Police to sanction BNXN for assaulting officer
Lagos State Police Commnand spokesperson, Ben Hundeyin, has stated that singer Daniel Benson, professionally known as BNXN, will face sanctions for assaulting a police officer. A video making rounds on Twitter on Wednesday, featured the singer in an altercation with
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Electricity workers suspend one-day strike for two weeks
The Nigerian electricity workers under the umbrella of the National Union of Electricity Employees and Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies have agreed to suspend the industrial action embarked upon on Wednesday for two weeks following the intervention
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Village head to di* by hanging in A’Ibom over d*ath of ‘witchcraft suspect’
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced the Village Head of Efen Ibom in Ika Local Government Area of the State, Chief Essien Matthew Odiong to d*ath by hanging for murd*r. The 82 year-old convict, who is
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Canada-bound postgraduate student kill*d, Edo family demands justice
Family members and friends of a petroleum engineering graduate of the University of Benin, Edo State, Jeffrey Omoregie, have been thrown into mourning after a driver crushed him to d*ath on Uselu-Lagos Expressway, Uselu, in the Egor Local Government Area
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Asisat Oshoala becomes first female African player to get Ballon d’Or nomination
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Lamina Oshoala has been nominated for the 2022 Ballon dór Feminine player of the year following her impressive season with Fc Barcelona Femini in the Spanish League. The reigning Africa women’s player of the year scored
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Ballon d’Or nominees: No Messi after underwhelming season
Lionel Messi, the seven-time men’s winner, misses out of Ballon d’Or nominees, as 15 Premier League players – including 12 from Liverpool and Manchester City – are nominated. Messi won the award in 2021. There are 30 players in total
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Novelist Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage
Author Salman Rushdie, 75, appears to have been stabbed in the neck on stage at an event in New York state, according to police. A man stormed the stage as the famed novelist was about to give a lecture at
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VIDEO: Asiwaju applauds Nigerian youths, Burna Boy, Davido
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has hailed Nigerian Afrobeats stars Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid among others for taking Afrobeats and Nigerian music to the global stage. Tinubu, in a broadcast video released via
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‘Obidients’ are zombies, says Femi Kuti
Afrobeats musician Femi Kuti has berated supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate for 2023, Peter Obi, also known as “Obidients,” as zombies, according to Society Gazette Zombie was the title of a studio album released in 1976 by his late
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Thieves storm Katsina Government House, steal N31m
Thieves, for the second time this year, allegedly broke into the Katsina State government house and stole N31 million. The robbery incident according to a credible source occured on Sunday, 31 July 2022 when unknown persons broke into the office
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2023: ‘Tinubu hardest working Politician of this generation’ – Senator Nnamani
The lawmaker representing the Enugu East Senatorial District at the red chamber, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani had condemned attacks on the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. In a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle, the former
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Another filmmaker, Otu Njama, is dead
Nollywood filmmaker, Otu Njama III, is dead. The director of Inhibtion (2019) was said to have died on Tuesday night following reports of high blood pressure. The death of Njama, who was in his early thirties, is coming barely a
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Ghanaian president denies writing Tinubu over Obi’s candidature
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has denied writing a letter to the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, asking him to give the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, a chance in the forthcoming
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Terrorists release seven more train passengers
The terrorists that attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, have released another seven hostages, including a family of six and a woman. The identities of the released family of six are Abdubakar Idris Garba, his wife, Maryam
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Singer Kizz Daniel arrested in Tanzania
Singer and songwriter, Oluwatobiloba Daniel, aka Kizz Daniel, has been allegedly arrested in Tanzania after failing to show up for a paid concert in the country. Fans of the singer who had gathered at the venue of his advertised show
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Dariye, Nyame, others released from prison
Former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, and a former Taraba State Governor, Jolly Nyame, and three others were on Thursday released from prison. The Council of State, led by President Muhammadu Buhari, had on April 14 approved the
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Brume shatters CWG record, wins Nigeria’s 12th gold
Long Jumper Ese Brume broke the Commonwealth Games record to win Team Nigeria’s 12th gold medal at the ongoing event in Birmingham. Brume put herself in a commanding position for the gold medal after her fourth attempt gave her a
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CWG2022: Nigeria’s relay team wins gold, sets new record
Nigeria women’s relay team has set a new African record to win the gold medals in the 4x100m event of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The team inspired by world record holder and 100m hurdles champion Tobi Amusan ran
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Golden girl Amusan races into Commonwealth Games history with new record
Nigeria’s track golden girl, Oluwatobiloba Amusan, won the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom Sunday morning to race into the Games history as the second sprint hurdler to successfully defend the title she won
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Police arrest ‘Switzerland’ man for dr*gging, r*bbing 6 women in Lagos
The police in Lagos has arrested a 36-year-old applicant, Ifeanyi Ezennaya, for allegedly dr*gging and r*bbing six women of six iPhones valued at N4 million. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident happened on Tuesday at Falolu Street,
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