How can a “minister of information” be so “misinformed”? ―DJ Switch asks

Nigerian DJ, songwriter and musician, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, professionally known as DJ Switch has come out to attack the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over the numerous claims he has come out to make concerning her and the October 20 shooting at the Lekki tollgate. Last week, Mr Mohammed had a press conference […]

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US imposes $15,000 visa bond on African countries, Nigeria escapes

The United States President Donald Trump has imposed a $15,000 bond on tourist and business travellers from 24 countries, including 15 African nations with high overstay rate of 10 per cent or higher in 2019. Nigerian travellers escape paying the bond as their overall score was below the threshold of 10 per cent and above […]

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Buhari should implement people’s requests so as not to set Nigeria on fire

Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has asked Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, to prove to Nigerians that he is ready to do the people’s requests and will. Wike said the President will set the country ‘on fire’ by not implementing some of the requests voiced out by leaders during the recent discussions with the […]

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Widow of vendor killed by Gbajabiamila’s aide opposes family over demand for N500m

Mrs. Josephine Okereke, the widow of the newspaper vendor, Ifeanyichukwu Okereke who was shot and killed by a Department of State Services officer attached to the Speaker of Nigerian House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has disowned her husband’s family over their demand for N500m compensation. Josephine spoke at a press conference in Abuja on […]

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Lekki Shooting: Nigerian Govt approaches UK Govt over threat to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials

Nigerian Government said it has reached out to the British Government over the threat by the British Parliament to impose sanctions on Nigeria’s officials for their roles in the End SARS protests. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this yesterday, November 24, while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of […]

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Newspaper vendor’s family demands N500m compensation from Speaker Gbajabiamila

The family of late Ifeanyi Okereke, the newspaper vendor who was killed by a stray bullet fired by a security detail attached to Speaker of the House of Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila, are demanding N500 million compensation from the speaker. DSS Officer, Abdullahi Hassan, attached to the speaker, fired a gunshot to disperse newspaper vendors who gathered around […]

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Hours after hearing about son’s death, woman dies (Photos)

It is sad indeed as family and friends of 52-year-old woman, Theresa Nyorong Yohanna Bwai and her only son, Bweifar Isaac, 22, are currently mourning their demise. It was gathered that 22-year-old Isaac, said to be a popular recording artist, photographer and student, was shot dead by suspected cultists in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, on Tuesday night, […]

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School principal slumps during speech, dies in Nigeria (Video)

Hajjiya Bisola Rahama Zakariyya, the female principal of Elkanemi College Of Islamic Theology in Maiduguri, has died after she slumped during speech delivery. The sad incident occurred in Maiduguri on Saturday, November 21. The principal, who was wearing a hijab and had her face mask on was speaking at a function before she appeared to […]

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Lagos #ENDSARS Petitioner dies before Judicial Panel hears his case

Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related Abuses and other matters was told that a petitioner Mr Basil Ejiagwa has died as a result of torture melted to him by the Police. Counsel to the late petitioner, Olalekan Gazali, said that the wife of the deceased who came all […]

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Bodies of three missing children allegedly found at retired police officer’s home in Nigeria

The bodies of three children were allegedly found in a car parked at the home of a retired police officer at Ugwu Ogede in Itchi, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria, on Monday November 23. The victims identified as Chibugo Eze, Chinenye Eze, and Ebuka Ene, were reported missing after they went to […]

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‘You are a disgrace. Both home and abroad’ –Adesua Etomi rebukes Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie

Nigerian star actress, Adesua Etomi-Wellington lost her cool on Tuesday morning, November 24, after seeing a photo shared online by president Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie.   Onochie shared the photo above on her Twitter handle as she called on Nigerians to ensure they wear facemasks. ”WEARING A MASK IS NOT A POLITICAL STATEMENT. ITS NOT […]

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Maina’s son, Faisal’s bail revoked, his arrest ordered by court

The bail earlier granted to Faisal Maina, the son of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team Abdulrasheed Maina who jumped bail, has been revoked by an Abuja federal high court which also ordered his arrest for jumping bail in his trial on money laundering charges. Justice Okon Abang who disclosed that his […]

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Man with two wives rapes 6-year-old girl in Nigeria

A 50-year-old man has been arrested for raping his neighbour’s six-year-old daughter at Hanyi Danmasani, Rigasa in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Recall that the Kaduna State House of Assembly on September, passed a bill sanctioning the surgical castration and death for whoever rapes a child below the age of 14. […]

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17-year-old Nigerian girl who had 7 A1s in 2019 WASSCE (WAEC), dies

So sad that an exceptionally brilliant 17-year-old Nigerian girl who got 7A1s in the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has died. Miss Chisom Chukwuneke, made straights A’s in the entrance exam and emerged the best student from her school, Graceland college in Enugu last year. She went on to win numerous academic […]

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Daring Nigerian govt, CNN releases second report on #EndSARS, Lekki shootings (Second video)

Notwithstanding the threats of sanction from the Nigerian Government over its investigative report on the shootings at Lekki toll plaza during the #EndSARS protests, CNN has released a second report on the incident. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture,  Lai Mohammed, had last week described CNN’s report on the Lekki shootings as poor journalism, adding […]

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Deputy Superintendent of Police, others arrested for allegedly receiving N100,000 bribe in Lagos

A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Popoola Kayode who is also a leader of Taskforce team operating around Lekki Ajah area of Lagos State and members of his team have been arrested for allegedly collecting N100,000 bribe. Adebayo Taofiq, the Head, Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) in a […]

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Nigerian Government writes CNN over its report on Lekki shooting (Read full letter)

Nigerian government, has on Monday, asked the American based news outlet, the Cable News Network (CNN) to re-examine its investigative report on the #EndSARS and Lekki shootings. In a letter addressed to the Vice President of CNN International Communications, Jonathan Hawkins, signed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the federal government […]

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