Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman beats Colby Covington to retain UFC 268 title

Nigerian-American UFC star, Kamaru Usman on Saturday November 6 defeated Colby Covington by unanimous decision to retain the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 268 in New York. Usman was announced as winner of the fight after New York State Athletic Commission judges Derek Cleary (49-46), Dave Tirelli (48-47) and Sal D’Amato (48-47) all submitted scorecards in his favor. […]

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Death toll at Ikoyi collapsed building now 42, rescued survivors 15 ―Sanwo-Olu

Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the death toll from the Ikoyi building collapse has risen to 42. According to Sanwo-Olu, six people were discovered to have been rescued alive on the first day by first responders and taken to the police hospital before the arrival of LASEMA, bringing the total number of […]

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The Unsolvable Jigsaw of the Ikoyi Tragedy, By Dele Momodu

Fellow Nigerians, the terrible day, Monday, November 1, 2021, started for me like all of my regular days. It was very quickly to become the stuff of permanent nightmares. Just the day before, I had departed Abuja after the PDP National Convention. My Sunday evening was spent at the birthday dinner cum book launch of […]

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AGF Malami may lose SAN rank if found culpable in Odili’s home raid ―NBA president says

President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, says the Attorney-General of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, may be stripped of his senior advocate rank if he is found to be involved in the raid of the home of Mary Odili, a supreme court Justice and wife of former Rivers state governor, Peter Odili. […]

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The Rise of Separatists and Terrorists, By Shaka Momodu

It is very tempting to just sit back and black out the daily horrors bombarding Nigeria. These include the mindless carnage and butchery of human lives, the sheer audacity of terrorists/bandits armed with the capacity to shoot down fighter jets, the wave of mass kidnappings of schoolchildren in the North-east and North-west, and the sit-at-home […]

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Facebook removes Ethiopian Prime Minister’s post for inciting violence

Social media giant, Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who are now advancing towards the capital, Addis Ababa. “The obligation to die for Ethiopia belongs to all of us,” Abiy said in the now-deleted post that called on […]

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Despite lift of IPOB’s sit-at-home order, Anambra streets still deserted (Photos)

The streets in Awka and other places in Anambra state, Nigeria, are currently deserted in spite of the decision of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to lift its sit-at-home directive or order. IPOB had earlier announced plans to call for a sit-at-home order to protest the continued incaceration of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. This […]

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Amotekun intercepts 18 suspected bandits with guns, swords, dagger and knives

Operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Ondo State, Nigeria, have intercepted a bus loaded with 500 pieces of daggers concealed under the seats. Also intercepted were weapons with different seizes of knives and guns concealed inside Tigger nut bags. 18 people suspected to be bandits were arrested with the vehicle while two other buses escaped. […]

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Nigerian banks to stop accepting old £20, £50 notes from Dec 31

Banks in Nigeria will stop accepting old £20 and £50 notes from December 31, 2021, according to reports. This is to enable proper conclusion of cash evacuation. Fidelity Bank Plc disclosed this in an email to its customers on Wednesday, Nov 3, titled “Withdrawal of old 20 and 50 GBP notes from circulation”. The email […]

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Ikoyi building collapse: Is Lagos ready for reforms now?, By Abimbola Adelakun

The Monday collapse of the 21-storey building under construction on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State is one too many. With an undetermined number of people still trapped under the rubble, so much is unknown yet. In the coming weeks, some of the truth of the official negligence that led to such a gigantic structure becoming […]

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Half of married men in my community are bisexual ―Botswana polygamist pastor says (Photos)

Popular pastor from Botswana who is married to two wives, Seraki Kemmonye, has said that half of the married men in his community Gaborone are bisexual. Pastor Kemmoye of the Fellowship International, disclosed this on Friday November 5, while talking about prostrate cancer. “Talking of prostate cancer and staff, I am reminded of something, I […]

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Owner of collapsed Ikoyi building, Femi Osibona, found dead

Owner of Fourscore Homes, the developing company in charge of the 21-storey building that collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria, Mr. Femi Osibona, is confirmed dead. Osibona is said to be the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company which constructed the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria on Monday November 1. His friend Dele […]

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INEC introduces Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) device, abolishes incident form

On Saturday 6th November 2021, Anambra State will make history as the first Governorship election in Nigeria in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will deploy the use of Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) device. The BVAS, deployed in its pilot phase for the Isoko South 1 State Constituency Bye-election in Delta State on […]

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Anambra guber election won’t be free and fair if a life is lost ―Bishop Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and Convener of the National Peace Committee, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has said that the Anambra governorship election won’t be free and fair if a life is lost. In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto stated that many Nigerians have died unnecessarily and it should […]

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Husband, 24, allegedly stabs wife to death in Nigeria

24-year-old man, Mojiyagbe Olamilekan, a resident of Oke ola area of Ode Remo has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for allegedly stabbing his wife to death with scissors. The suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police in Ode Remo divisional headquarters at about 3 pm on Wednesday […]

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