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TERRORISTS KILL VIGILANTES, ABDUCT TWO VILLAGE HEADS, OTHERS IN KADUNA

Some terrorists have reportedly killed eight vigilante members and two other persons in Kakangi and Unguwan Matinja communities in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The village heads of Kakangi and Kisaya villages under Kakangi Ward were also abducted. A resident of the LG identified as Idris Khalid, who confirmed the incident […]

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FILM ADAPTATION OF WOLE SOYINKA’S ‘THE MAN DIED’ SET FOR JULY RELEASE IN NIGERIA, UK

The Man Died will be released in July to coincide with Soyinka’s 90th birthday. Nollywood veteran, Wale Ojo, will play famous Nigerian writer, Wole Soyinka, in a film adaptation of one of the latter’s most famous books, The Man Died. The memoir chronicles Soyinka’s thoughts when the government held him as a political prisoner during

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TOULOUSE ‘FEAR FACTOR’ REQUIRES PERFECT QUINS

Investec Champions Cup semi-final Venue: Stadium de Toulouse Date: Sunday, 5 May Time: 15:00 BST Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra; live text updates on BBC Sport website and app. Toulouse’s “fear factor” means Harlequins could need a “10 out of 10 performance” to reach the Investec Champions Cup final, says scrum-half

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KLOPP SAYS ‘PRESSURE IS OFF’ AFTER LIVERPOOL’S LATE-SEASON COLLAPSE

Jurgen Klopp said the “pressure is off” after his Liverpool team dropped out of the Premier League title race, urging his men to rediscover their best form in the final few games of his Anfield reign. Liverpool have won just one of their past five league games and it would now take a miracle for

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CITY’S FODEN AND SHAW WIN FWA FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has been named the Football Writers’ Association’s men’s player of the year, while City forward Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw won the women’s award, it was announced on Friday. England international Foden, 23, who has scored 24 goals in all competitions this season, including his goal in their Club World Cup final

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Lagos police identify officers who shot man dead during fuel queue tumult.

The Lagos State Police Command said it has identified the police officer who shot a young man, Toheeb Eniafe, at a petrol station on Wednesday. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday. He said, “The person behind the shooting has been identified as

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[ICYMI] 17-year-old hacker stuns EFCC chairman with impressive IT skills

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, narrated an incident where a 17-year-old successfully hacked into his personal computer and bank account while being interrogated at his office in Lagos. The anti-graft agency chairman made this known in a chat with some editors at the EFCC Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, last Tuesday.

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