Jangebe schoolgirls not yet released – Zamfara Government

The students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, are still with their captors, the state government has said. Yusuf Idris, media aide to Governor Bello Matawalle, told Premium Times that efforts...

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Obasanjo, Governor Yahaya Bello meet in Abuja [photos]

They met today in Abuja. Dele Momodu says the former President -- Olusegun Obasanjo encouraged Yahaya Bello, the Kogi State Governor to intensify his fight against insecurity. ''Former PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OKIKIOLAKAN AREMU OBASANJO has encouraged GOVERNOR YAHYA BELLO of Kogi...

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Celebs shouldn’t encourage fans to tattoo their names, faces – Warri Pikin

In recent times, diehard fans have been showing their allegiance to their favourite celebrities by drawing tattoos of their names and/or faces on their bodies. This has expectedly generated diverse reactions with people condemning and commending the acts in equal measures. Baring...

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Police arrest two as armed robbers engage them in gun battle on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Two suspected armed robbers were on Saturday arrested by men of the Ogun State police command after a gun duel. Police said the suspects, one 30-year-old Solomon Aghofure from Delta State and 37-year-old Emmanuel Mathew from Abia, were nabbed “while operating at Sagamu interchange...

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Months after, Borno pastor still detained by Boko Haram –CAN

More than two months after his capture by Boko Haram insurgents, Pastor Yakuru of EYN Church of the Brethren in Borno State is still being held captive, the Christian Association of Nigeria said on Saturday. CAN also advised that all public secondary schools, boarding or otherwise,...

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Ozekhome, US group urge Igboho to seek court protection

A renowned constitutional lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has called on Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, to approach the court and seek protection from being arrested, waylaid or detained by the police or any other security agency in the country. Ozekhome,...

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Covid-19 vaccines to arrive Nigeria on Monday - SGF says

After weeks of expectation, about four million vaccines from the COVAX facility for the Covid-19 vaccines is expected to arrive in Nigeria on March 1, 2021 (tomorrow), the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19,...

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Insecurity: Katsina to reopen boarding schools on Tuesday

Katsina State on Sunday directed the reopening of boarding schools in the state from Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The state Commissioner for Education, Badamosi Charanchi, gave the directive shortly after he met top officials in his ministry, including the Permanent Secretaries...

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DSS attack was an attempt to assassinate me –Sunday Igboho

Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, says the recent assault on his person by the operatives of the Department of State Services was an attempt to murder him. The activist also said he pulled off his shirt because one of the DSS operatives...

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2020/21 admissions: JAMB, institutions set June 15 deadline

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of various tertiary institutions in the country have agreed to conclude all 2020/2021 admissions by June 15. The board made the disclosure in a statement signed on Sunday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian...

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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to be completed 2022 - Fashola

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will be completed in the first quarter of 2022. He said this during an interview on Bond FM on Sunday. According to him, the delay in the completion of the project was caused by the government’s...

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PDP, Fayose condemn detention of Ganduje’s ex-aide Dawisu

The Peoples Democratic Party has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a former aide to the Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Salihu Yakasai, from security custody. The PDP described as unacceptable, the arrest and detention of Salihu, the son of elder...

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Second woman accuses New York gov of s3xual harassment

A second ex-employee of powerful New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has accused him of s.e.xual harassment, charges the governor denied on Saturday. This time the allegations came from 25-year-old former health adviser Charlotte Bennett, who told The New York Times that the...

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BBNaija Dorathy launches lingerie line, says priority is making busty women look good

BBNaija Dorathy Bachor has stepped up the ladder as an entrepreneur as she launches a lingerie line named MFC Lingerie. MFC Lingeria, according to the reality TV star, was born out of the need to cater for the full chested beautiful women. In collaboration with a team that...

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Breaking: Kidnapped Zamfara schoolgirls released

The kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been released and are currently in the palace of the Emir of Anka waiting for transportation to Gusau, the state capital. Details later...

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Ogun Deputy Speaker coordinated thugs who attacked politicians’ homes – Police

Ogun State Police Command yesterday declared that the embattled Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Oludare Kadiri, is being detained at its Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following reports that he coordinated people who carried out series of attack on the...

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Popular Nigerian music producer Dr Frabz is dead

Popular Nigerian music producer, Ayorinde Faboro popularly known as Dr Frabz is dead.  The death of the prolific music producer was confirmed to The Punch by his colleague, Samklef.  However, according to a tweet by popular singer Nikki Laoye, the music producer was...

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Electricity workers injured by Boko Haram landmine in Borno

Two workers of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) are now battling to survive from injuries they sustained when their vehicle ran over a landmine allegedly planted by Boko Haram terrorists at Mainok, in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that...

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You can’t impose levies on Computer Village, Court stops Tinubu’s daughter

The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has stopped daughter of former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu from imposing levies on traders at the Computer Village in Ikeja. Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, who is the Iyaloja-General of Lagos had introduced levies on traders at the...

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Court orders police to vacate Eko Club’s premises

Justice T. A. O Oyekan-Abdullai of the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere on Friday, ordered the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu to direct his officers, currently stationed at the premises of Eko Club, Surulere to vacate. The judge gave the order while ruling on...

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Abducted students: Parents thank Governor Bello over release

Parents of the 27 abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara, have commended Niger state government for securing their release, along with 15 others. Gunmen on 17 February abducted the students, three staff and 12 family members. They were released today after...

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Indian rooster kills owner with cockfight blade

A rooster fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight in southern India has killed its owner, sparking a manhunt for the organisers of the event, police said on Saturday. The bird had a knife attached to its leg ready to take on an opponent when it inflicted serious injuries...

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#FreeDawisu: SERAP, others demand release of Ganduje’s ex- aide, Salihu Tanko Yakasai

Civil society organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, have joined other Nigerians to demand the immediate release of Salihu Tanko Yakasai, who was allegedly arrested by the Department of State Services. “We condemn the unlawful arrest of journalist...

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Zamfara abduction: Kano shuts Tertiary Institutions in border areas

The Kano State Government has on Saturday ordered immediate shutting down of tertiary institutions in border areas of the state. This was as a result of the abductions of about 317 female boarding students of Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local...

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FG reopens Third Mainland Bridge

The Federal Government has announced the reopening of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing announced the reopening on Saturday. In a tweet, Fashola said the bridge reopened from midday of Saturday. He wrote: “Third mainland...

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Dangote Group pays N500,000 to each family of students killed in crash

Dangote Group of Companies has paid N500,000 to each family of the eight students killed on Jan. 23 when one of its trucks lost control at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State. The Students’ Union Government of the university made the disclosure in a statement...

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Ganduje sacks media aide, Salihu Yakasai for criticising Buhari

Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, a media aide of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has been relieved of his appointment for asking President Buhari’s resignation over his failure to tackle widespread abductions in the country. According to a statement issued by the state government, Tanko-Yakasai...

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Buhari’s body language emboldens terrorists: Aisha Yesufu

Foremost Nigerian socio-political activist, and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, on February 26, 2021, criticized the Nigerian President, President Muhammadu Buhari over his reactions to insecurity in the country. Yesufu while speaking in an interview...

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DSS arrests Ganduje’s aide hours after criticising Buhari

The Department of State Services has arrested Salihu Tanko Yakasai, a social media aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, barely hours after he criticised President,  Muhammadu Buhari. Yakasai had in a series of tweets on Friday in reaction to Friday abduction...

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Seyi Edun celebrates her man, Niyi Johnson on his birthday

Nollywood actor, Adeniyi Johnson is a year older today. And his wife and colleague, Seyi Edun took to her Instagram page to celebrate him on his special day. She penned sweet words to him, reminding him of her love to him. She wrote; ''Dear Ademi, you are amazing, unique, incomparable,...

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Lady Gaga’s dogs found, handed over by mystery woman

The two missing French bulldogs of Lady Gaga have been found, two days after they were stolen by gunmen, who shot her dog walker in Los Angeles. Reports said an unnamed woman on Friday brought the dogs, named Koji and Gustav, to a Los Angeles Police Department Station. The...

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How my fight with Barrister started –Kollington

Fuji music icon, General Ayinla Kollington, has narrated how he escaped being attacked by some of his music rivals and antagonists while he was under the tutelage of his late musical godfather, Ayinla Yusuf, popularly known as Ayinla Omowura. The late Apala legend who died...

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Woman undergo liver transplant after nose piercing leads to life-threatening condition

A New York woman is recovering after a nose piercing infection led to a life-threatening condition, causing her to need a liver transplant. Queens resident Dana Smith, 37, got a nose piercing shortly after Thanksgiving, CBS New York reported Thursday. About a month later, Smith...

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ISIS bride, Shamima Begum cannot return to the UK, Supreme Court rules

Shamima Begum, who left the UK for Syria to join the Islamic State group as a teenager, will not be allowed to return and fight her citizenship case, the Supreme Court has ruled. The court said in a unanimous ruling that her rights were not breached when she was refused permission...

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Don’t judge me based on social media, Tayo Sobola tells fans

Actress, Tayo Sobola, aka Sotayo Gaga, has urged her fans not to judge her and other celebrities based on what they read on social media. The actress stated this during an Instagram Live chat with her fans that was monitored by Saturday Beats. She said, “Life is short. I am...

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Breaking: Abducted Kagara students regain freedom

The kidnapped students and staff of Government Science College Kagara have finally regained freedom from the armed bandits in Niger State. A top security source involved in the counter-kidnapping operation in the State told The Punch. The boarding students were abducted by...

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Tramadol concealed in ceramic tiles intercepted in Lagos

The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has intercepted 554 cartons of tramadol and 989 cartons of unwholesome pharmaceutical products concealed in ceramic tiles at Lagos port. The Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the drugs, according to the Controller of the Command,...

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Armed robbers attack Oyo APC chairman’s residence, seize party’s vehicle

Some armed robbers have attacked the residence of the acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Akin Oke. Daily Post gathered that the residence of the acting Chairman located at Oluyole area was attacked on Friday. The armed robber stole a vehicle belonging...

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Ogun Deputy Speaker, Kadiri arrested for ‘attacking’ constituents

The police in Ogun State have arrested the Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Oludare Kadiri. Kadiri was said to have been arrested on Friday over an alleged attack on some politicians in his constituency, Oru-Ijebu, Ijebu North Local Government Area of...

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Seven abducted Zamfara schoolgirls escape

Seven out of the 317 school girls abducted by bandits at Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe have escaped. A source Jangebe town confirmed to The Nation on Friday evening the girls returned home from their captors. He said they claimed they maneuvered their way...

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