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Dog Eats Flesh Off Girl’s Head, Attacks Owner Trying To Protect Victim In Apete Ibadan
Pandemonium broke out in the Adagbada Arola area of Apete, Ibadan, Oyo State, recently after a five year old girl identified as Moridiyat Rauf was att@cked by the dog of an elderly woman she had […]

NDLEA Uncovers Illicit Drugs Hidden In Incense Candles, Ladies’ Wears
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered illicit substances in Lagos. The items – consignments of Cocaine and Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis – were concealed in incense candles, game […]

N35bn Found In Mompha’s Accounts – Witness Tells Court
A witness in the trial of Ismaila Mustapha, (a.k.a Mompha) on Monday, July 1, told Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos how N35bn was allegedly found in two bank […]

Hardship: Prayers Have Replaced Medicine In Most Homes In Nigeria – Peter Obi
Former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi has said that most households in Nigeria now resort to prayers when they are sick, instead of procuring medicines to treat themselves. Obi stated this on Wednesday at Nnamdi Azikiwe […]

Cat Gold Miner Daily Cipher 1 September 2024
Cat Gold Miner daily combo 1 September 2024 ▬ Long Tap ● Short Tap Today morse code is Code: FOMO F • • — • O — — — M — — O — — — Don’t […]

Today’s Hamster Kombat Daily Combo, Daily Cipher: July 2, 2024
Hamster Kombat, the popular online tap-to-earn game that combines elements of a clicker game, has released its daily combo for July 2, 2024. Here’s what you need to know to get ahead in the game […]

Tinubu Vows Dialogue with Withdrawn Members Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger in ECOWAS Address at AU Meeting
ECOWAS Chairman Tinubu presents a comprehensive report at the AU meeting, highlighting progress in security, economics, and social development. Challenges including member withdrawals addressed. Tinubu emphasizes dialogue with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Plans announced […]

Niger Reinstates Prison Sentences For Journalists For Defamation, Insult
On June 7, Niger’s head of state Abdourahamane Tchiani, seen here declaring himself the country’s leader after a July 2023 coup, reintroduced prison sentences and fines for defamation and insult via electronic means of communication, […]

Paul was invited for Questioning by the EFCC not Arrested – Peter Okoye
Earlier this month Paul Okoye if P-SQUARE granted an interview where he mentioned his brother Peter Okoye arrested him with EFCC. Peter has come outside to clear the air about everything that happened. He said. […]

Osun Herbalist Slit Friend’s Throat To Make ‘Money Ritual Soap’ For Yahoo Boys
A 50-year-old herbalist, identified as Kehinde Ganiyu, has been arrested by the Nigerian police for killing his friend, Emmanuel Collins, on a sick bed in connection with a money ritual. It was gathered that the […]

Tinubu Appoints Idris Ajimobi As SSA On Livestock Development
Idris, son of the late ex-Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi is also son in-law to the National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje. STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT ON LIVESTOCK […]

Brain Jotter to Give Veteran Singer Mike Ejeagha N2M Following Viral Song
Notable content creator, Brain Jotter begins a hunt for the veteran singer, Gentleman Mike Ejeagha with an offer of N2M after using his song in a viral dance. This came after the skit made a viral dance with a […]

FG To Spend ₦3 Trillion On New Minimum Wage, Pensions, Gratuities
The Federal Government is set to spend N3tn on the new minimum wage and the payment of pensions and gratuities. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Friday during a […]

No Individual Can Destroy PDP, Party Tells Wike
Some prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party have challenged the former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, asserting that he cannot dismantle the party. Wike, while […]

The Nelons: 3 Family Members Of Popular US Gospel Group Die In Plane Crash (Photo)
Three members of the US family gospel group the Nelons have been killed in a plane crash, their management announced. Jason Clark, Kelly Nelon Clark and their daughter Amber Kistler died on Friday while taking […]

Naira Down To N1,500/$ In Parallel Market
The Naira yesterday depreciated in the parallel market to N1,500 per dollar from N1,485 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,476.24 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from […]

NAFDAC Clarifies Saccharine Use In Bread Production
… Refutes claims in video circulating online The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday refuted claims made in a recent video circulating online suggesting that Nigerians should avoid bread due […]

PDP Moves To Halt Fubara’s Defection, Sends Party Leaders To Meet Him
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has made an effort to prevent Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, from defecting from the party. NaijaChoice reports that the PDP has sent a high-powered delegation to meet with him […]

Ekiti Rejoice as FG and EKSG Sign MOU Converting State Specialist Hospital to Federal Ownership
Ikole Ekiti went agog on Friday as the Federal Government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ekiti State Government to convert and upgrade the Ikole Ekiti Specialist hospital into a Federal Medical […]

Lagos Seals Popular Idera Market In Oshodi
The Lagos State Government, through the State Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, popularly known as KAI on Thursday sealed off Idera Market, located in Oshodi area of the state for contravening environmental laws. The Corps Marshal […]

Customs Seize ₦3.6 Billion Bulletproof Jackets, Drugs In Ogun
The Zone A Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, announced that it intercepted 150 cartons of bulletproof jackets worth N1.687bn. Addressing journalists in Ikeja, the Customs Area Controller in […]

Nigerian Airforce To Acquire 50 Aircraft, Including 24 Fighter Jets
The Nigerian air force said Tuesday it will acquire 50 new aircraft to strengthen its capabilities against armed gangs and terrorists in northwest Nigeria. Nigerian Chief of Air Staff Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar made the […]

We Have Cleared All Pension Backlog In Lagos – Sanwo-Olu
Today, we effectively cleared all pension backlog in Lagos State with the payment of ₦4,461,659,536.82 to 2,000 retirees. In February, we paid ₦3.1 billion to 1,013 retirees with a promise to settle all arrears and […]

105 Diapers In 6 Days: Nigerians Donate Over ₦4.2M To Quadruplets Family (Photos)
Nigerians have contributed over N4.2m to the family of one Sodiq Olayode, whose wife, Abiodun, recently gave birth to a set of quadruplets. A colleague of Olayode, identified as James shared the news on Wednesday. […]

Judge Orders NCOS To Give Detained Binance Chief, Tigran Gambaryan A Wheelchair
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the officials of the Kuje correctional facility to provide the detained Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan, with a wheelchair. The order […]

281 Inmates Escaped From Custodial Centre After Borno Flood – NCOS
The Nigerian Correctional Service has announced that 281 inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri, Borno State, are missing. The incident occurred after the facility was evacuated due to severe flooding in the […]

34 Die, 100 Hospitalised After Drinking Toxic Alcohol In India
A batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has killed at least 34 people with more than 100 others rushed to hospital, Tamil Nadu state officials told reporters Thursday. The deadly mix of locally brewed […]

Wedding Guests K!lled As Female Suicide Bomber Carrying A Baby Detonates IED In Borno
The number of dead persons is yet to be ascertained. A female suicide bomber detonates an IED at a wedding venue in Gwoza town, Borno State, killing several wedding guests and injuring many others. According to […]

Joe Ajaero FG, Labour Engage In Claims, Counterclaims Over Ajaero’s Arrest
The recent arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, by the State Security Service (SSS), has triggered a public spat between the federal government and the labour movement. […]

BREAKING: Nigerian Blogger VeryDarkMan Arrested For Exposing Alleged Fraudster, 3 Weeks After Release From Police Custody
His lawyer, Mr Deji Adeyanju on Sunday disclosed that his client has again been arrested, adding that VeryDarkMan was apprehended for exposing someone who allegedly duped a Nigerian abroad. A social media influencer and blogger, […]

Air France Suspends Tel Aviv And Beirut Flights Amid Middle East Tensions
In a bid to ensure the safety of its passengers, Air France has announced that it will suspend flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut this Sunday and Monday. The decision comes as a response to […]

Ajaero: Tinubu Gave Us an Ultimatum to Accept N62,000 or Get N250,000 Minimum Wage with a Fuel Price Hike
The president of National Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave an ultimatum to either accept N62,000 or get 250,000 minimum wage with fuel price hike. NaijaChoice News reports […]

Mafia Tried Several Times To Sabotage $19 Billion Refinery — Dangote
Aliko Dangote has revealed that local and foreign mafia tried several times to sabotage his $19 billion refinery from coming to life. Dangote made this revelation while speaking at the Afreximbank annual meetings (AAN) and […]

Tinubu’s Student Loan, Coastal Highway Project Was Our Idea – Sowore
The human rights activist noted that Tinubu’s government replicating their ideas resulted from people not paying attention to candidates who had ideas and glorifying the ruling class, which has no tenets of governance. Two-time presidential […]

Reps Give Tinubu 72 Hours to Unfreeze Social Investment Programme Accounts
The house of representatives has asked President Bola Tinubu to mandate Wale Edun, minister of finance, to unfreeze all accounts of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) within 72 hours. The lower legislative chamber passed […]

FG Unveils ‘Convert Now, Pay Later’ Portal For CNG Conversion
Tinubu Government Opens Payment Portal For Nigerians To Convert Vehicles From Petrol To CNG – In a statement issued on Wednesday by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on the opening of the payment plan application […]

FG Puts Up Three Presidential Aircraft For Sale
The federal government has decided to sell three ageing presidential aircraft so as to gather funds to purchase a new one. It was gathered that the decision will also reduce excessive spending on fleet maintenance […]

17 new players unveiled by Kwara United for NPFL campaign
Seventeen players from top flight Nigerian Premier Football League, NPFL were on Thursday unveiled by Kwara United FC, Ilorin, as part of its ceremony to begin the new NPFL season. The players will join 18 […]

Police Confirm Arrest Of Efe Money, Otokutu Chief Priest Over Murder Of Friend
The Delta State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of Efe Money and the Chief Priest of Otokutu Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, over the alleged murder of one Paulinus. Also arrested were […]

Female corper cries out as teacher allegedly assault her for ‘not greeting properly’
A female NYSC member in Ilorin experienced a teacher’s assault for not greeting properly, causing her to cry. The corper visited her Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) to request her monthly clearance letter, but it […]