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A 60-year-old man robs a supermarket to join his…

Eager to get into prison and help his nephew in there, a 60-year-old man from Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France, robbed a local supermarket at gunpoint and then waited patiently to be arrested by police, Oddity Central reported. The unusual accident occurred at the end of September in Sainte-Rose, a municipality in the north of the Guadeloupe archipelago. The …

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Muslim girls urged to pursue excellence with faith at Abeokuta seminary

Muslim girls in 25 public and private secondary schools in Abeokuta South and North Local Government Areas have been urged to pursue excellence and leadership with strong moral discipline and faith-based values. The appeal was made during a career guidance seminar held to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child 2025 at Egba Central Mosque, Kobiti, Abeokuta. The event, …

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Baptist Seminary warns US against viewing Nigeria as religious violator

The Kaduna Baptist Theological Seminary has warned the United States government against designating Nigeria as a country that violates religious freedom, warning that such a move could worsen insecurity and deepen religious tension across the nation. In a statement signed by the president, the seminary’s board of governors, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, and the interim president, Rev. Dr Mannaseh Panpe, …

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NCS seeks collaboration from stakeholders on the national Single Window – THISAGE project

The Nigeria Customs Service has called for a collective commitment from all stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the National Single Window (NSW) initiative to streamline Nigeria’s import and export processes through a unified digital platform. The Service Zonal Coordinator for Zone “A”, Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) Mohammed Babandede, made the appeal during the National One Stop Shop Stakeholder …

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STRIKE: ASUU will disband universities on Monday

Barring a last-minute ceasefire between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Union has decided to embark on a two-week warning strike starting Monday, October 13, 2025. ASUU took the stand following the expiry of the two-week ultimatum given to the government to meet their demands which was due to expire on Sunday evening, and …

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Value Jet sends another plane to fly the Super Eagles to Uyo

Super Eagles The stranded Super Eagles are expected to arrive in Nigeria in the early hours of Sunday as Value Jet had dispatched another plane to transport them from Luanda, Angola. The Value Jet’s initial flight had to make an emergency landing following an accident involving the plane’s windshield. The team was returning to Nigeria from South Africa, where they …

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UK energy watchdog IIP rejects allegations of substandard fuel imports against Dangote refinery

UK energy watchdog IIP rejects allegations of substandard fuel imports against Dangote refinery …Makes technically inaccurate statements The Impact Investigators Platform (IIP), a UK-based energy watchdog, has cleared the Dangote oil refinery of charges of importing substandard petrol into Nigeria. The IIP investigation found no evidence to support the claims, saying the refinery imported intermediate feedstock, not finished fuel, and …

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