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Gunmen Attack Akure Football Team on Ore-Benin Expressway, Leaving Officials and Crew Members Injured
Gunmen have attacked the team bus of the Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure, injuring some officials and a crew member. Michael Akintunde, the media officer of the club, who disclosed this in a statement, said that the incident occurred at about 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2023, along…
Read More »Over 50 ‘Repentant’ Thugs Choose a New Path, Surrender to Police in Gombe
Over 50 thugs, popularly called Kalare Boys, have denounced criminal activities and surrendered themselves to the Gombe State Police Command. Spokesperson of the command, Asp Mahid Muazu Abubakar, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, said the thugs also surrendered their offensive weapons, which include knives…
Read More »Pastor Chris Oyakhilome becomes Chancellor of a prestigious university in Benin Republic
The Man of God promises to use his new position as a tool to keep serving humanity. President of Loveworld Incorporated, Rev. Dr. Chris Oyakhilome, Dsc, DD, has been conferred as the Chancellor – Head of Government and Chairman Plenipotentiary of a bi-lingual private university in Benin Republic, known as…
Read More »UK: Stricter Visa Regulations Revealed as Part of Ambitious Plan to Reduce Migration
UK Home Secretary James Cleverly has announced new measures to cut record net migration figures. James Cleverly pledged to slash arrivals by around 300,000 a year by making it much harder for foreign workers to bring family members and hiking the minimum earnings needed to secure two key types of visa.…
Read More »“It was an unintended mistake” – Nigerian Army admits bombing over 30 villagers in Kaduna by mistake
Injured victims have been evacuated to a state hospital for proper care and attention. The Nigerian Army has claimed responsibility for the bombing of over 30 villagers in Tudun Biri, a village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to reports, the unfortunate incident occured at around 9pm…
Read More »Nigerian Man Allegedly Takes Wife’s Life in UK Months After Relocation
Olunife, a Nigerian X user, has recounted a rather shocking story about a Nigerian man in the United Kingdom. Olunife disclosed that the Nigerian man reportedly killed his wife, who was also with him in the UK. According to her, the couple relocated to the UK this year. She added that the incident…
Read More »Photos of Abandoned Day-Old Baby Rescued in Niger State
A day-old baby boy who was abandoned in the Tayi area of Minna, the Niger state capital, has been rescued by residents. Residents said the baby was found a few hours after he was abandoned by an unknown person on Saturday evening, December 2, 2023. One of the residents, Aliyu…
Read More »Three Lives Lost and Many Injured in Devastating Explosion During Catholic Mass
No fewer than three people have been killed and nine others left wounded in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines. According to the BBC, the incident occurred in a gymnasium at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi on Sunday morning. In 2017, the city was the…
Read More »MURIC urges President Tinubu to reject LGBT accord
MURIC labelled the agenda as an evil one, stating that both holy books condemned the act. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reject the proposed “LGBT accord” which seeks to approve lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) in Nigeria. MURIC made this call…
Read More »4-year-old boy drowns in canal while returning from church in Lagos
The father of the deceased blamed the church for allowing his son leave the church premises while the rain was falling heavily. A four-year-old boy identified as Daniel Oyedokun, has sadly passed away after drowning in a canal while on his way home from church. The unfortunate incident, which has…
Read More »300-level student emerges Godfrey Okoye Varsity one-day VC after getting perfect CGPA of 5.0
The bright student is also entitled to some other benefits for achieving such a massive feat. A 300-level Psychology student of Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu, has emerged as the institution’s one day Vice-Chancellor, after scoring a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0. The student, Miss Mary Azubuike, will…
Read More »Father Takes Legal Action Against Sons for Allegedly Stealing His Properties While Abroad
Nigerian man Ade Olowopopo has initiated legal proceedings against his two sons, Kunle and Mayowa, alleging that they assaulted their sister, Bisi Olowopopo, and stole his properties while he was abroad. The alleged incidents occurred at the family residence in Lakowe, Lekki, Lagos State. The suspects were arraigned at the…
Read More »Nigerians are extremely difficult – Buhari says
The ex-president also noted that he wouldn’t have governed the country any different from the way he did if he had the chance to be in power again. After governing Nigeria for 8 years as president, Muhammudu Buhari has concluded that Nigerians are extremely difficult to govern. Buhari said this…
Read More »‘Stop dumping charms in my court’ — Judge warns
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Ikeja High Court cautions the public against placing charms in his courtroom. Justice Oshodi gave the warning on Monday as the trial of five men charged with the murder of one Ifeanyi Etunmuse began. “No one should leave charms in my courtroom. It should not…
Read More »Suspected Cultists Hack Female Poly Student and Another Person to Death in Kwara
Toyin Bamidele, a female student at the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in Kwara State, has died. The student was allegedly hacked to death by unknown assailants suspected of being cultists. The Higher National Diploma student of Food Technology was said to have been murdered in her rented apartment outside the campus on…
Read More »Uk-Based Nigerian Pastor Sentenced to Jail Over Alleged Multimillion-Naira Fraud, Details Arise
Joash, who is the senior pastor of The Great House Nation Church, was confined to Agodi prison for allegedly defrauding at least three people of N305 million, The Nation newspaper reported on Sunday, November 12. Prominent pastor Simon Joash is under fire. The fund was reportedly meant to procure a…
Read More »Debts cancellation was a system glitch – MTN
The network providing company stated that it was a glitch and work is in progress to eliminate the glitch. The Mobile Telecommunication Corporation, MTN, has stressed that the recent debt cancelation status on his subscribers’ network is a system error. MTN stated this on their official X page after many…
Read More »NLNG Boss Explains Reasons Behind High Price of Cooking Gas
Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) Ltd. says the shortage of foreign exchange (FX), the federal government’s imports, and value-added tax (VAT) is responsible for the rising cost of cooking gas in Nigeria. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of NLNG, Dr Philip Mshelbila, said this on the sidelines of the…
Read More »Wife divorces husband of 6 years over childlessness
The court also ordered the petitioner to observe the three-month Iddah period as laid down by Islamic laws before she could marry again. An Ilorin-based housewife, identified Kuburat Adebayo, has asked to divorce her husband of six years, Abdullateef Suleiman over childlessness. Adebayo (the petitioner) told an Area Court at…
Read More »Full text of Peter Obi’s speech on Supreme Court verdict of 2023 presidential election
The 2023 presidential election aspirant spoke on the Supreme Court’s verdict. The Labour Party 2023 Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi spoke during the Labour Party world press conference, held at the LP headquarters on Monday. In a speech titled, ‘From Courtrooms to National Conscience: Our Democracy is the Victim’, Obi spoke…
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