Like Twitter, Facebook begins paid subscription service

Mega social media, Facebook and Instagram owner, Meta, will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter. Meta Verified, which reports say will roll out first in Australia and New Zealand this week, […]

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Madonna University bus crashes, 8 students burn to death, many others injured (Graphic photos)

A bus conveying Madonna University students home crashed and caught fire, leading to the death of multiple students of the school. At least 8 students of the school were burnt to death in the accident which occurred at TTC/Special Science School junction along the trans-Saharan road in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State. Occupants of the bus were […]

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Naira swap policy is targeted at criminals Nigerian govt knows ―Oby Ezekwesili

Former Nigerian Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has spoken about the Naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its effect. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, February 19, Ezekwesili alleged that the Naira swap policy is targeted at criminals the federal government knows. The former minister stated […]

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Take back your country, By Fola Ojo

A beleaguered Nigeria is preparing for one of the most historical presidential elections in the annals of her history. If extant quandaries from fuel scarcity, and maddening quagmires from currency swap crisis unleashed on us by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, don’t railroad […]

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African Democratic Congress endorses Peter Obi, Labour Party for president

One of the contesting political parties for the 2023 elections in Nigeria, the African Democratic Congress has endorsed the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, for the February 25 presidential election According to the post on the official Twitter page of the political party, the endorsement follows the […]

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Ogun governor, Dapo Abiodun shares money to supporters (Videos)

Governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun has begun the distribution of old naira notes to his supporters in Ogun State, in an effort to garner more public support for the fast-approaching general election, amidst allegations that he and other politicians had stocked up notes to induce voters. In a video on Sunday, agents of governor […]

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Court stops INEC using MC Oluomo to distribute election materials

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has acceded to the request of the Labour Party (LP) to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from employing the services of Musliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, the Chairman of the Lagos Parks and Garages, to distribute election materials in Lagos. The […]

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Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari, etc, all became president unprepared ―Bishop Kukah

Speaking in an interview on Sunday, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, former presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, among others that led Nigeria, became presidents unprepared. According to the bishop, no President or Head of State in the history of Nigeria ever came […]

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Any man who wants more success needs more women in his life ―BBNaija’s Princess says

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV star, Princess Francis Uju has advised men on what to do to be more successful in life. In a post she shared on her Instastory a few years ago, the 32-year-old reality TV star asserted that since there is a woman behind every successful man, if a man wants […]

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Six killed as gunmen attack another police station in Anambra

Less than 24 hours after an attack at Ukpo and Ogidi where three policemen were killed, at least six persons were again killed when some gunmen attacked 3-3 Police Divisional Headquarters, Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State in Nigeria. Reports say that five of the suspects and a police officer were those that […]

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Tinubu: The Moment of Truth is Nigh, By Shaka Momodu

Fellow Nigerians, the moment of truth is nigh. We are at a critical moment – another opportunity to seize back the country from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its merchants of anarchy and grotesque self-entitlement. Failure to get it right for the third time in a row will cause the entrenchment of wuruwuru anda stinking culture of impunity in […]

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18 Nigerian nurses charged in US over alleged fake qualifications

No fewer than 18 nurses of Nigerian descent are currently facing charges in Texas, United States following allegations of fake educational qualifications, according to reports. This is according to a statement published on the website of the Texas board of nursing which was obtained by the Punch’s correspondent on Sunday. In the statement, a total […]

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Police station attacked by gunmen in Nigeria, 3 officers killed

About one week after gunmen killed three police officers attached to the Governor of Delta State and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa in Anambra State, some hoodlums have attacked a police station in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, killing three police operatives. The gunmen […]

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Obasanjo’s in-law gets seven years imprisonment

Dr. John Abebe, the in-law to the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has bagged seven years imprisonment for forgery and laundering. Abebe was sentenced after it was established that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Abebe, who is a younger brother to the late former First […]

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Why APC will win presidential election —Keyamo

Nigerian Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the February 25 presidential election, because it is the most popular party in Nigeria. Keyamo, also a spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC) (PCC), stated this when he appeared at the News […]

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Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu found dead in the Turkey earthquake

Former Chelsea and Newcastle United forward, Christian Atsu has been found dead after he went missing for days following the earthquakes in Turkey that has claimed the lives of so many people. The Ghanaian footballer,  who played for Hatayspor before his tragic death was one of the star players from the Chelsea academy before heading […]

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Ignoring El-Rufai, Kaduna residents storm CBN office to deposit old N500, N1000 notes (Video)

A video showing a crowd in front of the Central Bank of Nigeria annex office in Kaduna state as they attempt to deposit their old N500 and N1000 notes has made the rounds on social media. On Thursday, February 16, President Buhari in a nationwide broadcast extended the validity of the old N200 notes till […]

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