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PDP Southwest Congress: Dr Eddy Olafeso concedes defeat, promises to work with Taofeek Arapaja. Read Full Story

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted not fewer than 15 traders traveling in a commercial vehicle along Tsaskiya-Ummadau road in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. In a swift reaction, the Katsina state police command said persons abducted were nine and not 15. It was gathered that the incident happened at about 3pm […] Read Full Story

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has assured the northern community in the state of the government’s determination to protect them and their property. Also, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Hope Uzodimma on Gender and Vulnerable Persons (Men) and the Garkuwan Hausa (shield of Hausa community), Imo State, Hon Sulaiman Ibrahim Sulaiman, described as […] Read Full Story

Former Oyo Deputy Governor Taofeek Arapaja has won the southwest chairmanship seat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was declared winner of the hotly contested poll by chairman of the Congress and Benue Deputy Governor, Benson Abounu. Arapaja, who belongs to the camp of Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde, polled 343 votes to defeat Dr […] Read Full Story

Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has answered the question, “Who Is Bankrolling You?” which was thrown at him by a Facebook user, IgbereTV reports. Reno wrote; “Dear Das Taheer, Thank you for your question. My certified Number One bestselling book, Facts versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years, Chibok, 2015 and the Conspiracies, […] Read Full Story

The candidate presented by the camp of ex-governor Ayo Fayose for the post of youth leader at the PDP zonal Congress had been disqualified for being over-aged. Announcing the disqualification, Dr. Benson Abounu, said Aremo Femi Adetola from Oyo State from the papers presented to the screening committee, is 49 years old. Abounu said the […] Read Full Story

Peter Onyuike, a phone repairer arrested and detained illegally by the police on the demands of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Chairman, Danladi Umar, has said he will not take any legal action against him. Onyiuke told PREMIUM TIMES on Monday that his decision was hinged on the fact that he did not want to […] Read Full Story

Sultan Of Sokoto Announces Commencement Of Ramadan 1442AH

As salaam alaykum,

THE SULTAN OF SOKOTO, Dr Sa’ad Abubakar III has just announced the sighting of the moon and to this effect it has been declared that tomorrow Tuesday, 13th of... Read Full Story

The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed and prosecuted one Sgt Eze Aiwansoba, m, attached to the Special Protection Unit, Base 16, Ikeja, for firing and attempting to kill his lady friend, Joy Ndubueze, f, on 8th October, 2020, at Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja of Lagos State. The incident was referred to the State Criminal […] Read Full Story

Governor Akeredolu of Ondo state Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho has been warned by Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to stay away from the state.  Akeredolu said Igboho and others agitating for a sovereign Yoruba State are not welcome in his state as Ondo people have elected to stay in the Federal Republic of Nigeria as constituted […] Read Full Story

The 21-year-old marriage between a businesswoman, Adewumi Pius and her husband, Emmanuel, has been dissolved by a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Monday over cheating allegations. NAN reports that Emmanuel told the court that his wife left their home because his mother caught her in bed with a church member. He also tendered receipts […] Read Full Story

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President @MBuhari received the New Members of APC- Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniels and Former Speaker, Hon. Dimeji Bankole at the State House, Abuja.#AsoVillaToday

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See photo of alleged cultist, Ugochukwu Igwilo aka Tata who was killed and beheaded by a rival group in Abia Last Friday, March, LIB shared the chilling video of a self-confessed member of Supreme Vikings Confraternity, 27-year old, Nzubechukwu Victor, pictured right, giving a detailed account of how he and other members of his group […] Read Full Story

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Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Chibueze Okenwa (a.k.a Rodriguz), a fake United States of American military officer, to two years imprisonment for impersonation contrary to Section 22 (2)(b)(i & ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015. He was initially […] Read Full Story

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered a large farm of Marijuana in the Gwarzo local government area of Kano State, with more than 350 plants. The Kano State Commander, Malam Isah Limita Muhammad disclosed this on Monday while addressing newsmen. He said: ‘’We just uncovered a large farm of Marijuana in Gwarzo […] Read Full Story

A Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly brutalizing his 14 year-old househelp because she refused to have sex with him. Nollywood actress, Iheme Nancy shared the sad story on her Instagram page. The Nollywood actress wrote; The little girl is just 14years old .. he did this to her because she refused to have […] Read Full Story

The National Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) party, Buba Galadima, has lamented about the high spate of insecurity in the country. Galadima said if bandits coordinate themselves properly, they will take over the Nigerian government. Speaking exclusively with DAILY POST, the elder statesman anchored his claims on the belief that the Federal […] Read Full Story

A woman has married the brother of her fiance who died in battle. It was gathered that the woman had lost her husband to be who is a Nigerian soldier during a clash with Boko Haram terrorists. The soldier died in February. Late Abubakar was among the NAF personnel killed during a gun duel with […] Read Full Story

The house of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary home in Johannesburg is now in a pity state, after being abandoned by his family. On December 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, the former activist who overcame a nearly three-decade prison stint to become president of South Africa, passes away after years of struggling with […] Read Full Story

A Ugandan man has lost his penis and will not be able to have s3x for the rest of his life after his jealous wife attacked him. Asifa Nakagolo, 38, bit her husband, Bashir Mukaire’s penis off in an act of revenge after she found out he stayed overnight at his second wife’s house in […] Read Full Story

A raging fire has destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the Central Market in Katsina. It was gathered that the fire which started around 6:30am had already burnt most of the shops in the market when traders began arriving the market. Tribune Online correspondent who is currently at the market reports that several fire-fighting […] Read Full Story

A video has surfaced online showing the hillarious moment the special Adviser to the Governor of Akwa Ibom state was filmed taking his Covid-19 vaccine The man, who is apparently afraid of needles, is seen causing a scene as nurses tried to give him the jab. He’s seen moving far from the needle as it […] Read Full Story

A Nigerian man has warned people to be vigilant after a fake ‘customer care agent’ withdrew N500,000 from his father’s account. He took to Nairaland to share the story and wrote: “Can Money Sent To Fraudsters Be Gotten Back? My dad called me recently to tell me about how he was defrauded. He told me […] Read Full Story

A young lady has taken poisonous substance in an attempt to take her own life while promising to return as a man. According to Premium Times, the incident happened in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The woman identified as Dorothy Edet tried to commit suicide on her birthday and was found unconscious in her apartment in […] Read Full Story