its claim for compensation…
EFCC recovers 12 exotic cars, other items from 57 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Benin city, the Edo State capital.

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Internet fraud: EFCC nabs 57 suspects, recovers 12 ‘exotic’ cars in Benin

Laptops and phones were also recovered from the suspect, Dele Oyewale, spokesperson for the anti-graft agency said in a statement…
Bello

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EFCC slams N84bn money laundering charges against Yahaya Bello, 3 others

While ex-Governor Yahaya Bello and Hudu are still at large, Ali Bello and Suleiman, first and second defendants respectively, who…
NAFDAC

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NAFDAC shuts quack bakeries, table water factories in Rivers

Most of the bakeries were not registered by NAFDAC and unregisterable because they cannot meet the minimum requirements for registration
Terrorists

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Nigerian troops kill 213 terrorists, nab 283 others

In the South East, Buba said the troops of Operation UDO KA, neutralised 26 terrorists and recovered three G3 rifles,…
Address the nation to calm frayed nerves, CAPPA Tells Tinubu

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Tinubu approves establishment of Africa-CDC regional Centre in Nigeria

“The Centre will also bring with it enormous socio-economic benefits in the form of enhancing aggregate national productivity and reversing…
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) shorten the traditional Friday prayers due to intense heat, until the end of the summer.

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Respect Muslims, don’t eat in public during fasting hours – Lagos Imam

Hisbah, the Islamic Police, on Wednesday in Kano arrested 10 men and a female groundnut vendor for allegedly eating in…
Oyo govt disowns N20,000 Ramadan Support Fund approved by Gov. Seyi Makinde for residents of the state as being peddled on social media.

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Oyo govt disowns ‘Makinde’s N20,000 Ramadan Support Fund’

The fake news further claimed that the N20,000 was approved to ease financial burdens that individuals may face during Ramadan,…
Bello

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EFCC claims Yahaya Bello stole Kogi funds before he became governor

In the first count, former Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, Alli Bello and Dauda Suleman were accused of conspiring with each…
de arrest over allegation that he been raping 14- year- old daughter

Metro

Adamawa man rapes 9-year-old daughter, blames alcohol, drugs

The spokesman for Adamwa Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, stated on Thursday in Yola that the man was arrested on…
Ribadu who spoke at the inauguration of US-Nigeria Joint Working Group said the cooperation has translated into tangible operational gains

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Insecurity: Northern Governors in meeting with NSA, security chiefs

The meeting, being held at the Office of the National Security Adviser began at about 2pm, and may be connected…
Court sentences Kamilu Olona to eight months imprisonment for stealing items belonging to his father’s tenants at Bodija Market, Ibadan.

Metro

Lagos man Nasiru bags life jail for sexually assaulting neighbour’s daughter

The Judge noted that the convict sexually assaulted the survivor through the anus and also introduced her to pornographic video.…
Victor Osimhen goal-scoring exploits were central to Napoli winning its third Serie A Title and its first Scudetto since Maradona Era.

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The Impact of Victor Osimhen at Napoli

Osimhen left Italy for the AFCON tournament at the start of 2024. And while the striker went on to the…
Court jails five internet fraudsters after pleading guilty to one-count separate charges leveled against them by the EFCC in Makurdi

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Five plead guilty to internet fraud in Makurdi, jailed

Five internet fraudsters have been handed different prison sentences in Benue State after pleading guilty to one-count separate charges leveled…
The bill on rotation of power at various levels in Nigeria sponsored by Sen. Abba Moro passes First Reading on the floor of the Senate.

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Moro’s bill on power rotation passes first reading in Senate

The Bill seeks to alter the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) to make provisions for;…
EFCC operatives arrest 45 suspected internet fraudsters, recovers exotic vehicles phones in Ikorodu, Lagos State

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EFCC busts cybercrime syndicate network, nabs 45 suspects

According to the statement items recovered from the suspects at the point of arrest include exotic vehicles, sophisticated mobile devices,…
Police dock 3 Kano men for allegedly deceiving 11 underaged boys to have unnatural sexual intercourse with them

Metro

Three Kano men docked for allegedly sodomising 11 boys

He alleged that the defendants deceived and lured the 11 boys to their house in Jakara Quarters, Kano, and sodomised…
Edo AGF, others face imprisonment over disobedience to court judgment

World News

Trial scheduled for alleged German coup plotters

Authorities have accused Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, a German aristocrat and entrepreneur, of being the ringleader of the alleged plot,…
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