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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...
- Business
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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
#EndSARS: Young Lawmakers Want House of Reps to Reconvene Over Lagos Killings
The Young Parliamentarian Forum in the House of Representatives has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to reconvene and address the alleged...#EndSARS: Delta Govt Postpones 2021 Budget Presentation to House of Assembly
The Delta Government on Thursday postponed its proposed 2021 budget presentation to the House of Assembly due to the ongoing youth protests, tagged “#EndSARS". Governor...Buhari Hosts Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, at Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night hosted the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, at his official residence, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr Sunday Aghaeze, the...Constitution Review: INEC Seeks Replacement of Manual With Electronic Voting
Professor Mahmud Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has asked for the replacement of the current manual voting with electronic...Edo APC Councilors Protest Non Payment of 5 Months Salaries
The Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Councillors in Edo on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest in Benin over the non payment of...
- 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
BREAKING NEWS: Gunshots at Ikoyi Correctional Centre, Lagos
Gunshots reported at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre in Lagos. Prison facility reportedly set ablaze; Ikoyi Prison incident is coming barely 24-hours after the IGP...Benin Jailbreak: Obaseki Issues Ultimatum to Fleeing Inmates
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to fleeing inmates of the Benin Custodial Centre on Sapele road and the Oko...Prison Break: Again, Hoodlums Break Into Another Prison in Edo
Just few hours after hoodlums hijacked the #EndSARS protest to attack Benin Correctional Centre and freeing inmates; the hoodlums have again attacked the Oko...Hoodlums Take Over EndSARS Protest In Edo State
Suspected hoodlums have on Monday, taken advantage of the #EndSARS protest in Edo State, burning down three Police Stations and also attacking the Benin...Police Command Condemns Attacks on its Properties in Ekiti
The Police Command in Ekiti has described as barbaric and wicked, an attack on some police facilities by alleged EndSARS protesters in the state...
- Agriculture
Water Resources Bill will boost irrigation farming system–Minister
Mr Suleiman Adamu, the Minister of Water Resources, says the passage of the Water Resources Bill will boost irrigation farming systems and enhance food...Food Safety: Council Wants More Veterinarians in Abattoirs
The Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN) on Monday in Abuja, appealed to state governments to engage the services of more veterinarians in abattoirs across...NCWD Trains 100 Rural Female Farmers on ICT, Donates Laptops
National Center for Women Development (NCWD) on Friday disbursed laptops and some stipends to 100 female farmers trained on ICT to improve agricultural development. The...World Food Day: Nigerian Farmers Seek FG’s Support
As Nigerian farmers join the rest of the world to celebrate the 2020 World Food Day, stakeholders have appealed to Federal Government to support...Expert Harps on Equipping Small-Scale Farmers on How to Preserve Perishable Food Items
An agriculture expert, Mr Ismail Olawale, has reiterated the need to equip local small-scale farmers on food preservation technology in order to prevent waste. Olawale,...
- Entertainment
COVID-19: PTF Says Risks of Reopening Night Clubs, Bars, Still Too High
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, said “the risks of reopening nightclubs and bars are still high hence, their continued ban”. The PTF National...D’Banj Calls for Reforms in Policing Structure to Reflect “People Oriented System”
Popular Nigerian artiste Mr Oladapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’Banj, has advocated for a total overhaul of the country’s policing structure to reflect a...Why Fashion Industry is Underrated – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says in spite of annual revenue of about N2 trillion, the fashion industry in Nigeria...BBNaija Winner Laycon Appreciates Organisers, Media Houses
The 2020 winner of the Big Brother Naija Reality TV Show (Season Five) “Lockdown", Olamilekan Agbelesebioba aka “Laycon", has expressed gratitude to the organisers...AMC Entertainment to Keep Most Theatres Open
AMC Entertainment, the largest theatre chain in the world, on Tuesday, said most of its theatres in the U.S and Europe would remain open,...
- Foreign News
Scores More Asylum Seekers Flown From Greece to Germany
A flight carrying 104 asylum seekers from Greece landed in Hanover, German as part of a relocation programme that was ramped up in the...17 People Die in South Korea After Flu Vaccination
The number of people who died in South Korea after being vaccinated against seasonal flu has risen to 17, the Yonhap news agency reported...U.S National Security Advisor Confident Trump Will Accept Election Result
U.S National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said he is confident that President Donald Trump will accept the results of the upcoming election scheduled for...Death Toll in Ghana’s Collapsed Church Building Rises to 18 – Police
The number of people killed in the collapsed church building in the Eastern Region of Ghana has increased to 18, local police said on...UN Calls for Reform of Nigeria’s Security Forces
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has called on the Nigerian authorities to take urgent steps in dealing with the underlying...
- Health
Minister Directs Tertiary Hospitals to Treat Casualties of Protests Without Delay
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has directed all Federal Tertiary Hospitals to treat casualties of civil unrest arriving at their hospitals without...COVID-19: NCDC Reports 37 New Infection in Nigeria
Thirty-seven new Coronavirus infections have been reported across Nigeria with no COVID-19-related deaths in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. The Nigeria Center for...Protests: Red Cross Urges Unhindered Access to Victims of ‘ENDSARS’ Protests
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appealed to Nigeria’s security forces to allow first aiders and ambulance services to access victims...Experts Task Women on Cervical Cancer Screening
Some medical experts have stressed the need for women to adopt regular screening for cervical cancer for early detection and reduce possible deaths to...COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 118 New Infections in Nigeria
Nigeria’s tally of people infected with the COVID-19 pandemic has hit 61,558, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), confirming 118 new cases...
- Law & Judiciary
Court Dissolves 14-Year-Old Marriage Over Infidelity
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Thursday dissolved a 14-year-old marriage between a businessman, Yekeen Afeez and his wife, Sekinat over alleged infidelity...Author Files N20m Damages Suit Against Copyright Commission
An author, Mr Paul Oche, has filed a suit against the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), demanding N20 million in damages for alleged violation of...Alleged Fraud: Absence of Judge Stalls Oyo-Ita’s Trial
The absence of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, stalled the trial continuation of the former Head of Service...Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Removal of NDDC Interim Management Committee
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a suit seeking the sack of the Interim Management Committee(IMC) appointed for the Niger-Delta Development Commission...Herbalist in Court for Planting Charms in Civil Servant’s House
A 48-year-old herbalist, Toyin Dada, on Friday appeared in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly ”planting” charms in a civil...
- Sports
FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Drops by 3 Spots, Now World 32nd
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped by three spots in the October ranking to place 32nd in the world after losing one of it’s international...Manchester City Stage Comeback for 3-1 Win Over FC Porto
Manchester City came from behind to make a winning start in the UEFA Champions League Group C on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory over...Heralded Sportswriter Sid Hartman Dies at Age 100
Sid Hartman, the longtime columnist for the Star Tribune of Minneapolis and a noted booster for sports in the region, died Sunday, aged 100...NNL: We Train Via Online, Video, Says EFCC FC Coach
The Head Coach of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) FC, Kabiru Sanni, says the team has been training through videos and online,...Osun United to Resume Training on Sunday
The management of Osun United Football Club of Osogbo says the club will begin full preparation for the 2020/2021 Nigeria National League (NNL) season...
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