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Founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a former chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Gabriel Dozie, has died after a brief illness. A statement issued by the family on Tuesday said the business tycoon died on Monday at the age of 85. …
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The Kano State Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has announced the passing of one of its esteemed members, Mr. Ted Odogwu, a veteran journalist and correspondent with The Punch Newspapers. The news was…
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A prominent Islamic cleric, Imam Dr. Idris Abdul'aziz Dutsen Tanshi, has passed away. Sheikh Muhammad Kabir Haruna confirmed his death on his verified Facebook account late on Thursday night. SolaceBase reports that the late Imam was…
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The Police in Abuja have clarified that contrary to viral reports making the rounds alleging that former Comptroller General of Nigerian Immigration Service, Mr David Shikfu Paradang, was killed by suspected kidnappers in Abuja on Tuesday,…
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The Jigawa State Police Command on Saturday confirmed that a communal clash in the state on Friday has left nine people dead and four others injured. It was gathered that a communal clash, on Friday, in the Miga Local Government Area of…
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The Plateau State Government has confirmed 22 deaths and 132 injured persons, from the Jos collapsed school building. Mr Musa Ashoms, the commissioner for Information, said six of the injured were in critical condition. Ashoms said…
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A former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi is dead. Ogohi died following a brief illness. According to family sources, he had been suffering from age-related health issues for several weeks before he died at his home in…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two former staff of Union Bank in   Makurdi over the alleged stealing of N4,199,500 belonging to a deceased customer of the bank. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said…
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A tragic incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the Papa Ajao area of Lagos State as a mosque collapsed during afternoon prayer, resulting in numerous casualties. Reports indicate that many people lost their lives, while others…
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A student of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, has been beaten to death by some of his colleagues for allegedly stealing a mobile phone belonging to one of them. A source within the institution on Saturday said that the student,…
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