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Tearful Dele Farotimi thanks Nigerians for overlooking ethnicity, religion to defend him

A teary-eyed Dele Farotimi has expressed gratitude to Nigerians who stood by him during his prison ordeal, regardless of his tribe or religion. The human rights activist made this known in a social media interview, during which he broke down in tears while thanking Nigerians who rallied support for him. An Ekiti Magistrate court in…

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179 presumed dead as plane carrying 181 passengers crashes in South Korea

Rescuers suspect 179 people died when a plane veered off a South Korean airport runway and caught fire on Sunday, local media reported on Sunday. Two survivors, both of them crew members, were taken to hospital and remain conscious after the accident, according to Yonhap news agency, citing officials, after the plane veered off the…

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How to survive January after overspending in December

December is a festive month filled with celebrations, gift-giving, and indulgences which can be expensive. The joy of the holidays often comes with a hefty price tag that easily reverberates into the New Year, especially January. It’s less than 72-hours until the New Year and if you find yourself already worried about what will become…

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Plateau Police denies investigating VDM’s missing N180million NGO funds

Like the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command, the Plateau State Police Command has denied involvement in any investigation into the N180 million reportedly stolen from VeryDarkMan’s NGO, Martins Vincent Otse Initiative. According to VDM, the money was stolen after hackers infiltrated his NGO’s website. However, speaking not long after the FCT Police Command denied…

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‘This might be my last studio album,’ Tiwa Savage hints at retiring from music

Nigerian singer and Afrobeats queen, Tiwa Savage has hinted at retiring from music, saying her next studio album might be her last body of work. In the exact words of the 44-year-old mother of one, she said, I am tired, I don try. Tiwa made this announcement on her Instagram story where she wrote, This…

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Tinubu only president to fulfil post-civil war promises to Igbo – Deputy Speaker Kalu

Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said President Bola Tinubu is the only Nigerian leader to remember the Igbo ethnic group since the civil war. Kalu made this known while speaking during an empowerment programme organised by Chris Nkwonta, a lawmaker representing the Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency. The event, held…

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How Fubara prevented Wike from turning Rivers into his private estate – Odili

Peter Odili, a former Rivers State Governor, has highlighted how Governor Siminalyi Fubara stopped his predecessor and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, from turning the state into his private estate. Wike and Fubara have been embroiled in a supremacy battle for control of Rivers politics for over a year, as the former…

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Troops arrest woman on her way to supply ammunition to Bello Turji’s group in Zamfara

The troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have apprehended a 25-year-old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi. According to the statement, Ahadu was arrested…

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Minister storms filling stations in Bayelsa to monitor fuel supply during festive period

The Minister of State Petroleum (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri on Saturday paid an unscheduled visit to some petrol stations in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the random visit was to enable him to ascertain the status of the petrol supply following the Federal Government’s deregulation of the downstream…

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Influential Osun monarch Oluwo mobilises support for Sharia Law in South-West

An influential monarch in Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, Oluwo of Iwo, has thrown his weight behind the call for the introduction of Sharia law practice in the South-Wes region. Oluwo, who claimed that Sharia law has been in practice in Yoruba land for a long time, allayed the fears of non-Muslims over the proposition….

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