WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala landed in Nigeria on working visit

Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on Saturday, arrived in Nigeria on a one-week working visit. Okonjo-Iweala resumed at the Geneva-based WTO on March 1, 2021, breaking a 26-year record by becoming the first female and first African director-general of the global trade and dispute settlement body. Speaking […]

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June 10 for ruling on ex-NBA president’s money laundering charge

On June 10, 2021, the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos will rule on the no-case submission filed by the immediate-past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Paul Usoro SAN, in response to the money laundering charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Usoro was charged with 10 […]

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Actress Uche Ogbodo is pregnant, flaunts baby bump (Photos)

Nigerian film actress, producer and philanthropist, Uche Ogbodo has finally revealed she is pregnant. The actress who has been sharing old photos of herself on social media has just unveiled the big news. Though it was recently reported she is expecting another child, something she has kept away from fans, she has however now made […]

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Man cries out as his fiancée, other female passengers are kidnapped from public transport in Nigeria

A man has taken to Twitter to narrate how his fiancée, who was travelling from Calabar to Ibadan, were kidnapped by “criminal herders” alongside other female passengers. He explained that he had spoken with his fiancée, Precious Patrick Ibor, at 7:37pm on March 9, 2021, and she informed him that she was already at Ijebu […]

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Man arraigned in court for raping 10-year-old girl to death in Nigeria

27-year-old farmer, Isreal Ikumuyi, was arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Oke Eda, Akure, on Friday, March 12, for raping a 10-year-old girl to death. The incident happened on February 2, 2021, at Akinfosile village near Igbotako community in Okitipupa Local Government  Area of Ondo state. It was gathered that the primary school girl identified as Esther Friday, […]

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Lady who refused to file complaint against her boyfriend due to their pending wedding, allegedly beaten to death by him (Photos)

31-year-old woman identified as Yesutor Elizabeth Akpalu, has died after she was allegedly assaulted by her fiancé in Ghana. It was gathered that the deceased, a 300 level student of the Evangelical Presbyterian University College, was rushed to the Ho Teaching Hospital by her friends on Sunday, March 7, after she complained of severe pain in […]

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Nigerian troops rescue 172 students kidnapped in Kaduna, about 30 students still missing

Kaduna State government has disclosed that troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 180 citizens abducted by gunmen in the state on Friday. The state said the citizens were abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The statement issued by the state Commissioner, Internal Security and […]

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South African billionaire, Motsepe confirmed as CAF president

South African billionaire and Africa’s ninth richest person Patrice Motsepe has been confirmed as the new Confederation of African Football president during the organisation’s 43rd Ordinary General Assembly in Rabat, Morocco on Friday. Motsepe, who is the owner of South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns, was elected unopposed to replace outgoing Ahmad Ahmad, whose three-year reign promised […]

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Barber who rapes 8-year-old girl inside her mother’s shop, arraigned in court in Nigeria

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Oyo State Command, has arraigned one Olalekan Joshua, 16, before the Magistrate Adetuyibi at Iyaganku Family Court 2, Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly raping a minor. The suspect was arraigned by the Anti Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit of the Command on Thursday, March 11. Olalekan, a barber […]

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South Africa’s Zulu King, Zwelithini passes away

Goodwill Zwelithini, the controversial but revered king of the Zulus, South Africa’s largest ethnic group, died Friday aged 72 after weeks in hospital for a diabetes-related illness, the royal palace announced. The king wielded great influence among millions of Zulus through his largely ceremonial and spiritual role despite having no official power in modern South […]

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Grandfather of law, Prof Ijalaye, is dead

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, is mourning the first emeritus Professor of Law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Professor David Adedayo Ijalaye. The Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede, described Ijalaye’s death as “monumental”. A release by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the […]

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Nigerian Supreme Court upholds 10 year prison sentence for former Gov, Joshua Dariye

The 10-year jail term handed by a lower court to former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, for criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust, was on Friday March 12 affirmed by Nigeria’s Supreme Court. Dariye who was convicted for looting N2billion public funds during his time as Plateau State governor between 1999 and 2007, […]

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10 months after her husband’s death, Professor and wife of former State Commissioner, dies

Professor Oluwakemi Ayoola, wife of the late Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources in Oyo State, Kehinde Ayoola, has died barely 10 months after the death of her husband. This platform reported then, that the former Commissioner died on May, 14, 2020 after he fell ill and was on admission at a private hospital in […]

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Money earmarked for arms missing under ex-service chiefs —Monguno, NSA

Maj.-Gen Babagana Monguno (retd), National Security Adviser to Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has said some funds earmarked for the purchase of arms to strengthen the country’s anti-terror war got missing under the leadership of the ex-service chiefs. The ex-service chiefs are Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin (retd); Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur […]

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15-year-old South African girl kills her rapist with his own gun (Photos)

15 year-old teenager shot dead the man who raped her in Wedela, Carletonville, South Africa. Captain Eddie Boboko, the SAPS Spokesperson for the cluster, who confirmed the incident on Monday, March 8, said the girl was accosted by a man on Saturday night, and was forced into an area of bush where she and her male […]

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Ten words with opposite meaning in Nigeria, By Azuka Onwuka

There are words that have been given different meanings in Nigeria. Sometimes, the meaning given to these words is even the opposite of their original meaning. Let us look at 10 of these words. fatal WRONG:    I witnessed a fatal accident this morning in which the vehicles were damaged beyond repair; but surprisingly, no life […]

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Young breast cancer survivor advises women, shares topless photo

A breast cancer survivor, The_OfficialBiZ @The_OfficialBiZ  has shared a topless photo after undergoing a double mastectomy. Twitter user, @theofficialbiz advised women to check themselves regularly and she listed the “warning signs” they should look out for. Read her tweets below: (The_OfficialBiZ, Twitter)

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Popular Nigerian actress and her husband welcome their second child (Photos)

Nigerian actress popularly known as Omo Mose, Mrs Olatoun Olanrewaju and her husband have welcomed their second child together. The excited actress who shared the news on Instagram, disclosed that they welcomed a baby boy. She wrote: “Alhamdullilah Alhamdullilah !!!Thanks To Almighty Allah. I Survived The Delivery Room. God Added Another Amazing King To My […]

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