Category: News
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Imo-born Gospel Singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu is ‘Dead’
Imo-born Gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu is reportedly dead. The gospel singer came to limelight following the release of her hit song, ‘Ekwueme’. She was said to have died on Friday, April 8, 2022. Osinachi reportedly died at 42. Although there is no official confirmation yet from family members and close associates, the mother of four…
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One Million Pilgrims To Participate in 2022 Hajj, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it would permit one million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year’s hajj, a sharp uptick after pandemic restrictions forced two years of drastically pared-down pilgrimages. The hajj ministry “has authorised one million pilgrims, both foreign and domestic, to perform the hajj this year,” it…
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Sunday Igboho Meets Legal Team in Cotonou
Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho, met with members of this legal team in Cotonou, Benin Republic. Igboho who fled the country to avoid arrest was on Monday, February 07, given a conditional release from prison in Benin Republic eight months after he was detained there. Sunday Igboho had been detained in Benin’s commercial capital Cotonou…
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SSANU, Other Sister Unions Extend Warning Strike
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions have extended their warning strike by two weeks. The non-academic workers had commenced a two-week warning strike on March 27 over the inability of the Federal Government to meet their demands. The extension of the strike was…
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My Administration Has Turned 2000 Persons in Kogi Into Millionaires, Governor Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Friday said his administration had turned no fewer than 2,000 persons in Kogi into millionaires. Bello stated this in Abuja at the ongoing “Second Annual GYB Seminar for Nigeria’s Political and Crime Correspondents”. Bello also expressed the wish to appoint Nigeria’s first female Vice President, if he gets…
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Accept Amnesty or We Come After You, Soludo Warns Gunmen
Gov Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has described the recent attacks in the state as an “act of mindless criminality by a bunch”. Mr Soludo was reacting to the arson that visited Aguata Local Government Area Secretariat on Thursday. The governor said that the act was carried out by fleeing criminals who had been sacked from…
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Transfer Funds From Seized Russian Assets To Ukraine , Ukranian Minister Demands
Ukraine wants to get part of the funds from the seized Russian assets in the West within the next six months, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday. According to him, a working group has been set up. He said the group is already working in several areas. He added that “first is the…
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Avoid Being Duped by Scammers, CBN Cautions Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has advised citizens to patronise only financial institutions regulated by the bank to avoid being duped by scammers. Osita Nwanisobi, the Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN gave the advice during the CBN fair in Akure on Thursday. Mr Nwanisobi said that every Nigerian had a role to play in…
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Widow of Ogun Preacher Who Slumped, Died While Preaching in Ogun Church Describes Husband’s Death as ‘Season Film’
Mrs Abidemi Ogunnusi, Widow of Francis Ogunnusi, the preacher who slumped, and later had his last breath while delivering sermon in church , said the incident was season film . The deceased, Ogunnusi, was also the Baale of Onikoko community, was filmed preaching against the ‘get-rich-quick’ syndrome, when the mysterious incident occurred . His widow,…
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Court Throws Out Eight of Fifteen Charges Bordering on Terrorism Against Nnamdi Kanu
The Federal High Court in Abuja has threw out eight of the 15 counts against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The 15 charges which bordered on terrorism were filed against Kanu by the Federal Government. When the case resumed on Friday at the court in the Federal Capital Territory…