The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum. Thousands of these culturally significant sculptures and carvings were stolen during the violent destruction of Benin City, in modern-day Nigeria’s Edo state, in 1897. The...
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BREAKING: Court rejects Anyanwu’s bid to stop INEC from effecting removal as PDP Secretary
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down the request of the embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC from giving effect to his removal as Secretary of the party. Rather, the judge ordered Anyanwu to...
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Spiritual Coincidence? Celebrating the Coronation of the New Alaafin of Oyo and Uniting Egba and Oyo Legacies Beyond Time
By Osi-Apagun Lai Labode, Ph.D.Osi Apagun Pote of Egbaland and Founder/Chairman, Lai Labode Heritage Foundation As the Yoruba people stand on the cusp of a new era with the coronation of the new Alaafin of Oyo on April 5th, 2025, a remarkable confluence of history beckons us. On this very day, the Egba people will...
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Ademola Lookman Cries Out For Disrespectfully Being Singled Out For Criticism By Gasperini Over Last Night Game
‘Deeply disrespectful’ – Ademola Lookman fires back at Gian Piero Gasperini’s ‘worst penalty taker’ criticism after Atalanta’s Champions League exit as star forward claims he was ‘instructed’ to take spot kick vs Club Brugge
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Police To Unravel Three Kidnappers Caught In Victory Estate Ago Palace, Lagos.
The Lagos State police command public relations officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a post acknowledged that the alleged kidnappers caught at Victory Estate Ago Palace was not reportedly to the police, however it will take it up. In the video, there had been three men who claimed that they had come to the state for...
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NPF Investigate The Alleged Murder Of Igbayitayo By Ikota Police, IPO, Complainant In SCID Custody
The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a post revealed that there is an ongoing investigation into an alleged murder of Oduaga Mujeed Igbayitayo who died in police custody. According to report, Igbayitayo was invited by the Ikota police Command over an argument he had with a female neighbor that...
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Shehu Sani Condemns Scrapping Of Free ATM Withdrawals
The former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has condemned the scrapping of free Automated Teller Machine withdrawals for other banks’ customers by the Central Bnak of Nigeria. It was reported that the apex bank, on Tuesday, announced the scrapping of the three free monthly withdrawals previously allowed for customers using other banks’ATMs....
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Lagos Police Command Confirms Controversial Musician Turns Himself In To SCID
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has turned himself in at the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department at Yaba. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this: “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID, Yaba. We have contacted the Ogun State Police Command to come pick him up.” The Ogun...
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First Year Mass Communication Student Machete To Death At Rufus Giwa Poly
A student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, RUGIPO, Ondo State, identified as Oluwaseun, has been killed by yet to be identified individuals. The deceased, who was a student of Mass Communication in the Polytechnic was allegedly machete to death outside the institution’s premises. While describing the deceased death as gruesome, some sources within the institution...
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Tinubu Hails Veteran Journalist Azu Ishiekwene At 60
His Excellency President Bola Tinubu congratulated the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Leadership Newspaper, Azubuike Ishiekwene, on his 60th birthday, applauding his decades-long contributions to Nigerian journalism. President Tinubu described Ishiekwene—fondly known as Azu—as a seasoned journalist whose incisive commentary and analysis have shaped public discourse in politics, the economy, and society. In his...