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Five Nigerian players who pose big threat to Black Stars

With the Black Stars dipping in form and the Super Eagles being on somewhat a horizon, coach Otto Addo faces a herculean task in getting his team to upstage the Eagles and feature at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Black Stars have a crucial date with their neighbours …

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Wives of Nigerian governors travel to Dubai to present birthday cake to Buhari’s wife

Wives of some Nigerian governors were reported to have traveled to Dubai to present a cake to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. The video which has since gone viral was posted on the official Instagram page of Reno Omokri, a former special assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, March …

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Nigerian kidnapping kingpin sentenced to life

Nigerian kidnapping kingpin Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, widely known as “Evans”, has been sentenced to life in prison. A judge in Lagos also sentenced two co-defendants to life for abducting businessman Donatus Dunu in 2017. The CEO of a pharmaceuticals firm was held for nearly three months before managing to escape and …

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Nigerian gov’t to enforce new law to ban money rituals in Nollywood movies due to rise in ritual killings

The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged filmmakers to scrap money ritual content from their movies to clamp down on ritual killings in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed confirmed the new move during a media visit in Abuja where he indicated that scenes featuring money …

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Many Nigerian men are married to lesbian women and they don’t know – Faith Morey

Nigerian model and actress, Faith Morey, has opined that many Nigerian men are married to lesbians and they do not even know it. In a video she shared on her Insta-stories, she noted that these lesbians cheat on their husbands in their matrimonial home with their lesbian partners, whom they …

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The Nigerian artwork challenging British history

A leading Nigerian artist tells writer Molara Woods why his new installation at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral is important, as the world-famous building re-evaluates its memorials to historical figures including the admiral who led the campaign that resulted in the looting of the Kingdom of Benin. Spotlights pick out the …

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Nigerian woman’s body found by riverside

A body of an unidentified woman was recovered on Friday morning by a riverside close to Al-Amin Mosque in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Some residents said the woman, believed to be in her early thirties, was found lifeless and naked with only pants on her. It was gathered that …

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17 burnt to death as petrol tanker catches fire in Nigerian state

No fewer than 17 persons died when a tanker caught fire along the Lagos-Ibadan highway in the Ogun State of Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the accident happened around 5 am on Friday, February 18 before the Isara bridge. The spokesperson of the FRSC in Ogun, …

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Aisha Buhari clocks 51: Five facts about wife of the Nigerian President

The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Halilu Buhari celebrates her 51st birthday today, Thursday, February 17, 2022. Aisha Buhari has a bachelor’s degree in public administration at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), a master’s degree in international affairs and strategic studies from the Nigerian Defence Academy, and also holds a post-graduate diploma …

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102-year-old woman declares to run as Nigerian President in 2023

A woman aged 102 has declared her intentions to contest for Nigerian President in 2023. The woman, Nonye Josephine Ezeanyaeche says she has good plans to be executed in Nigeria should she be voted in as President. Ezeanyaeche, who is also called ‘living legend’ or “Mama Africa’, hails from Aguata, …

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