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Police arrest drunk policeman in Osun, to face orderly room trial

A police Sergeant, Onatunde Joba, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for alleged indiscipline.   He appeared to be drunk in a viral video.   Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, a Superintendent of Police, said on ...

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Insurgents would’ve declared Islamic State in Nigeria if not for Buhari — Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, said insurgents would have achieved their aim of declaring an Islamic State in Nigeria if not for decisive actions taken by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). However, the ...

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Nollywood actor Karibi Fubara is dead

Nollywood actor and movie producer, Karibi Fubara is dead. He died on Tuesday, 19 months after kidney surgery. His death was announced by his sister Aya Fubara Eneli online. “My brother, Karibi Fubara, has joined the ancestral realm. I’m devastated, ...

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Nigerian woman welcomes healthy baby, bags PhD after contracting Covid while pregnant and fearing she won’t make it

  Congratulations are in order for a Nigerian woman, Dr Kudaisi, who recently welcomed a baby and bagged a PhD against all odds.   Dr Kudaisi, who took to Instagram to express gratitude to God, revealed she contracted coronavirus in August ...

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Nasarawa Assembly confirms 28-year-old lawyer, 14 others as commissioners

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed a 28-year-old lawyer, Hannatu Abimiku, and 14 other commissioner-nominees sent to it by the State Governor, Abdullahi Sule.   Sule had last Thursday, nominated the 28-year old law graduate who ...

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Eminem’s adopted daughter Alaina Scott confirms her engagement to her long-term partner Matt Moeller

The adopted daughter of rapper Eminem has confirmed her engagement to long-term partner Matt Moeller after he proposed on Monday. In an Instagram post shared with followers, Alaina Marie Scott posted images of Matt on bended knee as he asked ...

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Congolese singer Koffi Olomidé sentenced in France for kidnapping

Congolese rhumba star Koffi Olomidé has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the kidnapping of his former dancers. The Versailles Court in France pronounced the verdict on December 13. The Congolese singer was, however, acquitted of sexual assault ...

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Lawmakers on recess, holidaying workers risk kidnapping – DSS

The Department of State Services has said federal lawmakers who will soon begin their recess and other vacating public and private workers were susceptible to kidnapping, assassinations and armed robbery among others during this period. It therefore urged all Nigerians ...

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Lady breaks 100-year tradition in Urhoboland as she bags her father’s chieftaincy title (Photos)

A Nigerian lady, Tracy Chapele-Ugo, says she has broken a 100-year tradition in Urhoboland  as she just bagged her father’s chieftaincy title. Tracy, a sports presenter, sharfed the news on twitter saying elders in Urhoboland never give chieftaincy titles of ...

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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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