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E-X-C-L-U-S-I-V-E! TERWASE AGWAZA… *How He was Killed *The Controversy, His Exploits
“I know I am going to die at the appointed time, but I won't allow myself to be killed by any human being". These...RACE TO DEATH! …Inspector Drowns as Police Team Flees Checkpoint
Bob Nesta Marley, the legendary Jamaican king of reggae, had a hit track in which he reasoned that "he who fights and run away...Undergraduate Teen Lovers Found Dead in Bayelsa Hotel
Police in Bayelsa State are battling to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of two teenagers in a hotel room in Amassoma, Bayelsa State The...JAIL BIRD! …20-year-old Boy on the March to Jail 3 Months after Being Granted Pardon
He allegedly executes his criminal exploits with professional dexterity for which he had literarily received garlands in the underworld at a tender age. For...50-Year-old Man Mistakes Herbicide for Alcohol, Dies after Drinking
For residents of Odo Ayedun Ekiti, a sleepy community in Ikole Local Government of Ekiti State, it was common knowledge that one of their...
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- Interview
E-X-C-L-U-S-I-V-E! NEW SECURITY OUTFIT FOR NORTH SOON …Shettima Yerima, President, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum Explodes *Says Northern Governors have failed us...
The National President of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, a political pressure group and umbrella body of all youth groups in northern Nigeria,...DAMNING EXPOSE! Ex-Police Chief Opens Up …I Would Have Ended Boko Haram in 2012 If I’d Become IGP *Warns of...
Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power is presently facing danger of insurgents attack. And it’s real. The increasing presence of members of an Islamic sect...
- Scudlife
STRANGE! 60 Year Old Man Dies Celebrating Uncompleted Building
He toiled daily to put a roof over his head, a home he would call his own and live for the rest of his...COVID-19: 130Million People May Face Chronic Hunger –UN Report
The United Nations (UN) has warned that 130 million persons could be pushed into chronic hunger by the end of 2020. Its latest report...INCREDIBLE! Ex-Boko Haram Fighter Turns Barber, Gets N.25Million Monthly …As 602 Repentant Boko Haram Members Denounce Sect
A former fighter of the dreaded Boko Haram fundamentalist sect who shed his garb and ventured into barbing, now smiles home with a sum...I Was Deceived into Marriage, Says Woman in Court over Alleged Infidelity
A trader, Wuraola Rufai, has told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, that her husband, Lasisi , deceived her into marriage to...STRANGE DEATH AT RIVER BANK *Driver dies fixing own truck
Shock and astonishment pervaded Epe Ekiti, a sleepy community in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Monday, June 29, as a stationary...
- Polity
UPDATED: Senator Elisha Abbo Leaves PDP for APC
The Peoples Democratic Party Senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo, has defected to the All Progressives Party. He stated this on Wednesday in a letter...Your Timing is Wrong, Oyinlola Tells Aregbesola
Ex-governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has called on the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, to avoid doing anything that would suggest a...Elections: Albino Foundation Urges INEC to Make Disability Materials, Sensitive
Albino Foundation has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make voting materials for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) sensitive during elections. The Founder...Electoral Bill 2020 to Empower INEC on Use of Card Reader
Rep Aishatu Dukku, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Political Parties Matters, has said that the 2020 Electoral...APC Aspirants’ Forum Throw Weight Behind Yari as National Chairman
Ahead of the planned National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, aspirants who contested the 2018 APC primaries into various elective positions...
- Public Sphere
WTO Leadership Race: Okonjo-Iweala, 4 Others Advance to Second Round of Election
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s candidate aspiring to the position of Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has won the first run of...Osinbajo, Facebook to Hold Informal Chat, Friday
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Facebook’s Vice President, Policy and Communication, Nick Clegg, are set to hold a virtual informal chat on Facebook on...NHIS Enrols 1000 Retired Policemen in Bauchi
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has enrolled 1,099 retired police officers in Bauchi State. Alhaji Aminu Tanimu, the state NHIS Coordinator, announced in a statement,...
- Viewpoint
Interrogating Nigerians’ Deadly Desires For Their Leaders
By Onyema Omenuwa The death of Abba Kyari, the President’s Chief of Staff (CoS), on April 17, 2020, throws to the fore, again, the peculiar...
- Crime
Benue Govt Clamps Down on Land Speculators, Illegal Miners
Benue State Commissioner for Land Survey and Solid Mineral, Honourable Bernard Unenge says land speculators as well as illegal miners in the state risk...Troops Neutralise 23 Terrorists, Capture IED Specialist
Troops of Operation Fire Ball in the North-East have neutralised 23 terrorists and captured one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) specialist in Ngamdu, near Maiduguri. Brigadier-General...ENUGU: Missing Children Found Dead at Retired Police Officer’s Home
Tragedy struck at Ugwu Ogede in Itchi, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State on Monday when the bodies of three lifeless children...Mechanic Receives 15 Lashes for Stealing iPhone
A 20-year-old mechanic, Amos Dauda, was on Tuesday sentenced to 15 strokes of cane by a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for stealing an iphone...AGAIN: Gunmen Abduct Medical Doctor in Kogi, NMA Cries Out
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi chapter, has appealed to security agencies and the state government to rescue Dr Azubuike Iheanacho, it’s member abducted...
- Agriculture
Osun Has no Functional Tractors for Farming – Commissioner
The Osun government, on Monday, confirmed that there were no functional tractors for farming operations in the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food...FG Trains Vets to Combat a Contagious Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Outbreak
The Federal Government is training Federal and states epidemiology officers on investigation and how to combat the recent outbreak of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD)...FAO Raises Concern Over Purchase of Antibiotics for Animals, Plants
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has raised concern over antibiotics used in animals and plants purchased off the counter in Nigeria without expert...Farmers/Herders’ Conflict: 10 States Ready to Implement National Livestock Transformation Plan — Presidency
Dr Andrew Kwasari, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Agriculture, on Thursday said over 10 states are ready to implement the National Livestock...Research Institute Says Pineapple Has Huge Potential for Foreign Exchange
The Executive Director, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Dr Abayomi Olaniyan has described pineapple as an economic crop with huge potential for foreign...
- Entertainment
Get Approval Before Using Corps Members’ Uniform in Movies, NYSC Tells Filmmakers
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged filmmakers to always seek proper approval before using corps members’ uniforms while shooting their movies. Mr Christian...NIHOTOUR, Chinese Embassy to Partner on Staff Training
The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) has restated its commitment to collaborate with the Chinese Embassy, to enhance staff capacity building, in...Iconic Indian Actor Soumitra Chatterjee Passes Away
Indian veteran actor and star of Bengali cinema Soumitra Chatterjee died on Sunday, officials said. Chatterjee, born in 1935, breathed his last at a hospital...AGN Appoints Sam Dede Head of Disciplinary Committee
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), has appointed veteran Nollywood thespian, Sam Dede, as Chairman of its Disciplinary-Committee. Monalisa Chinda-Coker, the guild’s Director of Communications,...EndSARS Protest: DJ Switch Recounts How She Escaped to Canada
It became obvious as at Yesterday, that DJ Switch had been granted asylum in Canada when she had to flee for her life, being...
- Foreign News
Senior Erdogan Advisor Resigns After Call to Free Key Prisoners
A senior advisor to Turkish President Recep Erdogan stepped down on Tuesday after his call for judicial reforms and the release of two high-profile...Airlines Set to Lose $157bn Amid Worsening Slump – IATA
Airlines are on course to lose a total 157 billion dollars this year and 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Director-General Alexandre de...EU to Sign Deal for up to 160m Moderna Vaccine Doses
The European Commission is to sign a deal on Wednesday with U.S pharmaceutical company Moderna for up to 160 million doses of its coronavirus...Russia Detains Leaders of Banned Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russian state media on Tuesday reported that Russian authorities had detained leaders of the local organisation of the Jehovah’s Witnesses because the religion is...Singapore Probe, Repatriate 37 Foreign Workers Following France Terror Attack
Home Affairs Ministry on Tuesday said 37 people have been investigated by police in Singapore after recent deadly Islamist terrorist attacks in Austria and...
- Health
World AIDS Day: NACA to Eradicate AIDS by 2030 – DG
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) on Tuesday in Abuja has restated its commitment to achieving the UN’s vision 95-95-95 aimed...138 NYSC Members Test Positive for COVID-19— NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had so far tested positive...Heavy Menstruation, Major Complaint in People With Fibroids- Gynaecologist
A Lagos-based Gynaecologist, Dr Wale Farayola, says heavy menstruation is one of the major complaints in people with fibroid. Farayola on Monday in Lagos, said...NCDC Reports 155 New COVID-19 Infections
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 155 new infections of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made...COVID-19: NCDC Reports 246 Fresh Cases, Confirms 1 Death
Nigeria recorded 246 fresh cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, bringing the total to 66,228 since the first case was confirmed on February 27,...
- Law & Judiciary
Maina: Ndume’s Bail Application Hearing, Fixed for Thursday
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Thursday for the hearing of the bail application filed by Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, who...“I Am Ashamed I Don’t Know my Husband’s Grave” – Widow Tells SARS Panel
Mrs Christisna Nnatuanya, widow of Linus Nnatuanya who allegedly died in the custody of disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), in Awkuzu, Anambra, says she...Man Gets 40 Days Sentence for Stealing Sweets, Boxers in Supermarket
A Grade 1 Area Court Karu, Abuja on Tuesday sentenced a 40-year-old man, Kabiru Zakari to 40 days in prison for stealing sweets and...Money Laundering: Court Begins Trial of ex-Pension Boss Maina, in Absentia
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, continued the trial of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina,...Court Dissolves 10-Year Old Marriage Over Marathon Sex, Alleged Money Ritual
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday dissolved a 10-year- old marriage between one Basirat Adeyoyin and estranged husband, Adeyoyin Niyi over attempted...
- Sports
Diego Maradona Dies of Heart Attack
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has passed away at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack. The Gimnasia coach had been hospitalised at...Former South African Footballer Dies in Car Crash
Tributes have been pouring in for the South African footballer, Anele Ngcongca, who died in a car accident in Kwazulu-Natal on Monday morning at...I’m Tired of Being blamed for Everything at FC Barcelona, Messi Says
Team captain Lionel Messi says he is tired of being blamed for problems at FC Barcelona. The Argentine’s comments came after he was accused by...EFL Increases Permitted Number of Substitutes to Five
Clubs in the English Football League (EFL) will be permitted to make five substitutions in matches from November 20 to combat the congested schedule...AFCON Qualifiers: Tunisia, Mali Confirm Tickets for Cameroon 2021
Tunisia and Mali have joined 2019 finalists Senegal, holders Algeria as well as hosts Cameroon as the qualified teams for the 2021 Africa Cup...
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