Suarez in tears as Uruguay beats Ghana 2-0, crashes out of World Cup
Ghana and Uruguay have crashed out of the 2022 World Cup. Andre Ayew missed a penalty in the 21st minute before Giorgian de Arrascaeta hit a first-half double to put Uruguay 2-1 up. It looked like it would be enough for Uruguay to qualify for the last 16 until Hwang Hee-chan netted a 91st-minute winner to send South Korea through, leaving Luis Suarez to end the tou…
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Troops Record more successes against Insurgents
In sustained operations to clear the North East of terrorism, troops of Operation Hadin Kai with close air support on 1 December 2022 have again neutralized several ISWAP/BokoHaram terrorists around Wajiroko-Damboa road in Borno State. Troops also recovered weapons and gun trucks.
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Fake Italian Engineer Jailed Six Months for €20,000 Scam in Abuja
An internet fraudster who defrauded his victim of €20,000 whilst posing as an Italian Engineer has been convicted upon arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Abuja Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency on Thursday December 1, 2022 docked Areh Ikenna Christian before Justice Aliyu Yunusa Shafa of the High Court of the FCT Gwagwalada Abuja o…
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EFCC Docks Two for Dud Cheque in Port Harcourt
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Command on Thursday, December 1, 2022 arraigned the duo of Judith Oluchi Nwoguete and Joy Atora before Justice M.O. Opara of the State High Court on a 4-count charge bordering on alleged issuance of Dud Cheque and obtaining money under false pretense. …
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UNIBEN Student Produces Lightweight Utility Vehicle
A doctorate student from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin, Igbinosa Eghosa, has produced a lightweight utility vehicle. Eghosa of the Department of Production Engineering developed the vehicle under the supervision of Professor Akaehomen Ibhadode, who also led the team to present the vehicle to the University’s Management. In a statement shared on the…
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Doctor dies after being accused of raping Female Patient
A Florida doctor who was charged with two counts of sexual battery after being accused of raping his female patients while they were being sedated was found dead on Monday, according to multiple reports. Dr. Eric Andrew Salata was arrested on Nov. 21 after two women, ages 51 and 72, claimed Salata sexually assaulted them during cosmetic procedures at his practice, Pu…
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Intrigue, Excitement As Sports Lovers And Consumers Anticipate Fanfaro Autofest – The Fearless Edition in Ibadan
The Lagos metropolis was agog on Saturday, November 26th 2022 with the Fearless Geng of power bikers and skaters who stormed the city with high-octane energy of bike displays and skating stunts to sensitize consumers, sports lovers and auto enthusiasts in preparation for the biggest auto-festival event in Nigeria – Fanfaro Autofest – The Fearless Edition. Nigeria’s u…
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My Naira Note Is Newer Than Yours – By Femi Adesina
There is a unique kind of frenzy in the country today. But it is not a general or commonplace hysteria. It is limited to a tiny fraction of the population, but who curiously hold a humongous part of the country’s wealth. Major denominations of our currency, the naira, have been redesigned, and billed to come into use from December 15. The new 200, 500 and 1,000 not…
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Police rescue straying Minors in Lagos
Officers of Lagos State Police Command on patrol at Marina Thursday evening, around 6:00 p.m rescued two under-age boys on the expressway, as they were about to be ran over by speeding vehicles. The boys, Chidara, 5 years and Shonton Chukwu, 3 years disclosed to the officers that their mother, boarded a car and left them. The team took the children to Adeniji -…
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Avoid Night Travelling to Camp, Acting DG warns Prospective Corps Members
Prospective Corps Members deployed for the 2022 Batch 'C' Stream Two Orientation Course have been warned not to embark on night journey to their Orientation Camps. The Acting Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Mrs Christy Uba, gave the warning today during her visit to NYSC FCT Orientation Camp in Kubwa, Abuja. Uba was at the camp to monitor …
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Senator Bassey jailed 42years for Money Laundering
Albert Bassey, senator representing Akwa Ibom North East at the National Assembly was today, December 1, 2022 convicted and sentenced to 42 years imprisonment by Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High, Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. The court found him guilty of six-count of money laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Sena…
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Zulum angered by reports of political violence, asks police to arrest culprits
… Directs security heads to invite, warn parties Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed sadness over reports of violence largely involving some supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during their recent campaigns. Zulum, in a statement issued on Thursday by his spokesman Malam Isa Gus…
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Morocco progresses to Round 16 after beating Canada 2-1
Morocco on Thursday progressed to round 16 of FIFA World Cup, in Qatar. Morocco made history by making it to the last 16 for the first time in nearly 40 years, after defeating Canada 2-1. Croatia also qualified to the Round of 16, after drawing with Belgium.
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EFCC Docks Man For Alleged N72.4m Theft In Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, December 1, 2022, arraigned one Onoja Peter before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a six-count charge bordering on an alleged theft to the tune of N72,449,000. The offence is contrary to Section 278 (1) (a) and (b) and Section 285…
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Police arrest Native Doctor who prepares charm Bullet Proof Vest for Terrorists, Bandits in Katsina
The Katsina State Command has arrested one 55-year-old man, Sani Bello, of Sabuwa Local Government Area, Katsina. Bello is a notorious spiritualist, who aid terrorist and bandits with locally made criminal charm bullet proof vest. Also, in another development, the Command succeeded in arresting one 19-year-old David Eric Uchenna alias Muhammed Ibrahim, strongly suspe…
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Alleged N260m Fraud: Court Sends Ex-Gusau Varsity VC, Prof. Graba to 35 Years in Prison
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today secured the conviction of Professor Magaji Garba, a former Vice Chancellor of Federal University Gusau, as Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Garki, Abuja, found guilty of a five count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and forgery and sentenced him to 3…
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Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya to sent Minna prison over contempt of Court
A Federal High Court sitting in Minna, the Niger State, has ordered that the Chief of Army Staff, General Farouk Yahaya, be arrested for contempt. Justice Halima Abdulmalik, who issued the warrant and presided over the case, said the order followed notice brought before the court in pursuant of order forty-two rule ten of the Niger State High Court Civil Procedure 20…
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Bandits allegedly murder 3 Siblings over N2m Ransom in Kaduna
Three siblings have reportedly lost their lives to bandits after their parents failed to pay a N2million ransom. The children, a girl and two boys, were abducted alongside four others at Oil Village, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis, located near the Kaduna Refinery on Monday, November 7, 2022. A resident of the community, Fabian Uzochukwu, who confirmed the developme…
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Lagos joins TikTok on #Safertogether Campaign
The Lagos State Government has joined the management of TikTok to embark on the #Safertogether campaign to properly regulate short mobile video content creation to inspire creativity and bring joy and safety to the community. The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board (LSFVCB), Mrs. Adebukola Agbaminoja stated this in a media chat, addin…
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Experts Warn Government Against Implementation of Proposed Additional 20 Percent Ad-Valorem Tax on Non-Alcoholic Beverages
…To Avert Economic Woes As the controversy surrounding the proposed additional 20 per cent ad-valorem tax on non-alcoholic drinks mounts, economic experts have warned of the dire consequences it would create if the government proceeds with the introduction of the additional excise tax, taking into view, the devastating effect of the recent N10 (Ten Naira) per litre…
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