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Nigerian singer Tems FREED, handed over to Nigerian Mission, Uganda

Nigerian singer, Tems has been released form prison unconditionally and handed over to the Nigerian Mission in Uganda. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, disclosed this on twitter writing; ”Temilade ( Tems) has been freed and handed over ...

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NCC gives telecos two weeks to block SIM cards without NIN

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday gave telecoms in the country two weeks to block subscriber identity module (SIM) cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN) usually issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) ...

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Katsina abduction: NUT threatens strike over insecurity in schools

Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has expressed concerns over rising insecurity in schools following the recent abduction of over 300 students from Government Science Secondary School Kankara, katsina State. To this end, the Union has threatened to down tools (strike) ...

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Popular Lagos Prophet Israel Oladele to remain in prison as court refuses post conviction bail

Justice Olabisi Akinlade of an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday refused the post-conviction bail application filed by Israel Oladele Ogundipe, a televangelist, popularly known as ‘Genesis’ and the head of the ‘Genesis Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ’, Alagbado, ...

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Afghan man murders his Nigerian roommate in Portugal

45-year-old Afghanistan refugee has reportedly murdered a young Nigerian man, identified as Henry Onyekachi, in a circumstance which portrays religious intolerance in Lisbon, Portugal. Onyekachi, 29, arrived the country some months ago as a refugee and was put in the ...

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We kidnapped 523 students in Katsina — Boko Haram

The leader of the terrorist Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has faulted several claims by the Nigerian government as well as the military and Katsina State government on the number of schoolboys kidnapped from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, ...

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Three suspected kidnappers, ritualists arrested in Ondo

Three suspected ritualists have been arrested at a house where abducted persons were slaughtered in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspects, Bode Omoboye, Eric Ogungbamila and Tayo Loto who served as their agents, are currently being ...

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Seyi Makinde not fair to me, Oyo Deputy Governor, Olaniyan cries out

The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Rauf Olaniyan, has cried out over what he described as unfair treatment by his boss, Governor Seyi Makinde. Olaniyan complained bitterly of not being carried along in the government. The deputy governor, in a ...

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‘Why is it a bragging right for men to say they have slept with multiple women” Iceberg slim demands answers

🙄🙄 Like he is innocent. Iceberg Slim who just unveiled his latest catch after parting ways with Juliet Ibrahim wants to know why men brag about sleeping with multiple women.   He says that should be no brag and demands ...

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New Covid-19 strain identified in UK

Britain’s Secretary of Health, Matt Hancock, says a new variant of coronavirus has been identified in the country. Among other foreign media breaking the news, The Independent and BBC quoted Hancock as saying the new strain of virus might be ...

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This one don go bambiala for vaccine” – Nigerians react as Nasarawa Governor jets to US for medical checkup

Nigerians have reacted as Nasarawa Governor have left Nigeria for US for what Punch calls a medical checkup. Shortly after the news broke on social media, many said he must have gone to US to go and ”bambiala for vaccine”. ...

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Students abduction: Katsina PDP urges residents to go spiritual

The Peoples Democratic Party in Katsina State on Monday urged residents of the state to seek spiritual means to ensure the safe return of over 300 students abducted by bandits from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, last Friday. The party ...

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Lagos disinfects bird markets ahead of Christmas

Lagos State Government on Monday began five-day disinfection and decontamination of 33 live bird markets across the state. Ms Abisola Olusanya, the State’s Commissioner for Agriculture kicked off the exercise at the Awolowo Live Bird Market, Mushin. Olusanya noted that ...

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51-year-old mother of nine arrested for operating baby factory

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 51-year-old mother of nine from Abia State for allegedly running an illegal baby factory home in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state.   The suspect, Ogbonnaya Florence, was allegedly ...

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‘How I lost my pregnant wife to unlawful arrest, detention by police’

A 33-year-old farmer, Osazee Agbontaen, has narrated to the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses, how he allegedly lost his pregnant wife due to his unlawful detention by police operatives. Agbontaen, who resides ...

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Electoral college confirms Joe Biden’s presidential victory

Members of the US electoral college have affirmed Joe Biden’s presidential election victory, one of the final steps required for him to take office. The Democrat won November’s contest with 306 electoral college votes to Republican Donald Trump’s 232. Under ...

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Popular ex-Mount Zion actor, Doyin Hassan loses wife

Prof. Doyin Hassan, a former key actor in Mount Zion Drama Ministries, has lost his wife, Bolanle to the cold hands of death. Evangelist Bolanle Doyin-Hassan died on December 9, 2020 at the age of 57. They met in at ...

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Katsina students abductors have contacted us, says Masari

Governor of Katsina state, Aminu Masari, has said the abductors of at least 333 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, have contacted his government.   The Governor made this known when he briefed President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura on ...

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Boko Haram terrorists attack Nigerian refugees in Timur, kill 51

Insurgents have attacked Tumur Town, a community in Niger Republic, which houses more than 40,000 refugees from Nigeria, Daily post reports. The attack on Sunday according to some refugees, who called their relatives in Maiduguri, was very bloody, leaving over ...

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Omah Lay and Tems jailed till 16th of December in Ugandan

Arrested Omah Lay and Tems have been sentence to prison by a judge in Ugandan to appear again on the 16th of December, 2020. Omah was sent to Kitalya prison while Tems was taken to Kigo prison. ”Finally @temsbaby & ...

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UN demands immediate release of abducted Katsina schoolboys

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the attack by gunmen at Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State on Friday. Mr Guterres’ reaction came in a statement by UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Monday in New York. He called ...

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Frozen food tests positive to Covid-19 in China

An imported frozen food packaging sample has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Yuanyang County in central China’s Henan Province. The sample was taken from the packaging of a batch of imported frozen shrimp from South America, local authorities ...

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IGP orders immediate deployment of SWAT operatives

  THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE, IGP, MOHAMMED ADAMU, HAS ORDERED THE IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT OF RECENTLY TRAINED OFFICERS OF THE SPECIAL WEAPON AND TACTICAL TEAM, SWAT. Adamu ordered SWAT deployment for routine patrols across the country. The IGP’s directive was addressed to ...

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