Why I attended Cubana’s mom’s burial ―IGP’s IRT leader, DCP Abba Kyari

Leader of Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari, has described Obi Cubana as one of the most hardworking entrepreneurs he knows. DCP Kyari said this while giving reasons for attending Cubana’s mother’s burial ceremony which was held at Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, […]

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INEC has capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across Nigeria ―INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted it has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across Nigeria. Speaking on Channels Television breakfast show on Saturday, Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee Chairman, said the Commission’s position was clear. Okoye said: “We have uploaded results […]

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Stunningly beautiful actress, Onyii Alex acquires luxury home (Video, photos)

Stunningly beautiful and captivating Nollywood actress, model, writer, radio host, public speaker, author, mentor, philanthropist, Onyii Alex, has acquired a luxury home. Actress Oge Okoye, who is also a friend to Onyii, took to Instagram platform to share a video of the exterior and interior of the house, which has been tastefully furnished. Friends and […]

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Man who strangled boss’ wife, sentenced to death in Nigeria

Justice Adenike Adeeyo of the High Court of Justice, Awe Road in Oyo town, Oyo State has sentenced an accused murderer, Adeyemi Morenikeji, to death for strangulating a staff of Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, Mrs Racheal Oyewumi Ayanwale, to death on April 11, 2019. The judgement, in the case of The State vs Aderemi […]

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Pretty Nigerian actress now engaged to the man she met on Intastories (Photos)

Beautiful Nigerian actress, Ini Dima-Okojie, is engaged. She shared the good news on her Instagram page today July 17. She posted photos and videos from her proposal on her IG page. She wrote: “About two years ago, on one random day I was ranting on my Insta stories about not being able to find fresh […]

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Folorunsho Alakija At 70: Standing Out, Standing Tall, By Funke Egbemode

She is many things to many people, different people, depending on where you are standing. In the late 80s and early 90s, to me, and many fashion and style reporters, Folorunsho Alakija was our reference point, the must-get interview. We wanted her voice on our fashion pages and the photographs of her designs definitely lifted […]

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Nigerian govt claims Igboho is trying to get new passport to flee Nigeria

Nigerian government has said that Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, is trying to obtain a new passport to escape from Nigeria after being placed on the stop-list in order to facilitate his arrest. This was stated in a letter dated July 9 and signed by A.B. Baba, Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration, Investigation and Compliance, […]

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Why APC Politicians are Terrified By E-Transmission of Votes, By Farooq Kperogi

The political elites of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have chosen to regress to the stone age in matters of election at a time that Nigeria is relentlessly digitalizing in every other sphere. Banking is now almost entirely digitized, POS vendors have become ever-present fixtures in even the remotest Nigerian village, ecommerce is now […]

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Herbalist who said Iyabo Ojo will suffer and die, reportedly dies

The herbalist who threatened that Actress Iyabo Ojo will “suffer and die” for her involvement in the Baba Ijesha saga, is reportedly dead. The “herbalist” had in a viral video, slammed the movie star, accusing her of waging a personal war against Baba Ijesha because “he didn’t settle her well.” He also accused the actress of engaging […]

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Actress Chacha Eke Faani bares hot boobs in lovely birthday poses (Photos)

The beautiful and Nollywood star actress, Chacha Eke Faani took to her Instagram handle to celebrate her 34th birthday on Saturday 17th July. As it is the practice these days among Nigerian celebrities in the entertainment industry, she too as one of them, shared cute pictures of herself with the caption: “CHAPTER 34 “Redeemed. Revived. […]

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APC has murdered democracy by the amended Electoral Act ―Secondus

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the amended Electoral Act as passed by the National Assembly, calling it the “murder of democracy.” Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the party, said this in Abuja on Friday during a media briefing. According to Secondus, the National Assembly has turned its back on Nigerians by putting […]

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Long-distance relationship is a big ‘no’ for me ―Uriel Oputa

Former BBNaija star and entrepreneur, Uriel Oputa, has said that she does not engage in a long-distance relationship because she loves getting attention from her man. In an interview with Saturday Beats, she said: “I don’t go there (long-distance relationship) at all because I like attention. I cannot be with a man that stays in […]

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Used to Think “Bianca” and “Biafra” Were Igbo Words!, By Farooq Kperogi

Don’t laugh too hard at my ignorance, but until fairly recently, I used to think Bianca was an Igbo name and thought any non-Igbo person who bore the name did so out of (benign) appellative appropriation—such as many Black Americans who bear African names. Don’t blame me: the first person I ever knew to bear […]

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Murdered Nigerian Army General, Hassan Ahmed, laid to rest

The Major-General of the Nigerian Army, Hassan Ahmed, who was murdered by gunmen on the Lokoja – Abuja road, Nigeria, on Thursday night has been laid to rest. The deceased who was recently appointed as a director at the Nigerian Army Headquarters, was buried at Lungi Barracks Cemetery, Abuja, Nigeria. This platform reported earlier that […]

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WhatsApp new feature will enable users send and receive messages without phone

WhatsApp has now released a new feature that has been the talk of the tech community for a long time. According to Facebook engineers, the new feature would allow for the hugely popular service be used on multiple “non-phone” devices without needing to connect to the smartphone app. The makers have confirmed that this feature will be […]

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How Nigerian senators voted on Electronic transmission of election results

The Senate ruled out the possibility of having results transmitted electronically when it voted that the Nigerian Communications Commission, with National Assembly approval, would determine whether the Independent National Electoral Commission could transmit results electronically or not. Those who voted against electronic transfer of results hinged their decision on the fact that the NCC had […]

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Photos from the burial ceremony of the mother of Obi Cubana at Oba

Apart from political news especially about the electoral and PIB bills at the NASS, the other news in town is that of the popular millionaire, Obi Cubana is this weekend burying his late Mother at Oba. The internet have been buzzing with videos and pictures from the venue of the burial, the burial ceremony is […]

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Policewoman accused of killing two men in Kenya, commits suicide

Remains of the Kenyan policewoman, Caroline Kangogo, who had been on the run after two gruesome murders were found at her parents’ home in Anin, Elgeyo Marakwet. Rift Valley Regional Police Commissioner, George Natembeya on Friday, July 16, confirmed the shocking conclusion to the story of a killer policewoman who made headlines after killing two […]

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