NOSDRA, environmentalists, decry Conoil’s insensitivity to spill at Bayelsa community
Nathan Tamarapreye The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency and environmentalists have shown concern…
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Ogun police arrest man for defiling 13-year-old daughter
Etim Effiong The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 45-year-old man,…
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Lagos deploys 1,250 special constabulary to community policing
Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday deployed 1,250 Special Constabulary Officers for community policing in…
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Court sentences 17 for smuggling $28m pangolin scales from Nigeria to China
The Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern city of Wenzhou in China, has sentenced 17…
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Unpaid salaries: Magistrate collapses during protest in Calabar
Etim Effiong A magistrate, Richard Bassey, on Tuesday collapsed in front of governor’s office as…
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Police raid night clubs, arrest 71 for violating COVID-19 protocols
Etim Ekpimah The Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday raided night clubs and arrested 71…
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Man hacks baby mama with machete over food in Imo
Etim Effiong A disturbing view of a 27-year-old businessman, Emmanuel Chukwuma Igwe, hacking his baby…
Business
Private sector warns of mass hunger, economic crisis over fresh lockdown
• Another lockdown will deepen recession, destroy businesses – Chamber of Commerce • Nigeria may…
Education
Schools in Lagos State to reopen January 18
Etim Ekpimah Lagos State Government has asked all public and private primary and secondary schools…
Business
Fidelity Bank MD/CEO, Onyeali-Ikpe assumes office Monday
The newly appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has…
Education
COVID-19: Lagos schools remain shut indefinitely, says education ministry
The ministry of Education has said Lagos schools remain closed indefinitely. The ministry made the…
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BREAKING: Former UNILAG VC Ibidapo-Obe dies at 71
Etim Effiong Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, has died from…
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Unknown gunmen set Bayelsa community on fire
Nathan Tamarapreye Unknown gunmen on Sunday attacked Peremabiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area…
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One killed in Ikorodu factional unions clash
Etim Ekpimah One person was killed when factional road unions clashed in the Igbogbo/Bayeku area…
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Nigerian-British woman dies after plastic surgery in Turkey
A Nigerian-British woman Abimbola Bamgbose has died following liposuction treatment in Turkey. Liposuction is a…
Education
N40bn allowance: Varsity workers give FG 14 days ultimatum over disparity
Etim Ekpimah The university workers under the aegis of the National Association of Academy Technologists…
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Military operations ongoing along Kaduna-Abuja road
A very offensive and serious military operations is ongoing along Kaduna- Abuja … Katari &…
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DR Congo pardons two men over President Kabila assassination
Two men convicted over the assassination of the Democratic Republic of Congo's President Laurent Kabila…
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Suspected Islamists kill dozens in attacks on two Niger villages
Suspected Islamist militants have attacked two villages in Niger, with reports of dozens of civilians…
Health
Second wave: Nigeria’s COVID-19 deaths now 1,302, says NCDC
Nigeria has recorded no fewer than 1,302 deaths from coronavirus-related complications. The Nigeria Centre For…
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How We Kidnapped Many, Killed Abducted Policeman after N1m Ransom Payment –Suspects
Some suspected kidnappers operating in Rivers State have recounted how they perpetrated crime in several…
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Police arrest armed robbery, cult suspects, recover weapons
Etim Ekpimah The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, under the Rapid Response Squad Commander…
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Breaking: A’Ibom DPO, Francis Erhabor resigns over stagnation in force
… rejected N864m bribe … A’Ibom CP, Amiengheme Andrew refutes officer’s resignation from force A…
Health
India’s drugs experts approve AstraZeneca, local COVID vaccines
Experts at India’s drugs regulator have recommended for emergency use two coronavirus vaccines, one developed…