Toke Makinwa Toke Makinwa, Ramsey Noah, Frank Donga, Omawunmi Megbele, Ric Hassani, dj Consequence and more graced an evening of networking and glitz to celebrate the partnership launch of Facebook and Afrinolly. The goal of the partnership between Facebook and Afrinolly is to empower creative communities across Nigeria through specialized training modules. It would help…
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The President of Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, Mr Suleiman Apanpan, on Thursday dissolved an eight-year-old marriage between Aminat Olaniyi and Kassim Olaniyi over deception. Apanpan held that the marriage was laid on a deceitful foundation and it was bound to crash with time. He, however, advised lovers to make sincerity the watchword…
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The Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has dismissed the suit filed by two members of the People’s Democratic Party seeking to stop Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the party in the coming election in the state. The plaintiffs, Rasheed Olabayo and Idowu Oluwaseun, had filed the suit praying the court…
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A few weeks ago, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, visited the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, in Abuja, where he commended the EFCC for its efforts at fighting corruption. Before leaving, however, the British envoy had a solemn word of advice for his host.…
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The All Progressives Congress, which had on Tuesday absolved itself from the invasion, on Wednesday defended the action of the Department of State Services’ operatives. The APC claimed that the action of the DSS officers was taken to prevent a plot by Saraki to incite violence. This was contained in a statement signed by its…
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14 Year old Anna Amos has been arrested by the Edo State Police for the murder of 71-year- old woman in the Ikpoba- Okha Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the arrest on Wednesday. The deceased, Helen Adodo, died after her head was smashed with…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has again ordered for the immediate arrest of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for flouting a court order. Justice Stephen Pam gave the order of arrest following the absence of Yakubu in court on Wednesday. Justice Pam said the bench warrant issued to Yakubu on…
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The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme has revealed plans to commence vocational training for unemployed and underemployed youths. The LSETF, in a statement on Wednesday, described the training as a reiteration to its employability support project, aimed at improving the pool of skilled and employable manpower in…
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Umar A 28-year-old bus driver, Abraham Umar, has allegedly been killed by suspected cult members at Cele bus stop, in the Ijanikin area of Lagos State. According to the Police, Umar was set up by his friend who was obsessed with his (Abraham’s) 17-year-old girlfriend. The victim, Abraham, was was having his dinner at his…
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28-year-old world champion hurdler, Nicholas Bett, on Wednesday morning died in Nandi County in Kenya after the car he was driving veered off the road. Report says that Bett was on his way home to Kenyan capital Nairobi from the African Championships in Nigeria, which finished on Monday. Nandi police commander Patrick Wambani confirmed Bett’s death.…
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