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Day: June 25, 2019

14 suspected killers of Alex Badeh arrested

About 14 suspects suspected killers of the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh by Detectives from the Defence Headquarters, (DHQ ) Abuja, and the Department of State Services (DSS). The suspects were reportedly arrested by a Joint Investigative Panel which was inaugurated by the Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen Abayomi…

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South West governors seek solution to security challenges in the region

The governors of the six states in the South West Zone on Tuesday met in Ibadan at a security summit where they sought solutions to the lingering security challenges in the zone. The summit, which focused on Western Nigeria, was organised by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) in collaboration with the six governors….

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Man in Anambra sold his 3-month old baby for N150,000

A 27-year-old man, identified as Chukwuma Enemuo has allegedly sold his three-day-old baby boy for N150,000 in Anambra State, Punch has reported. It was gathered that the baby was his first child. The incident occurred in Ozubulu in the Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. A source said the man who conspired with a…

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Sad! 18 year-old bride dies 3 weeks after her wedding

Chinwendy Promise Ifeabunandu, 18, has died just three weeks after her wedding. Late Chinwendu got married to Chukwuebuka Ifeabunandu on April 28 and died on May 19, after a brief illness. When he was asked about the circumstance surrounding Chinwendu’s death, her brother Nwakanwa Okafor, simply wrote “unexpected death” Chinwendu will be laid to rest…

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15 Northern bandits arrested in Ibadan

Not less than 15 suspected bandits from the northern part of the country have been arrested by Oyo state police department on Monday at Akinyele town in Ibadan. According to the traditional ruler of Akinyele town, Chief James Oluyemi Adeniran, he noted that almost 200 of them were conveyed from Kebbi state to the bush…

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Wife of LG chairman, two others shot by bandit in Kebbi

Some suspected bandits have shot the wife of Bunza Local Council Chairman, a policeman and a member of the local vigilance group at Zogirma community in Kebbi State after a botched kidnap attempt. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the three victims are currently at the intensive care unit of the Federal Medical Centre,…

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SDGs: 9 University of Ibadan students bagged Geohackathon Award

By Ibukun Emiola Nine students of University of Ibadan on Monday bagged the Geohackathon award for developing technology innovations, toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria. This was made known by the Vice chancellor of the university, Prof Idowu Olayinka, who was represented by Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olanike Adeyemo at an event organised…

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Court’s rejection to allow PDP inspect the INEC’s server, is justice over propaganda, says presidency

The Presidency on Monday night said that the rejection of the request by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to inspect the Independent National Electoral Commission’s server for the 2019 Presidential election is justice over propaganda. The election tribunal had earlier on Monday denied the opposition party, PDP, the right to inspect the server. A statement…

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