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Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun Reportedly ‘Relocates’ To London Over Undisclosed Ailment Panic this week gripped residents of Ogun after the three highest positions of civil authority were left vacant for several days. Concerns have flared across the state that Governor Dapo Abiodun, Deputy Governor Noimot Salako-Oyedele and House Speaker Olakunle ...

Let us Join Hands in shutting down Nigeria on October 1 – IPOB begs Oduduwa agitators, others The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday, urged other ethnic nationalities in Nigeria to join in shutting down the country on October 1. IPOB said other ethnic nationalities should join in rejecting ...

BREAKING: Gunmen abduct Nigerian Air Force General in Lagos Masked gunmen have abducted Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.), in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Smith is a cousin to a former Inspector-General of Police and current Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith. It was learnt that ...

Popular R&B Singer, R. Kelly found guilty in sex-trafficking trial   R. Kelly was found guilty of all charges preferred against him bordering on sex trafficking and related crimes R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the R&B singer ...

VIDEO: Again! French President Macron Assaulted In Public As Man Throws Egg At Him Emmanuel Macron, the French President, on a visit to an international food trade fair was hit on the shoulder with an egg thrown at him by a man. In the video that has gone viral, Macron ...

Taliban ban barbers from shaving, trimming beards in Afghanistan   The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan’s Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law. Anyone violating the rule will be punished, Taliban religious police say. Some barbers in the capital Kabul have ...

Southern Kaduna Boils Again As Gunmen Invade Community, Kills 30, Many injured   At least 30 persons have been killed and many houses razed in Madamai and Abun villages in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the former Coordinator, Kaura Youth Coalition, Comrade Derek Christopher, the attackers ...

Arrested Kaduna Kidnap Kingpin Discloses Identities Of Gang Members, Gives Breakdown Of Ransom Collected Goma Samaila, leader of a kidnap gang in Ragachucku axis of Kaduna State, has disclosed the identities of his gang members. The 47-year-old suspect, who has reportedly been into crime for many years, spoke about some ...

Ganduje’s Son Flees To Egypt With His Family After Dragging Mother To EFCC Over Fraud Abdulazeez Ganduje, the first son of Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, is said to have fled to Egypt with his family after his mother was accused of corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). ...

Lai Mohammed Bags Chieftaincy Title As ‘Kakakin Kebbi’ Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has been honoured with the title of Kakakin Kebbi, by the Emir of Argungu, Alh Sumaila Mera. The turbaning which took place at the forecourt of the Palace of the Emir in Argungu town, ...