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The Police in Ekiti, on Monday, arraigned a 27-year-old man, Oladeru Gbenga, who allegedly stole 19 kegs of diesel. READ ALSO:Police arrest 35-year-old man, stepfather, two others for defiling minors The defendant, who has no fixed address, is standing trial on a two-count charge of stealing and breach of peace. …
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Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to decry the increasing transportation fares. The residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said the continuous increase in transportation fares, which was caused by an increase in fuel prices, was affecting their daily movement and businesses. They, however, called…
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Social crusader and rights activist, Donald Nwaneri, has raised concerns about the continued detention of many #EndBadGovernance protesters without trial and called on President Bola Tinubu to order their immediate and unconditional release. Nwaneri, in an open letter to President Tinubu, noted that one Abuja-based businessman, Chukwudi Opara, and over 1,400 others arrested in connection…
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Senegal’s navy has recovered at least 30 bodies from a boat discovered adrift around 70 kilometres (43 miles) off the coast of the capital Dakar, the army said Monday. Investigations are under way to establish where the vessel came from and to confirm the death toll, the army said in a statement posted on social…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. Prof. Faruq Adamu Kuta, the Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, made the declaration on Sunday at the INEC collation centre in…
