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Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have tried to force their way into parts of Damaturu the Yobe State capital. According to an eyewitness, the insurgents stormed the town, along Gashua road near the Police Force Headquarters around 5:30 pm on Sunday. The Assistant Director of Army Pubic Relations Sector 2, Operation Lafiya Dole, Captain Njoka Irabor, […]
Yoruba actor, Alabi Yellow is dead. Alabi Yellow has passed away eight months after he suffered a stroke after the death of his wife. [Instagram/OlekuTV] Nollywood actor, Samuel Akinpelu, aka Alabi Yellow, has passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019. The death of the actor was made known after his family confirmed his passing away […]
Frank Lampard out-witted Jose Mourinho as Chelsea powered to a 2-0 win at Tottenham on Sunday that featured a double from Willian, a red card for Son Heung-min and allegations of racist abuse. Billed as a showdown between Mourinho and Lampard, an explosive London derby showed the student is more than a match for the […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has welcomed the idea of the United States government placing Nigeria on a special watch list for having “engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom”. The Special Assistant (Media &Communications) to the CAN President, Adebayo Oladeji, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According to the […]
The duo of Abia Uchenna and Eboh Chinedu students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) who were arrested in November and detained in Bosnia-Herzegovina Border Camp has returned back to Nigeria. The students who were away in Croatia for the International University Table Tennis Tournament were arrested while on a walkout in the […]
Nigeria has been added to a United States ‘special watch list’ of countries that had engaged in or tolerated the severe violation of religious freedom. The list, according to US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, contains countries like Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. “The Department renewed the placement […]
Tragedy struck in the Dutse area of Abuja on Saturday as a police inspector, John Markus, killed his colleague and later committed suicide. The incident which occurred very early in the morning at the Dutse Police Divisional Headquarters also left another police officer injured. The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr […]
Students and staff of the Lagos State University (LASU) can now beam with smiles as the state government is set to construct a 8,272 unit of hostels on the school campus. This move is the first of its kind since the creation of the institution in the Ojo area of the state 36 years ago. […]
Officers and men of the Adamawa/Taraba Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in collaboration with other security agencies raided Mubi market in search of foreign rice and other contraband on Friday. Mubi is the commercial hub of Adamawa state and a border town close to Cameroon. Its proximity with Cameroon has made it a […]
The Federal Government has said that it will begin automation of all import exemption certificates in a bid to stop revenue losses. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had granted the approval for a gateway platform under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to manage a portal in charge of issuance of […]
