Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have arrested pro-democracy activist and the convener of #RevolutionNow Protests, Omoyele Sowore. It was gathered that Sowore was picked up at his apartment in the early hours of Saturday. Sowore posted a distress tweet at exactly 1:25 a.m. with an eyewitness confirming that his phone was forcefully taken from…
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Spanish club, Leganes have made an initial offer of €4.5m, although that is currently short of what the Blues are asking for for the defender Leganes have made a €4.5 million offer for Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo, who impressed during a loan spell with the Spanish club last season. The Blues are, however, holding out for €7m (£6m/$8m), with Celta Vigo…
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Fresh facts have emerged that the Federal Government may not grant the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran that the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, be released for medical treatment in Tehran, the Iranian capital. According to Punch, a reliable government source said powerful forces within the government were not…
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The University of Lagos has advised members of the public to be cautious about matters concerning its admission process, to avoid falling prey to racketeers. It warned that the institution has not offered admission to anyone, and that when it does, only the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board can issue admission letters to successful applicants.…
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Five pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) have been abducted along Ijebu-Ode axis on Thursday, while on their way to the church’s Ministers’ Conference. General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, RCCG’s made the announcement at the Redeemed Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. He specified that such an occurrence is happening for…
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A mum-of-two who murdered her two daughters because they ‘got in the way’ of her sex life has been jailed for life. Louise Porton, 23, will spent a minimum of 32 years in prison for killing 17-month-old Scarlett Vaughan and Lexi Draper, three. She was convicted of both murders following a five-week trial at Birmingham…
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Paulo Dybala will not take a routine medical at Juventus on Friday and has not returned to their Continassa training headquarters as talk of a move away from Turin gathers pace. However, the player that Juventus want to swap Dybala for, Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku, has agreed terms with the Bianconeri in a deal that will be worth €9 million…
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Professor Attahiru Jega, former National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has joined the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). The National Publicity Secretary, Abdul Gombe, in a statement on Friday, said Jega would chair the Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threat analysis Committee of the party in order to reposition it for more nationalistic outlook…
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Public Administration and Local Government student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Mba Chuks Stephen has died after getting stabbed multiple times. According to reports, the first-class student who was just four weeks away from being a graduate was stabbed, this morning, over an issue involving N200 and later died. For more on News follow…
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The Christian Association of Nigeria has called on all churches and Christians in the country to pray against a “deadly plane crash.” The Secretary to the Conference of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Rt. Rev. Michael Akinwale, said this in a memo to its archbishops and bishops, dated August 1, 2019 and titled, ‘Request for urgent…
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