South East Governors tell IGP Adamu to revert to their agreement on policing, security of the zone

Southeast Nigeria Governors Forum has asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to revert to their original agreement on community policing in the region. In a communique issued after a meeting on Sunday May 24, the Governors said the police chief did not stick to their initial agreement during his visit to the region. Chairman of the […]

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86-year-old man stabs his wife to death in Nigerian

86-year-old former Director General of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Mr. T.C. Okere has allegedly stabbed his wife to death. The deceased, 77, was a retiree of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo. The incident, it was learned, occurred Monday morning, in Imerienwe community, in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State. Details of the […]

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Sibling killed by 3 brothers in Nigeria over proceeds from mother’s burial

Officers from the Imo State Police Command in Nigeria are on the trail of three brothers, Patrick Obieshieke, Chinonso Obieshieke and John Erieka for allegedly killing their blood brother, Remigius Obieshieke, over money realised from the burial of their late mother. Remigius was brutally murdered after a disagreement erupted on how the money realised from […]

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Nigeria’s INEC to try E-Voting in 2021, seeks alternatives to Bye-Elections

Taking a queue from lifestyle changes occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would be adopting more technological tools in discharging its mandate, disclosing of its resolve to pioneer electronic voting (e-voting) in the country by 2021. This was as the electoral umpire decried the rising cost of […]

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Lagosians boarding a Commuter Bus at Tinubu Terminus in 1943 (Photo)

This is a rare picture, said to be that of Lagosians boarding a commuter bus at Tinubu Terminus in 1943. This is exactly 77 years ago when many of us were not born. Looking at this picture, you’ll see that the spirit of rushing visited Lagos state long time ago. Up till this very moment, […]

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1999 constitution imposed on Nigeria by northern Muslim military –Chief Adebanjo

Chieftain of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has alleged that Northern Muslim military officers imposed the current constitution on Nigerians. Chief Adebanjo argued that no other region contributed to the creation of the constitution before the North handed power over to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999. The Afenifere chieftain made the […]

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Abike Dabiri accuses Minister of chasing her staff out of office with armed men, Minister responds (Video)

Centers appear not to hold at the moment between Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), and the Minister of Communications & Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. In a recent interview with SaharaTV, Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa, accused the Minister of using armed men to chase members of staff of NIDCOM out of an office […]

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Woman set ablaze by brother for disrespecting their mother, dies

Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Chima for allegedly setting ablaze his elder sister, identified simply as Victoria, at their place of residence around Okokomaiko area of Ojo, in Lagos state, Nigeria. The siblings were assisting their mother, who was cooking in the kitchen, when trouble started between Victoria and Chima. […]

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New Telegraph Editor, Waheed Bakare, passes away

An Editor with one of the mainstream Nigerian newspapers, the New Telegraph Newspapers, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Bakare is dead. Alhaji Bakare, who is until his death, Editor, Saturday Telegraph died on Sunday in Lagos after a brief illness. Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN), in their separate […]

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Record label owner, Jude Okoye responds to Cynthia Morgan’s allegations

Northside Music Ltd’s Record label owner, Jude Okoye, has finally responded to his former record label act, Cynthia Morgan’s claim of losing all she had including her name, VEVO account, Instagram account and royalties to him and his recording company after they had some issues centered on her contract. In an Instalive chat with Tunde […]

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Man who defiled his two daughters, aged 6 and 9, arrested in Nigeria

Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 48-year-old man identified as Onifade Femi for defiling his two daughters. The suspect who reportedly defiled his daughters aged 6 and 9, was handed over to NSCDC officials by the Deji of Akure, His Majesty Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II. […]

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Anambra govt mounts giant gate at its section of the River Niger Bridge (Photo)

Anambra government in Nigeria has closed the state’s section of the River Niger Bridge by mounting a giant gate at the spot thereby barricading people from coming into the state through the bridge. The act has reportedly left many stranded as seen in a photo posted above. The clear sign the iron gate shows at […]

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State Commissioner dies in Abia, Nigeria

Abia Commissioner for Environment, Solomon Ogunji, has died. A statement from the state Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi-Kalu, said Ogunji died in the early hours of Saturday, May 23, in Aba at the Abia State Teaching Hospital. According to Okiyi-Kalu, Ogunji died after a brief illness associated with high blood pressure. The statement reads: “It is […]

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Alleged recorder of Ahmaud Arbery killing charged with murder

50-year-old man identified as William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. who allegedly filmed the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery has been arrested and charged with murder, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. William was on Thursday jailed on felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. He was booked into the Glynn County Jail. […]

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Netflix star and Japanese female wrestler, Kimura dies, aged 22

Hana Kimura, a Japanese professional wrestler who was also a cast member on the most recent season of Netflix’s reality show “Terrace House,” has died at the age of 22. Stardom Wrestling, the organization Hana was part of confirmed her death in a statement issued on Saturday May 23. “We are very sorry to report that […]

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Population of people waiting to steal is higher than those currently stealing –Dino Melaye

Nigerian Senator, Dino Melaye has taken to his Twitter and Instagram pages to state that Nigeria is “in trouble” as there are a lot of people waiting to steal public money in Nigeria. What Melaye is actually saying is that many people are stealing Nigeria (Nigerian treasury) blind already, but that Nigeria is in serious […]

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