Ibadan Funfair stampede: President Tinubu Demands Perpetrators Prosecution as Death Toll Hits 40
December 19, 2024
Ibadan Funfair Stampede: MURIC Demands Probe as Death Toll Rises
December 19, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
1 July 2024
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UPDATED: France Beat Belgium 1-0 To Reach Euro 2024 Quarter-finals
Jan Vertonghen’s late own goal took France into the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 on Monday as they edged Belgium 1-0 in a tense tie in Duesseldorf. France had dominated the last-16 clash but their...
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Nigerian Customs Intercept Containers Carrying Arms Worth N13.9bn
The Nigerian Customs Service said its operatives intercepted nine containers carrying offensive items including arms, ammunition, Illicit drugs and second-hand clothes worth N13.9 billion. The Comptroller-General, NCS, Adewale Adeniyi disclosed this on Monday while...
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Updated: Court Frees 12 Ajayi Crowther Varsity Students Facing Murder Charge
Twelve out of the 25 students of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, brought before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, for alleged murder were on Monday discharged. On June 5, 25 students...
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Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s N1b Suit Against FRN, AGF, DSS
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by the detained leader of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu seeking N1billion damages for alleged right violation. Kanu had,...
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BREAKING: Rivers Announces Date For LGA Elections
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has announced October 5 for conduct of local government elections. The announcement came amidst the ongoing local government succession crisis caused by the conflict between Governor Siminialayi...
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Travellers Kidnapped, One Shot On Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway
No fewer than 20 travellers along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway were reportedly abducted by some gunmen at about 8 pm on Sunday while one of the victims was shot in the knee. The gunmen were...
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EFCC Officers To Face Disciplinary Panel Over Alleged Assault On Woman
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a disciplinary panel to investigate two operatives accused of assaulting a woman during a raid on a hotel in Lagos on Thursday. Its Spokesman,...
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Cholera Hits Kirikiri Prison, Katsina Records 118 Suspected Cases
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, on Sunday, disclosed that 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis confirmed to be caused by cholera were reported at Kirikiri Medium Security Prison. The development was...
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JUST-IN: NAF Helicopter Crashes In Kaduna
An Air Force helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force in the early hours of Monday crashed in Tami village, located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Eyewitness said the incident...
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