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Governor Aiyadatiwa promises to ensure continuity of Amotekun initiative

The governor also appreciated the corps for protecting lives and properties of citizens in the zone. Gov Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has said that the governors of the South West zone will continue to work together to ensure continuity of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps. Aiyedatiwa gave the assurance on Thursday…

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Suicidal woman jumps into Osun River, she felt fire burning in her body

The woman travelled from Iragbiji to Osogbo to commit suicide by jumping into the Gbodofon (Osun) River. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command, on Wednesday said it rescued a middle aged woman who jumped into Gbodofon (Osun) River in a suicide bid in Osogbo. A statement by the Osun NSCDC…

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Wike appoinetd 15 out of 16 commissioners for Fubara, controls Rivers State’s jets

Wisdom Ikuli accuses FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of ongoing crisis in Rivers State despite President Tinubu’s intervention. In a recent interview with a national newspaper, Wisdom Ikuli, the National President of the Niger Delta Nonviolence Agitators Forum (NDNAF), has accused the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, of exacerbating the crisis in Rivers State,…

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Speaker says Gbajabiamila’s record in National Assembly can’t be matched

Gbajabiamila had served as minority whip, minority leader, majority leader and then Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Tajudeen Abbas, says the record of his predecessor, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, in the area of legislation and infrastructure is unlikely to be matched. Abbas said this during the…

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Nigerian Air Force postpones 2024 recruitment attitude test to January 13

The official urged all applicants to note that all other details remained unchanged. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has shifted the 2024 zonal attitude test for recruitment of Trades and Non-Tradesmen/women, from January 6 to January 13. This contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Thursday…

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Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma granted asylum in Nigeria

While facing serious charges in his home country, Ernest Koroma is expected to reside temporarily in Nigeria. Former President of Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, is set to arrive in Nigeria on Thursday after being granted political asylum by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The move comes in the wake of…

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PDP Benue says it is unperturbed by defection of its officials to APC

PDP understands that migration of politicians from the opposition to the ruling party has become a common feature in Nigeria’s politics. The Benue Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is unperturbed by the defection of its officials to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The state PDP Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iortyom, said this…

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Nigerians splurge heavily on local content in the cinema during the holiday

A Tribe Called Judah retained its spot as Nigeria’s most-watched cinematic title. According to new data from the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on the top 20 box office releases for the last week in December, Funke Akindele’s A Tribe Called Judah maintained the first spot as Nigeria’s most-watched cinematic title during the period….

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I saw you in my dream – Yul Edochie remembers late son on his 17th birthday

He lost his son with his estranged wife, May Yul-Edochie in March last year. Nollywood actor Yul Edochie is celebrating the 17th birthday of his late son Kambilichukwu Edochie in a new post. In an open letter addressing his son, he stressed that he missed him so much that he had seen him in his…

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Burna Boy, Fela, KSA make Rolling Stone’s all-time list

Burna Boy, Fela Kuti, and King Sunny Ade make Rolling Stone’s all-time albums list. The Nigerian music industry has a rich history of mercurial superstars dazzling listeners with their talents and achieving both local and international success. Across the different eras of Nigerian music, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, King Sunny Ade, and Burna Boy are three…

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