4 Drivers to Cool off in Jail for Fighting with FRSC Officials

 Four drivers will be remanded in prison custody for allegedly fighting with officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission in Ilorin. According to an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, the accused, Suleiman Aweda, Segun Busari, Suleiman Raji and Lawal Yusuf, will...

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Lagos to get bicycle lanes

 In a bid to give Nigeria’s most populous city an effective transport system, the state government has announced plans to introduce bicycles lanes on major roads across the city. This announcement was made by the Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos, Mr Kayode Opeifa,...

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World’s Biggest Bra Put Up For Auction

 The world’s biggest bra is being auctioned for a breast cancer charity. Although, technically, the record-setting bra isn’t even the largest cup available.   How is that possible? Well, the bra, modeled on a 34B T-shirt bra, is actually a “mega 1,360B” that is...

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Dangote, Elumelu nominated for Forbes Africa Person award

 Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and former Managing Director, United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, have been selected along with three other individuals for the 2012 edition of the Forbes Africa Person of the year award.   The other...

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Mothers sell their breast milk on Facebook

 Women in the UK and U.S are selling their breast milk online, despite serious concerns that it could be harmful for babies.  Mothers are using community forums, including Facebook, to make some quick cash out of their extra milk. Buying breast milk is tempting...

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12 bodies recovered as bus plunges into River

The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) on Saturday said it has recovered 12 of the 21 persons travelling in a bus which plunged into a River at J4 area of the Sagamu-Ore expressway in Ogbere, Ijebu-East local government area of Ogun State. The bodies were recovered 24 hours after...

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3 youths electrocuted in Warri flood camp

 Three youths were electrocuted at the Cavagina Primary School camp for flood victims in Warri, Delta, according to Chief Frank Omare, the state Commissioner for Environment.Omare disclosed this on Saturday in Warri while briefing Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan on the situation...

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Man wins $30M lottery after being dumped by his girlfriend

   A Massachusetts man who was recently dumped by his girlfriend has had the last laugh after winning $30 million in the Mega Millions jackpot. Sandeep Singh, who had been working two jobs to help his mother and sister, said he was heartbroken after his girlfriend...

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Gunmen Kill another UNIPORT Student and 2 others

 Two weeks after four students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) were killed by a mob in Omuokiri, Aluu, tragedy struck in another host community of the institution as unknown gunmen killed another student of the school, his girlfriend and an ex-member of...

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NDLEA uncovers cocaine in candle

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Abia State command yesterday arrested a suspected drug peddler in Aba, Abia State. According to NDLEA commander in the state, Florence Ezeonye, the suspect was arrested at a courier house while attempting to transport the drugs ...

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Flood: 25% of Nigerians displaced, says Jonathan as Dangote committee targets N100bn

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday regretted that no fewer than 25 per cent Nigerians had been displaced by the flood ravaging most parts of the country.He said since those saddled with the responsibility of compiling data on the victims were still working, there was...

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At Last Patience Jonathan To Return Today

After close to two months of undergoing treatment abroad, wife of Nigeria's President, Patience Jonathan has been scheduled to return to the country today (Thursday).According to presidency sources, arrangements were made on Wednesday night to bring the First Lady back into...

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Three de*d, four injured in renewed Plateau violence

Three persons were confirmed dead while four others sustained injuries in an attack early Tuesday morning in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau state, north-central Nigeria.   Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police,...

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UNIPORT students block East/West road in protest of slain colleagues

 Hundreds of students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) on Tuesday went on rampage blocking the busy East/West road and the Choba/Rumuokwuta road in protest of the gruesome murder of four of their colleagues last Friday. The students, who defied appeals...

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Bullet in baby hit in Maiduguri yet to be removed, 49 days after

 The stray bullet which hit 15 months old baby, Shuaibu Mahmud, in Maiduguri on Sallah day is yet to be removed, Today's gist has learnt.  The father of the boy, Mallam Mahmud was told by doctors at the Usman Dan Fodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, where...

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Lagos govt arrest 33 for hanging and sitting atop moving trains

 The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit in collaboration with the Railway Police Command have arrested 33 people for hanging and sitting atop moving trains operated by the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC).  The 33 passengers aged...

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Flood displaced 53,000 residents in 11 communities in Delta

NO fewer than 53,000 residents of 11 communities in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, have been rendered homeless following the flooding of their homes as a result of the overflow of the River Niger. Their farmlands were also submerged.  Ivrogbor, Umeh,...

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Bomb kills woman, injures other in northern Nigeria

A bomb explosion near a state-owned National Television Authority (NTA) station in a northern Nigerian state has killed a woman and injured five children. Spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, Yushua Shuaib said the overnight bomb blast occurred in Jalingo...

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EFCC arraigns 13 new marketers over N4.6bn subsidy fraud

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned 13 new oil marketers at a Lagos High Court, Ikeja for fuel subsidy fraud in the sum of N4.6 billion. The EFCC alleged that they obtained the money by false pretence and using fake documents. Ten...

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Your days are numbered, army chief tells terrorists

 The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, on Wednesday warned perpetrators of terrorist activities to have a rethink, warning that “nobody can bomb us into submission.” Petinrin made this declaration at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja...

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INEC is broke,can't pay salary - jega

 Its sounds rather unbelievable but its the truth that INEC- the Independent National Electoral Commission is broke and might not be able to pay its staffs in few months to come. In a statement made by the commission boss on Wednesday in Abuja, he told the visiting...

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EFCC blames cash based economy for crime and terrorism in Nigeria

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday in Abuja, blamed the nation’s vulnerability to fraud, terrorism and crime on its operation of a cash-based economy. Speaking in an interview , the Secretary to the commission, Mr. Emmanuel Akomaye, said that the...

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