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The Commissioner for special duties in Jigawa, Auwal Sankara, has denied allegations of having an illicit affair with a married woman.   LIB had reported that the Kano state Hisbah board on Friday, October 18, said its officials had arrested Sankara after he was allegedly found in an uncompleted building having an illicit affair with a married woman in Kano. …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the national grid that collapsed at about 8.15am on Saturday October 19, has been restored.    According to a statement released, TCN blamed the recent collapse on an explosion at the bus section of a current transformer at the 330-kilovolt (kV) Jebba transmission substation, Niger state.   In the statement signed by its …

A record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home countries on one flight, with 44 people forcibly removed on Friday, October 18, the Home Office has confirmed.   The Home Office said that the Nigeria and Ghana deportations were part of a “major surge” in immigration enforcement and returns, according to the Guardian UK.  Since Labour came to power in …

A Nigerian woman living abroad has shared how her mother reacted when she made her sexuality known to her.   She explained that she came out to her mum as a l£sbian about a week ago.   Narrating what happened, she wrote on X: “Came out to my mum about a week ago when she came to visit (more like …

A Nigerian man is hailing China following his experience on his first day there.  He narrated how he left the airport and got into a taxi that happened to have been an “illegal” one and the taxi driver overcharged him.  When he got to his hotel and mentioned how much he paid the taxi driver, he said the hotel immediately …

A video of Nigerians filing out to collect bible and loaves of bread from a Caucasian missionary in the Ajao estate area of Lagos state has made the rounds on social media.   The video showed both Nigerian men and women queuing  to collect the items. A man who recorded the moment and shared a video online said this shows …

Human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, has urged parents with daughters in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to ensure they always talk to them about prioritizing their security.    According to him, many things are happening in the school and the management of the institution are allegedly trying to cover these incidents up.   He shared the story of how a …

A drone was launched towards the private residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea, Israel, on Saturday, October 19, as confirmed by his office.    We The Prime Minister and his wife were not at the location during the incident, and no injuries were reported.   The Israeli military disclosed that three drones were launched from Lebanon into …

Lagos council chairmen, under the banner of Conference 57, have called on the Lagos State House of Assembly to rethink its proposal to replace Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) with Area Administrative Councils as outlined in the proposed Local Government Administration Bill.   Mr. Rasaq Ajala, General-Secretary of Conference 57 and Executive Chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA, made the appeal during …

Dr. Ify Aniebo, a well-respected academic and wife of Labour Party’s 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has taken to social media to debunk a long-standing belief about breakfast.    In a tweet, she revealed that the popular saying, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” was actually a marketing slogan created by Kellogg’s in 1917 to …