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Help find this young man who went missing in Abuja

Prince Humphrey has not been heard from since yesterday, August 26, after he left his home in Gwarimpa Abuja around 5am, with the intention of travelling to Port Harcourt for his UTME exams. A family friend took to Twitter to ...

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Man kidnaps and attempts to rape lady who refused to give him her number

A lady took to Twitter to share her scary experience at the hands of a sexual predator. According to @Leslyjenniferr, the sexual predator approached her for her phone number and when she refused, he kidnapped her and tried to rape ...

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Nigerian bolt driver brutally murdered by unknown gunmen in South Africa to be buried on August 30th

43-year-old Nigerian bolt driver,  Benjamin Okoronkwo, will be laid to rest on Friday, August 30, in his hometown, Okposi, Ohaozara Local Government of Ebonyi State. Okoronkwo was shot dead in his car by unknown assailants at about 3 a.m on ...

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Kidnappers allegedly abduct Kaduna CAN members sent to deliver a ransom

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cried out over the abduction of two of its members sent to deliver ransom to kidnappers keeping the two children of a Kaduna-based bishop hostage.   Speaking on Monday August 26, Kaduna’s CAN ...

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Viral photo of a baby born with birth control implant on the head

A viral photo of a baby born with birth control implant on the head has Twitter users amused.   In the photo, the newborn baby is seen with the implant, which was meant to stop the mother from getting pregnant, ...

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“If you think your wife should wear Burqa her entire life then go to hell” – Imam of Peace tells Muslim men

Imam Mohamad Tawhidi has criticized Muslims who insist on wearing the Burqa all the time.   The Imam, popularly called Imam of Peace, shared photos of two woman covered from head to toe in the Burqa and tweeted: “If you think ...

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Happening Now: Biodun Fatoyinbo surrenders to police for questioning over rape allegations by Busola Dakolo

Biodun Fatoyinbo, the Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, has surrendered to security agents and is currently being interrogated at Police Force CID Headquarters in Abuja over rape allegations made by Timi Dakolo’s wife, Busola Dakolo.   Fatoyinbo is ...

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Court orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in Oklahoma’s opioid crisis

On Monday, August 26th, a judge  found Johnson & Johnson responsible for fueling Oklahoma’s opioid crisis and ordered the health care company to pay $572 million to remedy the devastation brought by the epidemic on the state and its residents.   Cleveland ...

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Abba Kyari did not influence Oyo-Ita’s investigation – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday August 26, denied that President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari influenced the probe of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita.   In a statement released by ...

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BBNaija: Khafi has been celibate for 8 years, we never had sex – Gedoni

Barely 24 hours after getting evicted from the Big Brother Naija house, Gedoni has denied having sex with Khafi which were inferences drawn from their cozy videos shared online.   According to the evicted housemate, he was quite surprised when he read ...

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Kaduna State government announces plan to start paying N30,000 minimum wage from September 1st

The Kaduna State government has announced that it will commence the implementation of the New National Minimum wage from September 1st, 2019.   The Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, disclosed this to Channels ...

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We did not demolish any mosque- Governor Nyesom Wike says

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has denied media reports that his government demolished the Trans-Amadi Central Mosque in Port Harcourt, the state capital.   Wike in a statement released yesterday afternoon, said the false report was planted by mischief makers to ...

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South African business tycoon, Gavin Watson dies in “horrific” car crash

Gavin Watson, the head of a South African firm accused of corruption, has died in a car crash close to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. “The man was driving into the airport precinct, when he allegedly lost control of his ...

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Kenyan Bishop snatches man’s wife after presiding over their wedding

Bishop Wangivi of Joy Springs Church in Kiambu, Kenya has been accused of snatching the wife of a man whose wedding he presided over.   The distraught husband, John Kanyua said he lost his wife of 26 years, Leah Wambui to the randy Bishop ...

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‘We did not have budget for thugs, that era ended with PDP’ – APC disowns Wadume’s N13m allegation

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissociated itself from the N13 million allegedly given to suspected Kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Balla, a.k.a Wadume for the Presidential election.   Wadume in his statement allegedly confessed being given N13 million by the APC, ...

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‘This is shameful to us as a nation and it calls for sober reflection’ – Dolapo Badmus reacts to FBI’s arrest of 77 Nigerians for fraud

Zone 2 Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmus has reacted to the recent arrest of 77 Nigerians by the FBI for fraud related crimes.   According to Badmus, ‘this is indeed shameful to us as a nation and it calls for sober reflection. ...

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Just like Ekweremadu, we will disgrace Buhari in Japan- Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, says members of the group in the Republic of Japan have received orders from him to ”disgrace and arrest” President Buhari when he arrives the Asian country on ...

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Daughter of former Governor’s aide has been found, Police reveal she wasn’t kidnapped but went to visit her boyfriend in Owerri

Kosisochukwu Anioma, the young daughter of former aide to ex-Governor Chimaroke Nnamani, Frank Anioma, was reported missing by her father on Thursday August 22 in Enugu state.   Anioma had taken to social media to state that his daughter, Kosiso, ...

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Househelp arrested for stealing employer’s N1.6m six hours after resumption

  26-year-old Franca Amaha, pictured above, has been arrested by men of the Lagos state police command, for stealing N1.6million cash in foreign currencies belonging to her boss just six hours after resuming as a househelp in her house situated ...

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Transport University will soon open in President Buhari’s hometown, Daura – Rotimi Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi announced on Friday, August 23rd that the groundbreaking of a Transport University, to be based in President Buhari’s hometown of Daura, would take place in September.   Amaechi disclosed this while inspecting Lagos-Ibadan railway construction. ...

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Some sisters are not worth more than ice cream (Gelato) – Pastor Mike Bamiloye

Mount Zion Film CEO, Pastor Mike Bamiloye in a new Instagram post lashed out at “sisters” who fall so cheaply over food.   According to the gospel filmmaker, “most sisters are never worth more than ice cream, fried chicken and chips”. ...

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