Anuoluwa Ogunyinka

poverty

Ogun, Imo top Head of Agencies list —Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has cleared the misconception on appointments and declared that Ogun and Imo states have the highest number of heads of agencies. Commenting on the allegation of lop-sided appointments in the country, Osinbajo said it was the time that Nigerians begun to look at merit rather than tribe or religion. Osinbajo spoke on […]

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monkeypox

Ministry of Health confirms 6 new monkepox cases in Nigeria

The Federal Ministry of health has announced laboratory confirmation of six additional cases among the earlier reported suspected cases of Monkeypox virus. Mrs Boade Akinola, Director Media and Public Relations in the ministry, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Akinola said two cases were confirmed each in Bayelsa and Akwa

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baby

Man, 25, disguises as lunatic, kidnaps 3-yr-old baby

A 25-year-old man, Tokunbor Nnanna, who allegedly posed as a lunatic to kidnap a three-year-old baby was on Thursday remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Nnanna, who allegedly posed as mentally challenged, was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and kidnapping. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen

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coffin

2 South Africans sentenced for putting black man inside coffin

Two white South Africans who forced a black man into a coffin have been given harsh sentences, with the judge saying Thursday that they showed no remorse for the racist crime which shocked the nation. The two farmers, Theo Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen, got 14 and 11 years respectively after being found guilty of assault,

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Aisha Buhari

I still use vehicles from 2015 election campaign for my entourage —Aisha Buhari

The wife of the President Mrs Aisha Buhari has reacted to the allegations made by the Senator representing Bauchi Central Sen Isa Misau, claiming that she received two Sports Utility Vehicles from the Inspector General of Police. Mrs Buhari`s reaction is contained in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by her

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Anthony Okhiria

Man rapes own daughter, her friend, pleads guilty

A 60-year-old man, Nuhu Mohammed, on Thursday pleaded guilty to raping his 12-year-old daughter and her 13-year-old friend. Mohammed, who appeared before a Minna Magistrate’s Court, is standing trial on a one-count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with two minors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the offence runs contrary to Section 18(2)

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Pakistan

Nigerian Air Force returns loaned fighter jet from Pakistan

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has returned four Super Mushshak aircraft loaned to it by Pakistan Government. Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He stated that the aircraft were for ab-initio flying training of pilots at 401 Flying

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