The Biu Emirate has announced the postponement of the turbaning of the former Chief of Army Staff His Excellency, Amb Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai CFR (rtd), as the Betara of Biu and Brig Gen Dadan Garba (rtd) as Zanna of Biu. This was contained in a statement signed by Mallam Abubakar Mohammed Secretary Biu Emirate Council, Borno State and …
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The Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has disclosed his cell phone was stolen when he went to collect his Certificate of Return at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. He made this known in a post via his verified Facebook page on Thursday. The former Abia State Governor also warned the general public to beware of any …
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A fact-checking organisation, Dubawa, has revealed that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, did not win in 19 states during the February 25 election. Dubawa said its findings are based on data on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s result-viewing platform. The fact-checking organisation disclosed that the trending claim that Obi won 19 states in the poll was …
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Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday suspended a political walk across Agege following a train accident that happened in the Ikeja area of the State earlier in the day. The Speaker met the thousands of youth, men and women as they walked towards the Pen Cinema area of Agege on his way from an …
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A Nigerian journalist, Fred Chukwuelobe, on Tuesday recounted the court hearing involving former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged organ trafficking, at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London. Chukwuelobe, who was joined by the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, at the court narrated his account via his Facebook page. The account partly …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized 13,125 kilogrammes of drug substances and arrested 793 suspects in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The NDLEA Commander of the FCT, Kabir Tsakuwa, stated this at a pre-event press briefing on grassroots sensitisation and awareness campaign on the dangers of illicit drugs in Abuja on Tuesday. Tsakuwa said that 2022 was a …
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No fewer than 105 buildings were destroyed by a rainstorm at Oke-Ako in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Friday evening. The downpour, which lasted more than two hours, also destroyed some of the town’s electricity infrastructure, resulting in a total blackout. Building roofs were already ripped off in photos shared on Sunday.
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Socialite Cubana Chief Priest, has asked Lagosians to vote for the APC candidate, Sanwo-Olu in the March 11, 2023 gubernatorial election. Cubana on his Instagram page canvased vote for thegovernorship candidate, said, “One good turn deserves another @jidesanwoolu good is far bigger than his bad, nobody is perfect, I vividly remember his role to ensure safety to the entire nation …
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Aggrieved Mother of the 12-year-old student of Chrisland International School, Whitney Adeniran, who died during the school’s inter-house sports activities at the Agege Stadium, Lagos State, has called on Nigerians to pray for her. Whitney’s mother, Blessing Adeniran, in an Instagram live on Saturday asked for more prayers while thanking everyone for their support so far. She said, “I did …
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Some netizens have knocked Oba Oniru, Abdulwasiu Lawal, after a picture of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, was spotted on the wall in his palace. Tinubu’s framed picture was spotted in a photo shared on Friday by celebrity bartender Pascal Okechukwu aka Cubana Chief Priest from his visit to the Oba’s palace on his Instagram account. An Instagram user, iam_panshaq, said “Them …
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