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20-year old student faked kidnap, demanded over $700,000 ransom – Lagos police

23 June 2024

The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a suspected staged kidnapping involving a 20-year old student, Collins Ikwebe, and five of his schoolmates. The case came to light on Saturday after a distressing social media post by a friend of one of the suspects went viral. According to the post, the […]

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Tinubu orders sanctions for civil servants collecting salaries after relocating abroad

23 June 2024

President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The President also directed that the supervisors and department heads of the culprits must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch. Tinubu’ gave the directive on […]

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Presidential Jets gulp N14.77bn in 11 months – State House Report

23 June 2024

The Federal Government, under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, disbursed a total sum of N14.77bn for the repair and maintenance of the presidential air fleet in 11 months, Sunday PUNCH can confirm. The payments, made in 11 tranches between 16th July 2023 and 25th May 2024, were processed through the State House headquarters transit […]

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Justin Timberlake admits ‘tough week’ after arrest

22 June 2024

. Addressing fans at a concert in Chicago on Friday night, the singer also thanked them for continuing to support him. The 43-year-old pop star was arrested in New York on Tuesday for running a stop sign and failing to stay on the right side of the road. His lawyer has said he looks forward […]

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Hit-and-run driver injures FRSC officer in Osun

22 June 2024

The incident occurred when FRSC officers at a roadblock near the Osun Sector Headquarters waved the driver to stop, but he ignored their signals and continued driving at top speed. Despite the officers’ attempts to stop him, the driver recklessly hit the FRSC officer and dragged him along the road until he fell off the […]

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Mob beats man to death in Bauchi for promoting ‘new religion’

22 June 2024

The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed that the incident happened on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. In a statement  signed by Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, on behalf of Commissioner Auwal Musa, the Bauchi Police Command stated that an individual named Usman was involved in sharing information about a new religious movement known as the […]

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CBN policy takes effect as 13 states  inflation slowdown

22 June 2024

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the headline month-on-month inflation rate decreased to 2.14 per cent in May, down from 2.29 per cent in April and 3.02 per cent in March. Food inflation also fell for the third consecutive month to 2.28 per cent in May. The Deputy Governor of the Economic Policy Directorate […]

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Coach Martinez  insists that, Ronaldo deserves to play for Portugal

22 June 2024

Ronaldo is Portugal’s all-time top scorer with 130 goals in a record 208 international appearances and is playing at his sixth European Championship at the age of 39. He moved to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia last year but is still a fixture in his national team despite no longer being the player he was, […]

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Court orders to forfeit N12bn properties linked to Emefiele

22 June 2024

The court ordered the final forfeiture of the properties after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, filed a motion to that effect. The judge, Chukwujekwu Aneke,  had ordered an interim forfeiture of the properties on June 5.  The properties are said to be  located in upmarket areas of the federal capital territory ,FCT. Aneke ordered the […]

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Eedris Abdulkareem advice Nigerian Singers – ‘Make conscious music instead of promoting Frivolities’  

22 June 2024

He claimed that the younger generation of musicians are mainly capitalising on the labour of veterans for their selfish gains. The ‘Jaga Jaga’ crooner urged Nigerian singers to use their platforms to fight against societal ills instead of promoting frivolities. In an interview Abdulkareem said the younger generation of  musicians are not ready adding that […]

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