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Saraki must be prosecuted – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says no amount of media campaign against its Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu will stop the prosecution of the former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. According to Orilade, the attention […]

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Christian Association of Nigeria speaks on rape allegation against pastor Fatoyinbo

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Saturday condemned any case of rape in “strong terms”, saying it does not matter who is involved. Samson Ayokunle, the president of CAN, who gave the condemnation via a text message to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), stressed that justice must prevail in all rape cases. Mr […]

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How COZA pastor allegedly raped my friend – Actress, Stella Damasus

Nigerian actress and producer, Stella Damasus, has also accused the Senior Pastor of the Common Wealth Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo, of raping a friend of hers. Ms Damasus made the fresh allegation in a series of tweets via @stelladamasus, her official Twitter handle, on Friday night. The controversial Abuja-based cleric is facing a similar […]

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Judge who ordered arrest of Diezani is dead

A High Court judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Valentine Ashi, who ordered security agencies to arrest and produce the former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, within 72 hours, is dead. It was gathered that the judge died on Thursday in an Abuja hospital from an undisclosed ailment. Authorities of the FCT High […]

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Nigerian billionaire, Ned Nwoko drags embattled singer Naira Marley into Nollywood (Photos)

Nigerian musician, Azeez Fashola (a.k.a Naira Marley) has made his Nollywood debut in a new movie titled, ‘The Enemy I know’. The embattled singer landed the role a little over a week after he regained freedom. The singer was remanded in prison custody for over a month for alleged internet fraud. The 30-year-old singer plays […]

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Stop smoking Indian hemp, Governor Obiano warns Nigeria Police

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has decried the rate at which some personnel of the Nigeria Police and other security outfits smoke Indian hemp. Obiano warned that the substance would only damage them instead of helping them as they erroneously believed. He stated this during a lecture organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement […]

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‘Some people plotting to tarnish my reputation’ — Amaechi raises the alarm

Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, has raised the alarm over a “heavily funded” campaign to smear him. In a statement on Thursday, Amaechi said the aim of the campaign is to tarnish his “towering status” and do damage to his character and reputation. The former minister said there is also an attempt to drag […]

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39Kg of cocaine found on president’s plane

The Spanish Civil Guard on Tuesday arrested a military crew member from one of the planes that are used by the Brazilian Air Force to fly the president of the country, Jair Bolsonaro, when he makes international trips. Sources from the Civil Guard confirmed to EL PAÍS that the man was in possession of 39 kilogrammes of […]

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Okorocha, wife, took away 67 vehicles – Imo Government

Imo State Government, has revealed that the immediate past governor Rochas Okorocha, his wife and other officials allegedly took away 67 vehicles from government house. Chairman of Imo State Recovery Committee, Jasper Ndubuaku, who made the revelation threatened that his team would no longer adopt soft approach in recovering government property in the hands of past […]

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Is Nigeria broke?

Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, is “heading for bankruptcy” according to the former Central Bank Governor, the  Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. Speaking on Tuesday he criticised government policy – particularly costly fuel subsidies – for stifling development and fuelling rampant poverty. It sounds alarmist, but he’s right to worry. Growth has been anaemic in […]

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Nollywood actor drowns in swimming pool

A fast-rising Nollywood screenwriter, actor and director, Kagho Akpor, reportedly drowned in a swimming pool at a popular hotel in Asaba, Delta State, on Tuesday. His older brother, Idhebor, also a popular Lagos-based filmmaker, broke the news on Facebook on Wednesday. Both brothers co-owned a film production company called ‘BCBLUNT Films’. The deceased was one […]

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Big Brother Naija 2019: Winner to take home N60 million grand prize

With the new season of Big Brother Naija making its highly anticipated premiere on Sunday, June 30, 2019, MultiChoice Nigeria has upped the ante with the announcement of N60million worth of prizes for the winner. Breakdown of the prizes for the winner includes; N30million cash prize; an SUV from Innoson Motors; a trip to Dubai […]

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Kidnapping in Nigeria exaggerated, says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has downplayed the cases of kidnapping in Nigeria, saying they were sometimes exaggerated for political effect. Mr Osinbajo was addressing Nigerians based in New York on Monday when he was confronted with questions about kidnapping, which is a major part of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. “With respect to general kidnapping which we […]

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Another Nollywood Actress’ Marriage Hits The Rocks!

  Another Nollywood marriage has sadly come to an end as actress Queen Wokoma and her husband, Prince Allison, have decided to go their separate ways. Queen who is dubbed the Ini Edo lookalike in the film industry, got married to Prince Allison in September 2017. They celebrated their first wedding anniversary last September with […]

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Drunk in Love: See Lovely Portraits of Regina Daniels & Ned Nwoko At Their Home

Budding 20-year-old Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels recently got married to 59-year-old billionaire, Mr Ned Nwoko, in Delta. We wish them all the very best.  

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You won’t get bailout, US warns indebted African countries

Tibor Nagy, the US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, has warned that African countries accumulating debt they cannot pay back should not expect to be bailed out by western-sponsored debt relief. Speaking in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday, Nagy said nations risk losing control of strategic assets if they cannot repay the Chinese […]

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Court orders arrest of Innosson boss, Innocent Chukwuma

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday issued a bench warrant for the arrest and production in court of Chairman of Innoson Nigeria Ltd, Innocent Chukwuma and two others charged with fraud. The defendants were charged before Justice Ayokunle Faji. The police authority had charged them with an alleged N2.4 billion shipping fraud, but […]

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