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  The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied reports claiming that an acting chief of army staff (COAS) has been appointed to stand in for the Army Chief, Taoreed Lagbaja.   In a statement released on Monday, October 21, the DHQ said Lagbaja is currently observing his annual leave and is “hale and hearty”. There have been public concerns about the …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump traded politics for fast food on the campaign trail, learning how to make McDonald’s fries during a stop in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. As part of his ongoing 2024 campaign, Trump joined McDonald’s employees behind the counter, diving into the grease to discover the secret behind the fast food chain’s famous fries.   During his visit, Trump …

The Nigerian Army (NA) formally pulled out 15 retired generals from the Artillery Corps on Saturday, October 19, 2024, during a ceremony at the Nigerian Army School of Artillery (NASA) in Kachia, Kaduna State.      The Army in a statement on Sunday, said the group of retirees included 11 Major Generals and 4 Brigadier Generals.     Maj Gen …

A Nigerian Catholic priest, Fr. Angelo Chidi Unegbu, has said that Christians should not view the religion of their forefathers as evil.    The post Being a Christian doesn’t mean that one has to see the religion of his forefathers as evil – Nigerian Catholic priest says appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports claiming that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has passed away.   The rumor of the Army chief’s demise went viral after a Nigerian journalist made the claim on X. The journalist claimed that Lagbaja had d!ed of cancer 48 hours earlier.   The post read “The Chief of Army Staff, …

Auwal Sankara   A Nigerian doctor, Abdullahi Dahiru, has said that the husband of a woman allegedly caught in a compromising position with Jigawa State Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Sankara, should have simply divorced her to “protect the honour of his children” instead of involving the Kano Hisbah Board.   “They The case of Jigawa state commissioner arrested by …

A Nigerian woman, Seidah Haleemah has prayed that women who intend to control their husbands don’t get married.   The post If your intention is to control your husband, may Allah never bless you with one – Nigerian woman says appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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 …

You would agree with me that there’s been trending discourse on Western media using unoriginal African accents in their movies when they could simply have an African play those roles. These situations include Will Smith’s role as Dr Omalu in Concussion, Lashana Lynch in Woman King, and Michael Jordan in Black Panther. Nigerians took to their various social media channels …