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Police arrest 8 suspected cultists, armed robbers in Ikorodu raid
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested eight suspected cultists and armed robbers during a targeted operation in the Odogunyan area of Ikorodu, as part of ongoing efforts to rid the state of criminal elements In a statement yesterday , the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, said…
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Depot owners feel heat as Dangote Refinery resumes bulk sales at N877/litre
Nigeria’s downstream petroleum market is bracing for more shake-ups after the Dangote Refinery resumed full-scale operations this week and raised its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), or petrol, gantry price by 7% to N877 per litre from N820. The price adjustment, though an increase, remains below the N890- N900 per litre…
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Police neutralise bandits, lose five officers in Zamfara
Zamfara Police Command has confirmed the killing of its five officers in an encounter with armed bandits in Gidan Giye village of Tsafe Local government Area, Zamfara State. A statement by the command public relations officer DSP Yazid Abubakar said the officers attached to the Operations Department of the Zamfara…
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Lagos defends KAI action against actress Sarah Martins for unauthorised street cooking
The Lagos State Government has officially addressed the controversy involving Nollywood actress Sarah Martins and officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline, defending the enforcement action as a necessary measure against “engaging in unauthorised activities on public infrastructure.” PUNCH Online reports that Martins, the founder of the Golden Heart Foundation, had on Thursday…
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Adeleke hails Ooni at 51 as beacon of peace, progress
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has extended warm felicitations to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on the occasion of his 51st birthday. This is as he described the revered monarch as “a beacon of peace, cultural rebirth, and national inspiration.” In a Friday statement signed by his…
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Breaking: Hamas set to release second group of Israeli hostages
A Red Cross convoy is on its way to pick up a second group of Israeli hostages to be freed by Hamas as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal Monday, the Israeli military said. An army statement said the handover would take place at “an additional meeting point in the…
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Fed Govt to ASUU: strike may trigger ‘no work, no pay’ rule
The Federal Government last night urged university lecturers to embrace constructive consultation instead of confrontation over the issues relating to their declared dispute with the authorities. It said having agreed to most of the terms of the lecturers’ requests, there was no need for their union to abandon talks and…
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Tinubu under fire over presidential pardon for drug offenders
Opposition parties and political figures, including the African Democratic Congress and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, have condemned President Bola Tinubu’s recent decision to grant presidential pardons to dozens of convicted criminals, including drug traffickers, describing the move as a grave setback to Nigeria’s anti-drug campaign and a dangerous affront…
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Gunmen invade Nasarawa communities, kill 9, 6 missing in attack
No fewer than nine people have been confirmed dead, eight of them gruesomely slaughtered, while six others remain missing following a coordinated armed attack on Nindama village in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. No fewer than nine people have been confirmed dead, eight of them gruesomely slaughtered, while…
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NDLEA arrests businessman who excreted 127 cocaine pellets
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, have arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, who excreted 127 wraps of cocaine after days under observation. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said Ejiofor, who runs boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, was intercepted on arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, via…
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