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Breaking: Tinubu Appoints Hafsat Bakari as Replacement for Sacked Director-General of NFIU

February 20, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Hafsat Bakari as the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), pending Senate confirmation. Hafsat Bakari Biography: State of…

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Bandits Attack Katsina Villages, Kill Six, Abduct Others

February 20, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

Suspected armed bandits launched attacks on villages in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State in the late hours of Monday, February 19, 2024. The bandits, reportedly rampaging across…

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Anambra Female Lawyer Who Brutalized Maid Surrenders To Police

February 20, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

Adachukwu Chikelu-Okafor, a female lawyer from Anambra, who was declared wanted in connection with the assault on her 11-year-old househelp, has voluntarily surrendered to the police. The lawyer, accused of…

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A Guy Should Have His Own House At 21 So Ladies Can Come There To Enjoy – Slayqueen (Video)

February 20, 2024 Omajemite Don

A Nigerian lady has stirred mixed reactions online after she stated that a man should have a house of his own at the age of 21. The lady made the…

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EFCC Operatives Allegedly Shoot Sporadically At Abuja Dollar Market (Video)

February 20, 2024 Omajemite Don

The recent incident at the Dollar market in Abuja has raised concerns as a video surfaced, capturing the moment suspected operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) opened…

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Gunmen Kill Two Friends, Injure Five In Plateau Community

February 20, 2024 Omajemite Don

Two persons have been killed while five others sustained injuries as gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias attacked Rawuru community in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was…

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Woman Gives Birth At Lagos Bus Stop

February 20, 2024 Omajemite Don

The birth of a baby boy at Onipanu Bus Stop along Ikorodu road in Lagos State has been reported, and emergency responders played a crucial role in assisting the new…

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Court Sentences 20-Year-Old Man To Four Years In Jail For Stealing Electric Wires

February 19, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Ugar Ebenezer to four years imprisonment for stealing. The 20-year-old convict was arraigned before Magistrate Dolamu Babalogbon on the…

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Ungrateful People Shouldn’t Ask Me For Help Again – Actor Uzee Usman Issues Warning

February 19, 2024 Omajemite Don

Uzee, via an Instagram post, begged his troubles to stop asking him for money as it is getting out of hand. Actor Uzee Usman has said he is not happy…

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Court To Hear N140bn Suit Against Power Generating Companies March 11

February 19, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

The Federal High Court 2, Minna, on Monday adjourned a N140 billion ground rent suit filed against North-South Power Company Limited and the Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, to March 11.…

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Wike Issues Ultimatum To Abuja Technology Village ‘Landlords’

February 19, 2024 Omajemite Don

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has ordered individuals who unlawfully constructed buildings at the Abuja Technology Village to move elsewhere or face legal consequences. The ultimatum was issued on Monday during…

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Naira Falls To N2,000/1£ At Parallel Market

February 19, 2024 Omajemite Don

Malam Ibrahim, a Bureau de Change operator in Wuse Zone 4, verified the rates on Monday, February 19. Nigeria’s currency, the naira has depreciated against the pound at the parallel…

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Young Man Arraigned For Allegedly Stabbing Another With Scissors

February 19, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

Trader Arraigned for Alleged Scissor Stabbing in Lagos In an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, a 23-year-old trader, Abdul Samad, was arraigned on Monday for allegedly stabbing another man with a…

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UNILORIN Expels Four Final Year Students, Others Over Alleged Exam Malpractice (Full Names)

February 19, 2024 Omajemite Don

University of Ilorin in Kwara State Expels Nine Students for Alleged Exam Malpractice The University of Ilorin in Kwara State has taken disciplinary action by dismissing nine students, including four…

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Tinubu’s Hardship: Ex-Presidential Aspirant Issues Strong Warning to Northern Leaders

February 19, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

Famuyibo Cautions Northern Leaders Against Inciting Nigerians Against Tinubu.   Chief Reuben Famuyibo, a former presidential aspirant and legal practitioner, has issued a stern caution to northern leaders, urging them…

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Yul Edochie’s Daughter Yanks Off His Name From Her Instagram Page

February 19, 2024 Omajemite Don

Danielle, the daughter of controversial actor, Yul Edochie has sparked mixed reactions after she took off his name from her Instagram page amid their family drama. It is no news…

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Nigerians React To Davido’s Unusual Handshake With A Man In Black (Video)

February 19, 2024 Omajemite Don

Afrobeats star, Davido has stirred mixed reactions after a video of him exchanging an unusual handshake with a man surfaced online. The Nigerian singer met the acquaintance at an event…

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Tinubu’s Reforms Worsening Nigerians’ Hardship – Catholic Bishops

February 19, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

Tinubu’s Reforms Worsening Nigerians’ Hardship, Catholic Bishops Declare The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has voiced concern over the impact of the Bola Tinubu administration’s reform agenda, stating that it…

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Court Jails Cobbler 1 Year Over Illegal Possession Of Firearm

February 19, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 26-year-old cobbler, Jude Jatau, to a year in jail without an option of fine. Jatau had pleaded guilty to illegal possession of…

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RMD Advised Me To Go Back To School When I Was Working As A Bartender – AY Makun

February 19, 2024 Omajemite Don

Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, AY Makun has disclosed how veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo advised him to further his education, which he obliged. According to him, he was working…

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