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Man allegedly stabs okada rider in attempt to steal
The police on Thursday arraigned a 20-year-old man, Ibrahim Ayuba, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly stabbing a rider in an attempt to steal his motorcycle. The defendant, whose address was not given, is facing a two-count charge, but he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, ASP Clement Okuoimose, told the…
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Registrants throng CVR centres in Enugu, seek extension
Hundreds of new registrants for continuous voter registration (CVR), on Thursday, thronged INEC registration centres within Enugu metropolis on Thursday, with some calling for extension of the exercise. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited the registration centres, INEC state headquarters and Okpara Square, observed that no fewer than 300 fresh…
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Court remands 3 men for alleged possession of firearms
Magistrate A.O. Idiagbon of an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of three suspects in the correctional facility for allegedly being in possession of illegal firearms. Jamiu Bello, Kolawole Wasiu and Yusuf Babatunde of no fixed addresses were arraigned on a two-court charge of criminal conspiracy and being in possession of illegal firearms.…
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About 7m voters so far registered in Lagos -INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, says statistics show that the state currently has about seven million registered voters. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. According to him, if the number of…
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UNIMAID Teaching Hospital Spends ₦67 Million On Diesel Monthly – CMD
Professor Ahmed Ahidjo, the (UMTH), said the hospital spends between N40 to N67 million on diesel. Ahidjo made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Maiduguri. He said since the transmission line supplying power to Maiduguri was destroyed in January 2021 by insurgents, the hospital depends largely…
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CPC a party seeking happiness for people: vice president of Party of the European Left
By Jiang Bo, People’s Daily “I have witnessed drastic changes of China since my first visit to the country,” said Maite Mola, vice president of the Party of the European Left (PEL), in a recent interview with People’s Daily. “Both urban and rural areas in the country have taken on a new look,…
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U.S. impedes fair competition by politicizing economic issues
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Based on the so-called “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act,” the U.S. defines all or part of the products manufactured in Xinjiang as so-called goods produced through forced labor, and prevents Xinjiang-related products from entering the U.S. What’s behind the lies concocted by the U.S. is clear – protectionism in disguise…
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My Take On Shettima’s Unveiling
By: Inuwa Bwala My father used to tell me about how life could be likened to the story of a man who took a piece of cloth to the tailors shop for sewing into a dress. While waiting for the tailor to make the dress, the man took a sit inside the shop and was…
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First Batch Of Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Arrives Back Home Safely
By StepheBatchn Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The first batch of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia that participated in this year’s pilgrimage from Kwara State arrived Ilorin International Airport safely on Thursday at about 7. 59 am Nigerian time. The pilgrims departed Jiddah International Airport via Max Air Flight number NGL 2010 with 541 pilgrims on board including…
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Court dissolves 7-year-old marriage over abandonment
A Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, on Thursday, dissolved a seven-year-old marriage between Liatu Ayuba and her husband Abubakar, over abandonment. The Judge, Labaran Gusau, dissolved the marriage on the grounds of lack of love and peace in the union. “It is on record that both parties have consented to the dissolution of the marriage…