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Cute Abiola: Lawyer tells police why they should never go to court; this case is nothing!

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has said that the use of police uniforms by skit maker, Abdulgafar Ahmad, aka Cute Abiola, for entertainment is not illegal. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, had on Thursday, said the comedian would be prosecuted ...

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Stop using police emergency numbers to obtain loans – CP warns Nigerians

  The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba, has lamented that some undisclosed persons drop the command’s emergency numbers with loan shark companies to obtain loans. He also said non-state actors had also been engaging the emergency lines. The ...

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Shirtless Celebration: Celebrities Beg Asisat Oshoala’s Dad For forgiveness

  Shirtless Celebration: Celebrities Beg Asisat Oshoala’s Dad For forgiveness Nigerian celebrities have taken to the comment section of Super Falcons’ Asisat Oshoala’s post on Instagram to beg her dad for forgiveness after the football superstar disclosed that he (her ...

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Niger’s General Abdourahamane Tchiani declares himself leader after coup

  Tchiani, the head of the Presidential Guard, has been named “president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland”, a statement said. Appearing on state television, the general said soldiers had seized power due to the deteriorating ...

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Dog chases man to death in Kwara

  A man identified as Mohammed Faworaja has met his untimely death in Ilorin, Kwara State capital while running away from a dog. Punch Metro gathered on Thursday that the incident occurred around Asa Dam, the Warah-Osin area in the ...

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Hoodlums behead man in Delta state

  Hoodlums have reportedly beheaded a man in Aladja Community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. The hoodlums also went away with the head of the deceased, a commercial motorcycle operator in the community.   Daily Post gathered that the ...

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CAC to delist 100,000 companies from database

  The Corporate Affairs Commission has said it will remove 100,000 registered companies from its database soon. During a training on ‘Use of the beneficial ownership register’, in Lagos, the Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer, CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, disclosed ...

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Niger coup: U.S. says Bazoum still president

  The United States government says Mohamed Bazoum is still the president of the Niger Republic and that it is in touch with the West African country’s former President Mahamadou Issoufou, amidst a putsch. “There are some important pieces in here. First, President Bazoum is ...

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Missing millionaire crypto influencer found dismembered in suitcase

Police have launched a murder investigation after the dismembered remains of missing millionaire Fernando Pérez Algaba, 41, were discovered by a group of children in Argentina over the weekend. The grisly case came to light after the kids found a red ...

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43% of Nigerian children engaged in child labour – FG

The Federal Government has raised alarm over the growing trend of child labour in the country. The government raised the concern during the celebration of the 2023 World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) when it dropped a staggering figure of 43 ...

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It’s just enemies at work! Peter Obi disowns image with Simon Ekpa

  The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has denied taking a picture with self-acclaimed Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa. Obi issued the denial in response to a viral ‘photoshopped image with Ekpa’. Speaking through the Head of Obi-Datti Media ...

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Four kidnapped female students regain freedom

  The four kidnapped female students of Zamfara State College of Arts and Sciences, ZACAS, Gusau, have regained their freedom after over six months in the bandits’ den. Recall the kidnappers had released two video clips at different periods in ...

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Wizkid is my favourite Nigerian artiste -John Boyega

  In a recent podcast interview on Netflix, British actor John Boyega, who hails from Nigeria, expressed admiration for several Nigerian artistes but there is one that holds a special place in his heart – Wizkid.   Among the talented ...

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“You’re favoured” – Pharrell Williams tells Adekunle Gold

  Legendary American singer, Pharrell Williams, has showered kind words on Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold. He said AG Baby is “blessed and favoured.” The 50-year-old hip-hop mogul said Adekunle Gold will continue to rise against the wishes of his foes. ...

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I’m now a skit maker – Rapper Ruggedman

  Veteran rapper Ruggedman, is expanding his portfolio to include skit making.   In a recent interview with Hip TV, he revealed that he started his career as an actor, playing minor roles in some movies before rising to fame ...

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House of Reps begins annual recess till September

  The House of Representatives has commenced its annual recess as it adjourned plenary until September. The recess was announced by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on Thursday after constituting the House Standing Committees. Mr Abbas constituted 134 committees for the 10th ...

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Tupac’s $1m ring breaks US auction record

The crown gold ring worn by the late American rapper and actor, Tupac Amaru Shakur, has been sold. It was sold for $1 million in a New York auction on Tuesday. The ring was worn by the late singer during ...

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Cute Abiola to be prosecuted for wearing police uniform in skit

  The Nigeria Police Force has said it would punish skitmaker Abdulgafar Ahmad aka Cute Abiola for wearing a police uniform in his skits and for desecrating the Nigeria Police Force uniform in the process. This was made known in ...

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Consider bicycle for transportation – FG urges Nigerians

  The Federal Ministry of Transportation has disclosed that it is considering the use of bicycles as an alternative means of commuting as it promotes a cleaner environment and a healthy lifestyle. The Director, Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration, ...

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