Author: Yetunde Ogunmola
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NFF Considers Three Coaches to Replace Finidi George as Super Eagles Boss
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has narrowed down its search for a new head coach for the Super Eagles to three candidates. This follows the resignation of Finidi George last weekend. With the team’s fixtures in the next window fast approaching in September, the NFF is under pressure to make a swift decision. According to…
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Two severely injured in road accident near Otedola Bridge
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) announced on Tuesday that it had rescued two adults who sustained severe injuries in a road accident involving a van and a truck. Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the agency, revealed this in a statement. He explained that the agency received an emergency call reporting a…
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Anglican Church orders probe into collapsed centenary building
The Anglican Communion Diocese on the Niger, Onitsha, Anambra State, has established a nine-member inquiry panel to investigate the recent collapse of the Dennis Memorial Grammar School (DMGS) Centenary building in Onitsha. The collapse, which occurred on June 12, resulted in one fatality and the rescue of two individuals. Speaking at the incident site, Bishop…
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Why Ex-LG Bosses should be Charged with Treason, Lawmakers
Some members of the House of Representatives under the aegis of G-60 have urged Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to charge former local government chairmen in the state with treason for attempting to continue in office despite the expiration of their three-year tenure. The group led by the lawmaker representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency…
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Mixed Reactions Trail death of Ondo varsity student
Mixed reactions have trailed the death of Modupe Ayandare, a 500-level student of Agronomy at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, who was found dead off campus on Monday. The deceased allegedly hanged herself around 4 a.m. on Monday in a spot near the church where she attended a vigil. Some Nigerians have, however, made observations…
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BREAKING: Fubara Nominates Caretaker Chairmen for 23 LGAs
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has nominated caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas in the state. The governor transmitted the list to the three-member Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Victor Jumbo. This is coming amid the renewed political crisis in the state owing to the refusal of the former…
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Police arrest ‘notorious cultist’, others
The Delta Police Command has arrested two robbery suspects in Aladja community, Udu Local Government Area. SP Bright Edafe, the command’s spokesperson, made this announcement on Tuesday in Warri. Edafe reported that the suspects were apprehended by officers from the Aladja police out-station after responding to a distress call about an ongoing robbery in the…
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Plateau pilgrim passes away in Saudi Arabia
A pilgrim from Plateau State, Nigeria, Mr Ismaila Musa, has died in Makka, Saudi Arabia. Alhaji Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary, Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said that the deceased, who hails from Mangu Local Government Area of the state, died on Tuesday after…
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Newlywed bride hit by stray bullets in gunmen attack
A 22-year-old bride, who recently celebrated her traditional marriage, was tragically killed in a gunmen attack in Nnobi, Anambra State, on Monday. According to a family source, who spoke anonymously to our correspondent, the victim, an only child, was awaiting the return of her overseas-based husband when she was struck by stray bullets from the…
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Edo 2024: Suspend Obaseki not Shaibu —APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) demand for Philip Shaibu’s resignation as baseless and provocative. Shaibu, who was the deputy governor of Edo State until his impeachment on April 8, remains a member of the PDP. Recently, in Benin, he criticized Asue Ighodalo, the PDP’s gubernatorial candidate for…
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Couple nabbed in for allegedly selling their children
A mob in the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State set a man on fire after he fatally stabbed an 18-year-old female Point of Sale (POS) operator. The young woman, who was preparing for her NECO exams, was killed near the Wukari Yam market on Monday. Following the stabbing, enraged local residents pursued and…
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Man lynched for stabbing POS operator to death
In the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, a man was set on fire by a mob after he stabbed a female Point of Sale (POS) operator to death. The victim, an 18-year-old young woman, was preparing to take her NECO exams at the time of the tragic event. The incident occurred on Monday…