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See reactions from Nigerians as senate proposes death penalty for Hate Speech offenders

Nigerians have reacted in outrage after the “Hate Speech” Bill, proposing the death penalty for offenders, passed first reading yesterday, November 12, 2019.   The Bill, sponsored by Senate deputy chief whip, Sabi Abdullahi, appealed to the upper legislative chamber to approve ...

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NCS intercepts frozen foods concealed as vegetables at Lagos airport

  Two consignments of frozen foods worth N68.8m which were intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), were destroyed on Wednesday November 13.   Speaking to newsmen, Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) Mr. Wale Adeniyi said one of the consignments ...

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Kogi 2019: Armed thugs will be shot on sight – Police IG Mohammed Adamu warns

On Tuesday, November 12th, the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu said security operatives on election duty in Kogi State will not hesitate to gun down any unauthorised person attempting to use firearm in any part of the state during the ...

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Edo APC suspends Oshiomhole following vote of no confidence

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has suspended the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over his role in the crisis rocking the state chapter of the party.   The decision followed the vote of no ...

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Only seven out of 37 Nigerian states fully implement the contributory pension – PENCOM

  A report by the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) has revealed that most states across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria are yet to fully implement the Federal Government’s Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).   According to the report made available ...

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11-year-old boy kidnapped in Kano state, found in Anambra after 5 years

  An 11-year-old boy who was kidnapped in Kano State in 2014 has been found in Anambra state after a 5 year search.   Muhammed Ya’u who was rescued by Kano state police command’s Anti-Kidnapping Team of Operation Puff Adder, was ...

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Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin’s Foundation gives out N10.7 Million for members … As he predicts outcome of Bayelsa Election, storms Malabo for Christ

  Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin through his foundation, Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin Foundation (JOFF) gave out a total of N10, 714,000, to members of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry (C.M.D.M), Warri, Delta State, popularly called Mercy City alias ‘The Arena of Solution ...

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Car bomb kills 7 civilians near Interior Ministry in Kabul

  At least seven civilians were killed and seven wounded when a car bomb was detonated in the Afghan capital of Kabul during rush hour Wednesday, an interior ministry spokesman said.   The spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi, said the bomb had gone ...

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Heartbreaking new details emerge about Alexis Crawford’s death

  The murder of Atlanta University Student Alexis Crawford, which was allegedly carried out by her roommate and her roommate’s boyfriend, has shocked everyone who has heard about it and more details have surfaced about what happened on the night she ...

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I may be a Fake Prophet or Bad Man of God to you, but I may be the one God will use to save your life – Controversial clergyman, Odumeje tells critics

  Anambra-based clergyman, Prophet Emeka Odumeje, who is famous for spraying money while preaching in his church, said this on his church’s official Facebook page this moring.  

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Sowore continues hunger strike for sixth day to protest continued detention by DSS

According to SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore has continued his hunger strike in protest of his continued detention by the Department of State Services.   Sowore who has now gone six days without food was arrested on August 3, 2019 for planning a ...

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DSS must stop display of naked power and release Sowore now – Wole Soyinka

Professor Wole Soyinka has warned the Department of State Services, DSS, to stop the charade and display of ”crude and naked power” by releasing the Convener, #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore still being kept in their custody despite meeting his stringent bail ...

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Don’t shrink the democratic space – Atiku warns lawmakers promoting anti-hate speech bill

The 2019 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has warned the promoters of anti-hate speech bill to think twice as they might be shrinking the democratic space.   Recall LIB reported that the anti-hate speech bill ...

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One-year-old baby abducted in Ondo church

A one-year-old boy identified as Gold Kolawole has been kidnapped inside a church auditorium in Akure, the Ondo State capital.   According to reports, Gold’s mother, Mrs Modupe Kolawole, took him to the Sotitobire Miracle Centre located at Osinle area of ...

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”You all look unserious”- Nigerians react to photos of House of Rep members meeting with Japanese government officials without pen and notepads

Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shared these photos of other lawmakers who accompanied him to a meeting with with Prime Minister of Japan, Shinz? Abe, at the Government House in Tokyo on Monday November 11th.   ...

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Policeman, one other arrested for supplying tramadol to Boko Haram insurgents

A policeman who connived with an unnamed drug trafficker to supply 59kg of prohibited Tramadol tablets to Boko Haram insurgents in Gwoza community of Borno state, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Yobe.   The suspects ...

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20-year-old Nigerian boy arrested for allegedly killing his mother in US hotel room

A 20-year-old University of Texas student, Eyitoluwa Olayeye, has been arrested by the Austin Police Department for reportedly killing his mother.   Eyitoluwa was arrested after the police responded to a emergency call made by the Holiday Inn Express at 805 Neches St. ...

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