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Veteran Nigerian Actor, Mr Ibu Reported Dead

Veteran Nigerian actor, John Okafor popular known as Mr Ibu has passed. He was 62. Vanguard Nigeria reports that the actor died while in a hospital. However, his cause of death is yet to be revealed. Mr Ibu’s death follows months of

March 4, 2024

Health·World

Meningitis outbreak kills 17 students in Nigeria

At least 17 schoolchildren across five schools in Nigeria’s north-eastern Yobe state have died after an outbreak of meningitis, authorities have confirmed. Among the deceased are students in primary schools and others in boarding secondary schools, the state commissioner for education told.

February 29, 2024

World

Tinubu Open to Dialogue with Coup-Hit West African Nations

President Bola Tinubu Affirms Nigeria’s Willingness to Engage in Talks with Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger Despite Recent Coups President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has expressed the country’s readiness to engage in discussions with Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic,

February 19, 2024

Business·World

Nigerian ex-Prez Buhari’s signature forged to withdraw $6m

Nigeria is seeking Interpol’s help to arrest three suspects who allegedly stole $6.2m from the central bank, using the forged signature of then President Muhammadu Buhari. Authorities believe that the suspects conspired with Nigeria’s former central bank chief Godwin Emefiele. He is

February 16, 2024

Sports·World

AFCON 2023 FINAL: It’s a show down between the “Elephants & Eagles”

Western Africans states, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, have sail through to the #Afcon2023 final after seeing off South Africa and Congo Democrat Republican respectively. The winners are going to meet in the final match which will decide the new champion of the

February 8, 2024

Swahili News·World

Nigerian traditional monarch shot dead and wife kidnapped

Armed men have shot dead a traditional ruler, and kidnapped his wife plus one other person in south-western Nigeria, authorities say. The attackers stormed the palace of Segun Aremu – a retired army general and monarch whose official title is the Olukoro

February 3, 2024

Politics·Technology & Innovation·World

Tinubu decries stereotyping of Nigerians as cyber-criminals

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has pushed back against the “blanket stereotyping” of Nigerians as cybercriminals, saying that such generalisations misrepresent the West African country. He said such a move tarnished the reputation of the majority of citizens, who are law-abiding. “Over the

February 1, 2024

Bizzare·World

Nigerian pastor sentenced to life imprisonment for raping church member

The leader of a Lagos-based church Feyi Daniels has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his church member. The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court announced the sentence on Friday. According to local media reports, the victim, 23 years is

January 27, 2024

World

Bola Tinubu denies planning to move Nigeria’s capital from Abuja to Lagos

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has no plans to move the country’s capital from Abuja to Lagos, his office says. The presidency blamed political opponents for such rumours, saying “there is no iota of truth” in them. The speculation began before Tinubu, who

January 26, 2024

Entertainment, Arts & Culture·World

Mr Ibu’s children arrested over alleged theft of medical donations

The Nigerian Police, through its Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCID), Alagbon, in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has confirmed the arrest of Oyeabuchi Daniel Okafor, son of comic actor John Okafor aka Mr Ibu and Jasmine Chioma Okekeagwu, his adopted daughter. The

January 26, 2024

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