I am so disheartened after last week’s visit to Buhari­ ―Pastor Bakare

Founder and Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that he visited the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari, last week and left the place so discouraged that I need time to encourage myself in the Lord, my God. Bakare explained that the discouragement he felt was the reason he […]

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Police arrest one of the ballot snatchers who allegedly killed two voters in Edo

Officers of the Edo State Police Command have arrested one of the suspected ballot snatchers who killed two voters at a polling unit during the February 25 general elections. Ehiozomwangie Omoregbe, 34, and his gang allegedly invaded the polling unit on the Benin-Sapele road in Ogheghe community in Ikpoba Okha LGA and snatched ballot bosses for their […]

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Diezani drags AGF, EFCC to court for Libel, asks for N100bn damages

Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison Madueke, has slammed a N100 billion libel and defamation suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) at a federal high court in Abuja. She also informed the court that she had been away from the country since […]

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Chimamanda Adichie wrote the preface to Pope Francis’ book: “Hands off Africa”

The Vatican Publishing House announced on Monday, May 22, 2023, the release of a new book by Pope Francis, titled: “Hands off Africa!” which is a rebuke to Western profiteering. The book contains all of the Pope’s speeches during his visits to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, both countries marred by severe […]

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Why I refused to perform at Tinubu’s inauguration concert ―Singer Portable

Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has said that he did not perform at the Tinubu inauguration concert held on Thursday, May 25, in Abuja because the organizers of the event wanted to offer him N5 million instead of N10m for his performance. According to the artist, he was told that N10 million […]

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Hilda Baci cook-a-thon viewed 4.8 billion times worldwide ―Report

The audience reached from Hilda’s Baci (Hilda Bassey Effiong) recent attempt to enter the Guinness World Records as the person with the record of the longest cooking period was over 4.8 billion, a media intelligence report said The report was published by Media Intelligence Consultancy, P+ Measurement Services, which claimed to have done a media […]

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Court affirms Julius Abure as Labour Party chairman, restrains Apapa-faction permanently

A High Court sitting in Edo State, Nigeria, on Friday dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, by some party members at the ward level. Presiding judge, Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, on Friday, threw out the case for lacking merit. This was contained in a […]

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Nigeria Air plane lands in Abuja airport (Video)

Nigeria Air, an airplane belonging to the proposed national carrier, has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The airplane was seen moving in a video posted by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on his verified Twitter handle on Friday. Sirika wrote, “We are here. To Almighty God be all the glory. […]

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Supreme Court dismisses PDP’s suit of double nomination against Shettima

Nigerian Supreme Court Friday dismissed the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of the ticket that produced the president-elect, Bola Tinubu and the vice-president-elect, Kashim Shettima in the 2023 presidential election. In an appeal marked SC/CV/501/2023, the opposition party sought Tinubu’s disqualification on grounds of the double nomination of his vice […]

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Buhari confers GCFR, GCON titles on Tinubu, Shettima (Photos)

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday May 25, conferred the titles of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) and Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON) honors on the president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his VP-elect, Kashim Shettima in Abuja. The GCFR is the highest honour to be conferred on anyone in Nigeria. […]

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TB Joshua’s daughter bags Master’s Degree in US (Video & photos)

Late founder and General Overseer of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua aka TB Joshua’s daughter, Ms. Promise Joshua has bagged a Master’s Degree in the United States. Publisher and CEO of Ovation International Magazine, Dele Momodu shared the news on his Instagram page where he wrote: “JOY IN THE HOUSE […]

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Ex-presidential candidate fined N40m for seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, has ordered the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2019 elections, Ambrose Owuru, to pay a fine of N40 million for filing a suit to stop the inauguration of president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29. Delivering judgment on Thursday May 25, Justice Tukur who […]

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Nigerian student becomes Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one foot

17- year-old student of Oyemekun Grammar School Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, Philip Solomon, has been declared the Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one foot in 30 seconds. Solomon broke the record on January 24 after he recorded 153 skips on one foot in 30 seconds to outdo former record holder Rasel Islam […]

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Nigerian actor, RMD’s son graduates from American university (Photos)

Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo -RMD is celebrating his son, Oghenetega for graduating from Towson University in Maryland, USA. The proud dad shared the good news on his Instagram page. Sharing photos of his pretty wife, Jumobi Adegbesan-Damijo, son and some family members, he wrote: “THE EMPEROR! THE CONQUEROR!! THE LION !! “Thankful and grateful and […]

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Actress Funke Akindele shares message on depression, Nigerians show concern

Nigerians on social media have expressed concerns about the star actress, film producer, and mother of two, Funke Akindele’s depression message. Expressions of concern erupted after the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State shared an emotional tweet about depression. The star actress of the Jenifa movie fame tweeted: “Depression is […]

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Nigerian man arrested in the UK for allegedly impregnating his wife, mother-in-law and sister-in-law

Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom (UK) has been reportedly detained after he allegedly impregnated not one but three women: his wife, his wife’s mother, and his wife’s sister. The arrest has stunned the neighbourhood and ignited heated discussion. The Nigerian man, whose name is withheld for legal reasons, was arrested after an investigation […]

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