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Police arrest two dismissed officers for alleged impersonation, extortion
The two suspects yesterday Two dismissed officers of the Nigeria Police Force have been arrested by operatives attached to the X-Squad Department of the Zone2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, for impersonation...
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Teenager caught selling soaps as phones in traffic
Adeyefa Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Segun Adeyefa, a teenager, for allegedly selling bar soap as mobile phones to unsuspecting members...
View ArticleWike dissolves LG caretaker committees
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has dissolved the caretaker committees of 17 Local Government Areas of the state. A statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State...
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Council trains 200 in vocational skills
As part of efforts to cushion the effect of the nation’s poor economy on citizens, the Sole Administrator of Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Aremo Abdul Adewale, has presented...
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Stargazers thrilled as cloudy sky mars solar eclipse in Lagos
The eclipse in Abuja yesterday The much-awaited partial solar eclipse also known as annular eclipse, finally occurred yesterday as predicted. Stargazers in different parts of the country were yesterday...
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Ambode vows to rid Lagos of shanties, illegal structures
Ruins of the buildings where a bakery, juice firm and pharmacy store were once sited. • Bakery, juice firm demolished in Ikoyi Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said the government under his...
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Society plans Marathon Bible Reading
Bible The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) has concluded plans to hold the 2016 Marathon Bible Reading, the General Secretary of the organising committee, Mr Dare Ajiboye, said. Ajiboye made this known...
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Kebbi completes transportation of 4,307 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
hajj Alhaji Bala Sakaba, the Kebbi Chairman of Pilgrims Welfare Agency, on Friday, said the state had completed the transportation of 4,307 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year's Hajj. Sakaba told...
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Police smash notorious car theft syndicate, arrest Lagos most wanted...
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Fatai Owoseni The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Idris Ibrahim’s Intelligence Response Team {IRT} has smashed a legendry four-man syndicate who...
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Borno, Sudan sign pact to train 100 gemale medical students
health The Borno State government, yesterday signed a Memorundum of Understanding (MOU), with Ahfad University of Women, Sudan, to for the training of 100 medical students. Secretary to the State...
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Ondo 2016: Baited breath as Ondo APC elects flagbearer
APC It was a keen contest yesterday, when the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), waited to know who among the five frontline aspirants would They are Mr Rotimi Akeredole, Prof....
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Lassa fever kills one in Bauchi, two others placed on surveilance
Lassa fever Fresh Lassa fever outbreak in Bauchi State has claimed the life of one person, while two patients have been hospitalised for observation and treatment. Pharmacist Ibrahim Gamawa, head of...
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Ooni commends Lagos Assembly for promoting Yoruba language, culture
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has commended the Lagos State House of Assembly for promoting and preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba, through conducting its Thursday plenary...
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Lagos Government faults owners of demolished structures on contravention notices
Ayorinde Vows to Rid State Of Illegal Structures Contrary to media reports, Lagos State Government has said it duly served notices to owners of the buildings demolished in Ikoyi, before the buildings...
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Enugu’s Ebeano Tunnel crossing threatened by flood
Ebeano Tunnel, Enugu, threatened by erosion, yesterday PHOTO: LAWRENCE NJOKU • Government Issues Alert The multimillion-naira Ebeano Tunnel crossing, built during the Chimaroke Nnamani administration...
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Suspect who robbed octogenarian of $10,000 nabbed in Lagos
A member of a two-man robbery gang arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly robbing an 81-year-old lady in her apartment has confessed to...
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Days after installing transformers, suspected vandals cart away cables worth N4m
Suspected cable thieves operating within Owa-Nta Aliosimi community in Ika North East Local Council of Delta State have allegedly vandalized the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC)’s...
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Power cable vandals threaten street lighting efforts in Lagos
Construction work ongoing at night on a lit up street in Badagry Govt, communities worry over consequences It was a tragedy too many when last Wednesday, an unidentified woman met her untimely death at...
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Ram sellers lament over low patronage
Ram Ram sellers in Kaduna on Monday expressed regrets about the low sale they had recorded, barely a week to the Eid-el-Kabir festival, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Many ram selling points...
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APGA chieftain urges Obiano to sack non performing aides
Willie Obiano A chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, has urged Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra to sack non performing aides, if he wants to retain his seat in...
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