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About 200 Students Still Trapped in Jos Collapsed School Building
The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Musa Ashoms, confirmed the incident and stated that urgent efforts are ongoing to rescue the victims. No fewer than 200 students are still trapped following…
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Gunmen abduct Benue Poly Rector, others, demand N70m
Gunmen have abducted three staff members including the acting Rector of Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Dr. Emmanuel Barki. According to a report, Barki, two other management staff of the institution and their…
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Housewife Seeks Divorce After Husband Loses Job
A housewife, Kafayat Ajoke, begged an Ilorin court for divorce from her husband, Aminullahi Ibrahim, over his inability to provide food for the family. The petitioner also sought custody of the two…
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Wife cuts off husband’s genital for calling another woman’s name during love making
An angry wife has cut off her husband’s penis after he allegedly moaned another woman’s name while making love in Baguio City, Philippines. The couple were said to be making love in…
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Niger Suffers Jailbreak As High-Profile Terrorists Escape Prison
Niger Republic has suffered another jailbreak following Thursday’s escape of an unspecified number of high-ranking terrorists and other criminals from prison. The incident happened at the Koutoukalé prison in Tillabéri region, regarded…
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Former Ekiti University Deputy VC Abducted, Kidnappers Demand N50m Ransom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU), Professor Femi Olaofe, from his residence in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Thursday. The kidnappers are demanding…
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Fire guts petrol tank in Abuja filling station
A fire broke out at the Mainland Oil and Gas filling station at Dutse junction along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja on Thursday around 5:30 p.m. An anonymous witness reported that the…
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Japa: Police arrest couple for attempting to sell son to fund husband’s relocation abroad
The Lagos Police Command has apprehended a couple (names withheld) for allegedly attempting to sell their two-year-old son to finance their travel to Canada. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the command,…
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Bribery: Ganduje, wife’s trial must continue in absentia, court insists
The Kano State High Court reaffirmed on Thursday that the trial of Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressive Congress (APC) chairman accused of bribery and misappropriation, will proceed regardless of his presence. The…
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Marwa operator commits suicide over tricycle seizure
A yet-to-be-identified tricyclist has died by suicide after efforts to reportedly retrieve his seized tricycle from some government agents proved abortive in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that…
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Male teacher remanded for kissing four boys
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has ordered Josiah Alkali, a 30-year-old teacher, to be remanded in a correctional facility over allegations of kissing and engaging in inappropriate behavior with…
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Friends, family mourn as 25-year-old lady dies seven months after wedding
The sudden passing of 25-year-old Endurance Gunat has left her friends and family in deep mourning, just seven months after her wedding. Endurance, who married on December 9, 2023, died on Sunday,…