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Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:54:41 +0000I’ll No Longer Mediate For Bandits— Sheikh Gumi
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi
Controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, says he has quit mediating for armed bandits following their declaration as terrorists by the court.
Gumi had visited bandits in the forests in Zamfara and Niger states, taken medica...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 19:14:58 +0000
Dowen College Parents' Forum Holds Candlelight Procession In Memory Of 12-year-old Student, Sylvester Oromoni
The Parents’ Forum of Dowen College, Lagos State is currently holding a candlelight procession in honour of the late student of the school, Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr).
The parents who wore black T-shirts reading, ‘Dowen Parents Mourn’, ra...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 19:09:02 +0000
Lagos Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA Confirms SaharaReporters' Story, To Close Major Roads For Buhari's Thursday Visit
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced the closure of some major roads ahead of the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Lagos on Thursday.
SaharaReporters had exclusiv...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:19:41 +0000
Lagos Government Shuts Grammar School After Death Of Pupils In Truck Accident
The Lagos State government has ordered the immediate closure of Ojodu Grammar School, following the accident which claimed some lives and left many of the students injured.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the State Governor...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:54:14 +0000
US Government, Others Train Nigerian Policemen, Civil Defence Operatives To Counter Gender-based Violence
The U.S. Consulate General on Wednesday concluded a three-day capacity building programme for 100 police officers and civil defence operatives as part of efforts to counter gender-based violence in Nigeria.
Supported by th...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:54:03 +0000
"They Took His Phone And Ran Away"—Wife Of FRSC Official Killed By Gunmen In Ondo
Sunday Omiwoye
An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) attached to Ondo town, Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo state, Omiwoye Sunday has been shot dead by some suspected assailants.
Sunday was killed while trying to mediate...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:52:08 +0000
Mob Sets Two POS Robbers Ablaze In Akwa Ibom
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Youths in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Wednesday, lynched two hoodlums who allegedly specialized in robbing Point of Sale (POS) operators and other soft targets in the state capital.
The suspected ...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:34:22 +0000
BREAKING Identities of Lagos School Pupils Crushed By Truck Revealed
The Ojodu Local Council Development Association in Lagos State has revealed the identities of some secondary school students who were killed and injured by a truck in the Ojodu area of the state on Tuesday.The students were going home after ...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 15:48:07 +0000
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia Suspends Flights To Nigeria Over Omicron Virus, Cancels Hajj Visits
Amid the increasing cases of the new Coronavirus variant, Omicron, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended flights from Nigeria.The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia confirmed the flight suspension in a circular to...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 15:43:17 +0000
Anambra Polytechnic Lecturers Protest, Ask Governor Obiano To Sack Management
Academic and non-academic staff of the Anambra State Polytechnic, Mgbakwu, on Wednesday, protested at the Anambra State Government House, calling for the sack of the management of the institution over alleged incompetence.According to Daily ...