Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem has taken a swipe at former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.

In an interview with the Newsmen, Eedris said ........
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In the aftermath of the raid on popular Yoruba activist,
Chief Sunday Igboho’s house, his wives, housemaids, and children have reportedly been released by the DSS and Nigerian Soldiers in Ekiti State, while they went away with a lady blogger and six other boys.

Speaking in an interview with newsmen, one of the.......
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The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said troops of Operation AWATSE arrested a suspected member of Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Sango Ota area of Ogun State.

The Acting Director, Defence Media Operation, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko disclosed this while briefing newsmen on operations of
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Self-styled Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho) has said he does not have the power to fight the Federal Government or an ordinary Local Government Chairman, newsmen reports.

However, Sunday Igboho said...
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The management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has cautioned its customers against the use of UNISTAR prepaid meters, adding that they should be aware of the activities of fraudsters who have been operating within its franchise, selling and installing the meters.

The IBEDC, in a statement by...
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will, on July 6, arraign Professor Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged N900 million fraud.

Justice Obiora Egwuatu fixed the date on

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Two members of a notorious cult group, Jamiu Okanlawon 20yrs, and Oluwaseun Owoeye 30yrs were on Sunday, June 27th arrested while engaging a rival cult group in a supremacy battle, at Orelope area of Ilogbo Ota, in Ado Odo Ota local government area of Ogun state.

According to the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the...
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The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued warnings on the state of Nigeria’s economy.

Primate Ayodele warned that dollar exchange may increase to N520 and that the cost of petroleum products will increase to..........

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Operatives of Ogun Police Command have arrested three tricycle operators over alleged theft of 300 bags of cement from warehouse of Sandtrust Quarry Company.

The suspects, Lawal Bidemi AbdulRaheem, Olalekan Azeez and Opeloyeru Kayode, were......

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (SAN), has felicitated with the former Governor of the State and current Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on the occasion of his 58th birthday.

Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Monday by his.....
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat in more than 720 CBT centers for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted between June 19 and June 22.

Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB Spokesperson made...
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday depart the country for London, the United Kingdom (UK), for a scheduled medical appointment.

A statement on Thursday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said...
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https://www.nairaland.com/6618873/usifo-atagas-murder-police-arrest

A21-year-old undergraduate simply identified as Chidinma has been arrested by the Lagos state police command for the alleged murder of the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga.

Reports had in..
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday launched an online portal for eligible voters to register ahead of the 2023 general elections.

This was disclosed by.....
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has reacted to the Senate’s approval of the establishment of a University of Medicine and Medical Sciences in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Newsmen reports that...
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He Won’t Return To Heaven In Clean Robes – Ex-Minister, Dalung Lists Buhari’s Problems

A former Minister of Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalung has highlighted what he described as the major problems of President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to him, the majority of the people in..........
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The ancient town of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, was taken over by flood after a heavy downpour that lasted several hours between Sunday and Monday.

Newsmen report that....
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Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday told the House of Representatives that the government decided to ban the operations of twitter in Nigeria because it was promoting instability and act of terrorism in the country.

The Minister who spoke at a public hearing on the Twitter ban organised by a joint Committee of the House said despite repeated reminders, twitter continued to provide separatist groups the platform to promote terrorism in the country.

He said the decision of the..
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Legislative aides, on Tuesday, welcomed lawmakers of the upper and lower legislative Chambers with protest over non payment of allowances.

The aides earlier positioned themselves and blocked the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila whom they said has been feigning ignorance of their demands since 2019.

Having done with the Speaker, protesters..

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A man, identified simply as ‘Jossy Thegod’ has taken to his Twitter account to warn people from listening to Wizkid’s song.

Jossy, who alleged the popular hip hop singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, otherwise known as Wizkid of selling his soul to the devil.

The tweet reads in part;

“My Pastor told us in church..

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The West African Examinations Council has released the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results for private candidates.

Head of the Nigeria National Office, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known during a press briefing with newsmen on Tuesday.

Areghan said the examination was designed to help candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions to reduce the waiting..

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The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has announced the commencement of an indefinite strike.

Anderson Ezeibe, President of the union, announced this at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday morning.

He said members of the union have agreed..

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The Federal Government has declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th April, 2021 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Easter Celebration.

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Director (Press & Public Relations) of the ministry, Mohammed Manga, on Tuesday.

He urged Christians to emulate the attributes of forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience, which..

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Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 24 suspected in internet fraudsters in Sango, Ota, Ogun state.

They were arrested at their various residences in the Sango, Ota area of Ogun State, on March 21, 2021, following..


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The duo of Ilupokiki and Aganran ruling families of Iju-Ogundimu in Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos state, have on Wednesday, teamed up to plead with the Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu to expedite action on filling the vacancy stool of Oniju of Iju-Ogundimu.

Addressing newsmen during a press conference at the Ilupokiki family secretariat on Wednesday, the heads of family of Ilupokiki and Aganran, Alhaji R.A Asalu and Chief Rasheed Ayinde Dada respectively, said that the next ruling family, which is Ilupokiki ruling house, has according to the notice of vacancy made public by Ifako-Ijaiye local government on the 12th of September, 2018 to present a successor to the stool which late Oba Elijah Ebelamu Olanire left vacant since his demise and do so within..


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Iju Ogundimu may not be known to so many people in print, but the peaceful town sits in the heart of Ifako-Ijaiye local government area and bordering Iju-Ishaga, Ajuwon and other towns in the local government.

The traditional head of the town is the Oniju of Iju Ogundimu, a position that has been left vacant since the demise of HRM Oba Elijah Olanire, who passed away sometimes in February, 2018.

Since the transition to afterlife of Oba..

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A secondary school student of Iju Ebiye High School in Iju, Ota, Ogun state, alongside her mother, have been arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ court for allegedly invading the school with hired thugs, beating the school Principal and health Officer to a pulp.

13-year-old Femi Joshua and his mother, Biola Silifa Joshua, 40, were on Thursday, leveled with a four-count charge bothering on ‘felony’, ‘assault’, and ‘breach of public peace.


VOA News gathered that a Physics teacher of the school, caught some SS1 students seeing pornographic content on a phone while..

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Senator Oluremi Tinubu has raised a motion to ensure the regulation of the formulation and distribution of cosmetics, especially bleaching cream.


The motion was passed on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, during plenary to urge the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to wake up to its responsibility to protect Nigerians against harmful cosmetics.

Mrs. Tinubu expressed concern with the proliferation of small and medium enterprises and businesses that have flooded the Nigerian market
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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Sunday, said, the use of cryptocurrencies in Nigeria contravenes existing laws.

The apex bank was responding to public criticism of its Friday notice warning Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to desist from transacting cryptocurrencies and dealing with entities who do same.

According to the CBN, cryptocurrencies are “issued by unknown and unregulated entities” and are increasingly being used to conduct ” many illegal activities including money laundering, terrorism financing, purchase..

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Former Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has announced plans to lead a protest to Lekki Toll Gate.

This is following the approval for the reopening of Lekki toll gate.

Recall that Lekki tollgate was shut down after several persons were gunned down on October 20, 2020 by some persons believed to be soldiers during the End SARS protest in Lagos.

However, the toll gate is set to..
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The University of Lagos has postponed its 2020/2021 Post-UTME Screening exercise indefinitely.

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