Niger citizens attack politicians on the street, set ruling party HQ on fire (Videos)

Supporters of the coup in Niger have attacked the headquarters of the ousted president’s party, attacking politicians and setting the headquarters on fire, stoning and burning cars outside. In shocking scenes, groups of civilians with some holding Russian flags in beating up politicians who were allies of President Mohamed Bazoum – who was taken captive […]

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Bride allegedly cuts off her husband’s manhood on their wedding night in Nigeria

Officers of Katsina State Police Command have arrested a bride, Tinene Isa, for allegedly cutting off her husband’s penis with a razor on their wedding night. According to reports, the incident happened in Yar Kyasuwa village in Kafur Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Katsina, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, […]

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If I like a man, I’ll ask him out ―BBNaija’s Cee-C says

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) All Stars housemate, Cynthia Nwadiora, better known as Cee-C said asking a man of her interest out is not something difficult as she is never the one to suppress her feelings for someone she likes. The reality TV show star argued against the general belief that men are the ones to […]

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UK-based Nigerian doctor loses custody of his 16-year-old son for flogging him (Video)

UK-based Nigerian doctor has reportedly lost custody of his 16-year-old son after flogging him with a belt. A Nigerian woman, a child rights advocate known as pepstalk1, who shared the story after turning up in court for the case, said the Nigerian doctor flogged his son after he caught him watching an inappropriate video with his […]

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Military coup in Niger, President Bazoum held

Niger President Mohamed Bazoum remained held in the presidential palace on Thursday afternoon and it was unclear who was in charge of the country after soldiers on Wednesday evening declared a military coup that sparked widespread condemnation. France, the country’s former colonial power, and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS called for Bazoum’s immediate release […]

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The Lagos Necropolis, By Abimbola Adelakun

Since the ill-fated night of October 20, 2020, the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration has heavily invested in propagating its version of what went down. One press release issued by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr Olusegun Ogboye, to deflate the outrage following the leaked memo revealing that the Lagos State Government planned a […]

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485 million poor people live in severe poverty across 110 countries ―UNDP

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has released a worrisome report, giving details of the multidimensional poverty index (MPI), 2023, level in over more than 100 countries, indicating the worst in the history of mankind, even as  part of the report titled. “Unstacking global poverty: Data for high-impact action’ reads: “The global MPI is a key […]

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Tinubu unveils, sends his Ministerial nominees to NASS

Anxiety over President Bola Tinubu’s proposed cabinet members was finally laid to rest on Thursday when the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, unveiled the ministerial list. Some immediate past governors including Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and David Umahi of Ebonyi State made the list. Tinubu’s Ministerial List consists […]

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Ministerial List: To Serve or To Eat?, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Tomorrow, 28th July, will mark exactly five months since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected. Yet he still does not have his cabinet in place. This says a great deal about his preparedness for office as well as the nature of ministerial appointments in our country. If the basis for appointment was about service to the people […]

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Nigeria’s DSS, Prison Officials fight over custody of Emefiele

Officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, fought over the custody of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Currently suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria’s once-powerful central bank chief was charged with illegally owning a shotgun and hundreds […]

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Catalogue of Lootings in Nigeria: How Corruption Under PDP Became Child’s Play Under APC, By Femi Falana

1. Diversion of N40 billion from Federation Account A company, Continental Transfert Technique had been hired by the Ministry of Interior to collect the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Alien Card (CERPAC) Fee of $2,000 per annum from every expatriate in Nigeria. The revenue from 2019 comes to an average of N40 billion per annum. […]

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Why Dangote refinery engaged 11,000 workers from India ―SASASNET

Sub-Saharan African Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET) has explained why the Dangote refinery engaged 11,000 skilled workers from India while neglecting youths from Nigeria and other African countries. The network, on Wednesday, noted that the reason for the neglect was that youths from Nigeria lacked the adequate skills needed to be engaged in the […]

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See Peter Obi’s PEPC final written address (Full text)

Peter Obi and Nigeria’s Labour Party (LP) legal team, led by Livy Uzoukwu SAN, on Thursday, filed their final written address in response to the 2nd and 3rd respondents, President Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, respectively. In the full written address (download credit: Parallel facts), Dr Uzoukwu faulted the response of Tinubu’s lawyer to the […]

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Moment 2 actor ex-lovers Toyin Abraham, Adeniyi Johnson meet at a movie premiere

Star actor Odunlade Adekola premiered his movie, ‘Orisa’ at the Circle Mall in Jakande, Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria, a few days ago. The event witnessed the presence of popular faces in the Yoruba speaking movie industry and it equally reunited many who haven’t seen one another for a long time. A moment that many people […]

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Finally DSS arraigns Emefiele in court, admitted to 20m bail

After a long detention and massive condemnations by Nigerians, the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has finally been arraigned for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Emefiele arrived at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos for his arraignment on two counts charges. He was brought to court by officials […]

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Sick Nigerian woman in dire need of surgery refuses blood transfusions on religious basis

Nigerian philanthropist, Chigozie Effe, is seeking advice on what to do after a critically ill woman who is in dire need of urgent surgery in Delta State declined blood transfusion as it’s against her belief as a Jehovah’s witness. “Update. Lydia has bluntly refused to accept blood transfusions saying it’s against her belief as a […]

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2 suspected Boko Haram terrorists arrested trying to attack Atiku’s residence

Former aide to ex-Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri earlier on Monday disclosed on his Twitter handle that there was a threat on the life of former vice president Atiku Abubakar. Officers of Nigeria police have confirmed arresting two suspected Boko Haram terrorists on a mission to attack the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar’s residence […]

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529 foreign-trained doctors failed Nigeria’s practice test ―MDCN

A total of 529 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), according to the examination report obtained from the MDCN on Sunday. The two-day assessment examination was conducted on Wednesday, July 12, and Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan […]

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