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Photos: 13-year-old boy dies, many injured in Ibadan collapsed building

An old building reportedly collapsed at Ile-anirin, Ile-tuntun in the ancient city of Ibadan, Oyo state capital on Saturday, claiming the life of one 13-year- old boy with many severely injured, Double A Media reports. The incident was said to have occurred at the midnight when all inhabitants were far asleep having worked all the…

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Just in: another petrol tanker spills content, catches fire in Onitsha

Another petrol tanker has exploded after spilling content and caught fire along Enugu-Onitsha expressway by Bessoy filling station, Onitsha, Anambra state. The incident which occurred around Omaba Phase 2 at the wee hours of Friday came barely 48hours after lives were lost following fuel tanker explosion in Upper Iweka and Ochanja market. The tanker carrying…

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54 year old lecturer, one other in court for raping teenager to death

A 54-year-old senior lecturer with the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Mr. Andrew Ogbuja, was on Friday arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on defilement over death of a teenage girl. This came as Justice Josephine Oyefeso of an Ikeja High Court yesterday fixed November 21 for the adoption of final written addresses in the ongoing…

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Tension as Soldier’s dog tears off baby’s scalp in Abuja barracks

A 13-month-old baby, Michael Duniya, is currently battling to stay alive after being almost mauled to death by a pitbull at Mambilla Barracks, Abuja, PUNCH reports. The PUNCH which visited the barracks on Wednesday was informed that the incident occurred on Tuesday around 7.30am. The black dog, believed to be a pitbull, was said to…

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Proposal goes wrong as female student slaps boyfriend in classroom for proposing to her (Watch video)

A new viral video of a public proposal which gone wrong has made rounds on social media. The proposal video had gone from a beautiful romantic moment to a caught in the act drama moment for the couple. In the video shared by a Twitter user, Osinashi1, a female student of Benue State University slapped…

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‘Sex for grades’: BBC releases full documentary (Watch full video)

Academic institutions in West Africa have increasingly been facing allegations of sexual harassment by lecturers. This type of abuse is said to be endemic, but it’s almost never proven. After gathering dozens of testimonies, BBC Africa Eye sent undercover journalists posing as students inside the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana. Female reporters…

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Sanwo-Olu honours police officer who saved robbery victim with personal resources

•As Governor described her as role model The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has honoured the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Ogudu Police Station in the state for saving life of a robbery victim. The Governor on Monday personally invited the kind hearted police officer to the State House for an honour. Sanwo-Olu…

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Siasia’s mum recounts ordeals after release from kidnappers’ den

Madam Ogere Beauty Siasia, mother of former Super Eagle skipper and coach, Samson Siasia, has recounted her ordeals of how she was kidnapped and her experiences in the kidnappers’ den. Madam Siasia who held hostage for 77 days said: “I was sleeping when they broke down the door and entered my house. They were many….

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Angry mob burn VIO officer to death in Niger for causing accident

A Vehicle Inspector Officer identified as Ahmed Bello has been reportedly burned to death by a mob of protesters in Mariga Local Government Area of the Niger State, Police revealed to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Alhaji Adamu Usman, the State Commissioner of Police, made the disclosure in an interview with NAN in Minna on…

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70-year old Osun Fmr. Deputy Gov, Laoye Tomori remarries (See photo)

The immediate Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Otunba Mrs. Grace Titi Laoye Tomori, has reportedly remarried. LiveTimesNG gathered that she was remarried to Prince Tunde Ponmile, Chairman of MicCom Cables and MicCom Golf Centre and Resorts. According to reports, Tomori who would clock 70 on December 21, 2019, has 4 children from a previous…

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