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US President Donald Trump announces plan to fire thousands of White House staff

US President Donald Trump announces plan to fire thousands of White House staff

US President Donald Trump has announced plans to fire thousands of White House staff who are not aligned with his vision to Make America Great Again.   Trump disclosed this on his social media platform, Truth Social, beforepublicly firing several senior employees in an unprecedented shakeup.     The post read: ‘Our first day in the White House is not over yet! My Presidential …

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Ex-Shari?a court judge accused of assaulting visually impaired Kaduna housewife gets bail

Ex-Shari?a court judge accused of assaulting visually impaired Kaduna housewife gets bail

A retired Upper Shari’a Court Judge, Mahmoud Shehu, has been granted bail by a Magistrate Court in Zaria, Kaduna State, over allegations of assaulting a visually impaired housewife.   The court, presided over by Senior Magistrate Ibrahim Adamu Salisu, approved bail for Shehu on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, stipulating that he must provide two sureties who are civil servants on …

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At least 66 de@d in Turkish ski resort hotel fire

At least 66 de@d in Turkish ski resort hotel fire

A fire at a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, Jan. 21, k!lled at least 66 people, Turkey’s Interior Minister said.  Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster that struck the Grand Kartal hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya, in Bolu province’s Koroglu mountains, some 300 kilometers (185 …

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We make N250k and N300k daily from stolen phones – Lagos-based ?One chance? operator confesses

We make N250k and N300k daily from stolen phones - Lagos-based ?One chance? operator confesses

Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have apprehended a member of the notorious “One-Chance” syndicate that operated on a yellow colour painted commercial bus to rob unsuspecting passengers of their valuables.   The arrest happened around Conoil Filling Station, along Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos, following a distress call by a female passenger, Miss Bibian Emelifonwu, who …

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Man apprehended with human skull in Ogun

Man apprehended with human skull in Ogun

A54-year-old man identified as Adelani Oriyomi, has been apprehended by men of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, otherwise known as So-Safe Corps, while allegedly attempting to exhume a human skull at a tomb in Kere, Obada-Oko, Abeokuta, Ogun State at about 2.35am on January 21, 2025.   A statement issued by the Commander of So-Safe Corps, …

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WHO issues statement on the United States’ announcement on intent to withdraw

WHO issues statement on the United States

The World Health Organisation has responded to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US membership from the United Nations-led health agency.  “The World Health Organisation regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organisation,” Director-General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote in a post.  “We hope the United States will reconsider and we look …

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Gov Fubara, Wike, others meet President Tinubu over Rivers issues

Gov Fubara, Wike, others meet President Tinubu over Rivers issues

President Bola Tinubu has met with Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, and the leaders of Ogoni land from four local government areas of River State.   The meeting took place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja today January 21.   On the delegations of the governor and the FCT Minister, respectively, were …

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Subscribers to sue NCC over 50% Telecom tariff hike

Subscribers to sue NCC over 50% Telecom tariff hike

The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has announced plans to sue the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the approval of 50 percent tariff hike.   NCC on Monday, January 20, approved the request of telecommunications companies (telcos) to increase tariffs. The adjustment came after the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecommunications Companies …

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