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6900 people test positive for HIV within 6 months in Oyo

The Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA) has announced that between January and June 2020, over 6,900 individuals tested positive for HIV in the States despite measures taken to curtail the spread of the virus.   While ...

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Anger as Bayelsa police allegedly shoot three women in a bid to disperse traffic

There was pandemonium on Tuesday at the Edepie suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital when one of the policemen on an escort duty fired indiscriminately hitting a 17-year-old girl, a pastor’s wife and a trader along the popular Tombia market ...

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Man commits suicide in Kano over ‘family burdens’ (Photo)

One Ibrahim Abubakar, a shop owner along Zoo Road in Kano metropolis, has committed suicide on Thursday evening.   His body was discovered hanging from a rope in his shop. His son, Abdussalam Ibrahim, told newsmen that his father was ...

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Most marriages and relationships collapse because they are based on sex – Actor, Majid Michel

Ghanaian actor, Majid Michel has said most relationships and marriages these days collapse because of one thing — sex. He says many start relationships based on S.E.X and not friendship asking how that would last. Sharing his thought on Instagram, ...

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COVID-19 AFTERMATH: India enters first recession in 73 years

India’s economy contracted 7.5 percent between July and September, performing the poorest among major advanced and emerging economies and entering a technical recession for the first time since independence, official data showed Friday. Although the figures were an improvement on ...

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Court strikes out SERAP’ lawsuit against Lai Mohammed, NBC

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday struck out the case filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Court said ...

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‘Policemen beat me till I peed on myself’: #EndSARS protester, Felicia Okpara tells Lagos panel

An #EndSARS protester, Felicia Okpara, has testified against the police, saying she was brutalized by officers simply for recording the violence that took place during one of the protests in the Surulere area of Lagos State.   She said this ...

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We’ve met the 5 demands of End SARS protesters — FG

  The Federal Government says it has met the five demands of the End SARS protesters. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the claims during a stakeholders’ meeting with members of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) ...

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Videos from Iyabo Ojo’s mother’s wake keep ceremony

The actress lost her mom last weekend and she has been openly mourning her.   She announced her wake keep will hold yesterday and her burial today. True to it, the wake keep held yesterday at Iyabo’s newly acquired Lekki ...

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You’re great without Grammys nomination – Femi Kuti

Nigeria’s Afro-beat legend, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti has said that not being nominated for the Grammys award does not mean a musician is not great.   Kuti said this while making reference to his father, Fela and Bob Marley who never got ...

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Senator Ali Ndume released from Kuje prison

Justice Okon Abang of The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume.   Ndume has been detained in Kuje prison since Monday following his failure to produce Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct ...

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Nigeria recovers stolen 600-year-old Ife Terracotta

The Federal Government of Nigeria has recovered 600-year-old Ife Terracotta which was smuggled out of the country in 2019.   The Terracotta was formally received by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, from his Foreign Affairs counterpart, ...

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Househelp kills his former employer in Nasarawa (Photos)

Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday said it has arrested a 27-year-old Cephas Iliya for killing his former employer, late Martin’s Omeri. Late Omeri was a Deputy Chief auditor in the office of the Accountant General of the federation, Abuja ...

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Lai Mohammed denies announcing N5m hate speech fine

Despite video evidence to the contrary, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has denied announcing an increment in the fine for hate speech from N500, 000 to N5m. Mohammed, who on August 5, 2020, announced the decision of ...

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North is the worst place to live in Nigeria – Sultan of Sokoto

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday lamented the high rate of insecurity in the North, saying it was the worst place in the country  to live.   The Sultan, who stated this at the fourth  quarterly meeting ...

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Gospel singer Buchi, marks 26th anniversary with wife

Nigerian reggae gospel artist and performer Buchi Atuonwu, known as Buchi, and his wife, have marked their 26th wedding anniversary.   The couple celebrated their beautiful anniversary on November 26, 2020. Buchi announced the good news on his social media ...

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Nigeria has 200 million poor people – Buhari admits

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday admitted that Nigeria has 200 million poor people and asked the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to consider this when sharing production cuts.   The President stated that asides the 200 million poor people, ...

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