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UPDATE: Pastor Ajanaku confirmed dead, Oro traditionalists perform burial rites

The news making wave around that Pastor Ireti Ajanaku resurrected may after all be lies as a contrary report from Gazelle news has it that the pastor is confirmed dead, and that the Oro traditional...

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US investigates Shekau’s Death Report

The United States Government has launched a probe into the report that Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, is dead in a bid to authenticate the claim by the Joint Task Force (JTF), which had on Monday...

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Amosun launches 150 taxi cab in ogun

Ogun State government says all arrangements have been concluded to inaugurate its 150 new metro taxi cabs. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Gbenga Opesanwo, disclosed...

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Politicians behind oil theft in Niger Delta – CLO

Chairman, Civil Liberties Organisation, Mr. Nenji James, says politicians are behind oil theft in the Niger Delta. James said this during a courtesy visit to the state’s Federated Chapel of the Nigeria...

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Obadare’s burial gulped over N130m —Son

ABOUT N130 million may have been expended on the final burial of the founder of the World Soul Winning Evangelistic Ministry (WOSEM), Apostle Timothy Obadare, in Ilesa, Osun State, last Saturday....

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Lagos arrests 22 underage hoodlums, 35 others

No fewer than 20 suspected underage hoodlums and 35 others have been arrested in Oshodi, Lagos State. It was learnt that the suspects were arrested by the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and...

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Alakija, first female Head of Service in Oyo, dies at 88

Ibadan – Mrs Tejumade Alakija, the first female  Head of Service in the Old Oyo State  and daughter of the late Ooni of Ife,  Oba Adesoji Aderemi,  is dead. The death of   Alakija was confirmed by her...

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Gambari challenges African countries on security

The Head of the African Union Team to the ECOWAS Commission, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has called on African countries to address the security challenges facing the continent. He said the intervention of...

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Ogun PDP doubts Daniel’s loyalty to Jonathan

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday said it doubted former governor Gbenga Daniel’s claim of loyalty to President Goodluck Jonathan. The Ogun PDP expressed the doubt...

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Boko Haram kills 35 in Borno village attack

ABUJA  (AFP) – Suspected members of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram have attacked a village in Borno, killing at least 35 people and wounding 14, the military said on Friday. “Boko Haram people...

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Two brothers stab friend to death

Lagos – An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court  in Lagos on Friday remanded brothers, Nurudeen Dada, 38, and Wasiu Dada, 41, who  allegedly stabbed their friend to death. The Magistrate, Mrs A. Tobi, ordered...

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US urges Nigerian youths to resist extremism

The United States government has urged youths in the country to individually and collectively adopt a peaceful and non-violent strategy to end the menace of violence and extremism in the country. It...

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Shekau’s death excites BRIC investors

By UDUMA KALU with agency report The reported death of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram insurgency, is making foreign investors look favourably towards investing in Nigeria. Such investors...

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Thousands have gathered in the US capital to mark 50 years since Martin...

Thousands have gathered in the US capital to mark 50 years since Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a dream” speech on civil rights. Today’s civil rights activists came to Washington with concerns...

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Fraudster clones FCT Minister’s phone, swindles him of N3m

By Soni Daniel,  Regional Editor, North Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Muhammad, has fallen victim to a man, who specialises in cloning phone numbers and using same to commit...

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Jubilation as first Int’l flight lands in Akanu Ibiam airport

Enugu – It was jubilation galore, Saturday, as the first international aircraft, the Ethiopian Airline Boeing 737-800 ET-APL landed at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. People coming down...

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I‘ll be voice for our people in the Senate – Majemite

By Tony Nwankwo Olorogun (Barr.) Fred Okiemute Majemite, lawyer and politician, is political adviser to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State. He is also the Okiemute ro Ovie of Ughelli Kingdom....

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Thousands of Nigerian Muslims hold pro-Morsi rally

KANO (AFP) – Thousands of Muslims rallied peacefully in northern Nigeria on Saturday to demand the return of Egypt’s Islamist former president Mohamed Morsi, ousted by the military early last month....

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Census Chairman Has Been Consuming Too Much Alcohol And Should Be Sacked,...

KANO State governor, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to sack Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr. Festus Odimegwu, over his criticism of the 2006 Census....

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Ese Walter Deletes Facebook, Twitter Accounts After Revealing Affair With Her...

Following comments on her blog post which has gone viral, Ese Walter has deleted her Facebook profile. Her twitter account has also been closed, and sources close to her say she has “broken her public...

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