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Biafra, Oduduwa have formed joint force to protect the south – IPOB

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says the agitators of Biafra and Oduduwa republics have joined resources to forge a united front for their fight against Fulani herdsmen and other criminal elements. IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, ...

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Widow refused to drink water used in bathing late husband

  A 34-year-old widow identified as Mrs Chioma Asomugha from Ubahuekem in Ihiala area of Anambra, has cried out for help after her in-laws reportedly insisted she has to drink water used in bathing her late husband. She alleged that ...

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Villagers erect massive penis statue to bring forth rain (Photo)

  Villagers built massive penis in Yothaka, Thailand’s Chachoengsao province, to end period of drought. There was concern by farmers in the area due to the recent drought in the area. Water from irrigation canals was too salty to be ...

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Petrol station manager found dead in underground tank

There was tension in Ughelli area of Delta State after a petrol station manager was found dead in an underground tank by co-staff on Sunday. Though the circumstances surrounding his death could not be ascertained as at the time of ...

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Ned Nwoko supports Buhari’s Twitter ban

Billionaire Ned Nwoko has announced that he is in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ban on Twitter. “On the current issue with Twitter in Nigeria, I wholeheartedly support the position of the Federal Government,” he said. Nwoko said this while ...

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TB Joshua: Nothing will stop us from moving on – SCOAN says

Management of the Synagogue Church Of All Nation, SCOAN, has said that the unfortunate demise of the church’s founder, Temitope Balogun Joshua popularly known as TB Joshua will not stop the work of God from moving on. The family had ...

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Google delete Adamu Garba’s Crowwe from Play Store

Adamu Garba’s Crowwe application has suddenly disappeared from Google play store. The Crowwe app, which has been described as an instant messaging and financial transaction app that comes with a digital wallet that helps to transfer and receive money while ...

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Unknown gunmen kill 10 at Plateau drinking joint

Unidentified gunmen struck a drinking joint in Jos, Plateau State, fatally shooting no fewer than 10 persons dead on Sunday, the police has said. The gunmen drove in a Hilux van into Kashe (Sabon Layi) community, Kuru District of Jos ...

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37 dead from Bauchi Cholera outbreak

The number of casualties who have lost their lives in the recent cholera outbreak in Bauchi State has risen to 37. Dr Aliyu Maigoro, immediate past Commissioner for Health in the State, had on 25th May 2021, announced the outbreak, ...

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Sports ministry dissolves AFN board

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has dissolved the board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), upon the expiration of its term. The ministry said this in a statement by John Joshua-Akanji, Special Adviser to the Minister ...

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Supporters flood Abuja streets with Bola Tinubu’s posters

Supporters of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, have flooded streets of the Federal Capital Territory, with his campaign posters. Several posters bearing colorful images of the former Lagos State governor were seen pasted in ...

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19-year-old, other youths arrested in FCT for kidnapping

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested 19-year-old Abdul Alhassan and four other suspected kidnappers. Alhassan and Lawal Abdullahi, 25, were arrested in connection with kidnappings in the Tunga-Maje area of the FCT, while Usman Musa, 20; Bello Musa, ...

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Herdsmen chops off rice farmer’s hand on Democracy day

Suspected herdsmen have reportedly cut off the right hand of a rice farmer, Saheed Zakariyau, in Bindofu village, Lafiagi Emirate, in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The farmer, according to sources, was allegedly attacked on his farm ...

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Brutal groom kills fiancée ‘with axe’ and disfigures her face with 83 blows on eve of their wedding day

A brutal groom has been jailed for beating his fiancée to death after inflicting 83 separate blows on the eve of their wedding. Russian travel agent Alexander Voronin – the son of a senior ex-KGB officer – was sentenced to ...

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MURIC blasts Makinde for protesting against Buhari

  MURIC argued that the protesters have no moral ground to protest on June 12 since it was President Muhammadu Buhari alone who gave official recognition to that day when all past rulers had refused to do so. The organisation’s ...

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Gunmen kidnap Imo worshipper, reverend sister

A reverend sister and a woman were on Sunday morning kidnapped at various locations in Imo state. The reverend sister, whose name could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, was reportedly abducted at Dim na ...

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Hit and Run driver kills Okada rider in Osun

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun, on Sunday, said a man lost his life in an auto accident on the Osogbo-Ikirun expressway, near the Mallam-Tope area in Osogbo. Mr Paul Okpe, the FRSC Sector Commander, confirmed the incident ...

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35-year old woman sells her biological daughters for N300k in Ogun

A 35-year-old mother, Blessing Ebuneku Agoro, is in police net for selling her two biological daughters – Semilore Agoro (4 years) and Deborah Agoro (2 years) for N300,000 in Ogun State The woman was said to have sold the children ...

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Obasanjo Writes Open Letter to Buhari, Predicts Four Imminent Calamities

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of Nigeria has again written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari about the current state of the nation Obasanjo urged Buhari’s government to come to terms with the level of insecurity, herdsmen crisis in ...

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Uber driver arrested with cocaine at Lagos airport

An Uber driver has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement ...

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Lagos-Ibadan train service begins on Tuesday

Scheduled train service between Lagos and Ibadan will begin on Tuesday, twice a day, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said. The service will mark the full operation of the standard gauge service since the formal commissioning by President Buhari ...

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Zambian President collapses during 45th Defence Force Day Commemoration

The Zambian President, Edgar Lungi has collapsed. He collapsed today during the 45th Defence Force Day Commemoration and Investiture ceremony. The President was forced to cut short his presence and return to the State House. However, the Principal Private Secretary ...

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