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Media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, has suggested that Nigerian politicians should wear traditional outfits in and outside the country.  Ebuka made the suggestion in a post shared on his X handle today January 22.  The post Media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, suggests Nigerian politicians should wear traditional outfits in and outside the country appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

Operatives of Lagos State Command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a suspected army impersonator, Kingsley Wanogho, for abducting a young man in Ikeja and abandoning him on the Third Mainland bridge.      The RRS in a statement on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, said the suspect made away with the victim’s iPhone 13 which he sold for N150,000:00 in …

Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior arrested a gang of Nigerian nationals implicated in an armed robbery incident at a currency exchange office in the Al-Mahboula area, taking a sum of foreign currencies estimated at KD 4,600 (USD 16,500).   In a press release on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the Ministry explained that this was a premeditated crime as the gang had …

A Nigerian woman, Mewolaka Omololami Fashakin, has queried men who don’t share the responsibility for family planning only to tell their wives to have abortions when they get pregnant.   “Some men refuse to use CD, tell their wives not to do family planning, and ask them to ab*rt when they get pregnant? Aaah, why?” she wrote in a Facebook …

  German club, Borussia Dortmund have sacked manager Nuri Sahin after only seven months in charge.   The former Dortmund and Real Madrid midfielder was relieved of his duties after his side’s 2-1 defeat by Bologna on Tuesday night, reports claim.    According to Sky Germany and Bild, Sahin was sacked on Tuesday night, with the team and coaching staff informed of …

The wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice, has returned to Nigeria,   Vanguard reports. Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK court in May 2023, over charges related to organ harvesting. She arrived in Abuja today January 22.   Recall that on March 23, the court found Ekweremadu, his wife, …

A medical doctor with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, Dr Collinus Onuigbo, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in the state. On Tuesday, January 22.   The abduction comes barely three days after the launch of the joint security force, Operation Udo ga-achị, meaning, Peace must reign, in the state, by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, as …

Unilorin graduates travelling to the NYSC camp in Rivers State have allegedly been kidnapped in Delta State.   This was disclosed by some X users claiming to know the hostages.   One X user explained that they were kidnapped yesterday,  Jan. 21, and the kidnappers have demanded N5m for each person.   Another X user said his neighbour’s sister was …

L-R: Mr. Adeniyi Odejobi, Enterprise Business Lead, Globacom, South West Region; Chairman, Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA), Major Adesagba Adekoya (Rtd.); Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde, Chief Ebenezer Ogunwuyi,  and  Mr. Inusa Bello of Globacom;  launching the first phase of telecommunications and digitalization partnership between Globacom and OYRTMA on Tuesday in Ibadan, Oyo State.    The Oyo State Government …

Nigerian professional boxer, Anthony Joshua, posed this interesting question to women on his Snapchat handle.  Ladies, would you?  The post Anthony Joshua poses an interesting question to women appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.