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Father writing JAMB for son arrested

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A father was reportedly arrested while writing exams for his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has been arrested. The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has warned that it has improved its technology check for those engaging in all forms of examination malpractices. Speaking in Kaduna on Wednesday, the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede who inspected the UTME centres in Kaduna, expressed satisfaction over the 2024 examination, which had 1.94 million students this year. He, however, frowned at few cases of impersonation, adding that some people…

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Lagos Airport flight operations diverted over fire outbreak

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Federal Airport Authority has diverted all flight operations from the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal 1 to the D wing of the airport over a fire incident. FAAN also added that the engineers at the airport have disconnected power from the entire E wing of the airport to quench the ravaging fire which started around 5:29 am on Thursday. According to a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, smoke which eventually turned into fire had erupted from the E54 bridge, a development which caused…

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Rain storm: 118 inmates escape Niger prison

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118 inmates have reportedly escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, after a downpour on Wednesday night wreaked havoc on the facility. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Adamu Duza, on Thursday. Duza noted that the downpour caused severe damage to the custodial centre’s infrastructure, including a breach in the perimeter fence, which allowed the inmates to flee. In response, the NCoS swiftly activated its recapturing protocols, collaborating with other security agencies to…

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Fidelity Bank Commends Air Peace’s Performance . Celebrates Airline For The Commencement of the Lagos-London Route

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  Fidelity Bank Plc has commended Air Peace’s performance since it commenced flight operations about 10 years ago. Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, the Managing Director, Fidelity Bank Plc gave the commendation over the weekend in Lagos during a special event organised for the airline by the bank to celebrate Air Peace for the milestone of commencement of direct flights from Lagos to London. According to Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, who doubled as the host at the event, the airline has upheld the principles of financial discipline and good corporate governance since inception, while…

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Yahaya Bello withdrew $720,000 from govt account to pay child’s school fees – EFCC

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The embattled former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of withdrawing $720,000 from the government account to pay school fees. According to the EFCC boss, Ola Olukoyede, Bello wired the money to a Bureau de Change operator to pay his child’s school fees in advance. The revelation came after the anti-graft agency declared the fugitive ex-Governor wanted. Recall that Bello had earlier said he was ready to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to the…

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One dies as another building partially collapses in Lagos

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A three-story building’s balcony has collapsed at Number 5 Fanny Street, Ita-Faaji, Lagos Island leaving one person dead and three others injured. According to an eyewitness, “The incident occurred at about 3.30 pm when there was a partial collapse of a three-storey balcony in which the second-floor balcony caved in. “In the process, unfortunately, a female passerby was hit by the falling debris of the collapse and died as a result of the effect. “Three other victims suffered different degrees of injuries and we’re rushed to hospital for treatment.” Director,…

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‘I hope we’ll find a miracle’, Celine Dion gives health update

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Celine Dion, Canadian pop megastar,  who suffers from a rare neurological disorder, said in her first interview since announcing the career-sidelining diagnosis that she is well, but taking life “one day at a time.” Dion, 56, first disclosed in December 2022 that she had been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome, which causes stiff muscles in the torso, arms and legs, with noise or emotional distress known to trigger spasms. As the cover star of Vogue France’s May edition, she told the magazine she was “well” but that her condition requires…

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Passengers overpower bandits in Zamfara, kill one, seize 2 AK-47 rifles

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The family of a bride-to-be and a group of passengers thwarted a kidnapping attempt by killing a terrorist in Zamfara State. The incident unfolded when the family of the bride-to-be and other travellers were ambushed by bandits along the Talata Mafara-Gusau highway. The bride’s family had embarked on a journey to purchase clothing and other wedding materials in Kano. However, their plans took a harrowing turn when armed bandits targeted them. An eyewitness revealed that the response was spontaneous once the bandits had selected their victims. Despite one of the…

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Dana airplane skids off Lagos airport runway

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A Dana Airline airplane has veered off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport this morning.  The affected aircraft, a McDonald Douglas (MD-83) with registration 5N-BKI, had 83 passengers on board. Spokesman for the airline, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, however, said the 83 passengers and crew onboard the flight disembarked safely without injuries. Ezenwa, in a statement, said: “Dana Air regrets to inform the public of a runway incursion involving one of our aircraft, registration number 5N BKI, which was flying from Abuja to Lagos today, 23/04/24. “We are relieved…

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Top heroin smuggling cartel members arrested by NDLEA

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested three members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America, more than two months after they were declared wanted. “This followed the recent seizure of the single largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos.” Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi said, “A total of 51.90 kilograms of heroin had been recovered from members of the drug cartel in an operation that began…

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