Archive for year: 2016

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   Charles Okah, is currently on admission at the National Hospital, Abuja, after undergoing a hemorrhoid surgery. He is being tried for the 2010 Independence Day bombing. He was not produced in court yesterday and the prosecution lawyer told the court that he was recuperating in hospital after undergoing...

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   Evelyn Ele-Amuta, a mother-of-one attached to X-Squad of Lagos State Police Command, was killed by a hit-and-run commercial bus driver, at her duty post at Ikorodu. She was said to be attempting to arrest a driver, who flouted traffic regulation when the driver suddenly reversed, ran over her...

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   Ademola “Addy” Owolana, 26, a tourist from London who went to a reggae club in the West Pullman neighborhood, Chicago, ran off after stepping outside around 4 a.m. Sunday and hasn’t been seen by his family since. Police and relatives are now searching for him and growing increasingly concerned for his...

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   According to a letter allegedly issued by WAEC, the examination body demanded N1.85m to process the list of best students in each state of the federation, for 2014/2015 May/June Senior Secondary School Examination as requested by an NGO, Edubox, wanting to use it to reward the outstanding students. ...

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   Nerad Grace Mangai of Jos, Nigeria, and Brook Dagnew and Kirubel Alemayehu Hailu, both of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, died and a fourth Solomon Tamire, also of Addis Ababa, was injured along a northern Indiana highway when a van driven by a man who authorities say was intoxicated struck...

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   Prof David Cahill and Dr Aamna Ali carried out the operation after its mum Kera, 11, suffered a life-threatening pre-eclampsia and it was feared that it and it’s unborn baby could die if she went into labour. She was rushed to a clinic at the zoo. Prof Cahill,...

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   Yesterday the EFCC arrested Abba Moro, over the Nigerian Immigration recruitment scam in which no fewer than 20 job seekers died. Also arrested were former Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Anaesthesia Nwaobia, and a deputy director who allegedly facilitated the scam. They will be arraigned on a 12-count...

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   Dr. Samuel Inalegwu Ode Ankeli, a visually impaired veterinary doctor, has been appointed as Pres. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant. He would be responsible for Buhari’s dealings with persons living with disability. It’s the first of any such department in a political party in Nigeria.

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