A health official, Akintayo Akintoba, on Monday in Lagos testified that several tests including a CT scan on the brain were conducted on a journalist, Yomi Olomofe, following an alleged battering by some officials of the Nigerian Customs Service on June 25, 2015.
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Sen. Wamakko Frees 34 Prison Inmates
Sen. Aliyu Wamako (APC –Sokoto North) on Monday secured the release of 34 prison inmates, among them, a teenage girl, following his settlement of fines imposed on them.
Read More »Ondo APC Chieftain Dies In Kidnappers’ Den
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Mr. Olamide Odimayo has reportedly died in the den of his abductors.
Read More »Five Female Suicide Bombers Kill 17 In Borno – Police
Seventeen persons were killed in multiple suicide attacks in a Maiduguri suburb, the police confirmed on Monday.
Read More »Jihadists Hit Mali Hotel, At least 2 Killed
Jihadists have attacked a hotel resort in Mali’s capital, taking hostages at a spot popular with foreigners on the weekends.
Read More »Budget: National Assembly Wants To be Both Legislature, Executive, Says Sagay
The House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Sunday, clashed over the power of the National Assembly to insert projects into the budget.
Read More »Husbands Must Provide Mosquito Nets Before Wedding In Sokoto’
Soon, insecticide treated mosquito nets will be a must have for men planning to get married in Sokoto State.
Read More »NNPC Crashes Price Of Diesel
Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, the Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has said the corporation crashed the price of diesel by 42 per cent.
Read More »Woman Gives Birth On Flight, Baby Gets Free Travel For Life
An Indian woman gave birth to a baby boy on an international commercial flight as it flew at 35,000 feet, the airline said on Monday.
Read More »Questions on new FIFA video technology
Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi believes more time is needed for new technology to be understood. This was after his team felt the positive and negative results of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system being tested at the Confederations Cup in Russia on Sunday. In beating Cameroon 2-0 in their opener at the Spartak Stadium on Sunday, Chile had a …
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