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Nigeria has lost 0.3M jobs to smuggling, others, says experts

…advise FG to issue Executive Order to arrest culprits From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti Nigeria is said to have lost over 300,000 jobs and one million steel to to high rates of smuggling, importation of substandard products, alleged conspiracy and connivance among relevant agencies. A group of experts, Social Integrity Network (SINE), have made the disclosure….

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Governor Abdullahi Ganduje destroys 194,000 bottles of beer to rid Kano of alcohol consumptions

In his bid to rid Kano State of consumption of alcohol, the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has ordered that over 196,400 bottles of beer to be destroyed by the Kano State Hisbah Board. The Governor while speaking shortly after flagging off the destruction exercise at Kalemawa in Dawakin Tofa local Government Area, said Islam has…

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Libya returnee recounts how she drank her menstrual flow to survive in desert (watch video)

•Recounts her many ordeals in Libya Aisha is a 31-year-old Nigerian lady who made it back alive after traveling to Libya in search of a greener pasture. The mother of one who hails from Ikirun in Osun state revealed what she went through during the journey in an interview with Legit.ng. The 31-year-old lady thought…

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Stunt turns tragedy as man drowns while proposing to girlfriend underwater in Tanzania

An American man has reportedly drowned while proposing to his girlfriend underwater at an idyllic island off the coast of Tanzania, a luxury resort, a statement revealed on Sunday. His girlfriend Kenesha Antoine posted on her Facebook page footage of Steven Weber proposing to her through the window of their underwater hotel room at the…

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IBB praises Igbos for keeping Nigeria together

Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, former military head of state has praised the Igbo people for doing well in keeping Nigeria together. Babangida said this in Minna, Niger state, when he received the Igbo Delegates Assembly (IDA) from the 19 northern states and Abuja on Saturday. The ex-military leader said Nigerians must ensure that the country remains…

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Herdsmen flee as thunder strikes dead 36 cows in Ondo community

About 36 cows belong to some herdsmen were reportedly struck dead at a mountain top of Ijare community in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo state when the cows reared to the forbidden mountain. It was gathered that the herdsmen took to their heels after the 36 cows they took to graze on the mountain…

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Man commits suicide in Bayelsa for loosing Betnaija

A middle aged man popularly known as papa Ebube residing in Arrietalline area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has taken his own life by hanging himself in the early hours of Sunday. According to residents in the area, Papa Ebube may have commited suicide because he lost his Bet Naija ticket that could have earned him…

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Tinubu reacts to Osinbajo’s plight says he’s not behind his crisis to forestall presidential ambition

Following a new speculation that former Lagos State governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, is behind Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s plight to resign his position so as to forestall his 2013 presidential ambition, Tinubu has dismissed the speculation. President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly met recently with Tinubu and Chief…

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Tribunal sacks Oyo PDP candidates, declares APC’s Fowewe, winner of Irepo/Olorunsogo constituency

The Governorship and State House of Assembly election petition tribunal in Oyo State, on Saturday, has declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Mustapha Ajibola Azeez Fowewe as the winner of Irepo/ Olorunsogo constituency. The tribunal nullified the declaration of Mr. Kazeem Olayanju into the House of Assembly. The Independent National Electoral Commission…

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‘Help! Life has been hellish for us’, residents of Ibadan appeal to Makinde over deplorable roads

The residents of Ibadan especially in Old Ife Road, Iwo Road and areas along Akobo axis have cried out to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to earnestly come to their aid to repair dilapidated roads in their areas. According to the residents, life have been hellish for them as their vehicles always develop faults…

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