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Nigeria 2023: INEC Loses Bid To Stop Voter Registration On June 30

Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from ending the voter registration on 30 June 2022. Justice Olajueom granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). SERAP and 185 […]

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Nigerian Evangelist, Patience Otene Reveals She Had A Child Out Of Wedlock, Apologizes To Her Followers

A Nigerian Facebook evangelist, Patience Otene has apologised to her followers for having a child out of wedlock.  Taking to Facebook on Sunday, June 19, Otene revealed that she welcomed a baby one month ago. Read her post below: I HAVE A BABY. Yes you read it right and my baby is a month old today. […]

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Three Worshippers Killed, Several Missing As Gunmen Attack Two Churches On Sunday

Nigeria’s security situation appears to be worsening as the country witnessed yet another attack on churches following the killing of worshippers in Owo, a town in Ondo State. Just two weeks after the incident in Owo, gunmen struck again, this time in Kaduna State where they attacked two churches. The worship centres which came under […]

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70% Of Nigerian Politicians Are Lunatics – Peter Obi

Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said most of the politicians in the corridors of power have no reason to be there, describing politics in Nigeria as a case where lunatics have taken over the asylum. He said this Sunday at the Men of Valour conference with the theme: “Navigating the corridors of […]

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We’ve Interest In Nigeria Because It Determines Africa’s Development – US

The United States of America’s Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, has said that the US government is strategically interested in Nigeria because the country practices democracy and is the sole decider in the growth of the African continent. Ambassador Nuland said this during a press briefing with selected media correspondents on […]

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Father Mbaka Makes U-turn, Apologises To Peter Obi

Outspoken Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka, has apologised for his scathing remarks against Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Father Mbaka, during his weekly ministration service on Wednesday, said Mr Obi will not be president of Nigeria in 2023 because he is “a stingy man who does not give out money to people”. He also said unless […]

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Nigerian Actor Moses Armstrong Arrested For Alleged Rape Of Minor

Popular Nollywood actor and singer, Moses Armstrong has been arrested by men of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl. The national president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed Armstrong’s arrest during a chat with Qed.ng. Rollas described the case as “a very serious one”. He said […]

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Catholic Church Kicks Against Anti-Obi Comments, Warns Mbaka

The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has disowned inflammatory political utterances by the Catholic Priest and founder of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, against Peter Obi. DailyT rust had reported how Mbaka described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Obi as “a stingy man” and “a joker” who cannot be Nigeria’s President. According […]

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I Have An Issue That Is Taking My Life, Actress Ada Ameh Cries Out 

Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh, has revealed that she is currently battling a mental health issue that is taking her life. Ameh made this known in a video she shared on her Instagram handle where she explained that she’s passing through a phase that is ‘taking her life’. Moreso, she added that even though the issue […]

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Abductors Of Wedding Guests Travelling By Road Demand N145m Ransom

The abductors of the Zamfara wedding guests have demanded the sum of N145million ransom to secure the release of the victims. Channels Television gathered that the abductors requested a sum of N5 million each as a ransom for the release of the 29 victims in their captivity. Over 50 guests returning from a wedding in Sokoto […]

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Universities’ Lecturers, Others Spend 719 Days On Strike Under Buhari

Lecturers in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education have embarked on no fewer than 719 days of strike since the inception of the regime of President Buhari, in May 2015. An analysis of activities in the tertiary education sector, carried out by our correspondent on Wednesday, revealed this. The Academic Staff Union of Universities is […]

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Why FG Should Remove Fuel Subsidy — Soludo

Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has kicked against retention of fuel subsidy in Nigeria. This was even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited said payments for petrol subsidy cost the Federation Account N1.217 trillion in the first five months of 2022. However, Soludo, noted that fuel subsidy should be charged from the […]

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PDP Panel Recommends Wike As Atiku’s Running Mate

Baring last-minute change, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State will run on a joint ticket with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 Presidential election. Daily Trust reliably gathered that the National Advisory Committee that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) set up to look into the report of an earlier committee has recommended the Rivers […]

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Four Times Burna Boy Has Been Involved In Violence

Nigerian music star, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has put Nigeria on the world map courtesy of his craft. Moreso, the singer made headlines around the world in 2021 when his album, Twice as Tall, won the Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. However, recently, the singer has been […]

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Burna Boy ‘Flees’ As Police Probe Escorts Involved In Shooting Incident

Grammy award-winning artiste, Damini Ogulu, fondly known as Burna Boy, has jetted out of the country. Burna Boy fled the country amid investigation into a shootout at a Lagos Club, Cubana, which involved his aides and orderly. In a chat with Daily Trust, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, simply said, “The […]

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Bandits Abduct ’50 Wedding Guests’ Travelling By Road

Armed bandits have abducted no fewer than 50 wedding guests travelling along the Sokoto-Zamfara road. Those abducted include Telephone Marketers at the popular Bebeji Plaza in Gusau. They were returning to Gusau after attending a wedding of their colleague in Sokoto State when the incident happened between Tureta-Bakura road around 6 PM on Saturday The […]

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IGP Orders Thorough Investigation On Alleged Shooting Incident Involving Burna Boy’s Escorts

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has directed Lagos State Police Commissioner, Abiodun Alabi, to investigate the shooting by personnel attached to Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy, at Club Cubana in Lagos. The shooting incident, on Wednesday, June 8, left two people hospitalised, with one needing blood transfusion to stabilise. Trouble started when one […]

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I Live With Grief Daily, Says Buhari On Insecurity

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over the rising insecurity in the country, saying he lives with grief daily. The president said this in a nationwide broadcast on Sunday. While assuring Nigerians that the government is working hard to address security challenges, he charged them to be prayerful. “On this special day, I want us […]

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