July 17
Nigeria: Alleged $180,000 Marriage Scam Against Me Baseless - Ooni of Ife
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"The so-called Ms Fagbule was and is never known to the Ooni of Ife for any interpersonal communication or relationship whatsoever, talk less of being promised a marriage… Read more »
Nigeria: Paris 2024 - Super Falcons Head to Olympics After Losing Final Test Match
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The Coach Randy Waldrum tutored team fell 1-0 to Canada on Wednesday in a closed-door friendly. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Inspector Over Alleged Robbery, Car Theft in Kogi
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"The stolen car was found in the workshop of the policeman's panel beater, Arome Moses, who was already working on changing the car's colour at Ochadamu village." Read more »
Nigeria: FG, States, LGAs Share June Revenue, Faac Gives Breakdown
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The FAAC also gave a breakdown of the amounts the federal government, the states and the local government areas received from the June revenue of the federation. Read more »
Nigeria: Ittf Seeds Aruna, Assar in Top 16 for Paris 2024 Olympic Games
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Nigeria will be represented in Paris by four athletes, Aruna, Olajide Omotayo, Offiong Edem and Fatimo Bello, in the men's and women's singles events. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Governors, Party Leaders Reveal Agenda for Enugu Meeting
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The meeting is currently ongoing at the Enugu State Government. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Refuses to Halt Yahaya Bello's Trial, Refers Defence Lawyers for Disciplinary Procedure
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Former Kogi State Governor Bello's defence lawyers allegedly violated the legal practitioners' rules of professional conduct in handling the case. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Reinstates Shaibu As Edo Deputy Governor
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The court ordered Shaibu's salaries and allowances to be paid to him from April when he was removed from office. It also ordered the inspector general of police to restore his… Read more »
Nigeria: Big Brother Naija - N100 Million Up for Grabs As Organisers Announce Premiere Date
Premium Times
The theme for this season will be announced at the premiere as housemates enter the house in pairs. Read more »
July 16
Nigeria: Rainy Season - Nigeria Records 103 Cholera Deaths As Yellow Fever, Meningitis Cases Spike
Daily Trust
A total of 3,623 suspected cases of cholera and 103 deaths from the disease have been recorded across across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since the beginning… Read more »
Nigeria: Women Lawyers Take Lead in Decongesting Prisons
IPS
Nyeche Uche, aged 60, got arrested by Nigeria's cybercrime fighter, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for stealing. He spent 13 years and eight months in prison while… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Declines Emefiele's Request for Medical Check-Up in UK
Leadership
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed a request by former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele seeking to access his international… Read more »
Nigeria: Burna Boy Becomes First African Artist to Hit 2 Billion Streams in UK
Vanguard
Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy, has become the first African artiste to hit 2 billion streams mark in the United Kingdom. Read more »
Nigeria: Paris 2024 - Super Falcons Set for Canada Friendly
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The Super Falcons have been perfecting their strategies in Spain and would gladly welcome testing their might against the Canada national women's team, who incidentally are the… Read more »
Nigeria: Defence Farmland Scheme - Reps Defence Committee to Meet Minister, CDS
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The defence committee said the engagement with the military is to ensure the proper implementation of President Tinubu's directive on the scheme. Read more »
Nigeria: Ganduje, Kukah Attribute Corruption to Weaker Institutions in Nigeria
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Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, APC National Chairman and Bishop Mathew Kukah, Founder, The Kukah Centre (TKC),have attributed political corruption to weaker institutions in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Ailing' Nnamdi Kanu Again Denied Access to His Doctor - Lawyer
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The lawyer said the request to the SSS for Mr Kanu to see his doctor followed his worsening health condition at the facility of the secret police. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Records 3,623 Cholera Cases, 103 Deaths in Seven Months
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NCDC said the number of deaths translates to a cumulative case fatality rate of 2.8 per cent since the beginning of the year. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Orders Abuja Prison Doctor's Arrest in Binance Executive's Trial
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The Binance executive, a United States citizen, has been held at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja since his arraignment on money laundering charges in April. Read more »
Nigeria: Navy Arrests 8 Stowaways, Rescues Victims of Human Trafficking, Fishermen
Leadership
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy arrested eight stowaways, rescued two drowning fishermen and eight victims of human trafficking off the Nigerian Waters. Read more »
Nigeria: FBI Arrests Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur Inegbedion for $1.5m Fraud
Daily Trust
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has filed a 16-count criminal indictment against Kingsley Inegbedion and Efemena Igbe over Internet fraud and money-laundering… Read more »
Nigeria: Afrobeat Artists Now Compete On Global Stage With Drake - Davido
Leadership
Music sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has asserted that Afrobeat artistes are now at par with international music icons like Drake. Read more »
Nigeria: We're Not Selling Off Varsities to Foreign Investors - Federal Govt
Leadership
The Federal Government has debunked news report making the rounds about its purported decision to hand over public universities to private investors. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Bars Edo Govt, Claimants From Trespassing On Disputed Land
Leadership
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has restrained the claimants and defendants in suit No. B/672/2023 from trespassing on a land measuring approximately 200.309… Read more »
Nigeria: Afrobeats Artists Now On Same Level With Drake - Davido
Daily Trust
Music star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has declared that Afrobeats artistes are now on the same level as international music giants like Drake. Read more »