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Oro worshippers must tell deity to calm down, By Bamidele Johnson
Somewhere in Lagos State, a clash between Oro devotees and members of a church has left one dead. The incident arose from the Oro devotees’ assumption that the restrictions their deity imposes must affect non-devotees, something I’ve seen with some egungun, which flog those who don’t roll up their trousers and remove footwear when around them. Oro devotees approached a…
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Kano, Enugu, Zamfara get new police commissioners
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of CP Abubakar Lawal, to the Kano State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the State. This was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi. The IGP also ordered the posting of CP Kolo Yusuf and CP Ahmed…
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Police arrest killers of Bauchi lawmaker
The Nigeria Police have arrested alleged killers of a late member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly Hon. Musa Mante. This was contained in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi.According to the statement, the suspects were also responsible for other killings in the North East. “The suspects, Hashimu Galadima (aka Kan-Wuka) aged 48, Abdulwahab…
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Manchester City host Chelsea in Carabao Cup third round tie
Premier League champions Manchester City will take on last season’s Carabao Cup runners-up Chelsea in the third round of the competition at Etihad Stadium. That is one of seven all-Premier League ties, with others including Nottingham Forest v Tottenham and Manchester United against Aston Villa. Holders Liverpool will host League One club Derby County, while League Two teams Newport County…
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ANALYSIS: 25 things we know about crude oil super tanker, MT Heroic Idun, By Tolu Ogunlesi
MT HEROIC IDUN is a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) registered in the Marshall Islands, and has a capacity of 3 million barrels of crude oil. It was sailing with a crew of about 25 persons.It entered Nigerian waters on the 7th of August, 2022, and arrived the Akpo Oilfield (deep offshore) around midnight of that day, with, according to…
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FEC approves N11. 1bn for Mushin-NNPC-Apapa-Oshodi road reconstruction
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N11.1 billion for the reconstruction of Mushin-NNPC-Apapa-Oshodi road in Lagos State. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said this while addressing State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Fashola said: “The…
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Unlike 2019, Buhari will only support APC candidates in 2023 – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari will only support candidates on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during next year’s general election, the presidency has said. This was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. Shehu in the statement asked former members of the APC who have left the party…
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After successful kidney transplant, Eedris Abdulkareem appreciates wife
Famous rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has been effusive in adulation for his wife, Yetunde for giving him another shot at life after a successful kidney transplant. Eedris has been down with kidney problem and requires a transplant for him to get well. His wife, Yetunde volunteered her own kidney to save his life. To appreciate his wife, Eedris took to his…
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No man can stop 2023 general elections – Kumuyi
Temitope Adedeji, Akure The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Christian Ministry, Pastor Williams Kumuyi on Wednesday said no elephant of a man can stand against the 2023 elections. Kumuyi said this in Ondo town, Ondo State while on a six-day global crusade in the state. He revealed that only God would determine the winners of the 2023 elections and…
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Oyetola Inaugurates implementation committee for proposed Ilesa university
…says its establishment won’t exert unnecessary pressure on State’s finances …’Varsity not a product of mere fanciful effort’ Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Implementation Committee for the proposed University of Ilesa. He said the upgrade of the existing Osun State College of Education, Ilesa, to a full-flegded university was ‘not a product of fanciful effort’ but…
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