Barely two days after the Supreme Court affirmed Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of the APC as the duly elected governor of Kano State, Mr. Rabiu Sulaiman-Bichi, Kano State Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) stating that he will make a formal announcement of his defection soon. He is […]
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National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has debunked claims that a security outfit launched by South-West governors, Amotekun, is a threat to national unity. Tinubu said this in a press statement on Wednesday. The statement read, “Those claiming that this limited, inoffensive addition to security threatens the Republic have taken themselves
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Oxford English Dictionary said it has added 29 Nigerian words and expressions in the January updates to the dictionary. “The majority of these new additions are either borrowings from Nigerian languages, or unique Nigerian coinages that have only begun to be used in English in the second half of the twentieth century, mostly in the
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Azeez Fashola, Nigerian street singer better known as Naira Marley, has advised ‘Marlians’, his diehard fans, not to destroy their future. Marley, 25, has amassed a fanbase comprising of Nigerians, spanning people of divergent socio-economic backgrounds — irrespective of age or literacy levels. A flurry of opinion articles had elucidated about some Nigerians parading themselves as ‘Marlians’,
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The National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Saleh Alhassan, says his organisation is afraid that if the Amotekun security outfit is allowed to operate, it could turn out to be a disaster for the country. Alhassan who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, likened the initiative to the Oodua Peoples Congress (APC) which
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Lassa fever has reportedly claimed no fewer than 15 lives, while 28 are said to be on the danger list, following the outbreak of the deadly disease in Ondo State. It was learnt that a majority of the victims were from Oka Akoko, Owo and Ose. A source said, “Over 100 people affected have been receiving
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Rev Dennis Bagauri of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN), was reportedly killed in an attack on Sunday, January 19. The LCCN Pastor was killed by gunmen at his residence in Nasarawo Gereng Area of Mayo Belwa, headquarters of the Mayo Belwa Local Government Area. Bagauri became popular in the state after he became
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The body of a newborn baby was found in a heap of garbage at Kasuwan Dole area of Kaduna State on Sunday. According to Kaduna-based Youtuber, Judith Caleb, the baby was confirmed dead and has been prepared for burial. See her post below Streetnetngr.com
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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested Olanrewaju Bamidele for allegedly stabbing his wife, Adenike Olanrewaju, to death with a screwdriver. A statement released by Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command today January 20th, says Bamidele was arrested after his son, Ayomide Olanrewaju, reported that his deceased mother was murdered by his father following a
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Prince Harry says he and Meghan, his wife, felt they had “no other option” but to step down from their royal family duties. The duke of Sussex spoke on Sunday evening, while delivering his first public speech — since they stepped back from being senior royals — at a private reception for the charity Sentebale,
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