‘I am not dollars, you can’t pocket me’ -Wike lambastes Ganduje

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has lambasted his counterpart from Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje over plans to drag him to court, saying he is not a dollar bill which Ganduje can “pocket sheepishly and recklessly”. Ganduje had threatened to sue Wike over demolition of Mosque in Rivers state. But, Wike in a statement issued […]

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Leah Sharibu alive, Nigerian govt negotiating release —Garba Shehu

The Presidency has dismissed speculation that Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl still held by Boko Haram, is dead. It said Miss Sharibu was alive, while the Federal Government continue to negotiate her release from the terrorist group. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a […]

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Ekiti Council of Elders mediates in Fayemi, 16 Monarchs’ dispute

Ekiti State council of elders has called on Governor Kayode Fayemi and the 16 Ekiti Obas under the acronym Pelupelu to sheath their sword over the appointment of Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Alabi, as chairman of the state council of traditional  rulers. The elders appealed to Fayemi to find a way of resolving […]

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Truck with 123 Men, 48 Bikes, Intercepted by Lagos Taskforce (Photo)

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offenses Taskforce (LSESSOT) yesterday intercepted a truck with 48 motorcycles and 123 men coming from Jigawa State following a tipoff by members of the public who raised security concern about the manner with which the occupants of the truck conducted themselves. The truck and its occupants were moved […]

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Man wins jackpot, but for 10 months, he kept it a secret

A Vietnamese refugee who played the same lottery numbers since resettling in Canada 36 years ago won a Can$60 million jackpot, but kept it secret for 10 months. Bon Truong, 55, finally claimed his prize on Wednesday in Edmonton, Alberta. “I started to think about what this win would mean for my family,” he told […]

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Fayose honours Ekiti House of Assembly invitation, appears before it (Photos)

Former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on Friday was at Ado-Ekiti as he honoured the invitation of the State House of Assembly to appear before it. The Assembly had on Thursday summoned Fayose; a former Speaker of the House, Kola Oluwawole; former chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Mr Dapo […]

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US cancels automatic citizenship for kids of US citizens born abroad and children of non-citizens born in US (Video)

A new policy alert released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services under President Trump’s administration has cancelled automatic citizenship for the children of some US service members and US government employees living abroad and children of non-citizens born in the United States. Under the new citizenship policy which will be effective from October 29, […]

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INEC officials, security officers, compromised 2019 election results –Centre for Democracy & Development reports

  The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has documented how the collation process of the 2019 election results by Nigeria’s INEC was opaque, chaotic, vulnerable to manipulation and, in some locations, violently disrupted. Dated July 2019, and made public Thursday by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), the report, also graphically depicted that […]

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IPOB is a distraction Buhari has no time for -Femi Adesina

Nigerian govt, through Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has mocked the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), over President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Japan, describing the conduct of IPOB members in Tokyo, Japan as “shameful.”. Expecting Buhari’s arrival in Japan on Monday, ahead of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development […]

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Nigeria’s IGP directs Taraba State Police Commissioner to find Rev Fr. Tanko’s killers

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has given a marching order to the Taraba State Commissioner of Police to fish-out the killers of Rev. Father David Tanko who was gruesomely murdered in the most inhuman and barbaric manner by unidentified persons at Kpankufu Village. He was not only killed but also burnt, along with […]

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Govt, Police lied, we paid ransom for release of three ABU students —Family

A relative of one the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) students abducted by gunmen along Abuja-Kaduna road on Tuesday August 27, accused the Nigerian police of lying after it took credit for the release of the final year Law students. We reported earlier that the Kaduna state police command in its statement which confirmed the release of […]

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Sierra Leone president sacks aide for giving testimony in Nigerian church

President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has terminated the appointment of his chief of protocol (SCOP), Fatmata Kargbo, after she went to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) owned by Nigerian clergyman, TB Joshua, to testify of how God has favoured her. Kargbo was featured on Emmanuel TV owned by Nigerian pastor, TB […]

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Abducted ABU Law students rescued by Police

Police operatives have rescued three students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, abducted on Monday along Abuja-Kaduna highway, the Kaduna State Police Command says. The Command’s Public Relations Officers, DSP Yakubu Sabo, however, said in a press statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna, that three other persons were still being held by the kidnappers. “The […]

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Former APC chieftain discloses coming protest by Nigerians abroad against Buhari

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has revealed plans by prominent Nigerians in Diaspora to stage a massive protest against General Muhammadu Buhari at the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) slated for 17th of September, 2019. Frank said the protest is aimed at demanding for the […]

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Lady accuses Uber driver of scratching her breast with car key (Photos 18+)

One Chukwuma Chimenam, reported to be working for a taxi company, Uber, has been accused of brutalizing a female customer he had a transaction with. The 34-year-old is accused of brutally attacking one Samantha Otobo on Saturday, around 2 am in Lagos State during a disagreement. She sustained injuries and also got her mobile phone […]

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Ban of Publishers on Google Adsense, Admob, Ad Manager to end

Google, from September 2019, publishers who use AdSense, AdMob and Ad Manager will no longer receive policy violations for trying to monetize Google Restricted content. But instead, Google Ads will not appear on such content, according to a post on Google Ad Manager by Scott Spencer, Director of Sustainable Ads. Scott Spenser wrote: “In September, […]

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Judge refuses Sowore’s application challenging detention order

A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant the motion filed by Mr Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow protests, challenging his detention for 45 days by the Department of State Security. Justice Nkeonye Maya, who declined all applications by Counsel to Sowore, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, sent the case back to Justice […]

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Declared missing High Court judge has been found

Nigerian Federal High Court judge, Justice Idrissa Saleh, declared missing since Saturday, has been found. Reports say, he was found at a filling station in Nyanya, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The FCT police spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, confirmed to Punch Correspondent that Saleh was found on Tuesday (today). He said, […]

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