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Kaduna state government files fresh suit challenging court order permitting El-Zakzaky’s medical trip to India

The Kaduna State government says it will be challenging the state High Court’s decision to grant the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) aka Shi’ites, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, permission to travel India for medical attention. ...

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Village district head, two others arrested for diverting government’s fertilizer in Zamfara State

Operatives of the Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested the Chairman of Rice Farmers’ Association of Nigeria, RIFAN, Gummi Local Government Chapter, Ibrahim Rijiya for alleged involvement in the diversion of three trailer ...

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Saudi Arabia records 1.8m pilgrims as the arrival stage of 2019 Hajj concluded

Saudi Arabia’s Director General of Passports Major General Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Yahya on Wednesday August 7, revealed that 1,819,790 pilgrims arrived the Kingdom to perform the annual Hajj rites. Addressing a press conference in Jeddah, Al-Yahya said1,708,152 people arrived through ...

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Tayo Faniran meets Abike Dabiri following his recent Xenophobia attack in South Africa (Photos)

Tayo Faniran, a former Big Brother Africa housemate, on Wednesday, August 7th met Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission over his assault at the hands of South African police.   Dabiri stated that the issue is currently being ...

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Lawmaker Abdumumin Jibrin tags himself ”’Chairman Committee on babysitting” as he shares photos with his cute baby

House of Representatives member, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has crowned himself the chariman of the Committee on Babysitting in the House.   Jibrin shared these lovely photos of himself with his daughter on his social media handles with the caption;   Chairman ...

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Nigerian man drowns two weeks after being granted asylum in Canada

A boat cruise in Canada’s Montreal went sour as a Nigerian man drowned on the outing with his friends.   The 25-year-old Nigerian man identified as Uchenna Stanley Nnaji drowned in Lac des Sables in the Laurentian community of Ste-Agathe-des-Monts on July 13, ...

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DSS arrests suspected Yahoo boys who were using Aisha Buhari, Osinbajo’ names to defraud Nigerians

The Department of State Service (DSS), Edo state command, have arrested two suspected internet fraudsters  for using the names of Vice resident Yemi Osinbajo and wife of the President, Aisha Buhari to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.   The Deputy ...

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“No amount of lies can put down a heart that has no room for fear” – Timi Dakolo firmly stands by his wife amid reports of police intimidation

Timi Dakolo has taken to Instagram to stand by his wife following recent revelation that she was forced by police at gunpoint to sign letter countering her rape case against Biodun Fatoyinbo.   Busola also said that the legal and ...

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Kogi Assembly begins impeachment proceedings against Deputy Governor Simon Achuba

An impeachment proceeding has been launched by Kogi State Assembly against Deputy Governor Simon Achuba following his recent face-off with Governor Yahaya Bello.   Recall that Simon Achuba had few weeks ago accused Yahaya Bello of failing to pay an accumulated sum of ...

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Laila Johnson-Salami says she was asked to dye her naturally blonde hair before being allowed to renew passport

Laila Johnson-Salami, the news personality who rose to prominence for drilling presidential aspirants during the last presidential campaign, has revealed that she was asked to dye her naturally blonde hair before being allowed to renew her passport.   According to ...

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Dismissed soldier who shot Commander arrested for robbery

A dismissed soldier identified as Lance Corporal Khalid Mohammed was on Wednesday August 7, paraded alongside 78 others by Kaduna state Police Command for armed robbery.   The suspect said he has been into armed robbery since 2006 after being dismissed from the Nigerian Army ...

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Civil defense operatives battling Boko-Haram in Borno State begin psychological tests

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has commenced the psychological assessment of 940 personnel engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Borno State.   The Borno State Commandant of the Corps, Abdullahi Ibrahim said at the inauguration of the exercise ...

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Channing Tatum says he’s taking a break from Social Media, see why

Hollywood actor, Channing Tatum has announced he is taking a break from social media to “get inspired and create again”.   The 39-year-old actor told his 17.4 million Instagram followers on Wednesday, August 7, that he needed time away from the online ...

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EFCC arrests two currency counterfeiters

Two suspected currency counterfeiters identified as Moses Adukwu and Iorlumun Reuben, have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a case transfer from the Department of State Service (DSS) to the anti-graft agency.   While 27-year-old Iorlumun from Vandeikya Local Government Area ...

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I was forced by police to sign letter countering my rape case against Pastor Fatoyinbo – Busola Dakolo raises alarm

Busola Dakolo has raised an alarm of being forced at gun point by the police to sign a letter countering her rape allegations against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo.   Timi Dakolo’s wife alleged that she was forced into a van by ...

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If Sowore is charged, Buhari will be my first witness in court because he called for ‘revolution’ in 2011 – Femi Falana

Femi Falana on Tuesday August 6, warned that Buhari will be his first witness in court if the Department of State Services (DSS) arraigns the convener of #RevolutionNow movement Omoyele Sowore, in court.   The human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) ...

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Local government chairman suspended over N46m payroll fraud in Edo State

The Edo State Government has suspended the Chairman of Etsako West local government area of Edo State, Yakubu Musa, to allow for a thorough investigation into a N46 million payroll fraud uncovered in the Council.   The government, in a ...

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University of Calabar staff seen flogging Post-UTME candidates (video)

A video of a University of Calabar (UNICAL) staff flogging Post-UTME candidates that turned up for the University’s entrance exam that commenced on August 5, has gone viral on social media.   A Twitter user who shared a footage from the ...

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