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Portable Gets N1m Bail For Cyberstalking Fuji Star Osupa

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Portable Gets N1m Bail For Cyberstalking Fuji Star Osupa

On Monday, the Kwara State Police command brought controversial Nigerian singer Badmus Okikiola, also known as Portable, before Chief Magistrate Sunday Adeniyi's Kwara State Upper Area Court. Reports were, however, rife that Portable struggled to meet the bail condition on Monday. According to Investigating Police Officer, ASP Adeniyi James, the charges were filed based on direct instructions from police authorities. Portable was...

Report: 23 Dead In Northern Nigeria During Hunger Protest

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Report: 23 Dead In Northern Nigeria During Hunger Protest

An analysis by the CLEEN Foundation has shown that six people were killed in Niger State during the August 2024 #EndBadGovenance demonstration. The body also disclosed that 23 persons were killed in the protest, and they were all drawn from the north. The foundation made this known on Thursday in Minna, Niger State, where it presented the report titled “Report on...

IPOB Condemns Soludo’s Comments Linking Igbo Youths To Kidnapping

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IPOB Condemns Soludo’s Comments Linking Igbo Youths To Kidnapping

The Indigenous People of Biafra have faulted the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, over his remarks allegedly attributing the spate of kidnappings in the South-East to Igbo youths. The group accused Soludo of making inflammatory and baseless statements that could endanger the lives of innocent people in the region. Soludo, while addressing Anambra indigenes in Maryland, United States, recently, had...

Presidency Debunks Report On Tinubu’s Request For Presidential Yacht

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"Intervene In Rivers Crisis" – APC Chieftain Urges Tinubu

The Presidency has debunked a report that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration proposed an allocation of funds in the 2023 supplementary budget for the purchase of a N5.095 billion presidential yacht. A Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, on Thursday, said the yacht was requested by the Nigerian Navy, and not the president. “It is...

Gov Otti Announces FG’s Approval For Modular Refinery In Abia

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Gov Otti Announces FG’s Approval For Modular Refinery In Abia

In the oil-rich Owaza, Ukwa West Local Government Area, the federal government has authorized the construction of a modular refinery within the Abia Industrial and Innovative Park (AIIP) Governor Alex Otti disclosed this while flagging off the construction of the 11.1-kilometer Obehie-Umudobia-Owaza road, a project aimed at unlocking the economic potential of the region. Speaking at the event, Otti emphasized that...

“Don’t Depend On Govt Patronage Alone, Make Contributions” – Otti Charges Ohanaeze Ndigbo

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Abia Gov Commits To Resolving Pension Challenges, Sets Up Committee

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has tasked the leadership of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, not to rely on government patronage alone, but should reach out to all people to make contributions to enable them own the organisation. Otti, who stated this in his office when he received the state executive committee of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Abia State chapter,...

Chima Anyaso Urges Prayers For Nigerian Leaders At Second Edition Of Iriji Ofuji Festival In Abia (Photos+Video)

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Chima Anyaso Urges Prayers For Nigerian Leaders At Second Edition Of Iriji Ofuji Festival In Abia

Chairman/CEO CAADES Group and Founder Ofuji Movement, Dr. Chima Anyaso has called for prayers for Abia and Nigerian leaders, extolling the governor of the state, Alex Otti for putting the state on a path of progress. Speaking on Wednesday at the second edition of his annual Iriji Ofuji, a new yam festival he is hosting to mark the success of...

Unilorin VC Has No Social Media Accounts – Management

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Unilorin NASU, SSANU Will Comply Fully With 7-Day Warning Strike – Union Leaders

The management of the University of Ilorin has alerted members of the public to the latest antics of scammers using fictitious social media accounts created in the name of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN. A statement by the management in Ilorin on Thursday, said the rogues use the fake social media platforms like WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Messenger...

Japa Rave: Ultimate Messiah Is Hard Work – Sen. Kalu Tells Youths, Says Leaving Nigeria Not The Best

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Japa Rave: Ultimate Messiah Is Hard Work - Sen. Kalu Tells Youths, Says Leaving Nigeria Not The Best

Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has lent his voice in the ongoing discourse about a mass exodus of the young Nigerian population to overseas in search of greener pastures, saying it is not the best. While admitting that the country is a bit difficult for both the old and young people, he stated that the desire...

How Fani-Kayode Landed In Hospital After DSS Grilling, Says Lawyer As Forgery Case Is Stalled

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Removal Of Security Chiefs, Others: We’ve Been Vindicated – Fani-Kayode Hails Tinubu

The forgery trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja was stalled on Monday as the ex-minister was absent from court. He is standing trial over the alleged use of false documents, fabricated evidence and procuring execution of documents before an Ikeja Special Offences Court. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

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