Address violent attacks on farmers by armed herders instead of seeking to arrest Igboho, Falana tells FG

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has adduced reason why the Federal Government should leave self-acclaimed activist, Sunday Igboho alone. He said the nation has lots of issues facing her which must be addressed urgently instead of seeking to arrest Igboho. ...

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Redeploy Oyo CP, she is SLOW and BIASED, Adams tells IGP

Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to redeploy the Commissioner of Police in Oyo, Ngozi Onadeko, and bring a sterner CP to the state. According to the Oodua Peoples Congress, ...

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Nnamdi Kanu reacts to Owerri prison break, says if insurgents can be rehabilitated, no soul deserves to be in prison

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said no one deserves to be in any Nigerian prison when killer herdsmen and Boko Haram militants get arrested, freed and rehabilitated.   Kanu disclosed this on his ...

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Inmates freed as attackers blow up Owerri prison, police headquarters (Video)

A correctional facility and police investigations department in Owerri, the Imo State capital were reportedly set ablaze by unknown gunmen early this morning. According to multiple reports, the attackers struck the prison and police department shortly after midnight, freeing an ...

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Stop putting Bibles inside hotel rooms, it is rude – Bisi Alimi

Gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi has asked hotel owners to stop putting Bibles in hotel rooms saying it is ‘rude”.   He says it is wrong doing such. The good news is that, nobody listens to him, so the post ...

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2 kids burnt to death as fire guts flat in Suleja

Two children, identified as Suraiya, 7, and Habib, 9, were burnt to death after a mysterious fire burnt down a flat at Anguwar Dawaki in Suleja, Niger state. Daily Trust learnt that the father of the two kids, Alhassan Jibirin ...

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Fresh rumble as Kano anti-graft agency probes Emir Bayero

Fresh crisis rocks Kano Emirate Council as anti-corruption commission investigates fraud in a land sale that could go all the way up to the new emir. Barely a year after he ascended the throne, Emir Aminu Ado Bayero of Kano ...

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Judicial workers begin strike Tuesday, to shut courts nationwide

Nigeria (JUSUN) commences a nationwide strike over the non-implementation of financial autonomy of the judiciary in line with the constitution of the country and other extant laws. JUSUN has issued a 21-day ultimatum which elapsed on Sunday, April 4, 2021, ...

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My petite stature was a challenge when I joined Nollywood –Jumoke Aderounmu

Actress, Jumoke Aderounmu, has said that her petite stature was a challenge for her when she joined the movie industry. Speaking with Sunday Scoop, the actress said, “I used to be bothered about my small stature when I started acting. ...

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Nigerian Army reportedly removes journalist from WhatsApp group for questioning N2.6tn funds

The Nigerian Army has reportedly removed a journalist, Amadin Uyi from a WhatsApp group its communications unit created and operates for the benefit of newsmen. The Director of Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, and other spokespersons in the Army ...

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USSD war: Banks unblock MTN, reconnect telco to banking channels

After 48 hours of disconnecting MTN customers from banking channels including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and banking apps, commercial banks on Sunday have reconnected MTN customers to banking channels, The PUNCH can confirm. Punch correspondent gathered that the development ...

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Neymar clashes with Djalo in tunnel after red card in PSG’s 1-0 defeat to Lille

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, on Saturday clashed with Lille’s Tiago Djalo, in the tunnel at the Parc des Princes following his side’s Ligue 1 1-0 home defeat against Christophe Galtier’s side. Lille defeated PSG thanks to Jonathan David’s first-half goal ...

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43-year-old man nabbed for defiling wife’s 15-year-old niece

Police operatives attached to Festac Division have arrested one Jonas Nnubia, m, 43, for defiling his wife’s niece (name withheld). Nnubia was arrested on 3rd April, 2021, at about 3 pm at 1st Avenue, L Close, Festac, Lagos State. The ...

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Lagos police arrest wanted serial killer Agodo

The Police detectives attached to Sagamu Road Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Sagamu Road, Ikorodu, on Sunday, 4th April 2021, at about 10 am, apprehended one wanted serial killer cultist, Segun Agodo. Agodo was arrested in the Odongunyan ...

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NDLEA arrests suspected drug trafficker with N564m worth of heroin in Abuja

A drug trafficker, Goodluck Odeh, has been intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA) in possession of two kg of heroin with a street value of N564 million. A statement by the Director, Publicity ...

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I’ve never dated anyone in the industry ― Ayo Adesanya

Veteran Nollywood actress, Ayo Adesanya used to be known as the wife of another well known thespian, Goriola Hassan. But contrary to what many may hold as the truth that the duo met in the industry, the “Amope Alasela” star ...

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Leading civil society leader, Innocent Chukwuma is dead

Founder of Cleen Foundation, Innocent Chukwuma, is dead. He died on Saturday evening at 55 after he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, an aggressive cancer of the blood. His long time friend and associate, Edetaen Ojo, confirmed the sad ...

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