“It wasn’t a joke” My wife and I are separated – Basketmouth (video)

Comedian Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has claimed that he and his wife Elsie are actually no longer together. In an interview he had in Ghana recently, the father of four said; ‘’I am seperated right now. People thought it was a joke but it wasn’t. Some people were like do you want to promote a […]

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British government apologizes to Peter Obi over illegal detention

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, received an apology from the British government when an immigration official acknowledged that he had given him the false detain notice during the search of a man who had used his identity to commit perjury, fraud, and identity theft. A statement released on Labour party’s website says the […]

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No life lost in Banana Island building collapse – LASEMA

The Lagos state Emergency Management Agency LASEMA has said that no life was lost in the building that collapsed on 1st Avenue in Highbrow Banana Island on Wednesday evening, April 12. The agency claimed in a statement that a truck collided with the building and caused it to collapse. ”Upon arrival of the LASEMA Response […]

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Hushpuppi’s right-hand-man Woodberry pleads guilty, forfeits $8m, luxury Dubai assets

Olalekan Jacob Ponle, commonly known as Woodberry, has admitted culpability to American law enforcement. Woodberry first entered a not guilty plea to the eight-count fraud accusation brought against him for participating in a scheme known as business email compromise (BEC), which led to his detention in Dubai along with his close friend Hushpuppi. However, a […]

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Trader shot dead as armed robbery gang invade market in Ogun

On Wednesday, April 12, men from the Ogun State Police Command were able to stop an armed robbery group from entering a well-known phone market in the Okelewo neighborhood of Abeokuta. The armed robbery gang numbering about eight, stormed the market popularly known as “TARMARC” at about 5:30 p.m, and started shooting sporadically and carting […]

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Third Mainland Bridge: FG approves ₦6.28bn for maintenance

On Wednesday, April 12, the Federal Government approved ₦6.28 billion for surface maintenance of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, stated this while briefing State House correspondents after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa. He said the move aligns with Executive Order […]

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EFCC arrests suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Borno

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arrested eleven suspected internet fraudsters aka “Yahoo boys” in Borno State. Operatives of the Maiduguri zonal command carried out a sting operation in Jere and Maiduguri Local Government Areas. The all-male suspects are Micah Joseph, Mari Ayuba, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Adam Abiodun and Victor Chinonso Okolieaboh. Others […]

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“No power or force can remove Tinubu from being president of Nigeria” – Governor Umahi

The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has stated that Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, cannot be stripped of his mandate by any force. He made the assertion in Abakaliki on Tuesday while dedicating the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state and across the country to God. According to him, those seeking […]

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Reps summon Finance Minister, SGF, and Malami over alleged $2.4b unremitted oil funds

The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the alleged loss of over $2.4 billion in revenue from illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil in 2015, has summoned Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed,  Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, […]

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Okoli Ahize, OAU final year student beaten to death over alleged theft

A mob has allegedly beaten to death Okoli Ahize, a final year student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State over alleged phone theft. Mr. Ahize was a 500L student of the Department of Civil Engineering. He was clubbed to death on Monday at the university’s Awolowo Hall of Residence. Confirming the incident, […]

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