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Month: January 2024

Ogun Police detain inspector for assault, extortion of lady at checkpoint

The investigation confirmed the officer’s misconduct including tracing the account number into which money extorted was deposited. The police command in Ogun says it has detained an inspector for orderly room trial, over alleged assault and extortion of a lady at a checkpoint in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode. SP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)…

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Intense fighting in northern Gaza has ended – Israeli defence minister

He added that the Israeli army would keep up military pressure to secure the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza. The intensive fighting by the Israeli armed forces in the north of Gaza Strip has ended, according to the Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant. The minister also said the intensive phase of the…

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Mo Abudu appointed Guest Programmer for Oscars organiser’s Academy Museum

In the role, she will oversee a selection of movies tagged Echoes Of Africa. Nigerian filmmaker, Mo Abudu has announced her appointment as the Guest Programmer of the Academy Museum in Los Angeles in preparation for the 96th Academy Awards. The Academy Museum serves as the official museum of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts…

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Did the Benin kingdom come out of the Yoruba kingdom, or vice versa?

Is the Benin Kingdom related to the Yoruba Kingdom, or did the Yoruba Kingdom birth the Benin Kingdom? A research work by Victor Osaro Edo from the Department of History at the University of Ibadan published in the West Bohemian Review brings more light to these contentious issues. The relationship between these two ethnic groups…

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Adekunle Gold features on new NBA 2K24 soundtrack

Adekunle Gold is bringing his hit records to NBA 2K24. Nigerian award-winning superstar Adekunle Gold continues to stand out in his career which has spanned nearly a decade. In another move that captures his international superstar profile, The hitmaker will be appearing on the NBA 2K24 ‘2K Beats’ soundtrack which is in partnership with NBA…

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INEC ready to conduct Cross River rerun election on February 3

The rerun would hold in 34 polling units across Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency, Obanliku and Yala two, State Constituency. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is ready for the conduct of the February 3 rerun election in Cross River. The state’s INEC Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Anthonia Nwobi, said this in a…

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Leaked memo shows Gbajabiamila released ₦3b COVID fund to Betta Edu

One week after her suspension, a leaked memo indicated that the president approved the release of ₦3 billion for which Edu is being investigated among other allegations. Amid the allegation of financial misappropriation against Betta Edu, the suspended minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, there’s been an indication that President Bola Tinubu indeed authorised…

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Nigerian-American Ayo Edebiri’s best fashion moments at 2024 award shows

Ayo Edebiri’s acting is unquestionable and her daring style this award season has also got people talking. Ayo Edebiri is an actress and television writer born in Boston on October 3, 1995. She is the daughter of a Barbadian mother and a Nigerian father. Ayo has had one of the most amazing runs by a…

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Catholic church to re-consecrate altar after couple had sex on it, films it

The local priest blessed it again with incense and holy water during a liturgy of the word. The altar of a church in Upper Bavaria has been re-consecrated after a couple had sex on it. The altar in the Catholic church in Schechen in the district of Rosenheim had been cleared for the Catholic rite…

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Cynthia Morgan accuses Nigerians of bullying Mohbad’s father

Her post comes in response to Mohbad’s father’s latest statements. Nigerian singer, Cynthia Morgan, who now goes by Madrina, has slammed Nigerians claiming that they are “bullying” Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba. In the early hours of Tuesday January 16, 2024, she posted to her Instagram story in defense of the late singer’s father. She said,…

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