Awoniyi replaces Osimhen in Super Eagles squad for AFCON Qualifiers SUPER Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has called up Coventry City striker Taiwo Awoniyi to replace injured Victor Osimhen for Nigeria’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. Nigeria ...
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NSCDC shuts down illegal juice factory in Badagry, arrests two THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), Lagos State Command, on Monday, shut down an illegal juice production factory and paraded two female suspects ( names ...
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Nollywood movie ‘Ikenga’ hits N100m cinema revenue in 1 month – Producer THE Executive Producer of the popular Igbo movie, “Ikenga: The Last Festival”, Anita Odiakaose, says the film has grossed more than N100 million in cinema revenue less ...
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Motorists, commuters decry delay in petrol price cuts MOTORISTS and commuters across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the failure by petrol stations to reduce the price of petrol, following the Dangote Refinery’s latest N25 per litre price ...
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NCDC reports 1,086 Lassa fever cases THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 1,086 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 259 deaths across 24 states and 118 Local Government Areas in 2026. The agency said ...
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Strike continues as state-owned varsity unions reject agreement with Ondo Govt THE Joint Action Congress of Ondo State Tertiary Institutions (JAC-ODSTI) has rejected the agreement reached between some unions and the state government over the implementation of the Federal ...
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OK Movement has no business setting up campaign council – Dickson The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has described the decision by the Obidient-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement to establish a 59-member presidential campaign council as ...
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“Still thinking about deleting social media, moving to countryside” — Nigerian DJ Cuppy Nigerian DJ and billionaire heiress Florence Otedola, popularly known as Cuppy, has once again spoken about her desire to leave social media and move to the ...
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Peter Obi cannot win the 2027 election. I support Gov Soludo’s comments- Dave Umahi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, says National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi cannot win the 2027 presidential election. Umahi stated this on ...
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Congolese cyclist dies during 17-country journey across Africa to promote peace Congolese cyclist Miguel Masaisai has died while on a 17-country journey across Africa to promote peace. The 23-year-old from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, began his “Pedals for ...
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No vacancy in Aso Rock, Tinubu still in power – Akpabio Senate President Godswill Akpabio says there is no vacancy in Aso Rock, insisting that President Bola Tinubu remains in charge of the country’s affairs despite being on vacation ...
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Petrol is cheaper in Nigeria than US and many African countries – Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Heineken Lokpobiri The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the average price of petrol in Nigeria ...
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Ireti Kingibe is an illeterate. She is not going to return to the Senate- Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has again vowed that the senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, will never return to ...
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We were fighting over who infected each other with HIV- man arrested for k!lling girlfriend in Enugu speaks The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Okpara Chibuike Emmanuel, a 30-year-old man over the alleged m&rder of ...
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5 injured as tanker crashes into vehicles in Benin FIVE persons were injured on Sunday in a multiple-vehicle accident involving six vehicles, including a tanker, at Ikpoba Hill, Benin. Mr Preye Bedford, Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road ...
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Illegal miners’ deaths: NSCDC suspends more personnel, orders 3-day half-mast THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has suspended three more personnel and ordered three days of half-mast to mourn alleged illegal miners who died in its Niger ...
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CLO urges Obi, Soludo to end public feud THE Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Anambra State Branch, has urged former Governor Peter Obi and the incumbent Gov. Charles Soludo to immediately end their public exchange over issues relating to the ...
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Abia police nab suspected child traffickers, rescue four-day-old baby and her mentally unstable mum The Abia State Police Command has rescued a four-day-old baby and her mentally challenged mother from a four-member child theft and trafficking syndicate. A statement ...
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Chemist shop operator and one other arrested for unlawfully terminating 22-year-old woman’s pregnancy in Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects for criminal conspiracy and k!lling of an unborn child in Ningi Local Government Area of ...
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Bayelsa man marries Ijaw deity in traditional ceremony A Bayelsa man, Oruebi Raymond Oyinmiebi, has performed a traditional ceremony to marry Bini-Ebi, a revered Ijaw spiritual deity known as the Queen of Wealth and Mother of Love. Oyinmiebi carried ...
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60 arrested in market for allegedly manhandling police constable in Calabar 60 people, including traders at Watt Market, Calabar, were reportedly arrested by police operatives on Wednesday, September 16. The suspects were arrested following an as$ault on a police ...
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PDP defends Wike’s support for Tinubu THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defended FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s decision to support President Bola Tinubu while retaining his PDP membership. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, described the decision as a ...
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Nigerian Woman Arrested In US For Illegally Voting In 2022 and 2024 Elections A 56-year-old Nigerian woman, Gladys Adaeze Okafor, has been arrested and charged with illegally voting in the 2022 midterm elections in the United States after lying ...
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“You put garbage in. You’re to be blamed” Senator Ndume says Nigerian citizens are to be blamed for electing irresponsible leaders Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, says Nigerian citizens are responsible for the irresponsible leaders they complain about. ...
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Kano Hisbah arrests TikToker over ‘obscene’ videos The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a TikTok content creator Ukasha Yahaya, popularly known as UK International, over videos of him hugging and bathing with women. Deputy Commander General of the ...
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