Ibadan Funfair stampede: President Tinubu Demands Perpetrators Prosecution as Death Toll Hits 40
December 19, 2024Ibadan Funfair Stampede: MURIC Demands Probe as Death Toll Rises
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EFCC apprehends 49 internet fraud suspects in Ekiti, Oyo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Command says it has arrested 47 (forty-seven) accused internet fraudsters as part of its relentless efforts to sanitise the country clean from economic and financial...
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Jungle justice unIslamic — MURIC condemns Sokoto killing
Sokoto State Chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the murder of a butcher, Usman Buda, over alleged blasphemy. MURIC reaction was contained in a statement signed by its Chairman, Muhammad Mansur...
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Why I resigned from my position — NUC executive secretary
Abubakar Rasheed, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), has tendered his resignation from his position. According to a report, the voluntary resignation, will be effective from July 2023. The announcement came...
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Just in: Wagner didn’t march to overthrow Russia’s leadership — Yevgeny Prigozhin
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has explained why he declared that his men would march on Moscow in a fresh 11-minute audio message released by the head of the group. Mr. Prigozhin is speaking for...
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Hajj: Tents shortage hit Nigerian pilgrims camp in Mina
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) acknowledged the situation in a statement signed by Mousa Ubandawaki, DD Information and publication, on Monday June 26, 2023. “The commission is fully aware of the shortage...
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Senegalese Nicolas Jackson to join Chelsea in ₦30 billion deal
Nicolas Jackson has completed his highly anticipated medical ahead of a transfer from the Spanish club Villarreal Football Club to Chelsea FC. The Senegal striker has a 30 billion naira (£30.1 million) release clause...
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South Sudan admits 10,000 refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan – UN Humanitarian agency
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said no fewer than 10,000 people have registered as refugees in South Sudan after fleeing the conflict in Sudan. The UN agency also...
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JUST IN: Vice President Shettima decorates Adeniyi as Comptroller-General of Customs
Vice President Kashim Shettima has decorated Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, as the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service at Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The new head of the Customs Service was decorated...
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Skit maker, Trinityguy, remanded in custody over dangerous prank
Trinityguy, a popular skit maker named Abdullahi Maruff Adisa, has been remanded in prison by a Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State. According to a report, this decision comes as a result of...
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Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq sympathizes with Kwara community wrecked by flood
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has commiserated with the people of Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area, after a large expanse of farmlands and residential homes were washed away in the agrarian community. While...
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