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Sun, 11 Jul 2021 21:48:20 +0000Nigerian Army Reacts To Soldier Killing Final-Year Varsity Student In Calabar
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that one of its personnel shot dead a final-year student of the University of Calabar, Mr Gray Agbesu, on Friday, July 9.
The soldier was one of the personnel deployed to the Calabar Correctional Servic...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:46:20 +0000
New Moon Sighted As Sultan Of Sokoto Announces Eid-el-Kabir’s Date
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced that Sunday, July 11, will be the first day of Dhul-Hijja 1442AH.
This was contained in a sta...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:40:10 +0000
COVID-19 Isolation Centres Filling Up Again, Cases Rising—Lagos Governor Raises Alarm
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the isolation centres in the state earmarked for the COVID-19 treatment are getting occupied again.
Sanwo-Olu, during a media briefing on Sunda...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:27:40 +0000
BREAKING: Scores Killed, Churches, Houses Burnt As Benue Communities Attack Each Other
An unspecified number of persons have been killed in a communal clash that broke out between Ipav and Yandev communities in the Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.
According to Daily Post, the incident, which began on Saturday...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 18:37:24 +0000
Group Alleges Plot To Rig Nigeria's 2023 Elections, Calls For Amended Electoral Act
The National Consultative Front has alleged that there is an ongoing plot to scuttle the 2023 general elections while calling on stakeholders across party lines, civil society groups, labour unions, youths and women groups to unite against t...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 18:13:21 +0000
Two Nigerians Die Mysteriously During Party In Kenya, Police Arrest Three Women
The Kilimani Police Division in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital city, has launched an investigation into the mysterious death of two Nigerian men who lost their lives during a night party hosted at Skyhorse Apartment in Kilimani.
Ac...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:46:15 +0000
Violence In South Africa Over Jailing Of Ex-leader, Zuma, Nigerians Lament Shootings, Loss Of Lives, Goods
South Africans, early Sunday morning, were rioted in major cities and reportedly shot live bullets at people, leading to loss of lives, including Nigerians.
Many properties were also destroyed as angry youths believed to be supporters...
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:40:35 +0000
FULL LIST: Identities of Kaduna Emir, 13 Family Members, Relations Abducted By Bandits
The bandits who abducted the Emir of Kajuru in Kaduna State, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, went away with 13 of his family members and relatives.
SaharaReporters obtained the names and ages of the abductees.
They are;
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Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:19:25 +0000
What We Remember Him For—Senator Kalu, Daddy Freeze React To Sound Sultan’s Death
Popular On-Air Personality, OAP, Ifedayo Olarinde, also known as Daddy Freeze, has reacted to the death of Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, saying he will remember the singer for his energetic disposition and full of life....
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:12:40 +0000
Nigerians React To Last Moments, Emotional Instagram Post Of Sound Sultan
A lot of reactions have trailed the death of Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, better known as Sound Sultan, and how he spoke about his death in an emotional Instagram post, with many Nigerians eulogising the music star.
The music l...