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Insecurity is a by-product of corruption, unemployment, religious extremism and failure of State ―Bishop Kukah

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Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese in Nigeria, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called on the Federal and State Governments in Nigeria, to address unemployment and religious extremism as critical measures to combat Nigeria’s widespread insecurity. In his 2024 Christmas homily at the Holy Family Cathedral Catholic Church, Sokoto on Wednesday, Bishop Kukah described insecurity as a […]

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Nigerian man beheads his best friend after collecting N50m from the victim

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Delta State Police Command in Nigeria has arrested a 48-year-old Nigerian man, Mr Efe Onoetiyi, for killing his best friend, Paulinus Okon, after collecting over N50m from the deceased victim and his family. The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed this on Monday while parading the man alongside four other killers. Abaniwonda said: […]

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Nigeria’s LPDC dismisses Afe Babalola’s petition to disbar Dele Farotimi

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Nigeria’s Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) in its report (B8B/LPDC/1571/2024), has rejected the request from Chief Afe Babalola’s SAN law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the practising licence of lawyer and author Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. A petition submitted by a lawyer from Emmanuel […]

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Court orders remand of Oriyomi Hamzat, Naomi Silekunola over Ibadan stampede

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A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, has ordered the remand of three persons in connection with last week’s deadly stampede which occurred at Bashorun Islamic High School. The defendants are Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the school principal; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the proprietor of Agidigbo FM; and Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife […]

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Dele Farotimi meets bail conditions, released from Ekiti correctional facility

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Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi has been released from the Ekiti State correctional facility after meeting the conditions for his bail. His release took place on Tuesday morning. He was granted bail last Friday by an Ado-Ekiti magistrate court, set at ₦30 million, with two sureties. Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun stipulated that the […]

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Rice sharing causes stampede in Anambra, many feared dead

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A stampede in Okija, Anambra State, Nigeria, has claimed the lives of many individuals who went to collect food items. This happened when one of the prominent men in the town of Okija offered food items to residents as Christmas gifts, thereby attracting an overwhelming crowd. The deceased who were mostly women were evacuated to […]

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Activist charged, remanded for ‘cursing’ Seyi Tinubu and Egbetokun in Facebook video

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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded an activist identified as Olamide Thomas, arraigned for her social media comments against Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu. On December 13, the activist, who is also a nurse, was arrested and arraigned in Lagos, on a three-count charge bordering on cyberbullying. […]

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Ten persons die in a stampede during food sharing in Abuja

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About ten persons have been confirmed dead in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria, on Saturday, 21st December 2024, during the distribution of food items to vulnerable and elderly persons. The tragic event, which happened at about 6:30 am, claimed the lives of ten individuals, including four children, and left […]

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12-year-old Nigerian girl receives $11.5m in funding for air filter invention in US

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Nigerian girl, Eniola Shokunbi, a 12-year-old middle school student from Connecticut, United States, has launched an ambitious project to improve the air quality in U.S. schools. Her invention eliminates over 99% of airborne viruses! Eniola Shokunbi was in the fifth grade at Commodore MacDonough STEM Academy in Middletown, Connecticut, United States, when her teacher tasked the class with creating […]

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Nnamdi Azikiwe University lecturer shot, killed

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Some people suspected to be members of a car-snatching syndicate have shot and killed a lecturer, Dr. Fabian Osita, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. The incident, it was gathered, occurred on Monday night near the high-tension area in Aroma in Awka, the state capital, as the deceased was driving home from […]

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Former gov Yahaya Bello granted N500m bail

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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, granted N500m bail to the immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who is being tried for alleged N10.4bn fraud. Presiding judge, Justice MaryAnne Anenih ordered the ex-governor to deposit his passport, ruling that he cannot travel out of […]

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Finally, Ekiti magistrate court admits Dele Farotimi to N30m bail

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Eventually, a magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has admitted the embattled lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi to N30 million bail. During the hearing of the bail application on Friday, Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun ruled in favour of Farotimi. In his ruling, the magistrate stated that the bail conditions included two […]

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Wike revokes Buhari, Onnoghen, Abbas, Akume, Uba Sani’s Abuja land titles

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Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has revoked lands belonging to former President, Muhammed Buhari; former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen; Speaker House of Reps, Tajudeen Abbas; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and his wife, Regina Akume; and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani.. 759 other prominent figures and […]

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35 under-age children confirmed dead in Nigerian funfair stampede, Ooni’s ex-wife arrested

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About 35 under-age children have been confirmed dead in a stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan, Nigeria. A sad incident which happened on Wednesday drew condemnation from many, including the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who vowed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. Makinde also said the state […]

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Nigeria’s IGP bans arbitrary arrests, phone searches and youth harassment by police officers

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Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a directive banning arbitrary arrests, harassment of youths, and the checking of mobile phones by police officers across the country. Rising concerns over police misconduct, particularly after recent comments by the United Kingdom opposition leader, Kemi Badenoch, on police abuses in Nigeria, caused the directive. […]

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Female National Youth Corps member slumps, dies

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A female member of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Miss Tayachibiyacha Ebal, serving in Dakingari, Kebbi State, has collapsed and died. Ebal was rushed to the camp clinic at Dakingari after she collapsed and later transferred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Birnin-Kebbi, where she passed away while receiving medical attention. The incident […]

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Tinubu’s speech at 2025 budget presentation to National Assembly (Full text)

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My Fellow Nigerians, In fulfilment of one of my constitutional duties and with an unyielding commitment to rebuilding Nigeria towards ensuring that we remain steadfast on the journey to a prosperous future, I hereby present the 2025 Budget to the Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. On this day, before this hallowed chamber, I […]

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Gov Adeleke orders probe, clemency for young man sentenced to death for stealing a fowl

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Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed concern over a reported death sentence of a young man in the state for stealing a fowl. In a statement posted on X.com on Tuesday, governor Adeleke has directed the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to launch a full investigation into the case and initiate […]

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Funke ‘Jenifa’ Akindele blocks Faithia Balogun on Instagram, Faithia responds to her (Video)

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Nigerian star actress, Faithia Williams-Balogun has taken to social media to respond to her colleague, another star actress, Funke ‘Jenifa’ Akindele who reportedly blocked her on Instagram. The drama unfolded after it was reported that the two actresses had unfollowed each other on the platform. Sources say, the rift between the two beautiful actresses began […]

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