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Troops of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army have dismantled 13 illegal refining sites, recovered 300,000 litres of stolen crude oil, and arrested 15 suspected oil thieves in Niger State. Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, January 26, 2025, in Port Harcourt said the …

Socialite, Pacal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has denied ever having anything to do with a Kenyan woman who claims to have a baby for him, saying that the whole baby mama saga is targeted at destroying his marriage.   The woman identified as Hellen has been accusing Cubana Chief Priest of abandoning her after having his son, …

The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the abduction and m8rder of a retired Permanent Secretary and former Chairman of the Gombe State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Alhaji Atiku Mu’azu.   Muwas azu was kidnapped and k!lled in Kano State, where he had been residing following his retirement from public service. …

Four persons were killed in an explosion that rocked a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday, January 26.    The miners had just resumed work at the site when the explosion happened. While the exact cause of the blast remains unclear, residents have suggested that poor handling of explosive devices by mining …

Social media users are reacting to a trending video of Emmanuella, wife of singer Kwam1, openly rejecting a portrait of herself which was  presented to her by a painter at his mum’s funeral ceremony.   The singer recently lost his mum and a party to celebrate the deceased mother was held in Lagos. At the party, Emmauella was accosted by …

As part of efforts to reform the Education sector in Nigeria, the Federal Government has announced the addition of hairstyling, plumbing, GSM repair, makeup and 12 other new trades/new subjects to the basic education curriculum.   The National Orientation Agency (NOA) disclosed this in a statement released. The new trades were added to the Basic Education curriculum to boost students’ …

At least 19 soldiers including a commander have been k!lled in an attack  carried out by Boko Haram members at the military base in Malam-Fatori at Abadam Local Government Area of Borno state on Friday, January 24.   According to residents of the state, the sect members stormed Malam-Fatori, a border town that is two kilometers to the Nigerien border …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a consignment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, concealed in duvet, packaged for export to the United Kingdom through the cargo shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos.   A statement released by the spokesperson of the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, says two suspects: Adakole …

A Nigerian man, Chris who goes by the name Baba Yara Naija, has replied to trolls who constantly target his British wife over her body and age.      In a post on his Facebook page on Saturday, he said Mama Yara Naija is the best thing to ever happen to him and he will choose her even in his …

  South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection by declaring martial law on December 3, 2024.   The decision comes a week after anti-corruption investigators recommended that Yoon be formally charged.   “The prosecution has decided to indict Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing charges of being a ringleader of insurrection,” Democratic Party spokesman Han Min-soo …