The Minister of State for Transportation, Mrs Gbemisola Saraki, has condemned the demolition of the building belonging to her late father, Olusola Saraki, by the Kwara State Government.Gbemisola, who belongs to the same party, the All Progressives Congress, with the state Governor, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, accused him of using security agencies to settle family political
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Donald Trump said he was not seeking a war with Iran, or "regime change," after assassinating the country's top general in an audacious drone strike.The US president said he had acted to prevent a plot against America by General Qassim Soleimani, who he called a "sick monster"and "the number one terrorist anywhere in the
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Suspected killers of Miss Favour Daley-Oladele on Saturday narrated the gory details of how the final year Sociology student of Lagos State University (LASU) was gruesomely murdered for money rituals at Ikoyi-Ile in Osun.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three principal suspects gave the gory details after Osun homicide police detectives
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the temporary closure of Port Harcourt International Airport runway following a bush fire incident near the area.The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, made the announcement in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday.Yakubu explained that the temporarily closure of the runway was
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Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has debunked claims that the country's high commission in Ghana has been evicted.It was reported that the ownership of the commission's property at No.10 Barnes Road in Accra, Ghana, has been transferred to Amaco Microfinance by Ghana’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources with the consent of
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Authorities with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) force are fortifying St. Martin’s Island, just south of Cox’s Bazar and off the coast of Myanmar, with 14 anti-tank missile systems and multiple high-speed gunboats, BGB officials said on Thursday.The border guard officials also said construction has begun on roads along the Myanmar border and that
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EFCC gets court order to detain Senator Sani for 14 daysThe Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has obtained a court order to detain the former senator Shehu Sani, for 14 days to allow thorough investigation of his alleged involvement in name dropping and extortion, the Nation reports.The development followed fresh allegations levelled against the
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Agency reportsPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday praised the United States and President Donald Trump for killing Iranian top commander Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike in the early morning hours.“Trump is worthy of full appreciation for acting with determination, strongly and swiftly,” he told reporters before departing Greece to head back to Israel. “We
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Anietie Udobit,AbujaThe Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on Thursday debunked reports by some national dailies that Abuja-Kaduna train conveying passengers to Abuja was attacked by suspected gunmen. The Managing Director, Mr. Fidet Okhiria said the news was false, adding that the policemen on the train reported that stones were thrown on the coach which broke the window
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In spite the directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that N50 Point of Sale (PoS) Stamp Duty charge should be collected from businesses and not customers, some retail outlets are still collecting the fee.The retail outlets in the e-payment value chain such as filling stations and supermarkets, which are supposed to
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