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Abia State University Students Kidnapped
An unspecified number of students of Abia State University, Uturu are said to have been kidnapped on Wednesday night. The report was confirmed by John Kalu, the state commissioner for information. The students were said to have run into an ambush along Okigwe/Uturu road around 8:00 pm, local time. The incident happened few hours after […] More
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300 School Girls Abducted in Zamfara
[responsivevoice] The nation woke up to the news of yet another abduction of secondary school students on Friday. Reports say bandits invaded the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangede in the Talata Marafa local government area of Zamfara State and took away the girls. Though the government would not give the exact number of students abducted, […] More
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in Big Story, Breaking News, NewsLagos State Loses the “Action Governor”
Kayode Lateef Jakande, second republic governor of Lagos State is Dead. He died at the age of 91. Jakande, fondly called LKJ, being initials of his name or Baba Kekere, the alias given him owing to his performance as governor during which he endeared himself to many people. He was thus rated as being next […] More
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in Big Story, Breaking News, NewsEx-Owerri NBA Chairman Gruesomely Murdered Inside Chambers
[responsivevoice] A former chairman of the Owerri branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, Ndionyenma H. Nwankwo has been gruesomely murdered in his chambers by unknown assailants. Nwankwo was suspected to have been murdered in cold blood on Saturday, February 6, 2021. The mutilated body of the legal practitioner was discovered early Sunday morning by policemen […] More
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Update: Decomposing Body of US-based Edo Man Abducted by Killer Herdsmen Found in Bush
[responsivevoice] More details have emerged about the kidnap and killing of Prince Eloniyo Dennis Abuda who was abducted with three other of his Fugar kinsmen on Saturday, January 30. After a thorough search of the forest along the Benin by-pass where they were ambushed by the suspected killer Fulani herdsmen, the decomposing body of the […] More
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Uromi Monarch Says ‘We are Handicapped’ As Women Barricade Roads in Protest Against Killings, Rape by Killer Herdsmen
[responsivevoice] Motorists passing through Uromi, in Esan Northeast local government area of Edo State to the eastern and northern parts of the country, on Wednesday had their journeys halted for several hours as hundreds of irate women stormed the major roads in protest against the excesses of suspected Fulani herdsmen whom they complained kidnap people, […] More
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Joe Biden Takes Office as 46th US President (Video)
[responsivevoice] Joe Biden, candidate of the Democratic party who won the November 2020 election in the United States has been sworn in at a colourful ceremony in Washington DC. The inauguration ceremony came amidst concern for security following the refusal of the former president, Donald Trump to accept defeat even after all the hurdles had […] More
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in Big Story, Breaking News, NewsOrisabunmi is Dead!
[responsivevoice] Folake Aremu, ace actress and wife of Jimoh Aliu, also famed actor known as Aworo, is dead. She died on Wednesday. This is coming months after the husband died. Though before Aliu died last September the marriage had hit the rocks, and they had gone their different ways. She was popularly known as Orisabunmi, […] More
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Leaking Gas Compound Traffic on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway (Video)
[responsivevoice] The usual traffic bottleneck on the Lagos-Ibadan Exp-way, particularly at the Lagos end of the road was compounded Wednesday morning. The reason for the problem was a gas leakage around the Punch newspaper office. Workers with Julius Berger, the road construction giant are said to have inadvertently broken a gas pipeline while working on […] More
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Ali Ndume Sent to Prison for Maina
Ali Ndume, a senator representing Borno south district in the Senate is to be remanded in prison. This follows the order of a Federal High court in Abuja given on Monday. The senator had stood surety for the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. Ndume, a former principal officer of the […] More
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in Big Story, Breaking News, BusinessNDDC: Oil Producing States Jostle for Board
In anticipation of the constitution of the next NDDC Board, politicians scheme for the top job. President Muhammadu Buhari will need a clear head to wade through the present cacophony of agitation to make the right decision in the appointment of the next board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC board. The last board […] More
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Abba Moro The Ex-Minister Arrested By Efcc
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arrested a former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, over the Nigerian Immigration recruitment scam in which no fewer than 20 job seekers lost their lives. Also arrested by the anti-graft agency were former Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Anaesthesia Nwaobia, and a deputy director who allegedly […] More