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U.S. orders citizens out of Ethiopia as rebels close in on Addis Ababa

The U.S. embassy in Addis Ababa advised all U.S. citizens to leave Ethiopia as soon as possible, a statement on their website said on Friday. The advisory was issued after an alliance of anti-government forces threatened to march on the ...

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Anambra decides: APC has written 10 LGs results ahead of Saturday – Obiano claims

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of plotting to rig the Saturday’s governorship election. Speaking through Don Adinuba, the state Commissioner for information and Public Enlightenment, Obiano accused the APC of writing results for ...

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Dr Olufunmilayo wades into Taaooma, Rinu, Nigeria skit industry award saga

Dr Olufunmilayo has waded into the Taaooma, Rinu and Nigeria skit industry award saga. Taaooma and her fellow comedians have been dragged online for daring to go and visit Vice-President Osinbajo in Abuja despite the youths of the country have ...

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Ikoyi building collapse: 6 more survivors rescued, as death toll increases to 42

The number of persons rescued from the Ikoyi collapsed building increased to 15 on Saturday after six others were brought out of the debris alive. They are receiving treatment at the Police Hospital in Falomo, Ikoyi. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave ...

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Bola Tinubu joins Sanwo Olu as he visits Ikoyi collapsed building again (Photos)

Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu had been visiting the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi.   He visted again on Saturday and APC national leader, Bola Tinubu was among the notable faces that accompanied him to the scene of the unfortunate ...

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Anambra election: Policemen allegedly protest at INEC collation centre over feeding allowance

  Toor! Aggrieved policemen have staged a protest at the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday. The officers deployed for the election had lamented over the non-payment of ...

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Kerosene tank explosion kills 5 at Abuja Kubwa market, razes shops

No fewer than five people died while several other persons sustained varying degree of injuries as a kerosene-laden tank exploded at popular Kubwa Village Market in Abuja on Friday night. The incident happened at the junction leading to the L.E.A ...

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Anambra election: AAC candidate, Nwankwo steps down, pitches tent with PDP’s Ozigbo

Chidozie Nwankwo, candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Anambra State governorship election has stepped down for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Valentine Ozigbo. The endorsement was announced Friday night by Ozigbo’s media team barely 24 hours before the ...

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Missing Vanguard reporter: Dead or alive? More questions over disappearance of journalist, Tordue Salem

Until October 13, when Tordue Henry Salem, a Vanguard reporter covering legislative activities of the House of Representatives went missing after a close of work, nobody had envisaged that the journalist would all of a sudden become a subject of ...

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“This will hurt forever” – Actress Zainab Balogun mourns cousin who died in collapsed Ikoyi building

Actress Zainab Balogun has mourned the death of her cousin who died in the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos. Just before the building collapsed, her cousin, Samuel Iwelu made a video of himself entering the building. She says she ...

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Actress Chioma Ifemeludike speaks on effect of her confession of ”sleeping” with Apostle Suleman

Actress Chioma Ifemeludike in an interview with Saturday Sun has spoken about the effect of her confession about sleeping with Apostle Suleman and what it has caused her. Recall in August, the actress took to instagram saying there’s a confession ...

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Japan plans to give $880 to people 18 years or younger

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government will distribute 100,000 yen ($880) in cash, vouchers or a combination of both to those 18 years or younger and make it a pillar of an economic stimulus package planned to be created by ...

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Why I declined invitation to visit Osinbajo – Mr Macaroni

Comedian, Debo Adebayo- Mr Macaroni, on Friday stated that he declined an invitation to meet with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In a long Twitter thread on Friday, the activist stated that he refused to visit the Vice President because he ...

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Ondo Amotekun intercepts three buses with 18 suspected bandits, weapons

Operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, Ondo State chapter, have intercepted three buses loaded with 18 suspected bandits and weapons.   This was announced in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Ondo State ...

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Baba Ijesha to face fresh defilement charge — Police

An officer of the Nigerian Police Force, SP Wahab Kareem, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that embattled Nollywood actor Olarenwaju Omiyinka popularly known as Baba Ijesha is facing another allegation of child defilement. The police personnel attached ...

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Our staff didn’t take selfie with Obi Cubana – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied claims on social media that its staff took a selfie with Cubana Club boss, Obinna Iyiegbu, while he was in custody. The EFCC said this in a statement on Friday titled, ‘Obi ...

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Mompha breaks protocol to wish his wife a happy birthday

Mompha who left Instagram on the 6th of October, 2021 on health grounds has broken the protocol to return to the App to wish his wife a happy birthday.   The social media sensation says it’s an honour to have ...

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TeeBillz accuses people of being fast to celebrate others when they die

TeeBillz has joined many Nigerians who have been calling people out lately for quickly jumping on the train of celebrating the dead, once they are no more. Tee Billz says give them the flowers now when they can smell it. ...

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Life is amazing! Footballer Ahmed Musa says as he shares throwback photo

Footballer Ahmed Musa says as he shares throwback photo..   The footballer shared the throwback photo of himself, saying indeed life is amazing.   He shared the photo and wrote; “For one minute, walk outside, stand there, in silence. Look ...

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Massive gas leak in Atlantic Ocean as offshore rig explodes in Bayelsa

An offshore rig under construction by Shelf Oil and Gas Drilling Company Nigeria Limited has exploded in the Atlantic Ocean close to Sangana, Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. It was gathered that the explosion, which occurred at the Otuo ...

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BREAKING: Professors, other abducted staff of UNIABUJA rescued, suspects arrested

The six persons abducted from the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have regained freedom. They were rescued about three days after gunmen attacked the staff quarters of the university in Gwagwalada Area Council of the ...

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