Concerned Nigerians have taken to Twitter, to blast Willie Obiano, the Sitting governor of Anambra State over the fire accident at the Ochanja market, the second biggest market in Onitsha. The raging inferno which extended till night started when a tanker fell, spilled its product and subsequently ignited the fire outbreak. Reacting to the tragic incident…
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One Oluwatubosun Dahunsi, who is standing trial before an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court, has said he didn’t know what came over him when he killed his wife, Oluwafunmilayo. Oluwatubosun was arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly killing his wife at Ita-Ipele in the Owo Local Government Area of the state on October…
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Nigeria received a massive boost ahead of November’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with Benin Republic and Lesotho with the return of star striker Ahmed Musa. Musa had been out of action following a knee injury picked up during Al-Nassr’s Saudi Professional League clash against Al Fateh. In the process, he missed out on the Super Eagles’ international friendlies with Ukraine and Brazil.…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed Club Secret Underground in Osogbo, Osun State, where 94 people suspected to be internet fraudsters were arrested. The commission had announced the arrest of the suspects in an early morning raid on the club on Monday. The EFCC, in a statement signed by Wilson Uwajuren, said…
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The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday inducted 13 new fighter pilots including two women, Kafayat Sanni and Tolulope Arotile. They were trained in the United States and South Africa. The new pilots were inducted at the NAF Headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen. They…
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The Nigerian police authorities have reportedly placed orders for electro-muscular disruption technology-based weaponry commonly known as taser or stun guns for low-risk police operations. According to Punch, it was gathered that the weapon which would be deployed early next year, was meant to curb the incidents of extra-judicial killings by police operatives in the country.…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 21 for the hearing of an application seeking the variation of bail conditions it imposed on the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. His lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) had on October 4, 2019. when the two men were granted…
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The nation’s total public debt rose by N3.32trn in one year to N25.7trn as at the end of June 2019, the Debt Management Office said on Tuesday. The Federal Government owed N20.42trn as of June 30, 2019, while the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory had a total debt portfolio of N5.28trn. The debt…
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Fatima, daughter of Mamman Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, has accused the wife of the president of attacking her inside the presidential villa in Abuja. Commenting on a video where the first lady was seen complaining about being denied access to her apartment, Fatima said she least expected Buhari’s wife to act in a violent…
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The Federal Government and organised labour will today meet to discuss consequential increase in the salaries of workers as a result of the new minimum wage of N30,000. The meeting is coming after another meeting on Monday where labour submitted its preferred percentage on the consequential increase in workers’ salaries as a result of the…
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