The Ogun State Government on Monday declined comment on the visit of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, to the state. According to a Punch report, it, however, denied reports that it had enlisted him to combat crime in the state. Earlier on Monday, Igboho stopped briefly in Abeokuta, the state capital, on…
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Aliko Dangote In a new and trending exclusive story by online news site, Premium Times, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has told a U.S. court how his former American girlfriend, who exposed a part of his body via a social media post, is trying to extort $5 million from him. Autumn Spikes The news site exclusively…
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The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Benue State, Comrade Victoria Asher, has died after giving birth to twins, Punch reports. Late Asher worked with the state-owned radio station became the NUJ Chairman, Benue Council in December 2018 following the death of David Ukuma who held the post for two months before he…
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Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, had no right to issue a vacation notice to Fulani herders in the Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State. Igboho, who is the Akoni Oodua of Yoruba land, had asked herdsmen accused of…
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The Lagos State Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed to all traffic for three days starting from Saturday the 30th of January to Monday night the 1st of February to enable the final completion of repair works on the double-sized expansion joints. According to a report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), this disclosure…
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The venue of the public hearing on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in the House of Representatives was, on Thursday, thrown into confusion following a violent clash involving members of the host communities of crude oil reserves in the Niger Delta region. The people had gathered from different parts of the oil producing communities on the invitation of…
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Legendary, celebrated performer Cicely Tyson, who cut her path in an era of Hollywood that was especially hostile for Black actresses, died Thursday, just two days after releasing her memoir, at the age of 96. “With heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her peaceful transition this afternoon,” her manager, Larry Thompson, said…
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Herbert Wigwe-Group Managing Director Access Bank Access Banks planned expansion to eight African countries will come with huge gains from the 1.3 billion people targeted in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) deal. The banks strong digital banking platforms will play well in enabling electronic payments across countries of operation and beyond. The lender…
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Late Sir Arthur Okowa Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Sir Arthur Okowa, the father of Delta Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, is dead. He is reported to have died in the early hours of Thursday. For…
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International arrivals from high-risk countries on the United Kingdom’s banned list will have to quarantine in government-provided accommodation, such as hotels, for 10 days. They will be transported directly into quarantine after being met at the airport, the prime minister told MPs on Wednesday as he outlined the measures. Nigeria has not been listed as…
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