No fewer than 3,125 innocent persons were killed and 2,703 abducted by bandits in northern Nigeria in the last 11 months, a tally by The PUNCH has shown. The figures were obtained...
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Gov aspirant survive, one killed in Benue road crash
A gubernatorial aspirant and former Chief of Staff to Benue State Governor, Terwase Orbunde on Monday escaped death. Sources said that Orbunde’s vehicle was involved in a ghastly accident at Uchi Village...
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Sen Gyang: Anyone against my mandate’ll go down
Senator Istifanus Gyang representing Plateau North in the National Assembly, who was elected into office in 2019 as a first-time lawmaker on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, has declared that there is...
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JUST IN: Court Declares All Marriages Conducted At Ikoyi Registry, Others Illegal, Invalid
A Nigerian High Court sitting in Lagos, has declared that it was unconstitutional for the federal government to conduct marriages, declaring as illegal and invalid, for example, all solemnisation of unions at the Ikoyi...
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JUST IN: Fani-Kayode accused for fake medical report, EFCC drags him to Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday dragged former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, before the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, over his alleged procurement of a “fabricated” medical report The controversial...
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Policemen Cause Trouble After Invited To Settle Fight, Kill Mechanic In Lagos
A mechanic, Promise Tochukwu, aka Daddy, has been shot dead by a yet-to-be-identified policeman on Opaleye Bridge, around Okoya Street, in the Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The killer...
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Mother of Kogi governor’s chief of staff kidnapped
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Mrs Seriya Raji, mother of Abdulkarim Jamiu Asuku, the Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. It was gathered that the victim was abducted from...
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Paul Ince: I’m Not Mad But Man Utd Could Win Champions League
Former Manchester United star, Paul Ince, has made a rather shocking prediction that the club could win the Champions League this season. Ralf Rangnick’s men have booked a date with Atletico Madrid...
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ASUU: Strike will be indefinite if FG fails us in days
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Owerri Zone, has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement by the Federal Government. The union made this known during a...
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Nigerian Youth Parliament invites youths to town hall meeting in Osogbo
As the newly Inaugurated Representative of Osun Central Senatorial District at the Nigerian Youth Parliament, Senate Wing, National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I humbly invite the youths and critical stakeholders. The...
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