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Month: March 2024

Nigerian celebrities born in April

Let’s take a look at some of our April babies. Birthdays are special days that come once a year for everyone — a time of celebration and parties for some, and a period of reflection for others. Falling under the Aries and Taurus star signs, people born in April are characterised by their vitality, energy,…

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Oyetola’s aide says Aregbesola may not survive political feud in Osun

Omipidan said Aregbesola would not be able to withstand the brewing feud if he continues his recent political activities in the state. Ismail Omipidan, the spokesperson of the former Governor of Osun, Gboyega Oyetola, has said that the immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, may not survive the brewing political feud in Osun…

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Tinubu congratulates monarch of ancient Ogun town on ascension to throne

The young monarch was recently presented staff of office by Governor Abiodun. President Bola Tinubu has extended congratulations to the Olofin of Ado-Odo, Oba Olusola Idris Adebowale Lamidi-Osolo, on his ascension to the throne of the ancient Awori kingdom in Ogun State. The President’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by his Special…

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We’re all prisoners – Obi tells Onitsha inmates during Easter visit

Obi encouraged the inmates not to be dispirited by their present condition but to leverage their stay in the correctional centre to better their lives. The Labour Party flag-bearer in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has told inmates at the Onitsha Correctional Centre that “we are all prisoners in our nation.” The former Anambra…

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NDLEA burns over 3 tonnes of cannabis in Edo forests

Babafemi said that the owner of a consignment of illicit drugs intercepted along Zaria-Kano road, Bakura Goni, was arrested at Mile 2 market in Lagos on Tuesday, March 26. Not less than 3,065.255kg of cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) substances were razed on two farms at Amahor waterside forest in the Igueben area of Edo state,…

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3 UNICAL students kidnapped from the school’s hostels inside the campus

Ugbo said the police were working in collaboration with other agencies to rescue the students. The Police Command in Cross River, on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of three students of the University of Calabar (Unical). The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, who gave the confirmation, said the students were abducted on Thursday night…

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Police arrest 10-year-old boy for allegedly strangulating his mate to death

Hundeyin said that the father reported that his son had an argument with one of the boys, who is also 10 years old, (name withheld). The Police Command in Lagos State, says it has arrested a 10-year-old boy (name withheld) for allegedly strangulating his 10-year-old mate to death during a football match. The Command’s Public…

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APC women leader suspended for criticising Kaduna Governor

The APC described the action of the suspended women leader as gross misconduct. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended its Kaduna State chapter women leader, Maryam Suleiman, over alleged gross misconduct. This comes after Suleiman criticised Kaduna Governor Uba Sani‘s statement on the huge debt burden bequeathed him by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s administration….

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Prove Matawalle gave palliatives to bandits or face prosecution, APC to PDP

He accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the opposition government in Zamfara of persistent slandering of the immediate past Governor of the State, Matawalle. The All Progressives Congress (APC), North-West Zone, has asked the members of the opposition party in Zamfara, accusing the Minister of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle of giving palliatives to bandits, to…

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Chief Imam of Kebbi’s oldest Mosque resigns amid rumoured cash disagreement

The commissioner debunked insinuations that Sheikh Ibrahim left his position on monetary issues of being short-changed by his subordinates. The Kebbi Government says it has ratified the resignation of the Chief Imam of the oldest Jumu’at Mosque in Birnin Kebbi called “Wala Mosque”, Sheikh Rufa’i Ibrahim. The Commissioner, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sani-Aliyu,…

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