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I bought late Ataga’s laptop from Chidinma For N495,000 – Man tells court

  A businessman, Mr. Ifeoluwa Oluwo, Thursday, narrated to a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, how Chidinma Ojukwu the murder suspect in the case of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, sold the deceased’s laptop ...

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I’m Not Above The law; Joining APC Doesn’t Give Me Immunity — Fani-Kayode Speaks On EFCC Aresst

  Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has insisted that joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not give him immunity. According to him, he is not above the law. Fani-Kayode stated this in reaction to his recent invitation by ...

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Why I don’t share my good news with Nigerians – Reality star, Maria

  Big Brother Naija 2021 star, Maria Chike Benjamin has revealed why she keeps her wins and achievements away from the public. According to the reality star, sometimes it is good to avoid disclosing too much information on social media ...

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Man laments as thieves steal 2 coffins from his coffin shop (Video)

  A Ghanaian man has been captured on tape lamenting after thieves stole two coffins from his shop. In a video circulating online, the man could be seen showing the part of the net covering in his open space shop ...

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Ooni abandoned daughter for years, now claims responsibility for her upbringing – Princess Adeola’s mother

The mother of Princess Adeola Ogunwusi, daughter of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has refuted the claims that the king raised her daughter as a single parent. This comes as a response to the Ooni’s post on ...

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Liberia-returnee Chinedu busted with N2.7bn cocaine at Abuja airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 32-year-old drug trafficker based in Liberia, Maduabuchi Chinedu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja with 9.30 kilograms of cocaine worth over N2.7 billion in street value. NDLEA spokesman, ...

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Engagement Photos of Oyo State Speaker, Debo Ogundoyin

We already told you earlier this week that the speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Debo Ogundoyin and his heartthrob Olamidun Majekodunmi will tie the knot this week in Ibadan. Their journey to marital bliss began today like we ...

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Student sent to 3 weeks imprisonment with hard labour for threatening to kill teacher

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, sentenced a 20-year-old secondary school student, Segun Dosumu, to three weeks imprisonment with hard labour, for threatening to kill his teacher. Dosumu, who resides at Iboro area of Ogun had pleaded guilty to the ...

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Barack Obama loses last surviving paternal aunt, Hawa Auma Magak

Former US President Barack Obama has lost his last surviving paternal aunt, Hawa Auma Magak. She died early today of stroke. Hawa died in her home in Kokal Kambero village, Kasipul Constituency, Homa Bay County. She was 79, reports The ...

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South Africa finds new variant of COVID-19, worse than Delta

South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers, worse than Delta variant. However, the scientists are working to understand its potential implications, they said on Thursday. The variant – called B.1.1.529 – has a “very unusual ...

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AIG Garba Baba Umar elected VP Interpol in Turkey

Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Garba Baba Umar, has been elected Vice President (Africa) and Executive Committee Member of the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) – INTERPOL. AIG Garba, who heads INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Nigeria, was ...

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Allege producers of fake engine lubricants arrested

The police in Rivers has arrested Onyema Ugochukwu,Okiri Godbless, Ogbonna Emmanuel and Okubo-Ebi Ugochukwu who allegedly specialised in the manufacturing fake engine lubricants. The four suspects were arrested on Tuesday at No. 47 Abel Jumbo Street Abel Jumbo street, Mile ...

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TikTok takes stand against Gender-Based Violence

Popular video-sharing App, TikTok is partnering with UN Women and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) NGOs to mark this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. The partnership which will create Gender Links, & the Tears Foundation in ...

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FACES At Baba Suwe’s burial ceremony today in Ikorodu

Baba Suwe, Babatunde Omidina who passed away on Monday after being ill for long has been finally laid to rest today at his home in Ikorodu, Lagos. Some of his collegues, also known faces were there to pay him the ...

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Daughter, 20, sues her mom’s doctor for allowing her to be born

A showjumping star with spina bifida is suing a GP claiming she should never have been born because the doctor allegedly failed to tell her mother to take a crucial supplement that could have warded off the condition. Evie Toombes, ...

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China bans celebrities from showing off their wealth on socal media

  China is taking steps to address what it calls its “chaotic” celebrity fan culture by ramping up control over celeb information online. Beijing announced the new measures in a Monday statement, saying the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) will ...

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Abia government gives N500 to women who deliver in healthcare centres

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said the state gives N500 to pregnant women who deliver at primary health care facilities in the state. The governor spoke during Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. “Abia State has keyed into ...

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Photos from the funeral mass of Dr Chike Akunyili

Below are photos from the funeral mass of Dr Chike Akunyili. Dr Akunyili was murdered by unknown gunmen on September 28 in Anambra state. The funeral Mass is currently ongoing in his hometown, Agulu, Anambra state. Earlier in the monring, ...

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Klint Da Drunk survives car accident unhurt

Comedian Klint Da Drunk has escaped a car accident unhurt. He shared photos from the accident scene saying he can’t believe he was in ‘this car’. He also appreciated God for saving him. Captioning the photos, he wrote; “Can’t believe ...

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Lagos to borrow N253bn to finance 2022 budget

The Lagos State Government will borrow ₦253,126,367,168.21. to finance the 2022 budget, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Wednesday. The governor had presented a budget proposal of N1.388 trillion to the House of Assembly for approval for the 2022 fiscal year. ...

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3 students, one teacher killed in bomb attack at Cameroon school

Unidentified gunmen killed three students and one teacher in a bomb attack on a government school in Cameroon’s war-torn Anglophone region of Southwest. The assailants stormed Government Bilingual High School in Ekondo Titi locality by 7:30 a.m. local time on ...

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Police arraign Ayiri Emami, others for allegedly invading palace to steal N2bn crowns

The police on Wednesday arraigned the dethroned Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Ayiri Emami, before a Warri South Chief Magistrates’ Court in Delta State for allegedly stealing two royal crowns valued at N2bn. In the case with reference No: CR630/2021, the ...

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