Legendary American TV host, Larry King, dies

Legendary broadcaster and longtime CNN host, Larry King, had died. King who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers and his sartorial sensibilities, died at 87, CNN reports. His son, Chance, confirmed King’s death Saturday morning. The news of his death was also revealed via his official Twitter account by his representatives, Ora […]

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Nigerians detained in Saudi Arabia prison for months over Visa expiration, send SOS cries (Video)

Nigerians in a Saudi Arabia prison custody have released a video to make the world aware of their plight while asking for help and pleading with the Nigerian authorities to come to their aid. In the video, the Nigerians said that according to Saudi Arabia laws, they should only be detained for about two weeks […]

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SE, SW and SS governors should emulate Akeredolu, take action on killer Fulani herdsmen –Pastor Ali Dikwa

Director General, Centre for Justice and Ethnicity in Nigeria, Pastor Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, has made a shocking revelation on what Fulani are planning to do in southern part of Nigeria. According to him, Fulani people chased their ancestors away from Borno and took over the land, adding that their next target now is to […]

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ACF urges FG, southwest govs to stop Igboho, attacks on Hausa communities to avert civil war

The northern group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has warned against the ongoing attacks on Fulani communities in the Southwest states of the country which they see as a recipe for another civil war if not tackled by the governors of the region and the federal government. The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yawe, […]

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Obono-Obla, others charged for alleged N19.9m fraud

Head of the now disbanded Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, was on Friday arraigned alongside two others before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Apo, Abuja, Nigeria, over allegations bordering on fraud. Obono-Obla, who was also accused of forging his academic credentials, […]

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Nigerian man allegedly kills girlfriend for texting another man

Nigerian man, Mr. Happyman has been arrested over the murder of his girlfriend, Orie Evusi who was declared missing four days ago. A police investigation was launched after the deceased who left her home on Sunday January 17, 2021 never returned. OgharaVoice reported that Orie’s boyfriend who is a commercial motorcyclist (Okada rider) was the prime […]

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Court sets aside the death sentence passed on Kano singer over blasphemy

The death sentence passed on Yahya Sharif Aminu, a Kano-based singer who was convicted for blasphemy has been overturned by a court. In a judgement delivered on Thursday January 21 by the state’s chief judge Nuraddeen Sagir, it was stated that the trial was full of irregularities as the appellant was not given legal representation. Sagir also said […]

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Former Nigerian Inspector General of Police, Gambo Jimeta, dies

Former inspector-general of police (IGP), Gambo Jimeta, is dead. Jimeta who served as IGP between 1986 and 1990, also served as national security adviser (NSA) to former head of state Ibrahim Babangida and was also the representative of Adamawa state to the national conference held in 2014. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu who confirmed the death of the former IGP […]

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Four police inspectors arrested in Lagos over alleged extortion

The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested four police officers who allegedly harassed and extorted N70,000 from a 16-year-old student on Wednesday at NGAB Junction, Isheri Area of Lagos State. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, stated this in a statement signed on Friday by the Command’s spokesman, CSP […]

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GOP Rep. files articles of impeachment against Joe Biden

About 24 hours after Joe Biden’s inauguration as US President, a Republican Congress woman, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed articles of impeachment against Joe Biden, alleging abuse of power by Biden from his time as vice president. The newly sworn-in Rep. from Georgia, who has supported QANON conspiracy theories and criticized the 25,000 […]

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Pastor sentenced to 2 years imprisonment in Ondo state

A High Court, sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has on Thursday sentenced a pastor, John Abiodun, to two years’ imprisonment for false allegation against a church founder. The convict was arrested in 2019 for lying against the founder of Promiseland Prophetic Ministry, Akure, Pastor Gbenga Akinbiyi, that seven placentas were planted on the church’s altar. […]

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Executive Orders signed by Biden on Day One (Full list)

Shortly after his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States around noon on January 20, 2020, President Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders, according to a CNN report. Nine of the executive orders reversed some controversial policies introduced by his immediate predecessor, Donald Trump, while the remaining ones border on the new policies […]

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Nigerian-Irish teens develop a Dementia App which uses Music

A group of Nigerian-Irish teens has developed an App which uses music to comfort those living with dementia. Rachel, Margaret and Joy were worried about how people with dementia were coping during lockdown, so they decided to design and code Memory Haven. The App has already won a prize at the prestigious technology competition, Technovation, […]

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Girl who allegedly burnt her boyfriend to death in Nigeria, remanded in prison custody

A Magistrate court sitting in Makurdi, Benue state has remanded 17-year-old Esther Alex, who burnt her boyfriend, in Correctional Centre, Makurdi. Recall that Chidinma Ikechukwu Omah, a patent medicine dealer, died after he was set ablaze by the accused in Wadata suburb of Makurdi. The case which came for mention, on Tuesday, January 19, has […]

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Sibusiso Moyo, Zimbabwean Foreign Minister, dies of COVID-19

Zimbabwean Foreign Minister, and former Army General, Sibusiso Moyo, has died from COVID-19, the government announced on Wednesday. He was 61. Moyo, “succumbed to COVID-19 at a local hospital” on Wednesday, Mnangagwa’s spokesman, George Charamba, said in a statement. The Minister, who suffered from a kidney condition, reportedly died in a medical facility in the […]

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President Trump leaves a letter on the Oval Office’s Desk for President-elect Joe Biden

It has been confirmed that Donald Trump left a letter for President-elect Joe Biden before departing the White House for the last time as US President despite breaking one of the traditions of transfer of power between presidents by skipping Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. White House spokesperson, Judd Deere confirmed on Wednesday that Trump had written […]

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Biden sworn-in as 46th American President (His full speech)

Kamala Harris and Joseph R. Biden Jr. were sworn-in as US vice president and president respectively between 11.30am  and 12.00. US President, Joe Biden then gives an inaugural address after he was sworn in as the 46th president. Here is his full speech below: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, […]

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20-year-old jealous wife kills husband’s fiancée in Nigeria (Graphic photos)

The police in Kano state have arrested a 20-year-old lady identified as Suwaiba Shuaibu, for stabbing to death a 17-year-old girl, Aisha Kabir, who her husband had planned to get married to in a week’s time, on January 9. A statement released by the spokesperson (PPRO) of the state police command, Abdullahi Haruna, says that […]

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