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Security Operatives Arrest Igbo Leader Threatening To Invite IPOB To Lagos
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos, Fredrick Nwajagu, who vowed to invite members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos to secure properties of Igbo people in the state. Daily Trust learnt that the Igbo leader was picked on early Saturday…
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Nigerian Students React To Call For Interim Government
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has rejected the call for an interim government by some people and called on the proponents to be sanctioned appropriately. The student body also noted that nothing should stop the inauguration of the President-Elect and his team. NANS Vice President, External Affairs, Comrade Akinteye Afeez, on Friday said…
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Just In: Finally, Police Arrest Portable (Video)
The Ogun State police command has arrested famous singer, Habeeb Okikiola, commonly called Portable, who had earlier refused to honour the police invitation. Recall that earlier on Tuesday, two videos of the musician raining curses and rough-handling some men of the Nigeria police surfaced on the internet. Portable’s arrest is coming after the police gave…
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How FG ‘Punished’ 3 Incumbent Governors Over Naira Scarcity- Metawale
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has blamed his inability to secure a second tenure on his move against the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Matawalle stated this while speaking during an interview with DW Hausa on Thursday. The governor alleged that some elements in the Federal Government worked against…
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ASUU Declares Total, Comprehensive Strike in Taraba
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University chapter has declared a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike action. This follows a permission by the ASUU national to the state branch to embark on the strike action to press home its demands and the state government’s rebuttal of claims that it is not owing…
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First Bank Reacts To Forgery Allegation by FG
First Bank has distanced itself from the charge against its institution by the Federal Government, describing the allegation as an attempt to smear its reputation. Recall that FG charged the bank’s managing director and three others over allegations bordering on forgery. The charge sheet, marked CR/266/2023 before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory,…
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JAMB reschedules mock examinations over hitches
Some candidates who sat for the 2023 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Board (JAMB) mock examinations scheduled for March 30 have expressed concern over some technical hitches experienced during the examinations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the examinations in some Computer Based Test (CBT) centers discovered that while some centres had…
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How Yul Edochie’s First Son Slumps, Dies While Playing Football
The Cable Yul Edochie, the Nigerian actor, has lost Kambilichukwu, his eldest son with May, his first wife, TheCable Lifestyle can report. On Thursday morning, the internet was inundated with reports that Kambilichukwu is dead. He was said to have developed a seizure while playing football with his colleagues in school. Kambilichukwu was rushed to…
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Popular Nollywood Actor Loses Son
Vanguard News Emerging reports indicate that Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie. It was gathered that Yul’s first son was rushed to the hospital after falling unconscious. A source who spoke to Vanguard on condition of anonymity revealed that Yul has confirmed Kambilichukwu’s death as the time this report was…
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14-year-old Student Commits Suicide Over Inability To Pay School Fee
A 14-year-old boy has reportedly committed suicide after he was sent out of school for school fees. The police official in Embu county, Kenya, Dickson Mwenda, gathered that a student at Kiriari Primary School in Kigumo Village and a candidate for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam this year, reportedly got home from…
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