Ex-pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina sentenced to 8 years imprisonment

Nigeria’s Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Okon Abang has found the former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina guilty of money laundering. Abang held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) produced essential evidence through witnesses called, to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Mr. […]

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Star actress, Monyetta Shaw weds Heath Carter in a beautiful ceremony (Photos)

Founder of The Evan Grace Group, actress, business leader, author, mother and philanthropist, Monyetta Shaw has married Heath Carter in a beautiful ceremony attended by their close friends and families. The wedding held over the weekend, one year and some months after their engagement. Monyetta’s children with her ex Neyo – Madilyn and Mason – […]

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Ikoyi Tragedy and Casual Bigotry Against Yoruba Muslims, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Amid the grief of the heartrendingly tragic collapse of the 21-storey luxury apartment building in Ikoyi, Lagos, a sadly familiar, barely acknowledged but nonetheless insidiously widespread anti-Muslim bigotry in Yoruba land came to light. A Yoruba Muslim by the name of Adebowale Sikiru revealed in an interview with a YouTube news channel called AN 24 that he […]

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APGA guber candidate, Charles Soludo leads in 7 LGAs

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra Election, Prof Charles Soludo, has taken an early lead in seven of the 21 local governments, according to the results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) In the results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), […]

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Mr. President, Try the Other Exit, By Chidi Amuta

In one respect, President Muhammadu Buhari may have worked so hard to prepare his successor for the acclaim that has so far eluded him. He has unconsciously scripted a higher popularity rating for that lucky successor. The next president will harvest national and international acclaim by doing something that requires little or no effort: just […]

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Abisola Ajimobi Kola-Daisi, her husband celebrate 11th wedding anniversary (Photos)

Abisola Ajimobi Kola-Daisi, daughter of late former Oyo governor, Abiola Ajimobi and her husband, Kolapo Kola-Daisi celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary on Saturday, November 6. Recall that the mother of three had earlier revealed that she watches her husband eat and places napkins on his lap. Taking to Instagram to celebrate their wedding anniversary,  she reiterated her […]

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‘Ladies stay where you find peace, never bow to pressure’ ―Actress Uche Ogbodo tells women

Nollywood actress and producer, Uche Ogbodo has advised women to stay with men who give them peace and never bow to societal pressure. Taking to her Instagram page on Sunday, she shared an old photo of herself with Bobby Maris, the father of her second child. “Ladies stay where you find peace. Never bow to […]

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Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman beats Colby Covington to retain UFC 268 title

Nigerian-American UFC star, Kamaru Usman on Saturday November 6 defeated Colby Covington by unanimous decision to retain the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 268 in New York. Usman was announced as winner of the fight after New York State Athletic Commission judges Derek Cleary (49-46), Dave Tirelli (48-47) and Sal D’Amato (48-47) all submitted scorecards in his favor. […]

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Death toll at Ikoyi collapsed building now 42, rescued survivors 15 ―Sanwo-Olu

Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the death toll from the Ikoyi building collapse has risen to 42. According to Sanwo-Olu, six people were discovered to have been rescued alive on the first day by first responders and taken to the police hospital before the arrival of LASEMA, bringing the total number of […]

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The Unsolvable Jigsaw of the Ikoyi Tragedy, By Dele Momodu

Fellow Nigerians, the terrible day, Monday, November 1, 2021, started for me like all of my regular days. It was very quickly to become the stuff of permanent nightmares. Just the day before, I had departed Abuja after the PDP National Convention. My Sunday evening was spent at the birthday dinner cum book launch of […]

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AGF Malami may lose SAN rank if found culpable in Odili’s home raid ―NBA president says

President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, says the Attorney-General of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, may be stripped of his senior advocate rank if he is found to be involved in the raid of the home of Mary Odili, a supreme court Justice and wife of former Rivers state governor, Peter Odili. […]

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The Rise of Separatists and Terrorists, By Shaka Momodu

It is very tempting to just sit back and black out the daily horrors bombarding Nigeria. These include the mindless carnage and butchery of human lives, the sheer audacity of terrorists/bandits armed with the capacity to shoot down fighter jets, the wave of mass kidnappings of schoolchildren in the North-east and North-west, and the sit-at-home […]

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Facebook removes Ethiopian Prime Minister’s post for inciting violence

Social media giant, Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who are now advancing towards the capital, Addis Ababa. “The obligation to die for Ethiopia belongs to all of us,” Abiy said in the now-deleted post that called on […]

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Despite lift of IPOB’s sit-at-home order, Anambra streets still deserted (Photos)

The streets in Awka and other places in Anambra state, Nigeria, are currently deserted in spite of the decision of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to lift its sit-at-home directive or order. IPOB had earlier announced plans to call for a sit-at-home order to protest the continued incaceration of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. This […]

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