Driver set himself and LASTMA officers ablaze in Lagos to evade arrest over traffic offence(Video)
A yet-to-be-identified commercial bus driver set himself and some Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) officials ablaze in the Mile 2 area of the state to evade arrest for a…
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Tinubu Will Spend 8 Years, There’s An Agreement – Ex Obi/Datti Campaign DG, Doyin Okupe
Doyin Okupe, former director-general of the Obi/Datti presidential campaign, has said there is an agreement that the north will do eight years and the south will do eight years. Doyin…
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Nigeria faces fresh total blackout as national grid collapses for the 10th time in 2024
Nigerians have been thrown into yet another total blackout as the National grid collapsed for the tenth time in 2024. This is according to the official handle of the Nigeria…
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174 bagged first-class as 12450 students graduate from Akwa Ibom varsity
No fewer than 174 students have bagged first-class honours as the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State held a graduation ceremony for 12,450 students. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof.…
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Nigerian new education minister Alausa reverses policy of 18-year entry for university admission
Minister of Education, Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa, has reversed his predecessor’s policy of 18 years as the entry age for University admission. Ex-Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, in September…
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Housewife Allegedly Forced Teenager To Sleep With Husband To Give Them Child In Lagos
An Investigating Police Officer, Inspector Elizabeth Osikolu, on Monday, narrated to the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a Lagos housewife allegedly coerced a 19-year-old girl into a…
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Nigerian government terminates Julius Berger’s N740bn road contract over non-performance
The government of Nigeria has terminated the N740 billion contract for the rehabilitation of the Abuja-Kaduna dual carriageway with Julius Berger (Nig.) Plc over non-performance. Recall that the Minister of…
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Atiku claims Tinubu never defeated him in 2023 election, says every Nigerian knows it was ‘criminally stolen’
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu didn’t defeat him in the 2023 election; rather, it was “criminally stolen.”…
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Tinubu orders release of minors arrested over #EndBadGovernance protest
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of all minors arrested and detained over #EndBadGovernance protest. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House…
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Reject ‘My Turn’ Mentality, Tribalism, Religious Bias In Leadership – Obi Tells Nigerians
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, has called on Nigerians to reject the “my turn” syndrome, tribalism, and religious bias, which he says are…
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Nigeria ranks among top 5 for daily social media usage time globally
Nigeria has been ranked as the fifth country in the world for average daily time spent online, according to Cable.co.uk and We Are Social in 2024 report. The data, which…
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Dangote Refinery claims to sell fuel at N990/litre to trucks, says any imported petrol cheaper than that is substandard
Dangote Refinery has broken its silence on the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petroleum from its refinery, saying its product is cheaper than the imported one.…
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Panic as fire guts telecoms facility in Abuja
There was a palpable panic as fire engulfed a private telecommunications office in Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja. The inferno which happened on Saturday also razed down a building housing a…
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FG releases withheld salaries of varsity workers
The Federal Government has released funds to settle outstanding salaries owed to members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities and pay benefits to retirees under the Nigerian Union…
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33-YEAR-OLD TINUBU STABS SPOUSE TO DEATH IN IBADAN
A 33-year-old wife, Comfort Olalere Tinubu, has allegedly stabbed her 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu, to death in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Comfort reportedly stabbed her husband to death over…
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Oluyede assumes office as acting chief of army staff, says let’s continue praying for Lagbaja
The newly appointed Acting Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, on Friday, assumed command as the first officer to be so appointed in that capacity in the history of…
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Tinubu rejects NEC’s advice to withdraw tax reform bills
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has kicked against the recommendation of the National Economic Council (NEC) to withdraw the tax reform bills generating controversy. The Special Adviser to the President on…
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NAFDAC RAISES ALARM AS FAKE CONDOMS FLOOD NIGERIAN MARKET
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert warning Nigerians about the circulation of an unregistered condom brand known as Foula Condoms.…
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Nollywood veteran actor Charles Olumo Agbako dies at 101
Nollywood veteran actor Pa Charles Olumo Sanyaolu, popularly known as Agbako is dead. The veteran actor died on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. He was 101 years old. Theatre Arts And…
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Ogun Warns Teachers Against Corporal Punishment After Pupil’s Death
The Ogun State Government has dispatched a second delegation to express condolences to the family of Monday Arijo, a pupil who passed away on Friday after reportedly facing corporal punishment…
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FLASH: Final-Year Student Jailed 14 Years For Internet Fraud
Ibroreporting crew reports that a student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has been handed a 14-year sentence for internet fraud. The undergraduate, identified as Henry Nathaniel Ekanem, was…
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Sultanate Council asks Nigerians to ignore death rumour of Sultan of Sokoto, says he’s alive
The Sultanate in Council has debunked the rumour making rounds on the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar. Rumours of the monarch’s death spread across social media, including WhatsApp,…