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Portable speaks from hiding, sparks fear of suicide as he pleads with Ogun govt | Pulse Nigeria

Organisers explain why Portable was stopped from performing in Ibadan

Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has spoken out from hiding, sparking suicide fear as he pleaded with Ogun State Government. Recall that Portable reportedly went into hiding after he and his associates assaulted officers of the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority, OGPDPA, who visited his Odogwu bar and restaurant to seal the property over a lack of …

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Probing my father?s govt should be done with clear intention ?El-Rufai?s son

Probing my father?s govt should be done with clear intention ?El-Rufai?s son

House of Representatives Member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, Bello El-Rufa’i, has expressed support for the idea of probing the previous Kaduna State administration led by his father, Nasir El-Rufa’i, but emphasized that the investigation should be conducted with pure intentions.   “It is not a bad thing to investigate. But it should be done with clear intention and not …

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Nnewi m8rder: Police seal building as Anambra State Govt vows to apprehend k!llers of three siblings

Nnewi m8rder: Police seal building as Anambra State Govt vows to apprehend k!llers of three siblings

The Anambra State Police Command has sealed the building where three siblings were brutally m8rdered.    The incident occurred in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, February 1, 2025.   The yet-to-be-identified assailants k!lled the children, Ejezie Chikaima Daviana,9, Ejezie Chimdirim David, 5, Ejezie Chimziterem Dominica,8, and placed their lifeless bodies in a deep freezer …

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Justice will be served – Ogun State Govt speaks on death sentence for k!llers of couple and their son

Justice will be served  - Ogun State Govt speaks on death sentence for k!llers of couple and their son

The Ogun State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring justice is served for the brutal m8rder of Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola, and their son, Oreoluwa.    The family members were gruesomely m8rdered on New Year’s Day in 2023.   An Ogun State High Court on Monday, February 3, 2025, convicted and sentenced their k!llers to d3ath by hanging …

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Man arrested as Lagos state govt rescue 9-year-old survivor of sexu@l assault

The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development (MYSD), in collaboration with the Domestic and Sexu@l Violence Agency (DSVA), have rescued a 9-year-old girl allegedly mol#sted by Baba Michael, a carpenter, who lives at Anishere, Ayobo.   This was a response to a viral video posted by Comedienne Princess last night January 31 in which she raised alarm to …

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President Tinubu hails Finland govt over arrest of Simon Ekpa

President Tinubu hails Finland govt over arrest of Simon Ekpa

President Bola Tinubu has commended the Finish government over the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, saying his administration will not tolerate actions and statements that could lead to division among citizens.   President Tinubu expressed his gratitude to the Finland government when he received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Sanna Selin, at the …

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Lagos state govt shuts down school over Toddler?s de@th, begins probe

Lagos state govt shuts down school over Toddler?s de@th, begins probe

The Lagos State Government has shut down a school where a two-year-old d!ed following a swimming pool incident.    LIB had earlier reported that Rapheala Ogbodo, mother of the deceased, had on January 15, gone on social media to demand answers over her baby who was said to have drowned in the school’s swimming pool.   She explained that her …

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US govt bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs more than 30 years after scientists discovered links to cancer

US govt bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs more than 30 years after scientists discovered links to cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food, beverages and ingested drugs, more than 30 years after scientists discovered links to cancer in animals, the agency announced Wednesday, January 15. A synthetic color additive made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, red dye No. 3 is used to give foods …

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US President Biden announces Govt will pay for 100% of cost for LA wildfires relief efforts

US President Biden announces Govt will pay for 100% of cost for LA wildfires relief efforts

US President, Joe Biden has announced that for the next six months, the federal government will cover 100% of the costs for the initial disaster response to the Los Angeles wildfires.   Speaking from the White House during a briefing on the fires, the president said federal funding will cover things like removing debris, setting up temporary shelters, and paying first responders. Mr. …

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