By John Dike Market women in Osun State have expressed doubt about the workability of the January 31, 2023 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for the return of all old...
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Fuel scarcity: Lagos orders filling stations on highways to close 4pm
Despite biting fuel scarcity, the Lagos State Government has ordered all filling stations on the state’s highways to operate between 9.00am and 4.00pm each day. The move, the government said, was to curb...
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UNILAG Convocation: Veteran journalist, Duyile says I’m fulfilled at 83
Dr Michael Duyile, 83, a one-time Daily Times journalist, says he is fulfilled bagging doctorate degree at his age and he feels on top of the world. The former Director, Nigeria Institute of...
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Court remands man for raping teenage daughter’s friend in Ondo
A 60-year-old man, Samuel Gbadamosi, has been remanded in prison custody by a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo state capital, for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. Gbadamosi, who was arraigned on...
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Kidnappers kill six, injure others in Kaduna
Six persons have been killed while several others injured in an attempt to apprehend kidnappers who abducted two residents of Zonkwa, headquarters of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The incident, according...
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Judges, others remanded in Kano over alleged N500m fraud
There are strong indications that a cashier with the Kano State Sharia Court Division, Hussaina Imam, and 14 others including judges and registrars have been arraigned and remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly...
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Senator Wayas died of poverty, not sickness – Son
Former Senate President Joseph Wayas died of poverty and not sickness, his first son, Joseph Wayas Jr, has said. He said his father may have been alive if he had access to proper...
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Abuja court strikes out suit challenging Buhari on NDDC appointments
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has struck out a suit brought against President Muhammadu Buhari to challenge an alleged lopsidedness in the appointment into the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The suit...
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Train attack: Police arrest Edo village chiefs, 5 others
Edo State Government has confirmed the arrest of two village chiefs in connection with the January 7, 2023 train attack which resulted in the kidnap of 20 passengers at the Igueben train station. The...
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Akure Prince demands apology from Akeredolu’s wife
An Akure prince, Adewole Daramola, has chided Ondo State Governor’s wife, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, over her ‘romantic’ allegation against Ms. Bunmi Ademosun, an aide to her husband, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu. The governor’s wife, in a...
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