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2023 Polls: 516 Illegal Immigrants Arrested With PVCs In Kaduna State

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have arrested 516 illegal immigrants with PVCs in Kaduna state. Recall that the independent national electoral commission, INEC moved to extend the collection of Permanent Voters Cards, PVC by one week. According to the state comptroller, Liman Sani Kila, the illegal immigrants were from Niger Republic, Chad,

Nigeria Immigration Arrests 516 Illegal Immigrants With PVCs In Kaduna

Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested 516 illegal immigrants in Kaduna State with some of them having permanent voter cards and national identity cards.The illegal immigrants were from Niger Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Togo and Senegal.The state comptroller, Liman Sani Kila, while parading the illegal immigrants at the command’s headquar
IPOB Declares No-Sit-at-Home For February Elections

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced that it will not be issuing any sit-at-home order in the South-East during the February election. The separatist group in a statement released on Thursday, February 2, also warned the Pan Nigeria President of Igbo Extraction Coalition (PANPIEC) to desist from linking IPOB with the enforcement o

Police Declares Man Wanted For Threatening Public Peace With a Pump Action Rifle in Lagos (VID)

The police in Lagos state have declared Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakre, pictured above, wanted. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, says the suspect was caught on camera wielding a pump action rifle in public while also threatening public peace.Hundeyin said following an investigation, the police
Chelsea v Fulham: English Premier League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

Date: Friday 3rd February, 2023 Time : 9:00 pm Stadium Stamford Bridge Referee Stuart Attwell (England) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Chelsea [/size]With the signing of Fernandez going through around the deadline on Tuesday night, he will be eligible to play here, but whether Potter will opt to throw him straight into

Tinubu Meets With Ooni of Ife, Traditional Rulers, Ahead of His Campaign Rally in Osun

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, visited Osun State on Thursday for their campaign rally.It was reported that electorates in the state, supposedly supporters of the APC, thronged Freedom Park in Osogbo, the state capital, to welcome the presidential hopefu
Mass Exodus As Over 6,000 APC Members Defect To PDP In Buhari's Home State, Katsina

Katsina State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday received over 6600 defectors from the pressure group in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) otherwise known as APC Akida into its growing fold in Batsari Local Government Area of the state.At the opposition party campaign rally held in Batsari town, shouts of joy rang o

UPDATE: Another Casualty Recorded as Search Continues in Abuja Building Collapse

The FCT Emergency Management Agency has confirmed another casualty in the Gwarinpa building collapse.The incident happened Thursday morning at 4th Avenue close to H-Medix in the popular Abuja estate.The three-storey building which has a basement trapped an unidentified number of workers.A statement Thursday night by FCT-FEMA Head of Public Affairs
It's Expensive Being Rich In Nigeria - Businessman Jason Njoku

Nigerian businessman, Jason Njoku has stated that it is expensive being a rich man in Nigeria. The ROKTV boss buttressed his point by showing the difference in flight ticket costs when travelling out of Nigeria and when travelling out of Ghana. To travel out of Lagos, Nigeria, via British Airways flight cost $10,345. However, on the same day, it c

Corps Member Reveals His 65-year-old Mother [email protected] By Armed Robbers Has Died

The corp member whose 65-year-old mother was gang r#ped by robbers who dispossessed her of her valuables has disclosed that she has passed on. He announced the sad news on Twitter, writing: "I've wrestled with what to write after the shocking and sad news that we have lost my mum after she was r#ped multiple times by some hoodlums reach(
Guns Found In Ogboni Leader’s Lagos Home, Police Declare Him Wanted (Photo)

Ogboni leader, Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare has been declared wanted. The Lagos State Police Command declared him wanted in a statement on Thursday by Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin. Police linked Bakare to the deadly clash in Surulere involving supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Court Awards N5million Damages Against Oxlade Over Leaked S3x Tape

A Lagos High Court has ordered popular singer, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman aka Oxlade to a woman, John Blessing for releasing their s3x tape on Snapchat. The s3x tape surfaced online in February 2022 without the knowledge and consent of the woman involved in the video. It sparked public outrage, forcing Oxlade to issue an apology to his fans and
BREAKING: CBN Directs Banks To Start Paying New Naira Notes Over The Counter

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new directive to commercial banks. The CBN directed the commercial banks to start paying the redesigned naira notes to customers over the counter. In a statement on Thursday, Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, said the new directive was to alleviate the challenges that Nigerians are experiencing with gett

Drama As Police Arraign Lagos Man For Marrying Second Wife

A Nigerian man, Edmund Uzoma, has been dragged to court by the police. He was arrraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for alleged bigamy on Wednesday. Uzoma was arraigned before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun on three counts of bigamy and falsification of information on a marriage certificate. The prosecutor, Idowu Osungbure, to
Man Escapes Being Lynched In Rivers Market Over Suspected Fake N1000 Notes

A Nigerian man who is yet to be identified, has escaped death in Rivers State. The man, yesterday, escaped lynching at Mile 3 market in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State. The middle-aged man, whose name could not be ascertained at press time, was apprehended by some traders, who claimed he was using fake news N1000 notes to

Christian Mum Sues Son’s School For ‘Making Him Take Part In LGBT Parade’

A 28-year-old devout Christian woman has filed a lawsuit against her son’s school after she claims he was forced to take part in a LGBT pride parade. Izzy Montagu felt the event the ‘most serious of the deadly sins’, a court heard. Heavers Farm Primary School in South Norwood, London, had sent a letter to parents on June 19, 2018 inviting th

VIDEO: One Injured as Another Container Falls on Truck in Oshodi, Lagos

A 20-ft container crushed a commercial bus in the Oshodi area of Lagos State on Wednesday afternoon, injuring a commercial bus driver.This is the latest container-related accident experienced in the state in the space of three days.A witness told our correspondent that Wednesday’s accident at Oshodi was caused by a brake failure.While the passen

I Never Promised to Announce my Preferred Presidential Candidate Publicly – Wike Denies

The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has claimed he never said he would publicly announce his preferred presidential candidate in the forthcoming election.Wike’s candidate for president is considered significant, given his ongoing feud with the leadership of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the emergence of former Vice-Preside
Court Grants Kanu’s Request To Apply For Access To Doctor, Medical Records

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted a request of Nnamdi Kanu, Vanguard reports. The court granted Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, the permission to apply for an order of mandamus to compel the Department of State Service, DSS, to allow him to have unhindered access to his medical docto

Outrage In Ibadan As POS Operators Introduce 10% Charges For Transactions

According to a report by Daily Post, there is currently a growing rage among residents of Ibadan, Oyo State. This is because of the sudden introduction of a 10% charge per transaction among Point of Sales (POS) operators in the ancient city. DAILY POST reports that residents of Ibadan have been experiencing a scarcity of cash in the last few weeks
Iran Lovers Sentenced To 10-years Imprisonment For Romantic Dancing

An Iran woman, Astiyazh Haghighi and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi have been sentenced to over 10 years jail term each for dancing “romantically” in front of the Azadi Tower in Tehran, the country’s capital. They were convicted of “encouraging public corruption and public pr#stitution” and were also charged with “gathering with the

Ghanaian Man Wanted Over A Drive-by Shooting Murder In UK Is Arrested

A 42-year-old Ghanaian national, Nana Oppong, who was declared wanted by the British police over a brutal drive-by murder has been arrested in Morocco. Oppong was among 13 fugitives named in a National Crime Agency (NCA) most wanted campaign last year. He was declared wanted as part of an Essex Police investigation into the murder of Robert Powel
Gunmen Attack INEC Office, Police Station, Residential Building In Anambra

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ojoto, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State was attacked by gunmen early Wednesday morning. A source said the hoodlums burnt the commission’s headquarters using Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs. The gunmen also attacked a police station in Nnobi, in the same

Nigerian Caregiver Charged With Murder Over Death Of 75-year-old Man In US

A Nigerian lady, Obiageriaku Jane Iheanacho has been charged after a 75-year-old man at a care center in Northeast Baltimore died following an altercation with her. She was charged by the Baltimore police in the United States of America. 35-year-old Iheanacho faces one charge of second degree murder, as well as first and second degree assault char
Man Raises Alarm After $11000 Mysteriously Disappeared from his Account

A UK-based man has been left dumbfounded and has called out his bank after the sum of $11000 left his account without his consent. The man takes to his official Facebook page to rant and reveal that the sum of $11000 mysteriously left his bank account. He further states that his debit card is in his Nigeria home, where no one has access to it. Hen

Court Orders Arrest of Kano APC Chairman Abbas Over Threat, Utterances

An order has been given for the arrest of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Kano state, Abdullahi Abbas. The order was given by a Federal High Court in Kano. The court ordered him to be arrested for investigation over utterances he made. The party stalwart is accused of threat to life, disruption of peace and hate speeches in a

2023 Elections: US Favours No Candidate - Envoy Declares

Mary Leonard, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, has talked about the 2023 Nigerian elections. Leonard, on Wednesday, reiterated her country’s support for transparent and credible elections that reflect the will of the people, adding that the US will favour no candidate in the coming elections. This is coming 24 days before the presidentia
Senate Gives Minister, Isa Pantami 48 Hours To Account For N13billion Collected In Three Years

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami and his ministry, have been given a 48-hour ultimatum to account for N13.9 billion Service Wide vote collected from 2017 to 2021, by the Nigerian Senate. This was made known by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Mathew Uroghide at an investigative hearing on Tu
Woman Lied About Having Cancer And Tumor, Raised $37,000 On GoFundMe

Police officers in the United States have arrested a woman for allegedly faked a cancer diagnosis to raise over $37,000 in donations on GoFundMe. The incident happened in Iowa. Madison Russo, a 19-year-old college student from Eldridge, Iowa, was arrested and charged with felony theft after raising tens of thousands of dollars on GoFundMe to fight
Tanzanian Student Sentenced To Three Years Imprisonment For Torturing Her Friend Over Boyfriend

An 18-year-old Tanzanian national, Kaftah Queen has been sentenced to three years in jail for assualting a 15-year-old girl. Chief Magistrate at Kira Court in Kampala, Uganda, Ms Roseline Nsenge sentenced the teen after pleading guilty to a charge of aggravated torture. The student at Trinity College Nabweru and a group of other girls still at lar