Category: News
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A secondary school teacher identified as Olaniran Lateef, has been arrested for allegedly raping two girls in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state. In a statement on Wednesday, Motunrayo Adeleye, commissioner for women affairs in Ogun, said the suspect is a 43-year-old mathematics teacher at Ebenezer Grammar school in Iberekodo area of the state. Adeleye…
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An Israeli military official on Thursday denied there is a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, even as he acknowledged the Palestinian territory faces several challenges amid the ongoing war. “We know the civil situation in the Gaza Strip is not an easy one,” said Colonel Moshe Tetro, head of coordination and liason at COGAT,…
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The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, laid the foundation for the construction of cluster settlements for internally displaced persons in Benue State on Thursday. The minister arrived the state on Wednesday for a two-day visit Unveiling the construction of the cluster settlement at Mbagwen in Makurdi Local Goverment Area of…
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Rivers Police Command Gets New CP The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed CP Olatunji Disu as the new Commissioner of Police for Rivers Command. Disu replaces CP Nwonyi Emeka, barely three days after Rivers youths demanded Emeka’s redeployment in a protest, following reports of threats to the State Governor, Siminalaye Fubara. Disu…
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A lady has caused quite a buzz on social media after posting video of her dressed in beautiful outfits to sell Akara. The lady posted this on her Tiktok account, @sexyakarafryer, where she revealed she had been in the business since 2018. The Akara seller who has been through a lot decided to not look…
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An urgent manhunt has been launched for a man who punched a baby in the face while stealing from a shop in Bedlington. Police said the man left a Spar store in Northumberland town at 10.05 a.m. on September 13 without paying for his items As he fled the scene, he crossed paths with a…
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A secondary school teacher in Ogun state has been arrested for allegedly r@ping two young ladies. In a post shared on X, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Ogun state governor, Ojo Emmanuel, said his team received a report from a young lady last Saturday that she had been raped by the…
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EFCC Arraigns 11 Undergraduates for Alleged Internet Fraud The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 6, 2023 arraigned eleven students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The defendants were…
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The Federal Government has launched additional enhanced e-passport facilities at select Nigerian Embassies in Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria and Switzerland. Unveiling the facilities in Rome, Italy, on Monday, the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said the new passport processing centres are part of efforts “to streamline passport processing and acquisition for Nigerians residing…
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Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tobechukwu Okoh, popularly known as Peruzzi, has debunked the viral report that he wrote one of Burna Boy’s hit songs. Recall that Peruzzi had boasted on his social media handle that he had written over 252 songs for the Nigerian music industry. Some of his followers on social media had claimed…