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Year: 2019

Police launches anti-cultism operation as it parades 202 suspected cultist in Ikorodu

The police in Lagos Monday paraded 202 suspected cultists said to have terrorised Lagos in recent times. The Nation gathered that the suspects were arrested between February and weekend and a handful of them had earlier been charged to court. Police Commissioner Zubairu Muazu, who paraded the suspects, also launched an operation to flush cultists,…

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Photos: Tonto Dikeh’s ex-hobby, Churchill gets new lover

Olakunle Churchill, the estranged husband of Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has found new love, a white woman. Strangely, the white woman shares the same birthday date with his ex-wife, Tonto Dikeh. Churchill took to Instagram on Sunday to wish his new found love a happy birthday. He wrote: “All of your days in this lifetime…

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Buhari signs June 12 into law as official date of Democracy Day

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has signed June 12 bill into law. Presidential aide on National Assembly matters, Senator Ita Enang informed the state house correspondents that with the assent to the amendment, May 29 is no more a public holiday. Buhari assented to the Public Holiday Amendment Act, declaring…

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Kolade’s suspected killer cop, Insp. Olalekan to be arraigned

The Lagos State Government has taken over the prosecution of a dismissed Police Inspector, Olalekan Ogunyemi, charged with the March 31 murder of a football enthusiast, Mr Kolade Johnson. Its Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Monday recommended Ogunyemi’s prosecution in a high court. Ogunyemi has been in prison custody since April 5 following his…

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Sad! Man committed suicide a day after tipper killed his brother

A 35-year old man has reportedly committed suicide on Saturday night, a day after a tipper lorry crushed his younger brother to death close to their family house along Agulu – Ekwulobia road. The man who is identified as Elochukwu Ogboo, committed suicide in Amaezike village, Agulu in Anaocha local government area of Anambra state….

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ADELABU ADEGOKE PENKELEMEESI: THE UNTOLD STORY OF A SHORT-LIVED IBADAN POLITICAL GIANT

Joseph Sanusi Gbadamosi Adegoke Adelabu…he was born on the 3rd of September, 1915 and died on the 25th of March, 1958, certainly lived like a meteor and his rise was meteoric. He was Ibadan’s most prominent politician of his time. He was born in Oke-Oluokun, Ibadan, to Sanusi Ashiyanbi Adeyege Adelabu and his mother was…

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Fully armed police disrupt bimonthly prayer meeting founded by Ajimobi’s wife at Govt house

Pandemonium said to broke out on Saturday as fully armed policemen swooped on women observing the bimonthly prayer meeting founded by wife of immediate former governor of Oyo State, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi. It was gathered that the bimonthly prayer meeting organized by Women’s Intercessory Network which was founded by the former First Lady was disrupted…

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Nigeria names final 23 man squad for Africa Cup of Nations (see full list)

Nigeria has named a final 23-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations with captain John Obi Mikel leading the pack in Egypt. Obi, Ahmed Musa and Kenneth Omeruo are the only survivors from the team that won the 2013 tournament in South Africa. Three-time African champions Nigeria have failed to qualify for the…

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Updated: Ogundoyin emerges Oyo Assembly speaker

Adebo Ogundoyin has emerged Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly. Adebo is the son of business mogul, Chief Adeseun Ogundoyin. The 32 year old new speaker, Adebo is representing Ibarapa-East at the 9th Assembly. He came into the state assembly after demise of former speaker, Rt. Michael Adeyemo through a bye-election under the platform…

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Oyo Deputy Speaker slams former Head of Service, alleges she is reason for downfall of APC in Oyo State

Kehinde Ayanboade, Ibadan. The Deputy Speaker of the Oyo State 8th Assembly, Hon. Musa Abdulwasi has blamed the immediate past Head of service in the state, Mrs. Hannah Olawunmi Ogunesan for the relegation and downfall of the All Progressive Congress both in the destabilizing of the members of the house of assembly and in their…

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