Uncertainty in Zimbabwe as Mugabe is reportedly sacked from office in bloodless coup

President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has been reportedly booted out of office through a bloodless military coup which brought to an end his 37-year iron grip on power. The country’s ruling Zanu-PF party confirmed this development via its Twitter handle. It said that the southern African nation’s 93-year-old President had been “detained” in a “bloodless […]

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President Buhari bags chieftaincy title in Enugu State (Photo)

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has been conferred with a chieftaincy title in Ebonyi State by the State’s traditional council. President Muhammadu Buhari was on Monday conferred with the Chieftaincy title of Ochi Oha Ndigbo (leader of all) of Igboland by the South East Traditional Rulers and Enyi Oma 1 (number one good friend) of Ebonyi […]

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Woman arrested for buying baby for N300,000 in Nigeria

The Special Military Task Force, codenamed Operation Safe Haven, have arrested two women on Tuesday for allegedly trafficking a four-day-old baby girl. The suspects – Doris Egbufurum, 39; and Esther James, 40 – were said to have been arrested with the baby at Babale Gwam checkpoint, a boundary between Plateau and Bauchi states. The Commander […]

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IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu imported 2,671 seized rifles to destabilise Nigeria – Federal Govt

The Federal Government said on Tuesday that the 2,671 pump action rifles illegally imported from Turkey but intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service on four different occasions in 2017 alone could be linked to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. This was part of the submissions made by the Solicitor-General of […]

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Two Nigerians killed within 48 hours in South Africa

Grief-stricken Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed the vicious killing of two members in that country within 48 hours barely a month after President Jacob Zuma was honoured by the Imo State govt. In October, a Nigerian man was shot dead in South Africa over an alleged 300 Rand (about N7,500) parking lot debt. No […]

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Nigerian man beaten to death by mob in South Africa

A Nigerian man was killed after an alleged street fight over a phone on Monday, November 13, in the Olivenhoutbosch area of Gauteng, South Africa. Police spokesperson, captain Mavela Masondo who confirmed the incident said it was a “mob justice” and a suspect has been arrested. “The deceased was wrestling with arrested suspect over a […]

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Evar Bekky Okoye emerges 2017 FDN Queen (See many beautiful faces in photos)

Though the event has come and gone, the memories linger on. It was indeed a nite of glamour as Abuja stood still On Sunday for the most attended VVIP Event in Nigeria, “Face of Democracy Nigeria/ Africa brain pageant (FDN) which was held on the 5th of Nov at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Abuja, to mark the […]

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Three other ‘whistleblowers’ lay claim to N860m benefit of Ikoyi cash

Three persons have stepped out to lay claim to the controversial N860 million benefit meant for the whistleblower that led the EFCC to the N13 billion found in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos in April this year. In a petition to the attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, three persons who claimed to have informed the […]

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Ace actress, Yvonne Nelson’s baby daddy revealed (Photos)

A few days after Ghanaian actress and producer, Yvonne Nelson, confirmed she recently gave birth to a baby girl in an interview with WOW magazine, the identity of her baby daddy has now been revealed. According to popular Ghanaian celebrity blog, Zionfelix, the father of Yvonne Nelson’s baby is a British photographer. An article published […]

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Nigeria’s Attorney General, Malami appears before Senate Committee

Nigeria’s Federal Attorney General, Mr. Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday appeared before the Senate Ad-hoc committee constituted to probe the reinstatement of fugitive former civil servant, Abdulrasheed Maina. The Senate had on October 24 mandated its committees on Establishment, Interior, Anti-corruption and Judiciary to investigate how the ex-pension boss was reinstated and promoted at the Ministry of […]

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Buhari to reshuffle federal cabinet; Tinubu, Kwankwaso may get ministerial slots

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari may, any time from now, announce the much-anticipated reshuffle of his cabinet. The president has not effected a major reshuffle since he unveiled his ‘Change Team’ exactly two years ago. It was gathered that eight new ministers are being considered. The development followed disquiet in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over failure of the president to adequately […]

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Nigeria collects $64.6 million electricity debt from international customers

Nigerian Government on Monday announced that it had recovered 64.6 million dollars electricity debt from its international customers. The Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola announced this at the 21st monthly power sector meeting in Asaba. Mr. Fashola said the money recovered was from Benin and Niger Republic. He said that Nigerian Bulk Electricity […]

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Statement by Chief Awolowo before his sentence for treasonable felony by Justice Sowemimo on September 11, 1963

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO’S ALLOCUTUS STATEMENT BY CHIEF AWOLOWO WHILE BEFORE THE HIGH COURT BEFORE SENTENCING FOR TREASONABLE FELONY SEPTEMBER 11, 1963 In “Adventures in Power Book One: My March through Prison” by Obafemi Awolowo [Macmillan Nigeria Publishers, 1985]; pp. 198 ff. I must say, and this may have to be taken up with a higher tribunal, that […]

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‘Tithes, offering cannot buy private jets’, says Lagos pastor, Blessing Agboli

The wife of the General Overseer of The Victorious Army Ministries International in Lagos, Pastor (Mrs.) Blessing Agboli, has refuted claims that most church leaders with private jets acquired them using the tithes and offerings gathered from their congregants. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Pastor Agboli said private jets are so expensive that no amount […]

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Buhari, lieutenants, wife have 101 presidential aides (Full list)

According to Premium Times, Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, his wife and close lieutenants, have at least 101 aides. PREMIUM TIMES has obtained a list of presidential appointees serving as aides to President Buhari, his wife, Aisha Buhari, the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, and other government officials. Over 50 percent of the 101 aides are attached to the […]

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Watch how groom goes in on his bride during garter removal at their wedding reception (Video)

Another video of a garter toss at a wedding reception in the US went viral over the weekend. Now during the removal of the bride’s garter at a wedding reception, she sits on a chair while her new husband goes under her wedding dress to remove the garter belt off her leg and tosses it to a crowd […]

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Buhari backs Kaduna state governor, El-Rufai’s plan to sack over 21k teachers

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed plans by the Kaduna state government to sack 21, 780 teachers that failed the competency test conducted in October this year. Most of the teachers failed woefully in the primary four test questions set for them during the competency test. There has been a public outcry after the state government indicated that […]

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