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Throw back photos of some Nigerian celebrities

  Guess who ? Funke Akindele Nigerian actress, Jennifer as she is popularly called by many of her fans have always served us the best facial expression which has birthed countless memes as the one below. Davido OBO Davido before ...

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Chaos, teargas rock Nairobi’s Kamukunji

Chaos, bonfires and teargas on Thursday morning turned parts of the capital Nairobi into no-go zones as traders clashed with police and county askaris. The businesspeople who sell their wares at Wakulima, also known as Marikiti, and Muthurwa markets were ...

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Zimbabwe opposition takes to streets in vote-rigging warning

Thousands of Zimbabwean opposition supporters took to the streets of Harare on Wednesday demanding fair elections following alleged irregularities in the electoral roll ahead of the July 30 vote. The electoral register has long been a contentious feature of Zimbabwe’s ...

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Suspected cattle thieves ‘kill 26’ in NW Nigeria

Twenty-six people were killed in two days of violence blamed on cattle thieves in northern Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday. Bandits on motorcycles attacked several villages on both sides of the border between Sokoto and Zamfara ...

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Police to withdraw Ekiti aspirants security personnel

The Nigerian Police says all security details attached to prominent personalities including the governorship aspirants in Ekiti State will be withdrawn on Saturday. This is to enhance the credibility of the July 14 governorship election. The Deputy Inspector General of ...

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House of Representatives rejects executive order

The Nigerian House of representatives has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to implement the Executive Order signed last week to strengthen the government’s fight against corruption. The Order was to give the government power to confiscate stolen assets of suspected ...

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James Ibori’s older brother, Chief William Ibori dies 4 months after he married a much younger bride

Chief William Ibori, the elder brother of former governor of Delta State James Ibori, is dead. The former Unugbrogo of Oghara kingdom in Delta state reportedly passed away very early this morning, according to some online sources. Others say he died late ...

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‘There’s no deliberate killings of Nigerians in South Africa’ – President Ramaphosa tells Buhari

President  Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa today declared that the killing of Nigerians and other foreign nationals in the country was an act of criminality and not specifically targeted at Nigerians.   He gave the explanation while addressing state House ...

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22-year old Nigerian student, Chuck Ozulumba drowns during excursion in Canada

Chuck Ozulumba, a 22-year-old Nigerian student of the Wilfrid Laurier University, drowned on July 6, 2018, inside the Ottawa River near Renfrew, Ontario.   Chuck was preparing to enter his fourth-year as a Bachelor of Business Administration student at the Lazaridis School ...

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Suspected kidnapper disguised as a woman nabbed in Rivers State trying to abduct school children (photos)

A suspected kidnapper dressed as a woman has been arrested trying to abduct school children in Rivers State It was learnt that the suspect was caught by residents of Omuchi Igwuruta area of Port Harcourt, Rivers state and handed over to ...

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”Be patient, my security chiefs racking their brains to stop the killings” President Buhari appeals to Nigerians

President Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with him as his security chiefs are cracking their brains to come up with a lasting solution to the wanton killings recorded in some parts of the country.   Senior Special Assistant on ...

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Four-year-old girl disappears during service at Christ Embassy church in Lagos

The police in Lagos state is currently investigating the circumstances that led to the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl identified as Elo Ogidi, during a church service at the headquarters of the Christ Embassy in Oregun, Lagos last Sunday.   Elo, ...

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Buhari mourns Amb. Worlu

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his condolences to the spouse, family members as well as the government of people of Edo State following the demise of Amb. Queen Worlu, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, who ...

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Army unmasks new deadly Islamic sect, Hakika

The Nigerian Army has alerted of the emergence of another deadly Islamic sect known as “Hakika Islamic.” The army said the group has strange doctrines similar to that of Boko Haram. The sect, according to the army, is headed by ...

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Court sends man to jail for certificate forgery

The anti money laundering agency, Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML, domiciled in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of one Ebenezer Joshua before Justice Abbas Ahman of the Kebbi State High Court. The convict ...

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Hijab controversy: Law school finally calls Firdausa to Bar.

Firdausa Amasa, the Nigerian law graduate who made news last December after the Nigerian law school refused to call her to bar because she was wearing a Hijab, was today allowed to take part in the Call to bar ceremony wearing ...

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School threatens foundation over bible gifts to students

A public school district in Illinois, U.S. has sent a “cease and desist” letter to an unnamed person who gave away Bibles to boys and girls on a public street owned by the district. “This individual was warned that law ...

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FRAUD: Court remands Ondo PDP chieftains in prison

JUSTICE Sule Hassan of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered that the chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, Mr. Clement Faboyede and the Director-General of the party’s Campaign Organisation, Modupe Adetokunbo be remanded ...

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