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A 23-year-old wins China’s ‘lying flat’ contest after staying on a mattress for 33 hours, highlighting a growing trend among young people embracing low-stress lifestyles.

23-year-old wins China’s ‘lying flat’ contest after staying still for 33 hours, takes home $550

A 23-year-old man won a “lying-flat” competition in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, after remaining on a mattress for over 33 hours, highlighting a growing trend among young people choosing low-stress lifestyles. The contest, held on November 15 at a local shopping centre, required participants to lie on a mattress continuously without getting up, though they could […]

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Christmas crackdown: Imo, Plateau police enforce fireworks ban

As the festive season approaches, the Imo and Plateau State Police Commands have imposed a strict ban on the sale, possession, and use of fireworks and firecrackers to ensure public safety.   In Imo State, Police Public Relations Officer DSP Okoye Henry said the directive aims to prevent injuries, fires, and other accidents often associated

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PaystackSACK Ezra Olubi

Paystack Co-founder, Ezra Olubi breaks silence on sexual misconduct allegations

Paystack co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, has spoken out regarding the sexual misconduct allegations that led to his dismissal from the company. He also said he was fired unfairly. Olubi revealed the development in a blog post published on Sunday, 23 November 2025. The controversy began in mid-November after a social media

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Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says he can transform Nigeria within four years if elected in the 2027 presidential election.

Nigeria drifting into avoidable disorder — Obi

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has warned that Nigeria is slipping into “avoidable disorder” due to escalating insecurity, institutional decay, and what he described as leadership failure.   In a statement on Monday, Obi expressed concern over what he termed “unprecedented negative news” recorded across the country within the last 10

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FRSC officer murder: Police arrest suspected herbalist, Lunch hunt for accomplices

Suspect in FRSC officer, daughter’s murder tracked to Ghana, arrested

A key suspect linked to the gruesome murder of a Federal Road Safety Corps officer, SRC Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her daughter, Sewa, has been arrested in Ghana.   The Eastern South Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service confirmed the arrest during a press briefing on Sunday, a video of which was shared

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Warri: To avoid heartbreak, I married five wives, fried yam seller reveals

Ibrahim Yahaya, a 45-year-old fried-yam and chicken seller at the Mammy Market gate in Effurun, Warri, says he married five wives to protect himself from emotional pain should one partner betray him.   A native of Kano and father of nine, Yahaya told Nigerian Tribune that relying on a single wife left him vulnerable. “If

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Kwara church abducted worshippers

BREAKING: 38 abducted Kwara worshippers regain freedom after four days

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has announced the release of all 38 worshippers abducted from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. The victims, who were seized during a violent attack on the church, regained their freedom on Sunday after days of what the Governor described as intense,

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PHOTOS: 85-year-old woman buried in custom Coca-Cola casket

An 85-year-old woman, Madam Afuwari Ego, popularly called Ego Na Money, has been buried in a custom-made Coca-Cola-shaped casket in Emeyal 1 community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The unusual casket, designed to look like a Coca-Cola bottle, drew widespread attention during the funeral held on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Photographer Ogbara Walson

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Niger: 50 children abducted from Catholic school escaped – CAN

Niger: 50 children abducted from Catholic school escaped – CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has announced that 50 pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State, have escaped and reunited with their families.   CAN disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, explaining that the children regained freedom between Friday and Saturday.   “We have

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FRSC officer murder: Police arrest suspected herbalist, Lunch hunt for accomplices

FRSC officer murder: Police arrest suspected herbalist, lunch hunt for accomplices

The Ogun State FRSC Sector Commander, CC Leye Adegboyega, fsi, alongside the Sector Intelligence Officer, paid a visit to the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, following viral reports of the disappearance of SRC OO Lasisi, a staff member of RS2.2 Ogun Sector Command. CP Gotan confirmed that police had arrested a suspected herbalist and

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