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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:52:30 +0000Gas Explosion Rocks Lagos Community
A gas explosion has rocked the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.
The gas explosion was said to have happened around 7pm on Tuesday at Iyasoko street, Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin.
Nosa Okunbor, spokesperson fo...
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:14:57 +0000
Pregnant Wife Stabs Husband To Death In Delta Over Fried Chicken
A pregnant woman, Blessing Emmanuel, has stabbed her husband to death following a disagreement between them.
The ugly incident occurred at Ohoro Community in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state.
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:09:11 +0000
BREAKING: Again, Borno's Damasak Town Comes Under Boko Haram Attack
Damasak town in the Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State has again come under Boko Haram attack on Tuesday.
A military source told SaharaReporters that the terrorists have, however, been repelled by the soldiers of 145 Battalion...
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:05:41 +0000
Boko Haram Demands N30 million Ransom For Adamawa Victims In Captivity
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The death toll from Boko Haram attacks on Kwapree community, Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State, has risen to 10.
This is just as some members of the community said on Monday that they got a call on Sunday from members...
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:55:37 +0000
Benin's President, Talon Wins Controversial Re-election With 86% Of Vote
Benin's President Patrice Talon was easily re-elected to a second term, provisional results showed Tuesday, after a weekend election critics said was already stacked in his favour following a crackdown on his opponents.
Talon, a cotton tycoo...
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:51:22 +0000
Canada Rejects Ex-SARS Operative’s Application For Asylum Over Atrocities Of Defunct Police Unit
Canada has rejected the request of a former member of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Olushola Popoola, seeking asylum in the North American country.
The Immigration Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board in Canada rejected Popoola's ...
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:26:39 +0000
JUST IN: EFCC Arrests Former Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha.
Okorocha, who is the senator representing Imo North was arrested Tuesday at about 4:15 pm at his private office in Abuja.
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:21:30 +0000
How Hoodlums Razed The House I Built With N10 Million During Kwara Land Dispute —Ex-military Instructor
A former military instructor, Aliu Ganiyu Olanrewaju, has lost his house to a land dispute between Share in Ifelodun and Tsaragi, Edu Local Government Areas of Kwara State.
The ex-military man, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said some h...
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 17:11:15 +0000
Anger, Frustration As University Of Calabar's VC Asks Final-Year Students To Return To 200-Level
Some students of the University of Calabar, Cross River State have called out the institution's new Vice-Chancellor, Florence Obi, for asking final-year students in some selected departments to go back to 200-level due to non-accreditation o...
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 17:01:09 +0000
UPDATE: Why Soldier Fighting Boko Haram Killed Himself In Borno—Colleague
A colleague of Akila Jimo, a soldier from 152 Battalion, Banki, Borno state who committed suicide on Saturday says the deceased was always complaining that he was not allowed to go on pass.
A pass is a written permission to be away fr...