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Nigerians compare their fathers to Femi Odetola after he bought three Ferraris for his daughters

Nigerians are calling out their fathers and comparing them to Femi Otedola after the billionaire businessman gifted each of his three daughters Ferraris with personalized license plates. Shortly after DJ Cuppy, Temi and Tolani Otedola showed off their new luxury cars, it went viral, pushing Otedola to the top of the Twitter trends. A number of people who reacted found their fathers wanting after…

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I'm not about to become anyone's 7th wife- Chika Ike sets the record straight on dating Regina Daniels' husband, Ned Nwoko

I’m not about to become anyone’s 7th wife- Chika Ike sets the record straight on dating Regina Daniels’ husband, Ned Nwoko

Nollywood actress, Chika Ike has reacted to rumours of dating her colleague Regina Daniels’ husband, Ned Nwoko. The rumour came off a viral video in which it was alleged that Regina Daniels’ mother, Rita threatened to go spiritual if Chika Ike does not stop trying to snatch her daughter’s husband.  Reacting to the rumour in a question and answer session with her fans on social media, Chika Ike…

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Black Lives Matter: Lewis Hamilton wears Breonna Taylor t-shirt as he calls for justice at Formula One race

Formula one icon, Lewis Hamilton on Sunday September 13, brought the ‘Black Lives matter’ movement to the forefront of Formula One as he wore a t-shirt of Breonna Taylor, a young woman who was tragically killed by police.   Breonna, 26, died in March after being shot by police officers several times when they entered her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky.  On Sunday, Hamilton, 35, won the Formula…

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Black Lives Matter: Lewis Hamilton wears Breonna Taylor t-shirt as he calls for justice at Formula One race

Formula one icon, Lewis Hamilton on Sunday September 13, brought the ‘Black Lives matter’ movement to the forefront of Formula One as he wore a t-shirt of Breonna Taylor, a young woman who was tragically killed by police.   Breonna, 26, died in March after being shot by police officers several times when they entered her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky.  On Sunday, Hamilton, 35, won the Formula…

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Trailer falls on car at Cele busstop

A trailer fell on a car at Cele bus stop on Friday, September 11. Fortunately, no life was lost, according to an eye witness. Photos from the scene show that the trailer crushed the car but the front of the car was spared, making it possible for the driver to escape alive. A crowd gathered shortly after the accident. Below are photos from the scene. 

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Fake Commissioner receives salaries for two years in Niger State

A verification exercise carried out by the Niger state Government for its civil servants, has uncovered how workers fraudulently paid themselves salaries above their level. Salamatu Abubakar, the state’s head of service who made the disclosure on Thursday  September 11, said some of the fraudulent practices include an office messenger receiving the salary of a high court judge and a fake…

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EFCC arrests two music producers, four others for alleged cyber crimes in Uyo

Operatives of the Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two music producers and four others over their alleged involvement in cybercrimes in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The music producers are John Obot and Odok Valentine. While others are; Emdiong Iwoenang, Christian Alvan Okechukwu, Innocent Japhet and Edem Uwana. They were arrested recently at their…

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At least 12 die in Niger boat mishaps

At least 12 people have been confirmed dead in two separate boat mishaps in Shiroro and Borgu Local Government Areas of Niger State. The accidents occurred on the River Shiroro, in Shiroro, and River New Awuru, in Borgu, on Wednesday evening, September 9. 10 people died in the incident in Shiroro while 2 people died in Borgu. The boat mishap in Shiroro occurred when the victims were returning…

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197 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria

197 fresh cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, September 10. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Plateau State which has now become the COVID-19 epicenter in Nigeria recorded 83 new cases, the highest for the day. Lagos had 48 infections,  Kaduna – 17,  FCT – 16, Ogun – 11,  Katsina – 7,  Imo – 4, Edo – 3. Nasarawa- 3,  Rivers – 2, Bayelsa -1, Oyo – 1 and …

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WAEC conducts exams in Chibok-6 years after abduction of schoolgirls

Chibok Local Government of Borno State is now participating in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) for the first time in 6 years.  The Borno local government is now participating in the examination after over 200 schoolgirls were abducted in the area by Boko Haram insurgents on April 14, 2014. Following the abduction of the schoolgirls, the Federal Government had…

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People importing food or fertilizer should not be given foreign exchange from the Central Bank- President Buhari

President Buhari has stated that people importing food or fertilizer into the country should not be given foreign exchange from the Central Bank.  The President who said this via tweets shared on his official Twitter account, averred that his administration will be empowering local farmers and producers. Buhari affirmed that agriculture is the answer, and also added that there are able-bodied…

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Notorious kidnapper arrested in Kaduna

A  ‘notorious’ kidnap suspect, Abubakar Ibrahim has been arrested by the Katsina police command at Rugu forest in the state.  Three kidnap victims were rescued following the arrest of the suspect accused of being part of a syndicate that has been terrorising people in Batsari, Safana, Damnusa and Kurfi Local Government Areas in the state. Katsina police spokesperson, Gambo Isah also disclosed…

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EFCC arrests 22 suspected Interest Fraudsters in Owerri Operatives of the Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Imo state.

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Replace striking doctors with corps members- Federal Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire instructs hospitals The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has directed the Chief Medical Directors and Managing Directors of the Federal tertiary hospitals to immediately replace striking resident doctors in their hospitals with consultants and doctors on the National Youth Service Corps.

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296 fresh Covid-19 cases recorded in Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded 296 new cases of COVID-19. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Plateau state topped the list with 183 cases. Lagos had 33 infections followed closely by FCT with 25 new cases. Other states with fresh cases include Ogun-16, Oyo – 7, Ekiti – 6, Kwara and Ondo – 5, Anambra, Imo, and Nasarawa– 3, Rivers, Gombe, and Edo had two each while Akwa Ibom had just…

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The notorious militia leader in Benue State, Terwase Akwaza, popularly known as Gana has been finally killed

The notorious militia leader in Benue state, Terwase Akwaza popularly known by his pseudonym Gana, has been finally killed by the operatives of the Nigerian military.

Gana met his waterloo and was subsequently annihilated on Tuesday, September 8, three years after Governor Samuel Ortom-led government placed a N10million bounty on information that could lead to the capture of the…

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Ekiti State Gov't calls for more CBN support for Agric development

Ekiti State Gov’t calls for more CBN support for Agric development

Ekiti State Government has appealed to CBN to extend its support to the development of tree crops not captured under the anchor borrowers programmes and Commercial Agriculture Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (CACGS-Fund).

Dr Olabode Adetoyi, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, made the appeal on Tuesday when the management staff of Ado-Ekiti branch of the apex bank led…

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