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Day: January 11, 2023

Pastor fakes own kidnap twice, collects N600,000 ransom from members

A Jos-based pastor has been arrested by operatives of the Plateau State Police Command for staging his kidnap and demanding ransom from members of his congregation, IGBERETV reports. Albarka Bitrus Sukunya was arrested alongside his collaborators following intelligence reports after church members paid N600,000 ransom to secure the cleric’s release. The Plateau State Police Command’s…

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Trailblazer Initiative Nigeria calls for youth activism in fight against FGM (See how to apply)

Call for Expression of Interest to become a YOUTH ACTIVIST on elimination of Harmful Traditional Practices (FGM), GBV, VAWC and Child Marriage. Project Title: Strengthening Youth participation in policy advocacy and reporting on the elimination of harmful practices (Female Genital Mutilation), GBV, VAWC and Child Marriage in Ibarapa East, Ibarapa North and Kajola LGAs of…

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My both parents are from Abeokuta, Obasanjo refutes claim of being fathered by Igboman

The former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, unintentionally refuted claims that he is not a Yoruba man when he said his two parents were from Owu in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Anthony Adefuye, recently claimed that the father of the former Nigerian leader was Igbo but that he…

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