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Ovie Oktogbo; arrested by the police in Edo for defiling young boys

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13-year-old boy defiled by father of 3 suffers liver, kidney damage

Oktogbo who works as a guard in the area confessed that he has had anal sex with about nine young…
Three of the children taken away by the mysterious lesson teacher in Rivers

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Police hunt for ‘lesson teacher’ who abducted 5 kids in Rivers

The woman reportedly disguised as a lesson teacher and abducted five children from two different families in the community.
Embattled Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, denies plan to dump PDP and his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki for APC

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Dep. Gov. Shaibu reveals why he may turn against Obaseki

Shaibu also blamed Oshiomhole for the anomaly of 10-member 7th Assembly in the State, also accused him of setting the…
Sharia Court

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Sadiya drags father to court over 3 forced marriages

By Aisha Gambo A 25-year-old woman, Sadiya, on Wednesday dragged her father M. Usman before a Shari’a court sitting at…
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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Ekiti man Dare Audu remanded for killing 6-year-old daughter

The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Oriyomi Akinwale told the court that Audu committed the offence on Feb.19 in Ilawe-Ekiti.
Children benefiting from Home Growth School Feeding Programme of the Buhari administration

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School feeding: FG increases consumption per child to N100

The National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) is a government-led school feeding programme that aims to improve the health…
Murder

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Dentist who killed 3 people ‘ruthlessly’ mute as trial begins

According to the prosecution, the attack was scrupulously planned. The suspect followed his wife in a rented vehicle, having previously…
Naira scarcity: Violence spreads to Agege, other areas in Lagos

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10 killed in Osun cult gangs’ shootout

There have been pockets of cult attacks in Ilesha town for some time now, and the situation has been a…
Four officers of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC killed by Boko Haram landmine in Galadiman Kogo axis of Shiroro LGA of Niger State

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Boko Haram bomb kills 4 Civil Defence operatives in Niger

Boko Haram also attacked Chubadi, Mangoro and Argida communities also within the Shiroro axis on Monday evening in an attempt…
Police kill John Togo, a notorious pirate terrorising drivers, passengers on Bonny, Okirika and Port Harcourt waterways of Rivers State.

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We lost 7 outboard engines to gunmen in 1 week – A’Ibom fishermen

The fishermen also appealed to Gov. Udom Emmanuel and council authorities to deploy a surveillance boat to help curb the…
Murder

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Anambra Varsity professor, 4 others docked for forgery

Count two accused them of authoring forged documents, count three accused them of making “a forged letter to the Special…
Lateef Adedimeji as Ayinla

Entertainment

Playing Tinubu in `Last Man Standing’ scary: Actor Adedimeji

Adedimeji’s performance as lead character in several biopics like Ayinla and Ige has made him a veteran of sort in…
Divorce-Papers

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Divorce: Shamsiyya to refund N70k dowry, 2 suitcases to ex- husband

Abdullahi filed a suit against her husband seeking for divorce through redemption known as Khul’i.
Intravenous drip line

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Drunk man puts detergent into patient’s drip, jailed

The defendant, who was drunk at the time, reportedly claimed the disinfectant can clean blood vessels.
Times Ceramics Limited: to pay an injured staff, Bukola Seidic, the sum of N10 million as damage for the injuries she sustained in the line of her duty to the company

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Court orders Chinese firm to pay injured cook N10m as damages

By Jethro Ibileke Justice Abiola Adewemimo of the Benin Division of the National Industrial Court on Monday ordered a Chinese…
Ex-minister of Sports and Youth Development, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi speaking at a press conference where he declared his intention to contest the Kwara Central senatorial seat in 2023 in Ilorin on Monday

Politics

Ex-minister Bolaji Abdullahi declares senatorial ambition

Abdullahi said 2023 provides another opportunity for patriotic Nigerians to make themselves available for service to salvage the country.
ane Amos vows not to withdraw case against police inspector who threw a burning stove at her in their residence in P/ Harcourt

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Lady attacked by policeman with burning stove vows not to stop case

Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mrs. Grace Iringe-Koko had earlier confirmed the arrest and detention of the Police…
Murder

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Lazarus Iordye docked over murder of 77- year-old Dzendasha Agundu

The septuagenarian sustained serious injuries from the beating and was rushed to Benue State University Teaching Hospital where he died.
Moses Okoh, the 22-year-old student of University of Jos and Jennifer Anthony his girlfriend he allegedly killed

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Drama as trial of Unijos student Moses Okoh over murder of girlfriend begins

Mosses Okoh lawyer told the court that his client had been suffering ‘unnecessary visitation’ by some spirits and his mental…
Nigeria's Anuoluwapo Opeyori, displaying the unexpected Gold he won on Sunday at the All Africa Individual Badminton Championships in Kampala,

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Nigeria’s Opeyori wins Gold at Africa Badminton Championship

It was Opeyori’s second gold medal at the event after taking the 2019 title following a win against his compatriot,…
From left: Governor Kayode Fayemi, deputy governor Bisi Egbeyemi and Mr Biodun Oyebanji, APC governorship candidate at the Ekiti stakeholders' meeting

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Ekiti 2022: APC sets up reconciliation committee

By Idowu Gabriel The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti has set up a committee to reconcile all the…
Scene of a plane crash

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2,038 lives lost in Nigeria’s air crashes

The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) said at a news conference on Sunday that 1996 of the victims died on…
Dam at Rayfield Resort Jos

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2 boys drown trying to retrieve friend’s shoe from Jos dam

Mr Gyang Pwol, an eye witness, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos that the boys,…
Willie Obiano 'withdrew' N42 billion in cash

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Anambra owes LG retirees N14bn gratuities – NULGE

The NULGE President also called for scrapping of contributory pension scheme as it was not favourable to workers.
epartment of Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat) of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital performed a second successful cochlear surgery on Saturday.

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AKTH performs second successful cochlear implant surgery

Cochlear implant is a specialized surgery conducted by ENT specialist to restores hearing in severely hearing impaired individuals.
The Osun Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Adegboyega Leye, made this known in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo.

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9 die in early morning crash in Kwara

FRSC said fatal crash happened at about 8.00 a.m., with 20 persons involved. Eight sustained injuries ranging from open wounds…
Palm oil

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4 sellers of adulterated palm oil busted in Jigawa

The suspects were apprehended in Hadejia market, with two 25-litre jerry cans of palm oil adulterated with dye colourant called…
Oba Ewuare, 2nd left with the Nigerian High Commissioner in UK Sarafadeen Tunji Isola, left

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Oba Ewuare II receives repatriated Benin artifacts

The two items with current value of £2.5 million, were among the over 10,000 artifacts looted from Oba of Benin…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (2nd left), former Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke (2nd right) and others at the flag-off of PDP's campaigns for Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency bye elections in Calabar on Saturday.

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Calabar PDP rally: Wike slams Ayade, police

Wike declared that PDP must rescue Cross River State from the shackle of bad governance and maladministration of the APC…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo dazzles in Ijaw outfit complimented with a hat and walking stick during his during engagements in Bayelsa

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PHOTOS: Osinbajo dazzles in Ijaw outfit in Bayelsa

The Vice President was also conferred with the Chieftaincy title of "Ebidou-owei 1", meaning 'a man who desires good' which,…
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