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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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7 people trapped in collapsed building in Oshodi on Sunday

No fewer than seven people were reportedly trapped in a building that was collapsed in the densely populated Oshodi area of Lagos. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at 35, Adesanya Street, Mafoluku. Owolabi Odufuwa, a witness who passed through the area Sunday afternoon, told PREMIUM TIMES he saw seven people removed from the pile…

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Nigerians most smoker of weed globally with $15bn worth of consumed substance annually

Nigerians smoke the most weed on Earth, spend over $15bn annually on the substance, according to Tiamin rice. According to a new report, there are over 20 million cannabis users in Nigeria, who collectively consume the most weed on the planet. When we imagine cannabis destinations, states like California and Colorado, and countries like Canada,…

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Kidnapped son of ex-minister of health, Dayo Adewole recounts ordeal

Son of Prof Isaac Adewole, former Minister of Health, Mr. Adedayo Adewole, who was kidnapped on Tuesday and released within 24 hours, has recounted his ordeals in the hands of his abductors. The freed victim, who said no ransom was paid to get his freedom, spoke to journalists at the headquarters of Oyo State Police…

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Again! Student of UNN commits suicide by drinking Sniper

Samuel Elias, 25, a final year student of Department of Religion and Culture, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has allegedly committed suicide by drinking Sniper. The mother of the deceased, Mrs Kate Elias, a staff of the university, told the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the unfortunate incident happened on Monday June 17, around…

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Another student in UNIBEN commits suicide over breakup with her boyfriend

Christabel Omoremime Buoro, a 300-level student from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Benin (UNIBEN), has committed suicide after suffering a break up with her boyfriend of many years. The death of Christabel, a 24 year old, was discovered on Tuesday evening at her hostel flat at Plot 4 Uwaifo lane, Newton Street,…

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Man stalls burial program, lies in grave for not paid for digging the grave

A mild drama recently ensued as man was in protest for nonpayment by a family who refuse to complete his payment for digging grave for their deceased. He was seen laying on the grave he dug. The man in this picture was adamant and insist that until he’s paid, he would not leave the grave….

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How my father’s good legacy attributed to my rise in politics- Adebo Ogundoyin,Oyo Assembly Speaker

The Speaker of Oyo state House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin has said his swift rise in politics is traceable to the good legacy of his late father. Late Chief Adeseun Ogundoyin. Chief Ogundoyin, an Eruwa born Industrialist and philantrophist died in 1991 at the age of 61. Speaking at the 28th year memorial…

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Oyo cleans refuse in Ibadan metropolis, calls stakeholders’ meeting on pollution

Following the directive by the governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde that refuse dumps in the State, especially within Ibadan metropolis be evacuated, men of Oyo State Ministry of Environment and officers of West African Energy were on Tuesday seen at the affected areas with earthmoving machines, evacuating debris. The governor had earlier, in…

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Man who destroyed vehicles at Nigerian embassy in London, is ex-convict

Fresh details have emerged about Jeffrey Ewohime, a UK-based Nigerian who destroyed vehicles belonging to diplomats in London on Monday. Ewohime had vandalised seven vehicles at the Nigerian high commission in London where he went to collect his passport. The 32-year-old reportedly got irked when he was told he could not collect his passport as…

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