Buhari returns to Twitter since banning the platform in Nigeria

Buhari has returned to Twitter 11 months after he stopped tweeting following the ban on the microblogging platform. The Buhari administration banned Twitter after the platform deleted tweets by the president, threatening to treat members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the “language they understand”. The ban was announced on June 4, 2021 […]

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Gunmen rape soldier, kill her with her soldier fiancé while going for their wedding in Imo state (Photos)

Nigerian couple who were soldiers at the Nigerian Army have been murdered by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Imo State, Nigeria. A military source told Punch that the woman was first raped before she was shot dead along with her fiancé, and the two of them were later beheaded. The couple were travelling to the state to […]

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Police Service Commission set to promote retiring Ibrahim Magu to AIG

Nigeria’s Police Service Commission (PSC) may have concluded plans to promote a former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, to Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG). Magu, the most senior Commissioner of Police, has tendered his pre-retirement notice and will officially retire from the force on May 5. Punch reports […]

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British Police gives verdict on Khafilat Kareem over her unauthorised participation in BBNaija tv show

Nigerian girl working as Metropolitan Police officer who went to participate in the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show without permission has been given a final written warning. PC Khafilat Kareem requested unpaid leave to appear on the Nigerian version of the reality show in June 2019 but was told it was “not in […]

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An ex locked me up, raped me everyday ―Juliet Ibrahim, actress

Nigerian-Ghanaian star actress, Juliet Ibrahim, has opened up on an abusive relationship she once experienced. In an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, the beautiful actress revealed that one of her ex- boyfriends locked her up and raped her daily. The actress narrated how her former boyfriend, whose name she didn’t disclose, locked her up […]

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Soludo’s media aide dies 11 days after appointment, 2 days after birthday celebration

Mr. Joe Anatune, a strong ally of Governor Charles Soludo, has died 11 days after he was appointed MD/CEO of Anambra State Signage and Advertising Agency. Anatune, who was the head of Soludo’s media team during the election campaign, died on Saturday, April 30. The prolific writer celebrated his 62nd birthday on April 28th, two days before he […]

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Soyinka visits Igboho in Benin Republic; Akintoye, Adeniran present (Photos)

Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has on Sunday met with Yoruba Youth Leader (YYL) and Yoruba Nation campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Ighoho in the neighbouring Republic of Benin. Yoruba Nation arrowhead and leader of the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Banji Akintoye and his deputy, […]

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Nigerian fraud suspect, Adedunmola Gbadegesin extradited to U.S

A wire fraud suspect, Adedunmola Gbadegesin, has been extradited to the United States where he is wanted in a case of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. The offences contravene Title 18, US Code, Section 1349 and 1956 (h) and carries a maximum jail term of 20 years. His extradition took place on […]

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BBNaija’s Khafi faces Met Police misconduct hearing for going on BBNaija show in 2019 without approval

Khafilat Kareem, better known as Khafi, is facing a misconduct hearing for going for the Big Brother Naija reality show in 2019 without being authorised by the Met police to do so. Khafi, who worked as a police officer in the UK at the time she took part in the reality show, said during a […]

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For equity, justice and mutual respect, its the turn of Southeast to produce president —Adebanjo, Clark say

Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has said the North is not interested in ceding power to any other geo-political zones in the southern part of the country in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). 94-year-old Adebanjo made the claim on Monday while speaking at the forum of Greater Nigeria Conference (GNC) organised […]

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Hungarian-Nigerian lady declares her mother missing in Abuja, Nigeria

A Hungarian-Nigerian lady, Borbala Samantha Ivancsik, has declared her mother missing in Abuja, Nigeria. The missing woman, Agnes Chieshe Movic was last seen by Dunamis Market Area 1, Abuja at about 8:55pm on Thursday, April 21. Anyone with useful information on the whereabouts of the woman should please call the numbers on the missing person […]

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University student in Benue allegedly commits suicide

A 200 level student of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarkaa University, Makurdi, Benue State has allegedly committed suicide by hanging. It was gathered that the 20-year-old student identified as Ogbonna Shedrach took his own life over family challenges. The Public Relations Officer of the school’s students union, Comrade Zaki Christian, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, April 24. […]

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Former Nigerian Minister, Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas, dies

Former Nigerian Minister of Aviation as well as former Minister of Youths, Sports, and Culture, from Rivers State, Nigeria, Mr. Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas is dead. He was born on 8th May 1939 and hails from Abonnema in the Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. Graham-Douglas was appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture […]

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Married woman butchered by boyfriend for ritual in Nigeria (Graphic photo)

A staff of the Ondo State Agency Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (OSAA-GBV), Princess Folashade, has shared a graphic photo of the married woman, Funmilola Ogundare, who was allegedly butchered by her boyfriend for ritual purposes in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Taking to Facebook, she wrote: “VIEWER’S DISCRETION ADVICED. Below is the current state of […]

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Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has joined his ancestors

HRM, Ikubabayeye, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, has joined his ancestors. He died at the age of 83. The top Yoruba monarch died in the late hours of Friday, according to palace officials. Adeyemi died at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, according to Punch. The late Alaafin’s first […]

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Ondo State govt suspends civil servant who spreads rumour of gov. Akeredolu’s death

Ondo state government has suspended a civil servant for reportedly spreading fake news about the death of the governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu. Pastor John Adeyemo, the Head of Service disclosed this in a statement but didn’t disclose the Identity of the civil servant. According to him, “the disciplinary measure was based on the death rumour […]

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