Category: Top Stories
Over 5,000 Benefit As Oborevwori Launches ‘MORE Grant Scheme’
24 May 2024
Over N500 million naira was on Thursday presented to over 5,000 Deltans as a grant in a bid to support their businesses. The State Governor, Sheriff Oborevweri who presented the cheques to the beneficiaries while launching the MORE Grant Scheme in Asaba, said the initiative was a comprehensive support system that would empower 5,426 Deltans. […]
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Emefiele to forfeit $4.7m, N830bn, mansions, others
24 May 2024
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of $4,719,054, N830,875,611, and several property linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The order was issued on Friday, by Justice Yellim Bogoro after an ex-parte motion by EFCC counsel Bilkisu Buhari and C.C. Chineye. The forfeited […]
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“Even the one wey we dey use, nobi everybody sabi am” – Reactions as Bill to bring back “Nigeria, We Hail thee” as Nigeria’s anthem scales second reading at Senate
23 May 2024
A bill seeking to change the current national anthem titled “Arise, O Compatriots” to revert to the old national anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” has passed a second reading at the Senate. This is just as the Bill was passed at the House of Representatives on Thursday. It received an accelerated hearing at the lower […]
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‘I used to sell weed, alcohol to sex workers’ – Gospel singer, Victor Thompson
23 May 2024
Nigerian gospel singer Victor Thompson caused a stir on social media after sharing some of the desperate things he did to survive. According to the gospel star, who sings powerful worship songs, there was a time in his life when he sold weed and alcohol to make ends meet. Thompson said that was his job […]
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VIDEO: Pastor suspends collection of offerings in his church due to current economic hardship
23 May 2024
Nigerians have reacted differently to a viral video showing a cleric announcing the suspension of offering collection. In the video, the cleric tells his congregation that offerings will no longer be collected due to the country’s current situation. The cost of living in Nigeria has been more than double since President Bola Tinubu announced the […]
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Cop accidentally killed by colleague in Jos market
23 May 2024
Tragedy struck at Terminus Market in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, on Wednesday, as a police officer attached to the enforcement team of the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) was accidentally shot dead by his colleague. Security operatives, including police officers and soldiers, were recently deployed by the state government to enforce regulations against […]
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Police under investigation for strangling uber driver
23 May 2024
The Nigeria Police Force’s Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has called for an investigation into a viral video showing a police officer strangling an Uber driver while the car was in motion on an expressway. An X user who tweets anonymously as Omolomo had shared the video with caption, In case you see this please […]
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Yul Edochie Finally Forgives Junior Pope, Human are filled with flaws he said
22 May 2024
Nigerian actor Yul Edochie seems to have made a U-turn after the massive outrage he ignited on the internet on Tuesday afternoon, May 21). The filmmaker spoke of his deliberate absence from his late colleague Junior Pope’s burial and accused the deceased of “backstabbing” him several times. He stated that he needed to explain himself […]
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A Man And a Woman Can Never Be Mere Friends — Pastor Tunde Ayeni
22 May 2024
Tunde Ayeni, the pastor in charge of Graceville Christian Centre, Abuja has issued a warning to his congregation members. According to him, there can never be just ‘friendship’ between men and women without other feelings rising. Ayeni stated this in a viral sermon. He stated that it is not possible to have an innocent friendship […]
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