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The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Thursday, said the state government uncovered an illegal settlement under the Osborne Bridge, Ikoyi, Lagos State. Wahab shared this information via a post on X.com on Thursday, along with videos. Sharing a video, the commissioner wrote, “Another illegal settlement was discovered under the
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The Nigeria Police Force said its operatives had arrested one Ibrahim Abdullahi, aka Mandi, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the March 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack, The Will reports Thursday. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed this during a press briefing in Kaduna State. He stated that 48 AK-47 rifles
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The Delta State Police Command on Thursday paraded a 24-year-old woman, Sofia Nkwo, for killing her one-year-old son. The woman said she killed her son because she couldn’t care for the child again as the father rejected the child. Also paraded were fake alcoholic producers, murder, kidnapping suspects, and car snatchers among others. Parading the
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Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested two female suspects, identified as Kulu Dogonyaro and Elizabeth Ojah for child trafficking. They were busted on Saturday while trafficking five children into the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, made the development known in a statement on Thursday.
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Erik ten Hag says Jadon Sancho’s impressive Champions League semi-final performance for Borussia Dortmund shows why Manchester United bought him and underlined his “high value”. The 24-year-old winger struggled to live up to the hype after moving to Old Trafford from the German club for £73 million ($91 million) in 2021. He was banished from
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Following the scarcity of Petroleum Motor Spirit, also known as petrol that has cumulated in overcrowded fuel stations across cities in the country, the Ogun State Police Command says it is partnering with fuel stations across the state to curb the outbreak of violence. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a WhatsApp conversation
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, adjourned till May 17 for the continuation of trial in the money laundering suit filed against Binance Holdings Limited and two of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla. At today’s proceedings, counsel to the defendant, Tony Krukrubo, had informed the court that he was yet
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President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda took a bold swipe at world leaders during his speech at the World Bank’s International Development Association summit for African Heads of state, held in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday. In his remarks, Museveni opined that most of Africa’s problems predicted over 60 years ago were a result of philosophical, ideological,
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The Federal Government has expressed condolences to the family of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, who tragically lost his life in a sword attack that occurred in London on Tuesday. The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday, described the incident as “unfortunate, sad, and gruesome.” Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement signed by the
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