Lagos Magistrate declines bail application for Yoruba Nation Agitators

A Magistrate court sitting in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, has declined bail application for the 49 Yoruba Nation agitators arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command. The defendants were arrested at Ojota, Lagos on July 3, 2021, during a mega rally in support of the actualization of Yoruba Nation and have since been in […]

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Any Press-gagging bill will not come to the floor of the House ―Gbajabiamila

Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday said he would not be a party to any bill that seeks to gag the media. Gbajabiamila made the assertion at an award ceremony tagged ‘Recognising Good Governance and Legislative Excellence in the Face of Adversity,’ held in Abuja. The speaker was reacting to […]

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Constitution amendment: Six Southwest govs propose 6 federating units for Nigeria

The six governors from the Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria have proposed conversion of the present six geopolitical zones into federating units, as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly. In a document presented to members of the National Assembly from the geopolitical zone, the Southwest Governors’ Forum also […]

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UK institution denies issuing master’s degree to Buhari’s WTO ambassador, Adamu Abdulhamid

Muhammadu Buhari’s newly appointed ambassador to the World Trade Organisation, Adamu Abdulhamid, may not have obtained a master’s degree in Business Management and Leadership from London Graduate School, UK, as claimed. The institution has in fact told Peoples Gazette that Adamu Abdulhamid did not obtain a master’s degree from there. Appointment of Mr Adamu who […]

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Multitalented Nigerian Singer, Sound Sultan laid to rest in the US (Video)

Remains of the multitalented singer, rapper, actor, comedian and songwriter, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan have been committed to mother earth according to Islamic rites. The news of the death of the veteran singer and Jagbajantis crooner, who died after battling Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma was broken on Sunday. He was buried in New Jersey, […]

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3 Kenyan ladies in custody as 2 Nigerian men die in unclear circumstances during party in Kenya

Police operatives have launched investigations into the mysterious death of two Nigerian men who lost their lives during a night party hosted at Skyhorse Apartment in Kilimani, Nairobi, Kenya. Going by a report from the police, one of the men died after jumping from the 7th floor of the apartment under unclear circumstances while the […]

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Multitalented Nigerian singer and songwriter, dies

Multitalented Nigerian singer, rapper, actor, comedian and songwriter, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, has passed away. He died at the age of 44. The veteran singer and Jagbajantis crooner, died after battling Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma. In a signed statement, Dr. Kayode Fasasi, on behalf of the Fasasi family, broke the sad news. The statement […]

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Gunmen attack palace, abduct Kaduna emir and 12 others

The Emir of Kajuru, Adamu Kajuru, and 12 persons described as “members of his family,” have been kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna State. This was disclosed by the former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, who wrote on Twitter on Sunday. “The Emir of Kajuru, 30 minutes drive from Kaduna and twelve of his family members were […]

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Joke Silva and Olu Jacobs’ youngest child, Olugbenga, graduates from University

Youngest child of actors, Joke Silva and Olu Jacobs, graduated from the American University of Nigeria AUN on Saturday July 10. The proud mum shared the good news on her Instagram page on Saturday afternoon. “And here he is …Olugbenga Oluwapamperinayo Jacobs…@oj_poetry …our last born.This stage done and dusted. As you start the next may […]

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Nnamdi Kanu’s UK passport remains in Kenya ―The UK Guardian

Brother to the embattled leader of the Nigeria-proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has disclosed how they spoke while he was in Kenya shortly before “he went missing.” Kingsley Kanu, the brother, disclosed that Nnamdi had taken a walk and that he was without his documents when he was arrested. The UK Guardian […]

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Tell gov Obaseki to let the 1,130 artefacts coming back from Germany to be in Benin palace ―Oba of Benin

Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has kicked against the decision of the Edo state government to take custody of the 1,130 stolen Benin artefacts that are in the process of being repatriated from Germany. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki and the other top government officials are currently in […]

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Nigerian govt publishes photos of the 4 escaped inmates from Jos maximum Prison

Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has published the photos of four inmates who escaped from a prison facility in Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. The photos were released Friday, July 9, via the NCS’s Facebook account in a post titled: Faces of inmates that escaped from Jos Custodial Centre. The NCS disclosed that the inmates escaped around 2am […]

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ECOWAS court awards N30m to Agba Jalingo against Nigerian govt for ill-treatment, torture

ECOWAS Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa, has ordered the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to pay Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo N30 million. The compensation to Jalingo, a Nigerian citizen, is for his arrest and chaining to a deep freezer for about 34 days, while in detention in Cross River State without being […]

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Igboho takes Nigerian govt to court, demands release of 13 detained aides

Yoruba Youths Leader (YYL) and rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a Sunday Igboho, has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, for the release of his aides arrested by operatives of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) at his house in the Soka area of Ibadan on July 1. Chief Yomi Aliyu SAN, counsel to the Yoruba […]

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Nigerian Army Commander felled by explosive device planted by Boko Haram, is buried in Abuja (Photos)

Remains of Nigerian Army Commander, Col. Husseini Samaila Sankara, who was killed by explosive device planted by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state, has been laid to rest. Sankara, who was the Commander, Counter-Insurgency Operations under the ongoing Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East, was laid to rest at the Guards Brigade Cemetery in Abuja on […]

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Nigerian Police officers protest over unpaid allowance, non-reposting (Video)

Officers of the Nigerian Police Force, Counter Terrorism Unit, staged a protest to voice out their displeasure over unpaid allowance and refusal to repost them for over 7 months. The officers said they were deployed to Katsina state in January and the special duty was supposed to last for 3 months, but they have now […]

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Four herdsmen inmates escape from Jos maximum Prison

Four herdsmen held in custody at the Jos Maximum Prison in Plateau state have escaped. The fleeing inmates escaped in the early hours of Thursday July 8. The escapees were arraigned before a Barkin Ladi Court sometime last year. However, some herdsmen stormed the court and overpowered correctional warders helping five of the assailants escape. Four of […]

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Policewoman declared wanted for allegedly killing her lover-policeman, allegedly lured another man into hotel and shooting him dead (Photos)

The Kenyan woman police officer declared wanted some days ago by detectives over the killing of a lover-police officer is suspected to have killed another man. This platform earlier on reported that Corporal Carolyne Kangogo, 34, is on the run after allegedly killing Constable John Ogweno, whom she was in a relationship with. Mr Ogweno, […]

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