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N8.7b Debt: GTB resists seal of bank

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Enugu Guaranty  Trust Bank has resisted attempt to seal its branches by Innoson Group of companies, who was authorized by court to seal the bank until it pays up .

BREAKING NEWS: Court orders re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu

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T he Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the re-arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

China jails former internet regulator over graft

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A Chinese court on Tuesday jailed the former chief internet regulator, Lu Wei, for 14 years, having found the once influential official guilty of taking bribes worth almost $5 million.

FG Considers 50% VAT Hike From 5%

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The Federal Government on Tuesday revealed its plan to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) up to 50 percent.
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A 104-year-old woman has said she wants to be arrested because she has never been on the wrong side of the law.

NZ victim's last words to gunman go viral

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A Christchurch worshipper, who was among the first to be targeted by a gunman Friday, is being hailed as a hero online for sharing "peaceful" and "courageous" words — likely his last — while confronting his attackers.

Offa Robbery Suspect: I Was Coerced to Implicate Bukola Saraki

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One of the suspects in the April 5, 2018 bank robberies in Offa, Kwara State, Ayoade Akinnibosun, yesterday told a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin how  the police coerced him to implicate Senate President Bukola Saraki.

Two-storey building collapses in Ibadan

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A two-storey building has collapsed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

I am so much richer than President Buhari – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says

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The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari may be “poorer” than he was in 2015, according to a report by DailyPost.

Nigerian man based abroad killed in an accident when he returned to Nigeria after living abroad for 15 years

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It has been reported that a Nigerian man based abroad has died after his return to Nigeria a few weeks ago.

Igbo businessman narrowly escapes death after being attacked by hoodlums in Taraba state

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An Igbo businessman narrowly escaped death after being attacked by thugs in Taraba. Rotn Akanwoke Gideon, aka Arkgee, the CEO of Arkgee Computers in Yola was attacked along Wukari Road in Taraba state.

Lagos school building collapse: search for survivors ends

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Emergency services have called off the search for survivors of a building collapse that killed at least nine in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, as anger mounted over dilapidated property and unscrupulous owners.

Trump: US grounding some Boeing 737s after Ethiopia crash

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The U.S. is issuing an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft "effective immediately," in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people, President Donald Trump said.

Two boys died in an SUV that rolled into a creek while their mom was in a store, police say

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(CNN) - Jenea Payne parked her SUV and walked into a grocery store in western Mississippi over the weekend, leaving her three small children in the vehicle, police say.

Woman's hand sawn off 'in insurance fraud'

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Police in Slovenia have accused a woman of cutting off her hand with a circular saw - with the help of her family - to make a fraudulent insurance claim.

Airline boss replies to boy's viral letter

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An airline founded by a 10-year-old Australian boy and his school friend is already taking off, having grabbed the attention of a long-established competitor. Alex Jacquot, the self-proclaimed CEO of "Oceania Express," recently had some extra time on his hands and decided to write a letter to Qantas CEO Alan Joyce asking him for advice.

Plane turns around after mom forgot her baby at airport

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A plane had to turn around and go back to the airport after a mum claimed she left her baby at the terminal.

Meet the lucky man who missed the ill-fated Ethiopian Airline flight (photos)

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Pictured above  is Ahmed Khalid who missed the doomed Ethiopian airlines flight because his connection flight from Dubai was delayed and he reached Addis Ababa later than planned.

US arrests cryptocurrency exec over 'multibillion-dollar' fraud

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Cryptocurrency scams  are nothing new, but they're rarely as large as this. US law enforcement has arrested   Konstantin Ignatov over a fraud charge relating to OneCoin, the cryptocurrency he helped found. 

Tragic final message from woman killed in Ethiopia crash

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A Canadian woman killed in an Ethiopian Airlines crash wrote a tragic final message as she made the long journey to Africa for a UN assembly.