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The Christian Association of Nigeria says it will go ahead with its nationwide protests against the lynching of Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was stoned to death and burnt for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. This is despite a ban on religious protests by Kaduna […]
The backbone of a major cartel distributing drugs in Delta and adjourning states was broken on Sunday 15th May following the arrest of a wanted 59-year-old drug baroness, Bridget Oghenekevwe Emeka, a.k.a Mama, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at her palatial mansion where she cooks and distributes […]
INDIGENES of oil-rich Ovewve and Opherin Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday, shut down the flow station, pigging manifold and other facilities in the Eriemu oil field over the abandonment of 11-kilometre road project embarked upon by Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in the communities. Protesting women and youths […]
The Nigerian Army has stormed the shrine of the Eastern Security Network, in Orlu, Imo State, gunning down some of the ESN members and destroying the shrine. Reports have it that the army suffered two casualties during the operation conducted in two different operations. Since 2021 Orlu has been under unrest when the […]
Many feared dead as explosion hit Court Road in Sabon Gari, Kano State on Tuesday. The explosion occurred near a private Winners Secondary School, destroying a residential building and affecting part of the school. The explosion occurred around 9:30 am with many schoolchildren reportedly affected. As of the time of filing this report, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has vowed not to extend the June 3, 2022 deadline for primaries. The commission noted that as at Monday, none of the 18 political parties had conducted their presidential primaries three weeks to the deadline. A document obtained from INEC on Monday showed that the Accord Party scheduled […]
Three weeks after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the war is starting to have devastating effects not only on the ground, but in many countries that rely on Ukraine’s important wheat production. The United Nations has warned of a “hunger hurricane”, which is already starting to be felt in Northern Africa. On March […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 16, 2022, arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris in connection with the diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80billion (Eighty Billion Naira) only. The Commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked […]
Popular Nollywood actor, Leonard Chimezie Onyemachi with the screen name Leo Mezie, has died while recovering from a kidney transplant at the age of 46. The actor died on Saturday but his death was announced on Monday by his colleague, Chioma Toplis via her Instagram account. Toplis revealed that the thespian died in […]
Reality TV, Big Brother Naija has announced that it has begun auditioning for its seventh edition. In a video posted across its social media platforms, the organisers of the show stated that intending participants are to log onto the Africa Magic website and upload a three-minute video stating why they want to be […]
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