Former Oyo, Ondo military administrator, Usman, is dead

A former military administrator of Oyo and Ondo states, Ahmed Usman, has died at the age of 70 years. Mr Usman, who retired from the army as a colonel, was reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday in Jos, ...

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Burger King to open in Nigeria amid economic woes

  American fast food retail chain, Burger King, is expected to start its operations in Nigeria by the fourth quarter of 2021. Nairametrics reported an exclusive interview with Antoine Zammarieh, Burger King’s franchisee in Nigeria and Managing Director, Allied Food ...

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Real Madrid bus attacked ahead of Liverpool match

A window on the Real Madrid team bus was smashed ahead of the Spanish giants’ Champions League clash with Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday. “We condemn unequivocally the actions that led to Real Madrid’s team bus being damaged during its ...

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US states sue Joe Biden for allowing wave of asylum seekers into America

A handful of US states are suing Joe Biden over the president’s decision to allow a new wave of Mexican asylum seekers into America. Texas, Arizona and Missouri have all filed federal court lawsuits against the Biden administration for reversing ...

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Waje turns down a young man trying to shoot his shot at her

Singer Waje has politely turned down a young guy in his 20s trying to shoot his shot at her asking how old she is to know the age gap between them.The young man who seems so much interested in singer ...

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Bandits kill young man five days to his wedding in Kaduna

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a young man identified as Francis Jonathan Ayuba, five days to his wedding in Kaduna state.According to his friends, the deceased was set to tie the knot with his fiancée on Saturday, April ...

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I will be branded a FAILURE if Man City don’t win Champions League – Pep Guardiola admits

Pep Guardiola knows he will be called a failure if Manchester City flop in the Champions League again. City lead Dortmund 2-1 ahead of Wednesday night’s crucial quarter-final second leg. The Etihad giants have never progressed beyond the quarter-finals with ...

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Google’s Doodle honors music legend Oliver de Coque’s 74th posthumous birthday

  Google on Wednesday unveiled a Doodle to posthumously mark the 74th birthday of Nigerian music legend and highlife maestro Oliver de Coque, one of Africa’s most prolific recording artists of all time. The Doodle, created by Lagos-based graphic artist ...

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FUTO gets new female Vice Chancellor

The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) has elected Prof Nnenna Oti as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution. She succeeds the outgoing vice chancellor, Prof. Francis Eze. Prof. Oti was the deputy Vice Chancellor, ...

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Nigerian Ifeanyi Eke jailed in New York for $3m email scam

Nigerian Ifeanyi Eke, who was resident in Sandy Springs Georgia has been sentenced by a New York court to 40 months in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, as part of a wide-ranging international business email compromise (“BEC”) syndicate. ...

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The dirty fight between Chet Hanks, his ex-girlfriend and the $1m suit

The ex-girlfriend of Hollywood scion Chet Hanks is suing him for $1 million, claiming he physically and verbally abused her during their relationship. Attorneys for Kiana Parker charged that Hanks — the 30-year-old son of actors Tom Hanks and Rita ...

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I stopped making music because of money – Bisola reveals

Former BBN housemate, Bisola Aiyeola has revealed she suspended music because it is expensive. The reality star said this during an interview on Inkblot Meet & Greet podcast with co-founders Naz Onuzo, Zulumoke Oyibo and Damola Ademola. Bisola as she ...

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20 preschool children die in school fire after being trapped

20 nursery school children died in Niger on Tuesday in a fire that trapped them in straw-hut classrooms. “There were 20 deaths, most of them young children,” said the head of Niger’s fire service, Col. Bako Boubacar. He said the ...

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100 level PLASU student dies during protest

A 100 Level student of Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, who reportedly fell off a vehicle during students’ protest, dies of injuries. The deceased, Isreal Emmanuel, the Class Rep of the Mathematics Department of the university, died in the evening ...

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EFCC only invited me, Okorocha breaks silence on arrest

Immediate past Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has broken silence on his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of public funds. Okorocha was arrested by the EFCC operatives at about 4:10pm on Tuesday at ...

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London court slams perpetual injunction on woman ‘defaming’ Olukoya, MFM

A London High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) has granted a perpetual injunction restraining Maureen Badejo from publishing further defamatory words against or concerning Dr. Daniel Olukoya, his family and the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM). The judge, Master ...

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Actress and TV Presenter, Rachel Bakam dies at 39

An actress and multi-award winning TV personality, Rachel Bakam, is dead. Bakam, who hailed from Fadia Tudun Wada in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, died at the age of 39. She died Tuesday afternoon at a private ...

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Snubbed actress Ruth Kadiri calls out award organisers

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Ruth Kadiri has called out the Nigerian International Film summit (NIFS) for not recognising her at the Eko Star Film and TV Awards. Kadiri took to her Instagram page, @ruthkadiri, on Tuesday to call out the ...

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Eight unknown, decomposing bodies uncovered in Calabar

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it discovered eight decomposed bodies on the outskirt of Calabar on Tuesday. Solomon Eremi, the spokesman for NSCDC, disclosed this. Mr Eremi explained that the stench from the decomposing bodies attracted ...

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