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Drunk Policeman In Zambia Opens Cell Door, Frees Suspects To Celebrate New Year 

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A Zambian detective inspector has been arrested for releasing 13 suspects from police custody while under the influence of alcohol in a bizarre New Year’s Eve incident. Detective Inspector Titus Phiri, who was reportedly intoxicated, seized the keys to the cells at Leonard Cheelo Police Station in Lusaka on New Year’s Eve. He then freed the suspects, who were being held...

Shettima Apologises Over Airstrike That Killed Ten In Sokoto 

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Shettima Urges African Leaders To Ramp up 3% of continent’s global GDP

Vice President Kashim Shettima has extended his condolences to the government and people of Sokoto State over the killing of about 10 civilians in airstrike targeted at the Lakurawa terrorist group at Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities in Silame Local Government Area. The villagers lost their lives on December 25, 2024, when the military targeted a logistics base of the...

Kwara Court Dissolves 8-Yr-Old Marriage Over Lack Of Love 

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Medical Doctor Faces 7-Year Jail Term Over N127m Fraud In Calabar

An Area Court sitting at Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, Kwara State, has dissolved the Islamic marriage between Taibat Oniban and Alfa Kamaldeen, both of Okelele Area, Ilorin, after living together for eight years. The presiding judge, Idris Etsu, made the ruling after the bailiff of the court deposed an affidavit on the agreement of the husband to dissolve the marriage. “The bailiff said...

Malaysian Man Receives Lashes In Mosque For Being Alone With Woman 

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A man was flogged inside a mosque in Malaysia on Friday after being convicted of an Islamic offence for spending time alone with a woman who was neither his wife nor relative, state news reported. The 42-year-old construction worker received six lashes in Terengganu, Malaysia’s conservative state, after being convicted by a Sharia court, according to the official Bernama news...

Customers To Watch All DStv Stations Free For 72 Hrs — Multichoice

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All DStv customers will have free access to all DStv channels from Dec. 27 to 29, regardless of their current subscription package. This is contained in a statement on Thursday by MultiChoice Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seasonal offer is open to all DStv subscribers. The statement read in part: “No Subscription, No Problem! Switch on your...

Gov. Adeleke Pardons Man Sentenced To Death For Stealing Fowl In Osun 

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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has pardoned Segun Olowookere who was sentenced to death for armed robbery in Osun State. Olowookere was pardoned alongside his accomplice, Sunday Morakinyo, the governor disclosed in a statement on X on Thursday. The claim that the duo got a death sentence for stealing a fowl went viral on social media. But the Osun State...

At Christmas, Tinubu Says Nigeria On Path To Restoration, Progress 

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President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to renew hope and belief in a prosperous Nigeria. In a personal message to Nigerians to wish them a merry Christmas and a joyous and prosperous New Year, he expressed confidence that Nigeria is on a promising path to restoration and progress. He acknowledged the transformative changes and necessary reforms his administration has implemented since...

Farotimi Reunites With Family After Meeting Bail Conditions 

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Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi has regained freedom after meeting his bail conditions. The development was disclosed by politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore. He was arrested earlier in the month for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD. Farotimi, who was remanded in a correctional centre in Ado Ekiti,...

Biden Commutes 38 Death Sentences, Fearing They May Be Executed Under Trump 

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Biden Urges Constitutional Amendment On Presidential Immunity

US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row, ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of executions during his first term. Three men, convicted of terrorism or hate crimes, will remain on federal death row: one of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombers, a...

Tinubu Holds First Media Chat Tonight 

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"Why Tinubu Ordered Ministers To Render Accounts" – Presidency

President Bola Tinubu will address Nigerians in his first media chat on Monday evening as citizens celebrate the Christmas season. The development was announced in a press release issued by the Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga and made available to Daily Sun. The broadcast is scheduled for 9 pm on the Nigerian Television Authority and Federal Radio Corporation of...

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