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Police rescue kidnap Benin pastor
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Police rescue kidnapped Benin pastor, arrest suspect in Delta

Police operatives led by Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Oghara Division, CSP Jimoh Hassan, have rescued a pastor and arrested one…

By Ebenezer Adurokiya
kwara Kwara NUJ governorship debate, Offa robbery trial resumes, Gunmen kill father, Kwara loses Area Commander, Kwara boundary dispute, Suspected ritualist in possession, Kehinde Akintola - Abuja 2023 election: Reps Deputy Speaker emerges APC candidate for Wase federal constituency The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Wase Federal Constituency of Plateau State. Declaring the results of the primary election conducted on Friday, Chairman of the party's electoral committee, Adie Ferdinand said the Deputy Speaker scored 59 votes to emerge as APC candidate ahead of the 2023 general elections. According to the chairman of the electoral committee, 60 delegates were registered for the primaries, out of which 59 cast their ballots and one abstained. "The Deputy Speaker has scored 59 votes to emege as candidate for the APC in Wase Federal Constituency while the other candidates didn't get any votes In his acceptance speech, the Deputy Speaker thanked the delegates and leadership of APC for re-electing him their flagbearer. He stressed the need for unity among party stakeholders in the state, saying what the party needs at this time is the cooperation and support from every citizen of the state for accelerate growth and development. The Deputy Speaker also thanked members of his team for supporting and working hard to produce good results, and assured that the confidence reposed in him would spur him to deliver more dividends of democracy to the people. He assured the people of Wase Federal Constituency that the milestone attained through his representation, which led to his overwhelming affirmation as the APC candidate, will give him the inspiration and courage to face the challenges that lie ahead., One dies as miscreants, Adulterated herbal medicine, fish farmer released by abductors, Three die in Kwara auto crash, Gunmen abduct twin daughters, Man, 20, machetes one to death in Kwara, Gunmen kidnap mother, two children in Kwara, Man arrested for killing brother for money ritual in Kwara, Kwara, Kwara Yoruba demands merger
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Retired Customs officer turned fish farmer released by abductors in Kwara

A fish farmer said to be a retired Deputy Comptroller of Nigeria Customs Service, kidnapped last Thursday in Kwara State…

By Biola Azeez
assault on traffic wardens
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Army arrests soldier, begins search for others involved in assault on traffic wardens

Nigerian Army High Command said that it has apprehended one of the soldiers who allegedly assaulted traffic wardens at Adeoyo…

By Jacob Segun Olatunji
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Isokos of Delta urged to sheathe swords, unite

The Isoko nation in Delta State has been urged to sheathe their swords and build bridges that'll foster unity among…

By Ebenezer Adurokiya
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Bandits kidnap wife of Plateau deputy chief of staff, medical doctor

Still reeling from the abduction of PDP chieftain in Plateau State and the chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)…

By Isaac Shobayo
relief materials, Osun CP bans, Mining activities: Osun community raises alarm over environmental hazard, security arrest herbalist with head, Teenage student hangs self in Osun, as police begin probe, busts ring of foreign miners, burst ring of foreign miners, APP gubernatorial candidate charges, Five killed as cultists clash in Osun, Owo Attack Osun, Police arrest two kidnappers , One killed, three injured as hoodlums attack travellers in Osun, Osun APC guber primary, Guber election: Political parties sign peace accord in Osun , release of farmer's corpse, six arrested as rival groups clash in Osun, Groups donate drugs to Osun State hospital, One shot dead during carnival in Osun, Gunmen kidnap couple in Osun, Police quiz couple for beating daughter to death in Osun, Woman burnt to death, Principal Officers in established, Abducted Osun passengers, Mass withdrawal of students, One killed, Police arrest two , Abductors of two Chinese men in Osun, Osun Teacher's recruitment, Seven kidnappers arrested, Man hacks wife, Osun lawmakers in face-off, Osun, Man beaten to death, osun girl, Osun achievements, osun kidnap victim, osun kidnappers, robbers storm banks in Osun, Hawker's headless body discovered, attempt to abduct motorists in Osun, Gunmen kill man
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One killed, six arrested as rival groups clash in Osun

No fewer than six hoodlums have been arrested by the Osun State police command in connection with the killing of…

By Adeolu Adeyemo
Kaduna communities drag military to court over land encroachment, harassment, Court APC election Kwara,Court slates Feb 7 to hear suit challenging monetization of police services, Google Arts, Culture, CyArk, Adunni Olorisha Trust partner to digitally preserve Osun Osogbo sacred grove Rotimi Ige Today, Google Arts and Culture, partnering with 'The Adunni Olorisha Trust' and CyArk announced the launch of the first and largest digital library of content showcasing the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove. The launch, which marks the digital preservation of one of Nigeria’s last remaining sacred groves, is part of Google Arts and Culture’s wider 'Heritage on the Edge' project. The project seeks to support site managers in digitally documenting heritage sites at risk due to climate change, using the imagery captured to further support community maintenance and conservation. The Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove project can be explored via goo.gle/osun-osogbo. Highlights include a 75ha Street View of the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, including the Busanyin Shrine before it was affected by the flood and 3D models of four of the site’s dynamic shrines. The collection allows people to view 900 high-resolution photographs of the site, contemporary and historical artworks and sculptures, artists and spiritual leaders. It also tells 28 stories about art, community and spirituality at the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, and the effect of climate change at the site and includes three audio interviews, including one with popular artist, Jimoh Buraimoh about Susanne Wenger. The project also allows visitors to watch 27 video interviews and see aerial views and 3D views of the site while annotated 3D tours of the Busanyin and Iya Moopo shrines showcase the legacy of art and spirituality at the sacred grove. “Google Arts and Culture’s mission is to preserve and promote the world’s art and culture online, allowing anyone, anywhere in the world to share in it. We are grateful that through partnerships we are now able to preserve one of the most recognised, culturally rich Yoruba heritage sites, known for active traditional worship and contemporary art movements,” says Chance Coughenour, Program Manager and Digital Archaeologist, Google Arts and Culture. “Through the use of state-of-the-art technologies, site managers will be able to monitor and mitigate the effects of the changing climate and more broadly provide resources to support growing the capacity for the preservation of heritage sites” added Coughenour. Located on the forested banks of the Osun river in the city of Osogbo, in Osun State of Nigeria, the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, a UNESCO World Heritage site is several centuries old and among the last sacred groves of their kind which joined the edges of most Yoruba cities before the mass shift from rural to urban areas. In the site, Yoruba deities are embodied in shapely, sculpted shrines where creativity and spirituality come to life. Recently, the Grove has been in danger of destruction due to flooding, heavy rain and climate change. The Busanyin shrine was damaged in floods shortly after being digitally captured. “The Yoruba community is one of the largest in Nigeria and the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove is truly a unique and special place that embodies the essence of the Yoruba culture and heritage. We are excited about the digital preservation of the site and the partnership with Google Arts and Culture. It offers a noteworthy body of work that portrays the admirable culture of the Yoruba people to the world,” Olufemi A. Akinsanya Akinsanya, Chair, Save Our Art! Save Our Heritage! Campaign said. “CyArk's work in Osogbo has been a true collaboration between Nigerian government officials, local NGOs, the community of Osogbo, and His Royal Highness Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun Larooye II, who are all working together to share the stories of Osogbo with a wider audience,” said Kacey Hadick, Director of Programs and Development, CyArk. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Federal Republic of Nigeria, added, "I am truly delighted that, for the first time ever, the Osun Osogbo Grove has been brought online, thanks to Google Arts and Culture, which has partnered with CyArk and the Adunni Olorisa Trust/Osun Foundation to digitise the shrine and its surroundings, thus protecting both for posterity. “I said during the visit to the Grove in 2019 that it was important to refocus national and global attention on this world heritage site, and I am glad we achieved our purpose, as can be attested to by this project digitising the shrine and its surroundings. I wish to most sincerely commend all the partners for this monumental work,” Alhaji Lai Mohammed said. Through past projects like Taste of Nigeria and Eko for Show, Google Arts and Culture has helped people across the world experience Nigeria heritage and history. The launch of the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove project allows new audiences locally and internationally an opportunity to experience its past, present and future, reinforcing Google’s commitment to preserving Nigeria’s cultural heritage., Court restrains National , Court dismisses Adebutu's application, Court declares ex-Rep member, Court pastor homicide Kogi,Court confirms Maikalangu as AMAC , Court killer brothers Kogi,suit against Olisa Metuh, Pastor to spend 7 years in prison, Court APC governorship Taraba,Court adjourns trial of SheikhN80m property theft: Lagos DPP establishes armed robbery case against seven suspects, traditional secretary granted bail, APC gubernatorial candidacy, Court orders Zamfara commissioner to return 58 tractors sold illegally, Court dismisses suit, Kogi committee recommendation personnel ,Lawyer Buhari AGF NDDC,Kano courts do not compromise in granting bails ― Chief registrar, Court slates Oct 4, Court orders former registrar to return salaries, allowances collected by him for 11 years, suit challenging Labour Party, Court acquits Akinlade, Court remands seven persons, Ogudu Muslim Community Praying Ground
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AAUA student arraigned for fraud in Ondo

A 300-level student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ayodeji Fadare, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate Court for allegedly…

By Hakeem Gbadamosi
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Buhari sends condolence message to Omisore family over death of Olu of Ayepe-Olode

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended condolences to a former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore and the entire…

By Leon Usigbe
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We want more from Obaseki than gunboats, Ijaws in Edo say

Ijaw Youth Council, the umbrella body for Ijaw youths wirldwide, has said that the Ijaw communities in Edo State deserved…

By Suyi Ayodele
DSS operatives assisted me to 'kidnap' businessman in Osun
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DSS operatives assisted me to ‘kidnap’ businessman in Osun ― Suspect

A middle-aged man identified as Akeem Ogunnibi at the weekend revealed that he worked hand in hand with Department of…

By Adeolu Adeyemo
Three die in Ondo auto crash, Two monarchs docked for alleged impersonation in Ondo, 30 students to bag scholarship, Seven arraigned over kidnapping, Gunmen attack construction company, settle all salary arrears, thugs demolish FG Housing Scheme, minority leader loses bid, Court remands woman for killing neighbour in Ondo, How victims escaped from Kidnapper's den in Ondo, Ondo OPC leader remanded for disrupting worship at Akure mosque, Police to prosecute man who allegedly killed girlfriend in Ondo, Prison official shoots self dead over inability to pay bills, 600 suspected criminals arrested, Church sweeper hacked to death in Ondo, Eze Ndigbo regains freedom , Policeman kills Okada rider, Army withdraws soldiers , Abducted Ondo girls, 25 persons arrested , Two fishermen on fishing, Hit-and-run drivers crush farmer, Ondo ex-militants plead for inclusion, 35-year-old man rapes 80-year-old , 80 persons arrested , seven victims in Ondo, Ondo panel, two killed in ondo, Gunmen abduct traditional
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Prison official shoots self dead over inability to pay bills

An official of the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Kayode Adeniyi, attached to the Segede Correctional Centre in Ondo town, Ondo West…

By Hakeem Gbadamosi
Presidential Rally grants PDP
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Hoodlums kill Ebubeagu member, set body ablaze in Ebonyi

Unknown gunmen have killed and set ablaze the body of a 32-year-old Ifeanyi Orogbo from Igweledeoha, Amagu, Ikwo local government…

By Grace Egbo
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How police officer’s pistol was stolen by sergeant, sold to cultists

Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have uncovered how the pistol of late Station Officer, Ehigimetor…

By Olalekan Olabulo
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Three vigilante members die while travelling to minister’s daugher’s wedding

Two different fatal accidents that occurred on Saturday within about three hours intervals have claimed four lives in Bauchi as…

By Ishola Michael
Abductors of DELSU lecturer demand N50m ransom, Abductors of Edo pupils , mechanic, kidnap
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Fulani kidnappers kill driver, abduct 5 others on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

SUSPECTED Fulani kidnappers resumed criminal activities in Oyo State early on Saturday, as they struck at Onigaari axis of the…

By Oluwatoyin Malik
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Valuables lost as fire razes four rooms of storey building in Kwara

Fire outbreak, caused by electric power surge, early on Friday morning razed four rooms in a storey building of 12…

By Biola Azeez
ASP kidnapped in Kwara, Kwara driver machetes 2-year-old boy over domestic quarrel, Kwara local govt service, One dies as vigilante group, suspected kidnappers engage in gun duel in Kwara, 12 burnt to death in Kwara road crash, NSCDC quell hijab protest, Police, NSCDC quell hijab protest in Kwara, Suspected kidnappers abduct five, Cattle rustlers attack herder, officers to search phones,10 die in Kwara, Many injured in Kwara APC clash, Suspected ritualists hacked woman, Two farmers feared killed, 24-year-old man arrested Islamic cleric beats, Kwara schools, kidnapped Kwara tipper lorry owner, Kwara PDP wants state
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Suspected kidnappers abduct five in separate attacks in Kwara

Suspected gunmen have reportedly abducted five persons in separate attacks in two different local government areas of Kwara state. The…

By Biola Azeez
Nigerian universities can handle their problems if given autonomy ― UNIJOS VC, ASUU UNIJOS establishes water, 300-level UNIJOS student murdered 300 level student of UNIJOS murdered, body mutilated, We had sleepless nights, Niger govt evacuates its citizens, Tricyclist stabs UNIJOS student to death, demand for N10m ransom, gunmen kidnap Unijos lecturer, UNIJOS, UniJos exonerates Benedicta, UniJos, strike, students, UNIJOS registrar
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300-level UNIJOS student murdered inside hotel room, eyes, other organs taken away

A 300-level student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), identified as Jennifer Anthony, has been killed and her body mutilated,…

By Isaac Shobayo
Troops intercept illicit drugs
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Troops intercept illicit drugs worth N6.5m in Kaduna, kill suspect

TROOPS of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in charge of security in Plateau State have intercepted 315 blocks of substances suspected…

By Isaac Shobayo
Governor Bello expresses determination to improve healthcare indices in Niger, Niger gov advocates commercial mechanized agriculture for food sufficiency, Intensify battle against terrorists, Zungeru power project: Niger gov urges Niger
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Zungeru power project: Niger gov urges security agents to rescue abducted Chinese nationals

Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has condemned the attack on the Sino-Hydro Electric Power Dam in Zungeru by bandits,…

By Adelowo Oladipo

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