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Sexual predator Berbers to rot in London jail 11 years for raping two teenage girls

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Berber raped two 15-year old girls, one in London and one in Hove. Apart from the 11 years prison sentence,…

Coup d’état a big lie – Soyinka

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Soyinka made this assertion on Thursday while delivering a public lecture entitled "Recovering The Narrative." The public lecture was organized…

‘How I got 7 women we killed for rituals,’ Ogun man, Azeez confesses

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Azeez who had been on the run and was later arrested by the police, said he joined the gang in…

Breaking: Tinubu departs Lagos for Qatar

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Ngelale said during the visit, Tinubu would witness the signing of several agreements focused on boosting Nigeria's real sector and…

Hardship: Reps ask JAMB to extend UTME registration by 2 weeks

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Adopting the motion, the house urged JAMB to extend the registration by two weeks, while mandating the relevant committees on…

It is time to decentralise Nigeria – Soyinka

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

"Palliatives remain crude, short term, stop-gap measures only. As a veteran of food security working conferences from Uganda to India,…

Seplat JV Energy trains, empowers 350 teachers in Edo, Delta states

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Akin-Olusoji while congratulating the graduating teachers and other participants, also congratulated SEPLAT and its partners for sustaining the initiative over…

Nigeria imports 4bn dollars worth of steel annually — Minister

Paul Dada

2 years ago

Audu said this during a familiarisation visit to the National Metallurgical Development Centre (NMDC) in Jos on Thursday

Red Line Rail: ‘Emulate Lagos’ – Transport Minister tells governors

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

2 years ago

Additionally, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Cui Jianchun lauded Nigeria for allowing completion of the Blue Line project, foreseeing its…

Tinubu jibes at Labour: ‘four strikes unacceptable, you’re not the only voice in Nigeria”

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Tinubu said if the unions wanted to participate in the electoral process, they should wait till 2027.

Pandemonium as police stray bullet kills man in Benin

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The yet-to-be-identified victim was said to have been hit by a stray bullet in front of the house of a…

JUST IN: Tinubu inaugurates iconic Lagos Red Line Rail project

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The president said he agreed that corruption and smugglers are fighting back, saying "we will fight them, corruption will go…

Army uncovers over 40 illegal oil wells in Rivers

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Major General Abdusallam said the discovery was significant in the fight against oil theft and illegal bunkering in the Niger…

Governor Namadi inaugurates Jigawa anti-graft agency

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Speaking during the inauguration, Namadi said the establishment of the agency was to ensure financial prudence, transparency, and accountability within…

Lagos moves to tackle land grabbing, prohibits forceful entry, illegal occupation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

According to the Attorney General, the purpose of organizing the stakeholders' meeting was to foster open dialogue, share information, experiences,…

WINBAFRICA @ 10: Experts call for renewed commitment to women’s empowerment for nation-building

Paul Dada

2 years ago

Other dignitaries that graced the occasion included Dr Kemi Akiyode Adebayo (BOT, WINBAFRICA), Toyin Joe Bassey (Secretary General, WINBAFRICA), Dr…

Tinubu’s visit: Tight security, Computer Village shut, commercial activities paralysed in Ikeja

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Several roads were blocked in Ikeja with hundreds of security operatives, including well armed policemen, civil defence, DSS, soldiers and…

Man docked for allegedly defrauding pastor

Paul Dada

2 years ago

The Magistrate, Mrs Adebola Adeola, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 and one surety in like sum.

Police arrest two over adulterated food items

Paul Dada

2 years ago

A press statement issued by Deputy Public Relations Officer, P Sharif Sa’ad, accused them of deliberately mixing about 57 bags…

Meningitis kills 20 boarding school students in Yobe

Paul Dada

2 years ago

“The situation is under control because we have not recorded any new cases in the past two days while 370…

100 patients benefit from Ogun Free Surgical Intervention Programme

Paul Dada

2 years ago

Also, 20-year-old Okuwobi Ayomide, 18-year-old Onaleye Solomon, and 13-year-old Olusola Abdulquazeem, who had Hernia operations at the hospital, thanked Governor…

I3-year-old boy drowns in Lagos beach

Paul Dada

2 years ago

“The incident happened yesterday. The mother of the boy said that the wave of the water swept her son. According…

Nigeria’s food inflation rate is 35.41% — Report

Paul Dada

2 years ago

The NLC had demanded demanded the full implementation of the welfare provisions for workers, employment generation, immediate subsidy to farmers…

NLC commends Kano Police handling of Labour protests

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

2 years ago

During a press briefing on Thursday in Kano, Inuwa praised the Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, for his supportive approach…

EFCC recovers nine exotic cars from 36 fraudsters

Paul Dada

2 years ago

The anti-graft agency announced this on its Facebook page. It said the arrest of the fraudsters followed actionable intelligence gathered.

Nigerian Security situation getting better, not worse – Police

Paul Dada

2 years ago

He said that the police and other security agencies in Nigeria would continue to collaborate toward securing the country.

Troops storm, destroy terrorists’ camp in Zamfara

Paul Dada

2 years ago

“The gallant troops neutralised scores of the terrorists, destroyed the terrorists’ enclaves and dominated the area with aggressive and confidence-building…

Ukraine donates 7,000 tonnes of wheat to Sudan

Paul Dada

2 years ago

The UN agency has provided emergency food and nutrition support to around seven million people since the conflict began last…

We don’t have to work with TUC, says Ajaero

Paul Dada

2 years ago

“We may decide to collaborate with anybody, any organisation, NGOs, human rights organisations, but we don’t owe them any explanation…

Met Police officer Seager sacked for sending racist message to woman

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The police said a misconduct hearing concluded on Wednesday, 28 February and found that the behaviour of Seager, attached to…

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