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  • Man, Sulaiman Fulani Arrested For Allegedly Inviting Bandits To Carry Out Attacks In Kano

    . Man, Sulaiman Fulani Arrested For Allegedly Inviting Bandits To Carry Out Attacks In Kano

     A man identified as Sulaiman Fulani has been arrested in Kano State for allegedly inviting bandits into a community to carry out attacks. The suspect was arrested by vigilantes under the command of Sadiq Mu’azu, the Tsaure area commander in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State. Security expert Bakatsine disclosed this in a post on X on We
  • Nigerian TikToker Audrey Cyril Deletes Engagement Video Amid Relationship Saga

    . Nigerian TikToker Audrey Cyril Deletes Engagement Video Amid Relationship Saga

     Nigerian TikToker Audrey Cyril has deleted the engagement video she previously shared on her TikTok page amid an ongoing relationship saga.
  • Lagos Court Sentences Man, Adakole Ogbodo To Death For Killing Resident Over Sachet Water

    . Lagos Court Sentences Man, Adakole Ogbodo To Death For Killing Resident Over Sachet Water

     The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced Adakole Ogbodo to d3ath for m8rdering a man identified simply as Bolaji. Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay on Tuesday convicted and sentenced Ogbodo to d3ath for the m8rder of Bolaji following a violent altercation over sachet water.The Lagos State Government, through its prosecution team led by fo
  • Nigerian Journalist, Reuben Buhari Advises Women Not To Tolerate Cheating From Their Husbands

    . Nigerian Journalist, Reuben Buhari Advises Women Not To Tolerate Cheating From Their Husbands

     Nigerian journalist, Reuben Buhari, has advised women not to tolerate cheating from their partners. The former media aide to late Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, who stated this in a Facebook post on Thursday, October 1 said cheating is not a mistake but a carefully calculated choice. “The So, he cheated on you and now claims i
  • "You Moved Nigeria To Stage 4 Cancer" - Dele Momodu Blasts President Tinubu

    . "You Moved Nigeria To Stage 4 Cancer" - Dele Momodu Blasts President Tinubu

     Politician and the Deputy Director-General, Media and Communications of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Dele Momodu, has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day address, asserting that the administration's economic reforms have worsened the nation's struggles into "st
  • "No Tears. No Drama. Just Vibes" - South African Media Personality Shares Invite To Her Divorce Party

    . "No Tears. No Drama. Just Vibes" - South African Media Personality Shares Invite To Her Divorce Party

     A South Africa media personality, Queen Nandi has announced a glamorous 'Divorce Party' following her split from her husband, Reverend Nkunzi.DJ Queen Nandi, real name Nandi Msezane, shared the party invitation on her Instagram page.The glossy invite featured her wearing a crown, a dress code of black with a touch of pink or gold, plus a
  • VIDEO; Corps Members, Driver, And Other Passengers Kidnapped While Travelling

    . VIDEO; Corps Members, Driver, And Other Passengers Kidnapped While Travelling

    An unspecified number of travellers have been kidnapped on Nigeria's independence day. According to reports, at least 2 commercial buses were affected. The passengers and drivers were reportedly taken away by armed kidnappers. According to an eyewitness report, the incident happened along the Onitsha–Owerri Road in Imo State. Other vehicles
  • Three Soldiers Dead As Troops Kill 16 Terrorists, Repel Attacks In Adamawa

    . Three Soldiers Dead As Troops Kill 16 Terrorists, Repel Attacks In Adamawa

     Nigerian military has listed killing of 16 terrorists, recovery of weapons among the achievements of its troops in recent separate operations in Adamawa State.The operations, by troops of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) also resulted in destruction of a terrorist gathering and repel of coordinated attacks on troops’
  • Navy Rescues Two Kidnap Victims, Recovers Stolen Engine Boats In Akwa Ibom

    . Navy Rescues Two Kidnap Victims, Recovers Stolen Engine Boats In Akwa Ibom

     Operatives of Nigerian Navy have rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered several stolen outboard engines during an operation against sea robbers and kidnappers in Ibeno area of Akwa Ibom State.According to Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the operation was conducted on September 30, following reports that crimina
  • Nigeria@66: Peter Obi Vows To End Insecurity, Return Displaced Nigerians If Elected

    . Nigeria@66: Peter Obi Vows To End Insecurity, Return Displaced Nigerians If Elected

     The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), ahead of the 2027 elections, Peter Obi has told Nigerians that when voted in as the president of the country, he would confront insecurity and create conditions that would enable Nigerians displaced by violence to return safely and with dignity to their communities.Obi has taken
  • Popular, Rapper Rick Ross Arrested For Alleged Battery Of Ex-Girlfriend

    . Popular, Rapper Rick Ross Arrested For Alleged Battery Of Ex-Girlfriend

     Rapper Rick Ross, whose real name is William Roberts II, has been arrested in Miami-Dade County after voluntarily surrendering to police over allegations made by an ex-girlfriend.According to law enforcement sources, the woman contacted police on Tuesday and alleged that Ross became violent toward her during an incident on August 28 at the home th
  • Nigeria At 66: We’ve Survived Our Challenges Says Shehu Sani

    . Nigeria At 66: We’ve Survived Our Challenges Says Shehu Sani

     Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has said Nigeria has survived the various challenges and crises it has faced since gaining independence.Sani stated this in a post on X on Thursday while marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.According to him, although the country may not have met the expectations of those who believed in it, Nigeria
  • Bandits Kill Three Vigilantes In Kebbi-Niger Border Attack

    . Bandits Kill Three Vigilantes In Kebbi-Niger Border Attack

     Three vigilantes from Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State have reportedly been k!lled by suspected bandits while returning from Agwara in Niger State.The victims were identified by local sources as Abubakar Mai Nera, the vigilante commander in Saminaka, Tanko Sarki and Amadu Saminaka.The three men were said to be from Saminaka and Bakintur
  • Nigeria @ 66; “My Reforms Didn’t Create Weaknesses In Nigeria’s Eeconomy” – Tinubu Claims

    . Nigeria @ 66; “My Reforms Didn’t Create Weaknesses In Nigeria’s Eeconomy” – Tinubu Claims

     President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that the reforms by his administration did not create weaknesses in the country’s economy, but instead confronted them.In his Independence Day address delivered to Nigerians on Thursday, President Tinubu said before he came into power, “poverty was rising, and hope was nearly gone.”He said Nigeria’s
  • President Tinubu Celebrates Media Aide Temitope Ajayi At 50

    . President Tinubu Celebrates Media Aide Temitope Ajayi At 50

     President Bola Tinubu has celebrated his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, on his 50th birthday, praising the presidential aide for his work in communicating the administration’s policies and programmes.In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu descr
  • Scores Of Terrorists Killed By Nigerian Troop, Arms Recover In Adamawa

    . Scores Of Terrorists Killed By Nigerian Troop, Arms Recover In Adamawa

     Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have neutralised 16 terrorists, recovered assorted weapons and repelled coordinated attacks during a series of operations in Adamawa State.According to the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, i
  • Nigeria, US Deepen Military Ties To Combat Terrorism

    . Nigeria, US Deepen Military Ties To Combat Terrorism

     The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening military relations with the United States, particularly in counter-terrorism operations.General Musa made these remarks on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving Major General Matthew Brown, Commander of the U.S. Army Southern European Ta
  • INDEPENDENT: Plateau Gov. Caleb Mutfwang Pardons 130 Inmates, Commutes 4 Death Sentences

    . INDEPENDENT: Plateau Gov. Caleb Mutfwang Pardons 130 Inmates, Commutes 4 Death Sentences

     Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has granted absolute pardon to 130 inmates across custodial facilities in the state, while commuting the death sentences of four others to life imprisonment.The governor announced the exercise of his prerogative of mercy on Thursday as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.Mutf
  • 2027: I’ll Resign If Nigeria Doesn’t Change In One Year — Rotimi Amaechi

    . 2027: I’ll Resign If Nigeria Doesn’t Change In One Year — Rotimi Amaechi

     Vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has vowed to resign from office if Nigeria fails to begin witnessing significant changes within one year of the party assuming power in 2027.Amaechi made the declaration in an interview on AIT’s Democracy Today on Wednesday, saying an ADC administration would pr
  • Troops Rescue Five Abducted Women In Katsina

    . Troops Rescue Five Abducted Women In Katsina

     Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued five abducted women, including a mother and her infant, during an operation in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State.A military source said the troops acted on intelligence about the movement of terrorists around the Madaci Forest area and swiftly mobilised to intercept them through
  • RMD, Sobowale, Henshaw, Akindele, Others Gather For Olu Jacobs’ Night Of Tributes

    . RMD, Sobowale, Henshaw, Akindele, Others Gather For Olu Jacobs’ Night Of Tributes

     Nollywood stars, family members, friends and colleagues of the late veteran actor, Olu Jacobs, gathered in Lagos on Wednesday for a Night of Tributes and Service of Songs in his honour.Jacobs, popularly known as the “Lion of Lufodo,” died on 16 September at the age of 84.The event, which began on Wednesday at Glover Memorial Hall, Marina, Lago
  • U.S. Woman On Death Row Hospitalised After Surviving Two Lethal injections On Her Execution Day

    . U.S. Woman On Death Row Hospitalised After Surviving Two Lethal injections On Her Execution Day

     Tennessee woman Christa Pike was in a hospital Thursday after authorities “failed” to carry out her execution, her lawyers said, with witnesses reporting the convicted murderer was breathing despite the injections intended to kill her.Just hours earlier the US Supreme Court cleared the way for Pike to be the first woman to die by lethal inject
  • Nigeria @ 66; Some 66 Facts To Know About Nigeria

    . Nigeria @ 66; Some 66 Facts To Know About Nigeria

     As Nigeria celebrates 66 years of independence, there is much to look back on, from the people and moments that have contributed to the country’s history to the achievements that have put it on the global map. Across music, film, sports, fashion, literature, business, and technology, Nigerians continue to make their mark at home and around the w
  • 42yr Old Billionaire, Wicknell Chivayo and Wife Die in Tragic Helicopter Crash

    . 42yr Old Billionaire, Wicknell Chivayo and Wife Die in Tragic Helicopter Crash

     Zimbabwean billionaire businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, have reportedly died after a private helicopter they were travelling in crashed in eastern Zimbabwe on Wednesday, September 30.According to family spokesman Herbert Chivayo, the couple was among six people aboard the helicopter when it crashed in Marondera, the capital
  • We Are in the Era of Prosperity! Tinubu Addresses Nigerians on 66th Independence Celebration

    . We Are in the Era of Prosperity! Tinubu Addresses Nigerians on 66th Independence Celebration

     President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has moved beyond the most difficult phase of his economic reforms, saying the country is now entering what he described as an “age of prosperity.”Tinubu made the declaration in his Independence Day address marking Nigeria’s 66th anniversary, where he defended some of the administration’
  • Kaduna Police Arrest 24 Suspected Kidnappers, Recover AK-47s and Over 500 Rounds of Ammunition

    . Kaduna Police Arrest 24 Suspected Kidnappers, Recover AK-47s and Over 500 Rounds of Ammunition

     The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 24 suspected kidnappers and recovered a cache of firearms, ammunition and other dangerous items in a series of operations carried out across the state.The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, CP Muhammad Rabiu, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Kaduna, saying the operati
  • NDC Ward Chairman Reportedly Killed by Suspected Hoodlums in Benue

    . NDC Ward Chairman Reportedly Killed by Suspected Hoodlums in Benue

     The chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Fiidi Council Ward in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Igbu Terhemen, has reportedly died after he was allegedly attacked by suspected hoodlums.Terhemen was said to have gone out on Tuesday evening to watch a local football match in the Kanshio area of Makurdi but failed to return
  • Boxer, Anthony Joshua Makes Shock Coaching Shake-Up Ahead of Tyson Fury Showdown

    . Boxer, Anthony Joshua Makes Shock Coaching Shake-Up Ahead of Tyson Fury Showdown

     Anthony Joshua has made a major change to his coaching team as he prepares for his highly anticipated December 12 showdown with Tyson Fury at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.The former two-time heavyweight champion is bringing back Ben Davison, who previously worked in his corner for three fights between 2023 and 2024. Joshua had recently been tr
  • Skitmaker, Justice Crack Slams Nigerian Army With N5bn Lawsuit Over Violation of His Rights

    . Skitmaker, Justice Crack Slams Nigerian Army With N5bn Lawsuit Over Violation of His Rights

     Popular Nigerian social media personality Justice Chidiebere, better known as Justice Crack, has filed a ₦5 billion lawsuit against the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Army Staff and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) over alleged violations of his fundamental human rights.According to his legal team, Justice Crack was allegedly arrested,
  • Don Jazzy And Ayra Starr's Rumoured to Be Expecting a Baby Together, Don Jazzy Reacts

    . Don Jazzy And Ayra Starr's Rumoured to Be Expecting a Baby Together, Don Jazzy Reacts

     Music executive and Mavin Records boss Don Jazzy has sent a strong word of caution to an X user who made a bizarre claim about him and the mother of Nigerian singer Ayra Starr.The social media user had taken to X to suggest that Don Jazzy and Ayra Starr’s mum were expecting a baby together, a claim that quickly caught attention online.However, t

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