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History was made on Monday in Fort McMurray, Alberta Canada when a person of colour was elected for the very first time into the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo government. Nigerian-Ekiti girl, Mrs Funke Banjoko (nee Ogunsuyi), a princess from Ipoti/Igogo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, garnered the highest votes among the 6 elected in a crowd […]
Continue ReadingA video which showed moment police officers harassed Arise TV crew covering the #EndSARS protest memorial at Lekki Toll Gate and also tried to seize their drone, has been shared online. The drone which the police officers tried seizing, was reportedly recording the protest in real time at the venue. British-born Arise TV journalist, Adefemi Akinsanya has been identified as […]
Continue ReadingA newborn baby girl miraculously survived after she was packed in a suitcase by her mother and buried in a shallow grave in a yard in Tsomo in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The 34-year-old mother, Lindiswa Ntalo, who was arrested last week appeared in court on Monday, October 18 and granted bail. According to police spokesperson […]
Continue ReadingConvener of #RevolutionNow protests and the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, and Pelumi Olajengbesi, one of the Nigeria-based lawyers to Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho are leading the EndSARS anniversary protest at the Unity Fountain, in Abuja. See more photos below:
Continue ReadingSocial media giants, Facebook may rebrand itself with a new name next week in a bid to distance itself from a series of embarrassing scandals. The firm’s original social media site, Facebook, will likely keep its moniker, but Facebook Inc., the parent company which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, will rebrand. Chief Executive Officer Mark […]
Continue ReadingOperatives from Nigerian Police Force, Lagos command, on Wednesday fired teargas to disperse protesters at the Lekki tollgate. Nigerian youths had converged on the Lekki tollgate to mark the first anniversary of #EndSARS protests in the country. Firing of teargas by the police led to some of the protesters running helter-skelter. Two protesters were earlier […]
Continue ReadingNo less than three traditional rulers were killed during an attack by unknown gunmen at Nnenasa community, Headquarters of Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. The traditional rulers from the area numbering over 20 were having a stakeholders’ meeting at the local government headquarters in the community when gunmen invaded the venue and opened fire […]
Continue ReadingAn estate agent identified as Bayo Sina Babarinde was shot dead by gunmen during Sunday service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Living Word Parish, Basin Road, in iIlorin, the Kwara state capital. It was gathered that Babarinde stepped out of the church to receive a phone call when his assailants rained bullets […]
Continue Reading43 people have been confirmed dead in the wake of the attack by bandits on Goronyo township in Goronyo local government area of Sokoto state. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state gave this clarification after due diligence on figures of those that died in the Goronyo market Sunday attack. Earlier in the day Tambuwal had […]
Continue ReadingThe University of Ibadan (UI) has been thrown into mourning after losing two of its students within 24 hours. The deceased students identified as Adegoke Adedayo, a final year student of the Department of History, Faculty of Arts, and Adeyemo Oluwaseun Ayomide, a 200 level student of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, died over […]
Continue ReadingAn amended seven-count charge has been filed by the federal government against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The fresh charge bothers on treasonable felony and terrorism following the pending charges he was facing since 2016 and it was also learnt that the court […]
Continue ReadingAt least one police officer has been reported dead after unknown gunmen attacked Ohaukwu Police headquarters at 135, Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu local government area, Ebonyi state at about 12 noon today October 18. The spokesperson of the state police command, Loveth Odah, who confirmed the attack, said the gunmen also set the station ablaze and burnt […]
Continue ReadingColin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state who saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, has died of complications from Covid-19. He was 84. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” the family said […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s envoy to Chad, Babagana Kingibe has said that the country’s unity is negotiable. In his speech at The Sun Newspaper awards for 2020 in Lagos on Saturday October 16, the former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) stated that in spite of what his colleagues say, every union is negotiable. According to […]
Continue ReadingImo State capital, Owerri, was a shadow of itself on Monday as residents continued to stay indoors in compliance with the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the five South-East states of Nigeria. This has continued two months after the separatist group, IPOB, said it had cancelled its weekly sit-at-home order […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija “Shine Ya Eye” housemate, Angel Smith, has revealed she’s been receiving calls from unknown numbers threatening to kill her because of her “relationship status.” In a thread posted on her Twitter handle, Angel said she’s very much single and she’s not in love with anyone, contrary to what people assume and think […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian (man and woman) set of twins, Amos and Juliana Kunde, from Nasarawa state, are currently at loggerheads after the twin brother informed the twin sister he was about to get married to another woman. According to media personality, Bello Lukman, who shared the story online, the twins lost their parents to gunmen attack […]
Continue ReadingThe pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has tackled the special adviser to President Buhari on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, for comparing his boss, President Buhari to former Nigerian leaders, Obafemi Awolowo and Nnamdi Azikiwe. In his article, Adesina wrote: “Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is an honest man. Whatever he tells you, please take it serious. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged to put an end to election rigging in Nigeria using new technology. According to the Head of ICT, INEC office, Awka, Chukwuemeka Nnaji, INEC has devised what it called Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) as a way of reducing human interference in the electoral process. Speaking during […]
Continue Reading71-year-old man identified as Ajibola Olufemi Adeniyi, has reportedly died during a sex romp with a commercial sex worker inside a hotel in Ogun State, Nigeria. It was gathered that the incident happened on Monday at 50/50 hotel Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of the State. According to Punch ,the deceased, a resident of 22, Akilo Street, Bariga, […]
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