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43-Year-Old Arrested After Beating Elder Brother To Death In Sepeteri 0
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- March 4, 2026
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Sepeteri, Oyo State, after allegedly beating his elder brother to death with a heavy rock because he believed the deceased had shot him in a dream, police sources confirm. According to a statement from the Oyo State Police Command, the suspect, Lateef Suleiman of Alegunlode Compound, reportedly woke
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Finance Minister Assures Nigerians On Fair Implementation Of Tax Reforms 0
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- March 4, 2026
Mr Wale Edun, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has assured citizens that implementation of the country’s newly enacted tax laws will be carefully monitored to guarantee transparency fairness and equity, multiple national news outlets report. Edun made the remarks on Wednesday March 4, 2026 at the signing ceremony of the Presumptive Tax
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Asylum Surge Prompts UK To Restrict Student Visas 0
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- March 4, 2026
The United Kingdom government has imposed an “emergency brake” on study visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, citing a sharp rise in asylum claims from individuals who initially entered the country through legal migration routes, official sources say. Under the new policy announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, the UK will halt
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Outbreak Spread Across 14 States As Lassa Fever Cases Climb 0
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- March 4, 2026
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a surge in Lassa fever infections nationwide, reporting 82 new confirmed cases and 20 deaths in a single week, the agency said in its Epidemiological Week 7 situation report released Tuesday March 3, 2026. According to the NCDC, the weekly figures show an increase
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Lagos Court Remands Two Bank Officials Over $306,667.81, €50,250 Fraud 0
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- March 4, 2026
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has remanded two senior bank officials in prison pending trial over an alleged $306,667.81 (Three Hundred Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars Eighty-One Cents) and €50,250 (Fifty Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Euros) fraud, legal sources report. The suspects, Bakare Oladimeji Surajudeen and James Olukayode Imokwede, both top
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Department Of State Services Safely Recovers Missing Boy In Balanga 0
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- March 4, 2026
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued a kidnapped six-year-old boy identified as Mohammed Jabir at Gyada Village, Talase in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State, security sources say. The swift operation followed a tip-off from the boy’s family after he was abducted by a suspect who lured him with a
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