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A suspected cultist, Fatai Abass, said to have been on the watchlist of Osun Police Command for over a year has been arrested. Abass, was reportedly arrested Saturday evening at Oke Baale Area of Osogbo, Osun State capital, by the operatives of the Anti-Cultism Squad of the Command, following a tip-off. The 23-year-old Abass linked […]
Continue ReadingNo fewer than 18 nurses of Nigerian descent are currently facing charges in Texas, United States following allegations of fake educational qualifications. This is according to a statement published on the website of the Texas board of nursing which was obtained by our correspondent on Sunday. In the statement, a total of 23 practising nurses […]
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The Akwa Ibom Police Command have disclosed the arrest of 15 persons over alleged vandalisation of banks in Oron Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Odiko MacDon disclosed this to journalists on Sunday. He said, “We received information that some banks were attacked in Oron local […]
Continue ReadingEnglish second-tier strugglers Queens Park Rangers (QPR) have sacked manager Neil Critchley after only 12 games in charge, it was announced Sunday. Critchley was appointed on a three-and-a-half-year deal in December after Michael Beale left the west London club the previous month to take charge of Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers. Former Blackpool manager Critchley oversaw […]
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The Police Service Commission has assigned the former Director of the Civil Society Directorate of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Hajiya Najatu Mohammed, as one of the coordinators who will supervise conduct of police officers during the general elections. The commission also appointed 44 others to conduct the next general elections across the […]
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Some members of the Labour Party in the North-West region have declared their support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Bashir Ishaq, who spoke on behalf of some LP members in the region, on Sunday, disclosed their readiness to back Tinubu’s emergence in the February 25 election. Ishaq, leader of […]
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Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has disowned a statement on social media linking him to the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. The social media post also purportedly indicated that the elder statesman described the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, in uncharitable words. […]
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Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter. Meta Verified, which will roll out first in Australia and New Zealand this week, will let users “verify your […]
Continue ReadingTragedy struck in Abeokuta, on Saturday, as a middle-aged woman, known in her neighbourhood as Mama Dada, set herself on fire in her rented apartment. The woman’s remains were burnt beyond recognition and the entire building was also razed. The incident happened at Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta. According to a witness, Rasheed Aina, who […]
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Amidst the hardship and crisis that has trailed the central bank’s new naira policy, President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for more patience from Nigerians. Buhari who said he is fully aware of the hardship argued that the policy is meant to improve Nigeria’s economy. “I am appealing to you to exercise further patience as we […]
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