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Uchechi Kanu, wife of political activist and pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, has described the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Political Wing as a sham.  The group had claimed that Kanu authorized its political wing to open negotiations with the Nigerian government on the future of South East Nigeria. Spokesman of the group, Emereonye Nwachukwu, said the move follows recent hopes raised …

Osun journalist and Development advocate, Adedayo Odeniru, has advised women not to have many children as the responsibility of raising them might fall on their shoulders when their spouses d!e, become irresponsible or fall ill.      Odeniru, who gave the advice in a Facebook post also said that older children are forced to raise the younger ones in cases …

A motion has been launched to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol after his failed attempt to impose martial law.   On Tuesday, December 3, the political leader imposed a short-lived martial law order which threw the country into political turmoil.     But just hours later he was forced to back down following a dramatic standoff with his …

The Nigerian Police Force has detailed how a group of police officers corruptly obtained a total of N43,160,000 from a cargo worker at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja last year.   In a statement released on Wednesday, December 4, the spokesperson of the Police force, ACP Muyiwa Ogunjobi, said the incident which occurred on August 2023, found Inspector Ekende …

Gunmen have assassinated a guest identified as Gideon Ebukwe at Ok Winners Hotel, Igbosoro, Igode in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.   The spokesperson of the State Police Command, Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.    According to the PPRO, Ebukwe was shot d3ad while trying to escape …

The only survivor of a house fire started by arsons at Ita Marun community in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State has d!ed.    Kehinde Oduse, 25, was hospitalised with injuries after he managed to escape the fire that killed his 22-year-old wife and two children, aged 4 and 2 (read here).   Sadly, Kehinde d!ed in the early …

The FCT police command has banned the use of tinted vehicles.    The FCT Police Commissioner, Tunji Disu, announced this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, December 4. ‘’We are clamping down on all commercial vehicles and everybody tinting their vehicles. We need to see people in their vehicles. Tinted glass is contributing to a lot of lawlessness. …

Nollywood actor, Francis Duru has taken to social media to mourn his son, Ifeanyi, who would have turned 16 today December 4.     Late Ifeanyi who was the second son of the veteran actor passed away in August 2024.   In a post shared on his Instagram page this morning, Duru expressed how devastating it has been for him …

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer received the first red card of his 866-match career on Tuesday, December 3, after a last-man foul on Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong during the German Cup Round of 16 clash.   The incident occurred 18 minutes into the match when the 38-year-old, known for his trademark sweeper-keeper style, rushed out of the box and took …

An unknown disease has k!lled 143 people in the Congo in an outbreak that has alarmed the World Health Organization.Patients suffered from flu-like symptoms, including a high fever and severe headache with women and children reported to be most seriously affected, local officials say,Deaths are being recorded in Kwango province, in the Southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), …