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In Qaraqosh, over 100 people killed in fire outbreak at wedding party

1 year ago5714 min

A wedding party was wrecked by a fire that killed over a hundred people and injured another 150. This melancholy tragedy occurred during what should have been a joyous occasion in Iraq’s largest Christian town, Nineveh province. The specific cause of the incident is uncertain, while rumours claim that fireworks may have sparked the blaze. Due to flammable panels, the fire quickly enveloped the arena, causing pieces of the ceiling to fall. The use of...

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Metro

Ibukun Solomon’s mom used pestle to kill Dad while he slept, says son

1 year ago5704 min

Ibukun Solomon, a 12-year-old kid, has told the story of how, following a small quarrel in Ondo town, Ondo State, his mother Tayelolu killed his father Felix with a pestle while he was sleeping. According to information obtained by ProbitasNews, the mother of three killed her farmer husband, 65, while he slept in their home in Ondo town’s Government Reservation Area (GRA), by striking him three times with a pestle. According to reports, the...

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Metro

‘2Baba’ Okpolowu in possession of 40 guns, acquired spiritual powers to kill Rivers DPO — Accomplice

1 year ago5903 min

Present David Okpala Okpolowu, also known as “2Baba,” is the mastermind behind the murder and beheading of Ahoada Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Rivers State Superintendent Bako Angbashim. He is in possession of more than forty firearms. They overcame DPO Angbashim physically because “2Baba” also got in touch with a local physician in the Ogoni region of the state to assist him in killing the officer spiritually. A person who was part of Okpolowu’s group and...

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Customs intercept live parrots, hawk worth N6 million

1 year ago5733 min

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, intercepted live endangered species of African Grey Parrots, Green Parrots, and a hawk worth around N6,859,832. Customs Area Controller Comptroller Timi Bomodi announced this on Wednesday. He said that the seizure was based on reliable intelligence. The animals were apprehended at the Gbaji checkpoint on their way to Benin Republic. “These animals were intercepted by our officers around 4 a.m. today; we received intelligence that they were being...

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Akwa Ibom AAC rejects 4 bags of rice offered as palliative by FG

1 year ago5622 min

The Akwa Ibom State branch of the African Action Congress, AAC, has rejected four sacks of rice that it claims were provided to it by the Federal Government as a consolation prize for the painful economic effects of subsidy removal. Elder Utip Etiebiet, the state AAC chairman, claimed the palliative arrangement was designed “to mock and manipulate the intelligence of Nigerians.” Etiebet bemoaned the fact that the palliative was politicised and distributed along political party...

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Local Politics

Group fires Yahaya Bello for not appointing new Maigari for Lokoja

1 year ago5955 min

Yahaya Bello, the governor of Kogi State, has come under fire from the Lokoja Forum of Patriots for neglecting to appoint a new Maigairi of Lokoja within a year after the passing of Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammadu Kabir III, the late monarch of the state capital. According to ProbitasNews, the previous Maigari of Lokoja passed away on September 28, 2022. The Forum expressed their sentiments in a statement that was signed by Alhaji Ali Danlami Ibrahim,...

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Kogi guber poll: SDP accuses Yahaya Bello of sponsoring attacks on members

1 year ago1724 min

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has accused Governor Yahaya Bello of instigating attacks on SDP members ahead of the Kogi State governorship race. According to ProbitasNews, SDP flagbearer Muritala Yakubu Ajaka is considered one of the main candidates in the governorship election. Isaiah Davies Ibele, Director General, New Media, Muri/Sam Campaign Council, addressed a news conference in Lokoja on Wednesday, pleading on President Bola Tinubu, security agencies, and the international community to summon Bello. Noting...

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Metro

Alleged N54bn contract inflation: Counter accusations rock ministry as Reps committee summons Director

1 year ago18311 min

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee looking into the sluggish progress and disputes surrounding the purported re-award of the Ijebu-Igbo-Ibadan road project began hearings with a theatrical flourish. The Federal Ministry of Works and the contractor were invited to a meeting with the MPs on Tuesday after the Hon. Kwamoti Bitrus Laori ad hoc committee toured the project site in Ibadan, Oyo State, and portions of Ogun State last Thursday. The lawmakers asked the...

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Editors' Pick

Colleagues protest when doctor spends sixth day in kidnappers’ den

1 year ago1743 min

Tuesday, medical professionals in Kogi State protested the kidnapping of one of their colleagues, Dr. Austin Uwumagbe, by taking to the streets of Lokoja, the state capital. Uwumagbe, the director of Victory Hospital-Annex in Ogaminana in Kogi State’s Adavi Local Government Area, was kidnapped by gunmen last week who were thought to be kidnappers. Upon visiting Kogi State Specialist Hospital Lokoja, Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, and several other facilities in the state capital, our correspondent...

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Editors' Pick

Sources: Edo Governor Obaseki asks Deputy Shaibu to drop governorship ambition before accepting apology

1 year ago1633 min

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has advised his controversial deputy, Philip Shaibu, to abandon his governorship bid in exchange for his public apologies. Probitas News claimed that Philip Shaibu requested his principal to forgive his “wrongdoings.” In a journalist interview last week, Shaibu, who has been fighting the governor for Edo State governorship, made the request. Governor Obaseki told Shaibu that his deputy must relinquish his governorship ambition before they can reconcile, according to...

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