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A ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ (Internet fraudster) has confessed on how they pay money into their pastors’ account to beat security. According to John (not real name), from Warri, Delta state, when they expect large sum of money that could attract suspicion, they identify pastors with huge cash inflow in their accounts and approach them to allow…

Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, released 25 prisoners and reduced the sentence for nine others on the occasion of Nigeria’s 60th Independence. The governor disclosed this in his message to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary, on Thursday, October 1, in Kaduna. He said: “As we mark the diamond jubilee of our country’s freedom, it is…

Two persons were killed in a lone accident which occurred at Awowo village on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Thursday. Babatunde Akinbiyi, Spokesperson for Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. He said six other passengers sustained various degrees of injuries. Akinbiyi explained that…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called for the release of all political prisoners, and detainees as Nigeria marks its 60th Independence Anniversary. The former Vice President urged the Federal and State Governments to reconcile with individuals who disagree with their rule. Nigeria’s future depends on our commitment to a common destiny. #NigeriaAt60 pic.twitter.com/ZmiXDK7MqR —…

The Federal Government has approved the reopening of the 104 unity schools in the country for October 11. The Minister of Education, Dr Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this yesterday, said the approval was for Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School. He said the action was to enable students who had been at home since…

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has given reasons why Nigeria may not remain together for much longer. Fani-Kayode, who spoke on Thursday on the occasion of the nation’s Independent Day celebration, said Nigeria might not remain together longer lots of injustice in the land. “Today we celebrate 60 years of independence from our former colonial…

Two persons were on Wednesday confirmed dead in Lagos as a commercial motorcyclist carrying two passengers ran into a bus in the restricted BRT lane. A third person was reported injured and taken to hospital. Operators of the BRT franchise, Primero Transport Services, confirmed the incident, saying the crash happened in the Ile-Epo area of…

A fire explosion was averted on Wednesday night following sudden fall of a petrol laden tanker in Aguleri junction in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State. The tanker carrying 45,000 liters reportedly fell in front of a gas filling station in the area. According to eyewitnesses, the crash was as a result of…

The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, has died of cancer. NAN reports that Brown, known, as the “Berlin Patient”, died on Tuesday after battling with recurrent leukaemia for several months. His death was disclosed in a statement issued by Bijan Farnoudi, Communication and Public Affairs Director, International AIDS Society, IAS,…