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The Nigerian Senate has taken action following the tragic death of Ms. Greatness Olorunfemi, a victim of a "one chance" criminal attack. The Senate has summoned key officials including the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Ministers of Health and the Federal Capital...
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Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested and detained Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the former Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar. Ndifon has been accused of sexually harassing female law students at the institution. Protests had erupted within the...
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The Supreme Court has scheduled December 15 as the date for delivering its judgment on the appeal seeking the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from detention. The Court of Appeal had previously ordered the Federal Government to release Kanu in October...
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A devastating flash flood in northeastern India, triggered by the bursting of a high-altitude glacial lake, has left at least 10 people dead and 102 missing. This disaster occurred in the wake of intense rainfall, which led to the breach of the Lhonak Lake located at the base of a glacier near...
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Norwegian author Jon Fosse, aged 64, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023, in recognition of his groundbreaking plays and prose that articulate the inexpressible. The announcement was made on October 5, 2023. Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel committee for literature...
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A shocking video has emerged capturing a disturbing incident in a church in Honduras. The footage shows a mother teaching her young daughter to steal from a woman's handbag during Mass at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic church in Tegucigalpa, the capital city. The video begins with the...
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Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, has vehemently denied allegations of receiving bribes from Diezani Alison-Madueke or her associates, as asserted in a UK court case. The prosecution in the UK accused Alison-Madueke, a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, of...
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The newly confirmed minister, Abbas Balarabe, has attributed his collapse during the senate screening to exhaustion. Speaking to reporters, the minister-designate revealed that he received the news of his nomination just a day before the screening and had spent the entire night preparing for the...
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The Lagos State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is considering relocating from its current office at the Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Office building in Okota, Lagos. This decision comes in the aftermath of a violent attack on the FRSC office by a mob. The...
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In a recent development, Ibe Kachikwu, the former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has been implicated in the ongoing criminal case against Diezani Alison-Madueke, as reported by The Cable. The UK court process reveals that Kachikwu, along with Benedict Peters, CEO of Aiteo, and Haruna...
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