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Sergio Aguero retires from football over heart problem

  Barcelona and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero on Wednesday announced his retirement from football at a tearful press conference, just over a month after the 33-year-old was diagnosed with a heart problem.   “I have decided to stop playing professional ...

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Africa hit by fourth wave of COVID-19 – WHO

Africa is being hit by the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by the Omicron variant, after recording the fastest weekly surge in new cases since May 2020. “Africa is now officially in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 ...

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Mystery as Ogun monarch’s son and woman is found dead inside car

A 37-year-old man, Azeez Ilias, identified as the son of a traditional ruler in the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, and a woman, identified only as Deborah, have been found dead in a car parked in front of ...

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Masari says Katsina commissioner was killed by assassins not bandits

Following the gruesome murder of the Katsina State Commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir, at his residence last Wednesday, the state Governor, Aminu Masari, has said Nasir’s death has nothing to do with banditry. This is as he ...

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Young, Dynamic and loved Bobi Wine of Uganda accuses the police of ”assaulting’ his people again

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said Tuesday that police had assaulted his party members and put him under house arrest to prevent him from attending a campaign rally for a local by-election. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, said ...

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UK to remove Nigeria, others from red list

The United Kingdom is expected to remove Nigeria from its red list and the travel bans it imposed over fears of the Omicron variant. The Guardian Uk reported that all 11 countries on England’s travel red list are to be ...

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Gunmen kidnap mother of Kogi governor’s chief of staff

Gunmen have abducted the mother of the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, Abdulkarim Asuku, in Kogi State. Seriya Raji, the victim was reported to have been abducted from her residence on Monday evening at Inese/Ovakere New Layout in ...

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Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Dosunmu is dead

The Olowu of Owu Kingdom in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu is dead.   The news of the demise of the first class monarch was announced on Tuesday night by the Ogun State government through a statement issued by ...

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Marriages conducted in Ikoyi Registry are NOT Illegal – FG

The Ministry of Interior has debunked reports making the rounds that the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared all marriages conducted by the Ikoyi marriage registry illegal and invalid. In a statement on Tuesday evening, the Permanent Secretary ...

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Simi, Adekunle Gold, Banky W react to court nullifying Ikoyi Registry Marriages

The federal High Court sitting in Lagos declared that it was unconstitutional for the federal government to conduct marriages, declaring it as illegal and invalid, for example, all solemnisation of unions at the Ikoyi marriage registry, Lagos. The Judge, Justice ...

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NUC ranks UI as best university in Nigeria

The University of Ibadan has emerged best University in Nigeria in the latest 2021 ranking released by the National Universities Commission (NUC), on Monday. The Premier University was ranked first in the NUC ranking which was carried out using twelve ...

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2023: I Won’t Turn Down Your Calls, Tinubu Assures Nigerians

National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured his teeming supporters and other Nigerians across the country that he will not turn down their clamour for him to be the next President of ...

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P Square postpones upcoming concert due to Peter’s illness

Pop duo, Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly known as P Square, on Tuesday postponed their “REACTIVATED” headline concert at Livespot X Festival due to Peter’s ill health. The event which was initially set to hold on Saturday, December 18, 2021 ...

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An international magazine rejected my photos because they are glamorous – Chimamanda Adichie

  Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has revealed that an international magazine rejected her photos for looking too glamorous. Chimamanda who made this known in a post on her Instagram page said the cover for the magazine did not ...

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Court orders closure of Ikoyi Registry, says marriages conducted are illegal

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the closure of all federal marriage registries opened by the ministry, including the Ikoyi Marriage Registry, with immediate effect. The court presided over by Justice D. E. Osiagor held that only ...

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18-year-old girl allegedly poisons her guardian in Ogun

An eighteen years old Senior Secondary School student, Tope Fasanya, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for attempting to kill her guardian, Mrs Esther Bada by poisoning her food. The suspect, Tope according to a statement ...

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Senate President reveals salaries, emoluments of federal lawmakers

  Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has sought to clear the air over misconceptions on the National Assembly and its operations. He spoke at the Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture in Abuja, yesterday. The event was organised by the National Institute for Legislative ...

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Australian undergoes 36 surgeries, has both feet amputated after mosquito bite in Nigeria

A 52-year-old lady from Australia, Stephenie Rodriguez has narrated her experience after going down with malaria such that both feet were amputated. According to her, she endured an 18-month nightmare when she contracted cerebral malaria from a mosquito bite during ...

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Ed Sheeran named the most-viewed artist on TikTok this year

Ed Sheeran has been crowned the most-viewed musical artist on video-sharing platform TikTok for 2021.   The popstar, 30, launched three exclusive single previews from his album Equals on the social media site this year.   More than five million ...

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NNPC to halt rising cooking gas price, increases supply

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Monday announced that NNPC was currently increasing the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, in a bid to force down its price. Kyari, ...

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Regina Askia shares stunning Instagram photos

Regina Askia shares stunning Instagram photos   The ex-Nollywood actress cum Nurse shared stunning photos of herself on her Instagram page ahead of her 54th birthday.     

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Policemen invited to settle fight kill Lagos mechanic

A mechanic, Promise Tochukwu, aka Daddy, has been shot dead by a yet-to-be-identified policeman on Opaleye Bridge, around Okoya Street, in the Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The killer cop was said to have followed a security ...

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Your hilarious roles in movies made impact, Sanwo-Olu celebrates Eniola Badmus

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has joined other well-wishers to celebrate Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus for attaining a milestone in her career. Eniola Badmus began her acting career in year 2000 and became famous eight years later ...

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