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Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

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Prophet Aguebere jailed for sexual assault of wife’s teenage niece

According to the Magistrate, the action of the convict resulted in the victim having forceful tear of her hymen and…
Jonathan

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Jonathan refuses to say ‘no’ to call to contest 2023 presidency

Goodluck Jonathan told the group which tagged itself the Youth Compatriots of Nigeria that he is not yet sure if…
First left: Nigeria's first lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari and some attendees at the Iftar dinner

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Aisha Buhari speaks on 2023 election, tells women what to do

Aisha Buhari also urged them not to relent in their quest to achieving 35% affirmative actions for increased women representation…
Kano State Public Complaints and Anti- Corruption Commission (PCACC) Chairman, Barr. Mahmoud Balarabe

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Kano: Anti-graft agency czar threatens to arrest Consumer Council boss

Balarabe said Kano anti-graft commission had received many complaints of alleged corruption and other malfeasance against the KCPC boss.
Members of the Physically Challenged Community in Rivers have called for justice in the alleged murder of their colleagues’ son, Victor Eguzouwa.

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Group wants death of Victor Eguzouwa in Rivers hotel probed

The father of the deceased, Mr John Eguzouwa, who has a hearing impairment, describes his son’s death as shocking and…
Dakuku Peterside and Governor Nyesom Wike

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Peterside to Wike: ‘You’re wicked, stubborn, insensitive’

Peterside warned that if the governor does not immediately attend to the pains and anguish of the retirees, he would…
L-R: Former governor of Gombe State, Dr Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo; Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and PDP chairman, Adamawa State, Tahir Shehu during Governor Wike's consultation meeting with PDP leaders and delegates in Yola, Adamawa State on Thursday.

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In Atiku’s Adamawa, Wike explains why he deserves PDP’s presidential ticket

Wike reminds the delegates that he and few others stood firm in protection of the party when there was a…
President Bola Tinubu pours encomiums on the Emir of Ilorin, Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari in 30th anniversary of ascension congratulatory message

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Emir of Ilorin clocks 82, sends message to lesser hajj pilgrims

Sulu-Gambari, urged pilgrims of lesser hajj (Umrah) to use the last 10 days of the glorious month of Ramadan to…
Yemi Osinbajo

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2023: 13 Professors endorse Osinbajo

The top academics, drawn from the six geo-political zones, came under the aegis of the Progressive Intellectuals Advisory Group.
Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, speaking during his visit to the premises of State-owned commuter buses, known as Pacesetter buses on Thursday

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Oyo-owned commuter buses to provide world-class service – Makinde

Makinde said his government wanted to ensure that the Pacesetter buses remained at the forefront of the transportation system in…
Benin woman, Becky Igiebor, petitions the I-G Usman Baba, over alleged cyber-bullying, and threat to life by Canada based Racheal Iyonmana

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IGP Baba deploys more operational assets to South East

IGP Baba also warned against attack on police officers, facilities and other police operational assets across the country, particularly in…
Police Kill 4 bandits in shootout in Benue

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Police kill 2 terrorists, rescue 2 victims in Katsina

One AK 47 rifle with four rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, and two locally-fabricated pistols with six rounds of bullets were…
Suspected Carjackers nabbed by Rivers Police with snatched Toyota Corolla.

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Rivers: Police recover stolen car, arrest 2 suspects

The two alleged robbers, one Garzali Abubakar,aged 25 years, and one Lukman Magaji, aged 20 years both from Adamawa State,…
Ovaioza

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Ovaioza: The dirty past of a swindler

Ovaioza is now a metaphor for fraud, for swindle, for giving people false hope under false pretext like water in…
Former Ogun deputy governor, Olusegun Adesegun

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Ex-Ogun dep. gov. Olusegun Adesegun charged with stealing C of O

The defendant committed the offence between 2003 and 2017 at the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Cooperation office (NDIC), Lagos.
de arrest over allegation that he been raping 14- year- old daughter

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50-year-old Chidi Eze remanded for raping friend’s sister

The prosecutor had earlier told the court that Eze committed the offence on March 13 at Rabiu Ajose Street, Isheri…
Jandor and Ajayi of Lagos4Lagos Movement

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Lagos4Lagos movement now dead – Ex-Chairman

By Adeyemi Adeleye Mr Sunday Ajayi, former chairman of a Lagos State-based political renegade group, Lagos4Lagos movement has said his…
Monday Onyeabor, leader of gang of rail line vandals smashed by operatives of that state command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Enugu

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Monday Onyeabor led rail line theft gang smashed in Enugu

The NSCDC spokesman also said that investigation had been intensified by the Corps to unravel other culprits in the chain…
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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2023 presidency: Tinubu has no ‘plan B,’ says Sen. Akanbi

By Akeem Abas Sen. Adesoji Akanbi, the National Vice-Chairman, South-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA),has dismissed speculations that former Lagos governor,…
File photo: Women rescued from Boko Haram/ISWAP captivity in Northeast

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Rescued women: How we were abducted by Boko Haram, freed by troops

The women were rescued in the ongoing operations by the military against Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents in Sambisa forest and fringes…
LASTMA Patrol officer, Jamiu Issa: Crushed to death by errant driver

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‘How LASTMA patrol officer Jamiu Issa was crushed to death’

Oreagba also noted that the latest incident would not deter LASTMA officials from carrying out their duties, as enshrined in…
Reckless driver kills Esu Rita Ema, a final year student of OAU, Ile-Ife, throwing the institution into into a gloomy state.

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Sex scandal: OAU explains delay in punishing Prof. Opefeyitimi

OAU said as a mark of its zero-tolerance for sexual harassment, the present University Management has summarily dismissed three lecturers,…
Clerics in Zamfara being addressed before they left for lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia to go and pray against banditry on Wednesday

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Zamfara sends 97 clerics to Saudi Arabia to pray against banditry

Earlier in the month, Zamfara distributed more than 200 Cadillac 2019 model to traditional rulers in the state.
Father arrested for causing brain injury to 2-month-old baby igerien security guard arrested for killing mother daughter in Kebbi

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Nigerien security guard kills mother, daughter in Kebbi

The suspect, during the parade, admitted that he killed the woman and her daughter, as he was not happy with…
ACP Emmanuel Asufi: Suddenly dies in Bayelsa

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ACP Emmanuel Asufi suddenly dies in Bayelsa

Asufi, who, until his demise, was a student of Nigerian Law School in Yenagoa, had also served as Chief Security…
UN World Tourism Organization Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili (right) presents offer of 100 Tourism Scholarships for Nigeria to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday night

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UNWTO awards 100 tourism scholarships to Nigeria

The UNWTO Tourism Online Academy is a partnership between the world tourism organization and the IE University in Madrid, Spain.
Chief Afe Babalola says FG's approval of an agro-allied cargo airport for Ekiti is the best thing to happen to the state in 2024.

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Activist condemns call for interim government

Richard Elesho A human rights activist, Comrade Idris Miliki has condemned recent suggestion that interim government should be set up…
Nigerians from Ukraine: 13 detained in Poland released

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Poland releases 13 detained Nigerians, holds on to 6

The Nigerians had fled Ukraine as a result of the country's on going war with Russia before they were arrested…
Group deploys what it described as coordinated attack on Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, as the battle for senate minority positions hots up.

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Consensus candidate is healthy for PDP – Gov. Tambuwal

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said having a consensus presidential candidate for 2023 is healthy…
L-R: Senator Olaka Nwogu; PDP national secretary, Senator Sam Anyanwu; Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu; PDP national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu; Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and Senator Suleiman Nazif during Governor Wike's meeting with the PDP National Working Committee in Abuja on Tuesday

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Presidential primary: Wike warns PDP NWC

Wike maintained that he understands the modus oparandi of the APC and if given the PDP ticket, he can confidently…
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