Notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji panicky as military dislodges camp, kills son

Nigerian troops have escalated their offensive against the notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, in Zamfara State. Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, who made this known in a post on his X account on Sunday, stated that the recent coordinated military strikes have dismantled his key hideouts in Fakai, Shinkafi Local Government Area. Makama stated that …

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Court Bars FRSC From Arresting Vehicles, Penalising Drivers With Faded Number Plates

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has restrained the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from arresting vehicles with faded number plates. Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order on Friday and also restricted the FRSC from imposing any fine or punishment on any drivers for driving with a faded vehicle plate number. The court made the orders while delivering judgment …

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Cubana Chief Priest denies abandoning alleged child

Celebrity barman Cubana Chief Priest has reacted to the online drama surrounding his alleged Kenyan baby mama. Cubana reaffirmed that he is not the father of the child, stating that he can never abandon any of his children. He emphasised that children are gifts from God and he can discharge his responsibilities as a father. He questioned how anyone could …

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Prices of food items crash in Kaduna

Seventeen days into 2025, it has ushered in a bit of hope as the prices of some food items have nosedived in Kaduna State. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) showed that the prices of grains and other staple food items were steadily coming down in markets across the state, against the skyrocketed prices in 2024. Further checks …

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Ex-Miss Nigeria, Edna Ibru, dies in London

Ex-Miss Nigeria and former First Lady of Delta State, Mrs Edna Ibru (nee Park) has passed away. Ibru, wife of Olorogun Felix Ibru, the first civilian Governor of Delta State between 1991 and 1992, died in her 80s on Wednesday, in a London hospital after a brief illness. The deceased, who was Miss Nigeria 1964, and the first Nigerian/African to …

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Tragedy as Lagos magistrate slumps, dies

A 58-year-old Lagos magistrate Olasanmi Ogunkanmi, has reportedly slumped and died the same night he returned from a three-week holy pilgrimage in Jerusalem. The Vanguard, however, also reports that another source claimed that Ogunkanmi who is also a pastor, only died in his sleep. According to the Vanguard report, Ogunkanmi, performed his last pilgrimage exercise to Jerusalem with the first …

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Prophecy Fulfilled: Prophet Samuel Akinbodunse’s Declaration on Gaza Peace Comes to Pass

In a remarkable confirmation of prophecy, the words of Prophet Samuel Akinbodunse, delivered during the Freedom for All Nations Outreach (FANO) crossover service on December 31, 2024, have come to fruition, sparking widespread jubilation. During the service at the FANO headquarters in South Africa, Prophet Akinbodunse spoke with conviction about the ongoing war in Gaza. He declared that 2025 would …

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Dangote Cement, FBNHoldings, others Lift Equity Market by N53bn

The equity market rebounded on Thursday from its previous session’s loss, gaining N53 billion. Investor interest in key stocks such as Dangote Cement, FBN Holdings, Guaranty Trust Holding Company, GTCO, and Fidelity Bank, alongside other advancing equities, contributed to the market’s positive performance. The market capitalisation increased by N53 billion, or 0.09 per cent rising from N62.257 trillion at the …

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Governors reject increase in VAT

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has rejected the move to increase Value Added Tax (VAT). Rising from a meeting in Abuja on Thursday, the governor said the move is untimely. The governors also expressed support for the ongoing legislative process of the Tax Reform Bills. Last year, Chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, said the committee …

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Alleged N1.96bn Fraud: Court Slates Jan 31 for Ex- AGF’s Trial

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja has fixed January 31, 2025 for the trial of the former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, AGF, Anamekwe Nnabuoku for alleged multiple financial fraud to the tune of N1.96billion. Nnabuoku was on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on an amended nine-count charge, bordering on criminal conspiracy, …

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