One of the returnees from South Africa has been arrested by the police in Enugu State for alleged involvement in armed robbery. Kingsley Okonkwo, the suspect, from Agbogugu, Awgu Local Government Area of the state, was among 15 suspects paraded at the headquarters of the State Police Command on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists at the […]
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Celebrity photographer, and wife of ace musician, Busola Dakolo, says she sued Biodun Fatoyinbo, senior pastor at the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), because of the emotional injuries she still suffers as a result of the alleged rape. Dakolo had sued Fatoyinbo whom she accused him of having sexual relations with her on two occasions […]
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The closure of Nigeria’s borders by federal government was undertaken to strengthen the nation’s security and protect its economic interests, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, has said. Speaking during a meeting with border stakeholders, comprising freight forwarders and security agencies on Thursday at Seme, Mr Ali said the closure was not […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, October 1, as public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary. The Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. She said the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the federal government. The […]
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Ms Leilana Fartha, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Adequate Housing, on Monday urged the Federal Government to impose vacant houses tax with a view to addressing housing challenges in the country. Fartha at a news conference in Abuja, expressed concern over human rights crisis presented by poor living conditions in Nigeria’s informal settlements. […]
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Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has slammed the Muhammadu Buhari administration over the charges of treasonable felony and other counts filed against the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters and Convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Soyinka utterly condemned the government’s action in a statement personally signed by him on Saturday. After weeks of detention […]
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has signed a multi-year partnership with top Serie A club AS Roma. The partnership, which was unveiled on Friday in Abuja, will see the NFF and Roma collaborate together on and off the pitch, with one long term objective being for the club to help further grow and improve all […]
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An apprentice at a tailoring shop in Lagos, Adenike Fatai, reportedly committed suicide just three months after her boyfriend identified as Bayo Atanda also killed self. The 25-year-old indigene of Kwara State who lived with her mother at Igbekele Street, Iyana Cele bus stop, Shibiri area of Lagos State has reportedly been battling depression since her […]
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Ace Nigerian musician, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, has emerged the only Nigerian rapper on the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards nominee list. The Black Entertainment Television (BET) network introduced the ‘Best International Flow’ category to honour artists from selected countries around the globe. BET Awards celebrate African Americans and other American minorities in […]
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A report by PremiumTimes has revealed how Alfa Belgore, a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, helped Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID), an Irish company, to win a $9.6 billion compensation against the Federal Government of Nigeria. Belgore, who acted as a legal consultant to P&ID, analysed Nigeria’s laws, “exploited their shortcomings” and cited case laws […]
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