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Samuel Chikwedum

Cries about insecurity in Nigeria, a political game ― Buratai

Despite evidence that many Nigerians are being killed and kidnapped by gunmen across the nation on a regular basis, the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has insisted that security agencies have successfully tackled the security situation. Mr Buratai said security officials have recorded ‘great success’ in the fight against insecurity. He described the cries […]

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Yvonne Nelson

I regret entertainment industry made me unserious with education ― Yvonne Nelson

Yvonne Nelson has some regrets about her years as a student, and it is about not being serious with her education. The Ghanaian actress and Mother of one in an interview with Joy FM, narrated how she had little time for her books after getting a spot in the entertainment industry. She further explained the

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Leah Sharibu

We’re still negotiating for Leah Sharibu, others’ release ― FG

The Presidency says it is still negotiating with Boko Haram terrorists for the release of the abducted Chibok school girls, Leah Sharibu and other kidnapped Nigerians. It faulted a former CNN anchor, Isha Sesay, for saying in her newly published book that Nigerians and the government had forgotten the kidnapped girls because they were from

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prison

How typographical error kept man in prison for 14 years after pardon

A 48-year-old man, Derrick Addai, has been released from prison in Ogun State after spending 14 years in custody due to an alleged typographical error on the list of pardoned inmates. Our correspondent gathered that it took the intervention of the Osile of Oke-Ona, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso, and the Director-General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission

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cinemas

Nigerians spent N3bn in cinemas in first half of 2019 ― Report

Nigerians spent nearly 3, 124, 026, 959 billion Naira to watch box office movies at Nigerian cinemas between January and June. Newsmen reports that the figures are according to data provided by cinemas and gathered by the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN). The year opened with ‘Aquaman’, ‘Chief Daddy’ and ‘Up North’ sitting on

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Woman

I slept with my brother-in-law unknowingly, Woman tells court

A trader, Mrs Kuditat Ajayi, 52, told an Igando Customary Court that she slept with her brother-in-law because she thought he was her husband. Ajayi’s husband, Akande, is seeking the dissolution of their 35-year-old marriage, accusing her of infidelity. ”I was in bed in the night when my husband’s younger brother came to the house

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Be gone forever: Man bags triple life sentences for defiling minor

My wife demands bribe before s*x ―Man tells court

A mother of four, Risikat Adegboyega, has lost her 16-year-old marriage as an Igando Customary Court in Lagos granted the request of her husband to dissolve the union because she allegedly demands a bribe before s*x. The court president, Adeniyi Koledoye, held on Thursday that since the petitioner insisted on divorce in spite of interventions,

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Funke Akindele

VIDEO: My friends are not allowed to call, visit my husband, says Funke Akindele

Popular Nollywood actress and Producer, Funke Akindele, has kicked against female friends having a mutual relationship with her husband, JJC Skillz. Akindele of ‘Jenifa’ fame, while speaking on a TVC programme, said although she trusts her husband, she does not allow her female friends to call or visit her husband while she is away. She

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