Why APC topshots are reluctant to campaign for Tinubu ―Dele Momodu

CEO of Ovation international magazine, politician and member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential campaign council, has, in a statement, shared his view why President Muhammadu  Buhari and many senior APC chieftains are not openly campaigning for their presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. “It is obvious that President Muhammadu  Buhari and many senior APC chieftains […]

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Don’t listen to their propaganda, Labour Party has enough polling agents ―Campaign council

In a statement released on Sunday, the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council has urged Nigerians to ignore the “opposition’s orchestrated propaganda” that it does not have polling agents in core northern states less than two months to the February 25 presidential election. Yunusa Tanko, the spokesman for LP’s Campaign Council, stated this on Sunday in […]

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Much Ado about Obasanjo’s Endorsement, By Simon Kolawole

My friend sent me a WhatsApp chat shortly after President Olusegun Obasanjo announced his endorsement of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. “What does the Obasanjo endorsement mean?” he asked. I smiled to myself and replied: “It means he is bored!” Like him or hate him, Obasanjo is a headline maker […]

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Edo train station attacked, scores abducted, many injured

About one year after terrorists attacked a Kaduna-bound train from Abuja, at a place called Katari in Kaduna State, the Edo State Police Command said scores of passengers waiting to board a train from the Igueben station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State to Warri in Delta State were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen […]

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Actress Uche Ogbodo, Bobby Harris hold traditional wedding (Photos, video)

Nigerian film actress and producer, Uche Ogbodo and her man, Bobby Harris, tied the knot traditionally in a ceremony that took place in Enugu state, Nigeria, on January 5. The couple share a daughter together, while Uche has a daughter from her previous relationship. On her Instagram page, she wrote: “Nwoke Oma m , the […]

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Stop marriage-shaming women ―Comedian Basketmouth’s estranged wife, Elsie, tells Nigerians (Video)

Nigerian entrepreneur and realtor, Elsie Okpocha, the estranged wife of Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth, has asked Nigerians to desist from marriage-shaming women. In a video she posted on her Instagram page, the mother of three said: “You need to understand that if a woman is not married, it’s because she is probably taking her time or […]

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Obi is the best candidate to lead Nigeria ―Afe Babalola

Senior Nigerian lawyer, founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University (ABUA), Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola SAN has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi is the most qualified person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Chief Babalola said the only people opposed to Obi are those who participated […]

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He raped me while on night duty ―Married Nigerian nurse tells court

A married female Nigerian nurse, Imolita has told the Special Offences Court sitting at Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, how she was allegedly raped by a security guard, Ibuchi Emmanuel, at a school where she worked as a nurse. Giving her evidence, she said she was on night duty on the day the incident happened, while […]

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‘If the Patient Dies, Kill the Doctor’, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Monday’s statement by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) that one of its members, Uyi Iluobe, was murdered by relatives of his patient at a hospital in Oghara, Delta State is a serious allegation. Iluobe’s death, according to the NMA President, Uche Ojinma, as “response of the relatives to the loss of a patient from suspected […]

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2023, our year of election, By Abimbola Adelakun

The ushering in of the new year has hastened the countdown for Nigeria as it hobbles towards the biggest event that ever happens in respective African countries: elections. In terms of the high expectations that precede it and even its ability to momentarily remind people fragmented of their shared identity, elections in Africa are equivalent […]

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Secondary school students caught allegedly engaging in serial sex romps in Lagos

Some students of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, Nigeria, have been caught engaging in sex romps in hotels in the community. The male and female students who reportedly jumped the school’s fence and stayed out of school for days are reportedly between the ages of 14 and 17. Sources told Punch that for three sessions, including […]

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Highlight of Brazil’s Santos FC featuring Pele Vs Nigerian XI match featuring Rigogo, Baba Ali, Olumodeji in Lagos in 1969 (Video)

Football legend, Pele, led the Brazilian football club, Santos to Nigeria for a friendly match against the Green Eagles of Nigeria in 1969. This was in the middle of the civil war, but there was a ceasefire for 48 hours. A 48-hour ceasefire was called between the Nigerian government and the secessionist state of Biafra […]

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Body of kidnapped son of assassinated Nigerian couple found in river

The corpse of Oreoluwa Fatinoye, the 25-year-old son of a former employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kehinde Fatinoye, and his wife, Bukola, who was an employee of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), allegedly assassinated on the New Year day in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has also been found. It was gathered […]

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Shyness and lack of body confidence always stopped me ―OAP Maria Okan wears bikini for the first time in public

Nigerian television and radio personality, Maria Okanrende, simply called Maria Okan, has taken to her Instagram page to show off her curves through bikini dress. The media personality said it was the first time she had the confidence to wear a bikini in public. “Shyness and lack of body confidence always stopped me,” the mother-of-one […]

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Pele laid to rest as millions bid the football legend farewell

Brazilian football legend and three-time World Cup winner, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele, was buried in his final resting place Tuesday as millions of fans in Brazil and around the world mourned the sports legend. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Vila Belmiro, the stadium where […]

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Stray bullet between gunmen and Nigerian soldiers kills final year UNIZIK student

A final year student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, was killed by a stray bullet during a gun duel between unknown gunmen and soldiers at a military checkpoint at Ubomiri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Sahara Reporters reports. The 500 level Radiography student, Godson Anumenwe, was said to have left Port Harcourt for […]

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Nigerian female singer, Ayra Starr falls on stage, cautions Afrochella organizers

Nigerian singer and Mavin star, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, known professionally as Ayra Starr, has called out organizers of Afrochella after she fell on stage while performing. Ayra, also bearing Celestial being on social media, was among the many artistes who performed at the 2022 end of the year Afrochella concert in Ghana. The Mavin singer […]

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One suspect arrested in the murder of ex-CBN official, his wife, and missing of their son

Officers of the Ogun State Police Command have confirmed the arrest of a suspect in the murder of former official of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kehinde Fatinoye, and his wife Bukola. The husband and wife were killed on New Year’s day at their residence located within the Ibara Government Reservation Area (GRA), Abeokuta, […]

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