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One of the most foolish things I’ve heard is Tinubu supporters saying “we will teach you politics in 2023”. You want to use the lives of over 200 million Nigerians to “teach politics”? You are pushing for a sick, incoherent criminal with no history of honest work to win just so you can say “I

A Nigerian man, Mustapha Ahmad Junaid has mourned his wife, Fatima Zarah, on what would have been their first wedding anniversary. Zahra, who was pregnant, d!ed on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, eight months after their wedding. Mustapha and Zarah got married on Friday, November 26, 2021, in Sokoto State. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, November

Men of the Bauchi state police command have arrested Dayyabu Abdullahi, a 12-year-old boy of Magama Gumau, for allegedly kidnapping a 3-year-old girl. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wkil, says according to the information available at the Command, on November 23rd, at about 5.40pm, Yahaya Sale

Hoodlums have set ablaze the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi, destroying among others 340 ballot boxes and yet to be determined quantity of Permanent Voters’ Cards PVCs. The attack is the third on INEC’s Local Government offices in less than three weeks following similar attacks

A seven-year-old girl was murd£red by a suspected ritualist at Kilani street, Iyana Iyesi in Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State on Thursday, November 24. According to residents of the area, the victim was sent on an errand by her mother’s neighbour, to get her something from the house, when she was k!lled. It was

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has received a total of N165 billion so far following its call on Nigerians to deposit all old notes in circulation. CBN’s Director of Currency Mr Rasheed Adams said this at a post briefing of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. He explained that the

Chidinma Ojukwu, the murder suspect of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has alleged that she was forced by the police to sign a statement they wrote. Chidinma made the claim while appearing before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Thursday, November 17. The former 300-level Mass Communication undergraduate of the

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested the woman who allegedly tortured an 11-year-old girl, Margaret Joshua, to death in Jos. Spokesperson of the Command, Alfred Alabo, confirmed the development to newsmen in a statement on Thursday, November 17, 2022. The PPRO said the suspect, a mother of two and microbiology at the National Vetetrinary

Tanker Expl0des In Anambra A fuel laden tanker exploded at immigration junction in Awka, Anambra state capital, on Tuesday, November 15. It was gathered that the two persons in the truck came out without injuries. Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Commander, Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the incident, blamed it on over-speeding. He