Crime

IBB, lauds Buhari over Chibok school girls freedom Oabode Adaramola. Former Military President, General Ibrahim B. Babangida,, has expressed his happiness at the release of 21 Chibok school girls and rejoiced with the families, people of Nigeria and indeed federal government over the development The former Nigeria Leader , in a Press statement, said It was a thing of joy …

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My wife brings her lovers home for sex, man tells court A businessman, Kingsley Agina, has approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to end his 10-year-old marriage to his wife, Obianju, accusing her of bringing men to their matrimonial home for sex. NAN reports that, Agina, 49, told the court on Monday that his wife, with whom he had …

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Expert says Nigeria will get out of recession in 2018 A Lagos-based financial expert, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, on Friday expressed optimism that Nigeria would get out of recession by 2018 with the right economic policies. Rewane, also the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Ltd., said this at the 2016 Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria Triennial Delegates Conference/Gala Night in Lagos. …

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Security challenges:Niger House of Assembly to harmonise activities of local vigilantees Olabode Adaramola Apparently concerned by the high level of security challenges that bedevils Niger state, the state house of assembly is set to harmonise the activities of local vigilantes to make the operations of the security body more responsive. This was against the backdrops of numerous security challenges confronting …

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2.3 m Nigerians undergoing HIV testing, treatment —IHVN The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has disclosed that more than 2.3 million Nigerians are undergoing HIV testing and treatment in parts of the country. The statement was signed by the Communication Manager of IHVN, Mr. Dennis Mordi. Dakum said that more people were being tested and placed on anti-retroviral treatment …

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21 Chibok Girls Abducted by Boko Haram Released Twenty-one girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, who were abducted in the dead of the night two years ago by the Boko Haram sect have reportedly been found. A report by Sahara Reporters on Thursday said the girls were handed over to the Federal Government after they were picked up by a military helicopter …

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CBN assures that Nigerian Banks are Liquid … to Sanction Customers Withdrawing Above $50,000 Annually From FRIDAY EKEOBA Piqued by some international financial reports, that seven banks in the domestic economy are undercapitalised, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured both local and international investors that all banks in the country are solvent to carry out banking operations. The …

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18 Killed As Bomb Blast Rocks Maiduguri Motor Park No fewer than 18 people were killed and 20 wounded when a car bomb, believed to be the handiwork of Boko Haram,   hit a convoy  in the outskirt of the northeastern Borno state’s capital of Maiduguri A witness said he saw 10 corpses at the scene of the explosion, but a source …

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Over- Loaded Trucks: Governor Sani Bello suspend N500m rehabilitation works on Minna- Suleja road Olabode Adaramola Niger State governor Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has called for an immediate suspension of the on going Minna- Suleja federal highways rehabilitation works by his government. Governor Sani Bello’s directive followed the activities of several over -loaded heavy duty trucks plying the road on …

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Akinwummi Ambode, Lagos State Gov. Lagos boost security with plans to recruit 5000 neighhbourhood watchers As part of plans to further boost security and make the state a safe heaven for life and business, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday disclosed plans to recruit at least 5,000 Neighbourhood Watchers to boost security across the State. The new recruits …

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