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US Names Six Nigerians Bankrolling B’Haram

The United States has designated a network of six individuals connected to the Nigeria-based terrorist group, Boko Haram. The U.S Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, made this known in a statement, on Friday. While stating that they have added the citizens to the terror-support list, stated that all six were […]

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Nigerian Workers Groan As States Cut Salaries Amid Inflation

Workers in some states of the federation are currently groaning under hardship occasioned by salary cuts and rationed salaries amid inflation and general economic hardship in the country.  Daily Trust findings revealed that the most heavily hit are teachers and workers at the local governments. The pay cut is biting hard on the workers even as […]

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I’ve Achieved All My Dreams, Money No Longer Satisfies Me – Burna Boy  

Nigerian Grammy award winner, Burna Boy, has revealed that he has achieved all his life desires and what he wishes for is to live and die on the stage with his band, The Outsiders. Speaking to his fans via his verified Twitter account, the singer noted that although he is the highest-paid artiste in the […]

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I’m Recuperating After Being Poisoned Third Time – Mr Ibu

Nollywood actor, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, has said he is currently in the hospital after being poisoned for the third time in about three years. Speaking with Saturday Beats from his hospital bed, Ibu said, “I just got poisoned again. It seems my enemies are using me to rehearse (their powers). This time, I […]

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‘If I Want To Die, I’ll Let You Know’, Mr Ibu Speaks From Hospital

Nollywood’s actor best known for his comic roles, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, said if he wanted to die, he would let the public know. The movie star who has been bedridden for an undisclosed illness said this via a video posted on social media. He had recently been rumoured to have died […]

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’50 Shot Dead’, Church, Houses Burnt As Kaduna Boils Again

About fifty people were killed while unspecified number of persons were abducted when bandits attacked nine communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. ASP Mohammed Jalinge, Police Public Relations Officer in the state,  who confirmed the incident, said the command is yet to compile the actual number of deaths recorded during the invasion. […]

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Veteran Nollywood Director, Moses Ebere Is Dead

One of the oldest Nollywood directors, Moses Ebere, is dead. In a post On Wednesday via Facebook, Amayo Uzo Philips, a colleague to the filmmaker, confirmed Ebere’s demise. Though the cause of his death is still unknown, the film director was said to have died on Tuesday Night. Philips wrote, “I heard very bad news about […]

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Three Siblings Disappear From Abuja School, Teachers, Proprietor Detained

There is panic among residents of Kabusa community in the Federal Capital Territory over the disappearance of three siblings. The children, Marvelous, Alex and Rehoboth Sunday, were said to have gone missing from their school, Star Child Academy, on Tuesday. According to residents, their mother had gone to pick them up from their school located […]

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“You Will Not Live Past The Next 7 Days”-Actor Kanayo O. Kanayo Curses Person Who Started Rumours That He Is Dead (Video)

Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has cursed the person who started rumours that he is dead. The actor revealed that someone took his pictures and put “RIP” on them then shared online, causing people to believe that he is dead. The actor stated that the person who started the rumour will “not live past the next […]

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Nigerian Actress Found Dead In Hotel Room One Week After Her Birthday

Actress Takor Veronica has been found dead in a hotel room in Benue state one week after celebrating her birthday.  Veronica was found dead in a hotel room at Nyinma area of Makurdi, Benue State, just after celebrating her birthday on March 12.  Circumstances surrounding her death are still sketchy but the state police spokesperson, SP Catherine […]

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EFCC Frees Obiano After Six Days In Detention, Seizes Passport

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday evening released a former governor of Anambra State on an administrative bail. An official at the commission, who confirmed the development to Daily Trust’s correspondent, disclosed that Obiano’s “passport was seized by the anti-graft agency as part of his bail conditions.” The spokesman for the commission, Wilson […]

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Obiano Left N300m Cash, But Hundreds Of Billion In Debt – Soludo

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State says Willie Obiano, his predecessor, left only N300 million in the treasury, but debt running into billions of naira. Speaking on an ARISE TV programme on Tuesday, Soludo said Anambra’s state finance is in bad shape and in dire need of restoration. He said to achieve the promises he made […]

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Report Police Personnel Demanding Money For Bail, Lagos CP Tells Residents

Police authorities in Lagos have warned personnel serving in the command against any form of extortion, human rights abuse, and incivility towards residents of the state. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Abiodun Alabi, gave the warning on Tuesday during a familiarisation tour to Area G Headquarters in Ogba, and Area H Headquarters in Ogudu. […]

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Man Beaten To Coma For Insisting On Obeying Governor Soludo’s Order

A commercial tricycle operator in Awka on Sunday got a beating of his life from a group of touts for insisting on not paying cash to them as directed by the new governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo. The governor had during his inauguration last week directed that commercial vehicle operators, including trycycle and […]

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Why Ex-Governor Obiano Is Still In Custody — EFCC Chairman 

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Monday, explained why the former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, is still in detention. Bawa, who spoke to journalists on the sideline of the 5th Annual General Assembly (AGA) meeting of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA), taking […]

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Obiano’s Aide Speaks On Viral Video Clip Of Ex-Governor In EFCC Custody

The spokesperson for the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on Sunday, decried a viral video footage showing the ex-governor in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). James Eze, the spokesperson for Mr Obiano, in an interview with Premium Times, said the leakage of the clip was a blight on […]

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Buhari Condemns Violence In The Southeast, Consoles Obiozor

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday strongly condemned as “deeply distressing” the destruction of buildings and assets of the Police in Imo State as well as the home of the President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Professor George Obiozor, whom the president describes as a leading voice of moderation in the affairs of the country. In […]

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EFCC Denies Obiano Bail, May Go After His Commissioners And Principal Officers Soon

Immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, who was arrested on Thursday night at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, en route United States of America, has been denied administrative bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to EFCC sources, Obiano is being interrogated and detained over alleged embezzlement of funds during […]

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