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ASUU strike’ll increase prostitution, sex workers tell FG

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Nigerian Sex Workers Association says the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, which has led to the closure of public universities, will...

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Strike: We won’t go back to class until govt implements past agreements –ASUU

Adelani Adepegba and Gbenro Adeoye As the indefinite strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities continues, the union has said it will not call it off until its demands to the...

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Kogi mysterious disease: Death toll rises to 62

Kunle Falayi The Kogi State Government said 62 fatalities had now been confirmed in a strange disease ravaging the western part of the state. On Thursday, health authorities in the state said the death...

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Lagos traditional ruler, three others remanded for burying policeman alive

Kunle Falayi A 61-year-old traditional ruler, Baale of Osoroko, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos has been charged to court and remanded in prison custody for allegedly burying a police inspector alive. Saturday...

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Hate speech: FG plotting to silence opposition, says Fayose

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has cautioned the Federal Government over its categorisation of hate speech as an act of terrorism. The governor accused the...

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FG asks 106 Chibok girls to spend one week with families

Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Federal Government on Friday gave 106 Chibok girls permission to travel to Chibok, Borno State, to spend one week with their families. The girls had been released by the Boko...

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40 escape death in Ilorin building collapse

Success Nwogu, Ilorin No fewer than 40 people escaped death on Friday following the collapse of a section of a four-storey building at Zulu Gambari Road, Government Reservation Area in Ilorin, theKwara...

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Quit notice: Herdsmen won’t leave Middle Belt, says Miyetti Allah

•We’ll drive them out by force –MBRF Hindi Livinus and John Charles The umbrella body for cattle breeders in the country, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, has berated the recent...

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Two ex-naval officers, one other arrested for car theft

TWO ex-naval officers and a civilian have been arrested by men of the Abia State Police Command for their involvement in the stealing of a Lexus Sport Utility Vehicle. The suspects were paraded on...

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Police warn Imo public against use of commercial motorcycle

Gibson Achonu, Owerri The Imo State Police Command has warned the general public against the use of commercial motorcycle popularly known as inaga or okada as a means of transportation in Owerri...

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Community worries over whereabouts of youths arrested by soldiers

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The families of three men allegedly arrested by soldiers at Ibelebiri community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have called on the relevant authorities to make...

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N30tn revenue loss: Senate gives Dana, 12 other firms Monday ultimatum

The Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport has directed the Dana Group and 12 other companies, allegedly involved in N30tn revenue scam, to appear before it or face...

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Former Taraba gov, Suntai, goes home

Tunde Ajaja The remains of a former governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, will be committed to Mother Earth in his village, Suntai, on Saturday (today). The body of the late politician, which...

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Kwara LG polls postponed by two weeks

Success Nwogu, Ilorin The Kwara Independent Electoral Commission has shifted the forthcoming local government election in the state from the earlier scheduled date of November 4 to November 18, 2017....

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Crime writer arrested for four murders committed 22 years ago

Life may be stranger than fiction for an award-winning Chinese crime writer who has been arrested in connection with a quadruple-homicide that took place more than two decades ago. For 22 years, police...

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School whose name means faeces moves for name change

A South Korean elementary school whose name means “shit” has decided to adopt a more fragrant moniker, school officials said Friday. Many Korean names and words are based on Chinese characters, so when...

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US megachurch pastor resigns from Trump’s evangelical council

A New York megachurch pastor announced Friday he was resigning from Donald Trump’s evangelical advisory board, the first religious adviser to join a wave of defections after the president’s response to...

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Lagos reviews tax policy

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has announced a review of its tax policy to identify contentious areas with a view to improving the ease of doing business in the city. The agency said the...

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[PHOTO] Trump’s entire Arts Council tenders resignation via Twitter

President Donald Trump was treated to a dose of his pastime as the entire members of his Committee on the Arts and Humanities tendered an open letter of resignation, using the president’s favourite...

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Six US cops shot in same night, one fatally

Six US police officers were shot in one night in the states of Florida and Pennsylvania, one fatally, prompting President Donald Trump to tweet his support for the slain officer’s department early...

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