The Ogun State Government has suspended Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, Commissioner for Environment, over alleged sexual harassment of an underage girl. He was accused of sexually harassing Barakat Melojuekun, a 16-year-old. Tokunbo Talabi, Secretary to the State Government, said in a statement that the commissioner was suspended to enable his cooperation with the police in the investigation […]
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The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, returned to his palace on Friday — two months after a mob invasion during the #EndSARS crisis. In October, there were demonstrations against police brutality across the country, organised under the #EndSARS campaign. However, hoodlums had hijacked the protest and launched attacks on various public and private buildings across […]
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NEW YEAR SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1ST JANUARY 2021 My fellow countrymen and women, First, I would like to thank and praise the Almighty who saw us through the year 2020 and has given us the opportunity to witness the start of another new year. We […]
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A lady who identified herself as Bea Lewis has claimed she had dated Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian businessman. Lewis took to her Instagram page on Thursday to recount how the billionaire “broke my heart in 1000 pieces” long after their romantic escapade. In the post which appeared to be a reflection of the year 2020, […]
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A 27-year-old Nigerian, identified as George Nkencho, has been shot dead by police in Ireland. According to Irish Times, the shooting of Nkencho occurred on Wednesday and was videoed by a witness. Nkencho was said to have gone into the Eurospar supermarket in Hartstown, where he attacked a manager and threatened workers with a knife. […]
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French couturier Pierre Cardin, who made his name by selling designer clothes to the masses and his fortune by being the first to exploit the name as a brand for selling everything from cars to perfume, is dead. Cardin died on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 at the age of 98. Cardin was the first designer […]
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The management of Deeper Life High School, on Tuesday, says there is no attempt to cover up the case of an 11-year-old schoolboy, who was allegedly molested at its campus in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. A parent at the school, Mrs Deborah Okezie, had said some senior pupils molested her son, Don Davis, by pushing […]
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The Eje of Ankpa, Alhaji Shaibu Usman, an acting first class monarch in Kogi state and was kidnapped inside a Mosque on Friday morning. It was reliably gathered that the monarch from Kogi east was kidnapped inside the mosque while about to observe Zubihi at about 5.30 am on Friday. According to a source, the […]
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The Vice Chancellor of University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Lillian Salami, has asked the Federal Ministry of Education to clear the air on the status of Mallam Sanusi Lamido as the Chancellor of the institution. Recall that Sanusi who was appointed Chancellor of the institution in 2015 by the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was […]
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The Gambia has announced plans to launch a national ‘NO MORE’ campaign against domestic and sexual violence. Fatou Kinteh, Gambian Minister for Women’s Affairs, Children and Social Welfare, joined the Commonwealth Secretary-General in Banjul when she made her commitment on Human Rights Day. When launched next year, ‘The Gambia Says NO MORE’ campaign will aim […]
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