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Opral Benson, the Iya Oge of Lagos who was earlier reported missing by her family, has been found in Liberia. A family source confirmed the development on Tuesday evening, noting that the 90-year-old…
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Raheem Ibrahim The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Abdulmumini Ayo Abdulmalik, has commiserated with the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs,…
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Miami, Florida. Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. May 9, 1981. 4:47 pm. Muhammad Ali walked slowly down the hospital corridor, more slowly than he usually moved. At 39, the greatest boxer of all time was beginning to feel that…
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Renowned author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Dr Ivara Esege, have lost one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi. According to a statement issued on Thursday by Omawumi Ogbe, on behalf of the family, the…
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Satisfied with his pivotal roles, PRovoke Media, has named Group Chief Branding and Communications, Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, as the only Nigerian to win Global Influence 100 for the fifth consecutive time. …
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Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote: “Every time we believe we have seen the worst from our country, the shameless, opportunistic power grabbers take us back to a new low” – Nigeria Democratic Liberty Forum, NDLF New York…
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Professor Tokunbo Akeredolu-Ale PhD The Igbo apprenticeship system stands as one of Africa’s most coherent indigenous models of professional formation, enterprise succession, and competency validation. Its…
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Senator Sunday Steve Karimi  My Dear People of Kogi West Senatorial Zone, I send you greetings for the new year 2026. As a district in Kogi State, the previous year threw up peculiar challenges for us. Most worrying was the…
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By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote: “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are learning to do.” – Pele …
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By Ebinum Samuel The prestigious Ogo Okun Award 2025 was yesterday conferred upon the distinguished poet, journalist, scholar, and author, Dr Tunde Olusunle by the *Yeye Oge Ti Ile Okun/Initiator, Ile'Ya Omo Okun…
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The cleric insisted that the practice has roots the church considers unbiblical. Since this ministry started, we have never said we are going to a Christmas retreat. Never. We don’t celebrate Christmas. It actually comes…
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-By Abdul Mahmud Most Reverend Matthew Kukah has spoken again. This time, he tells Nigerians that the country is not experiencing a Christian genocide. He cites numbers, he questions sources, and he dismisses claims of…
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  The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has placed Nigerian rapper Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, on its watchlist after he reportedly failed to honour an invitation to the…
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 By Tunde Olusunle  Thursday January 11, 2024, all roads led to the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Ikate, Surulere, Lagos, for the formal admission of Otunba Funso Davies Owoyemi, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Accountants, (FCA), into…
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MEET OUR AUTHOR of the WEEK, the award-winning essayist and author, 13 year old EBUNLOLUWA OLUWATIMILEHIN By Olasunkanmi Akinlotan History was made in Lagos on Tuesday, as 13-year-old Ebunoluwa…
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   Popular American rapper Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, widely known as Nicki Minaj, has spoken out about the rising attacks on Christians in Nigeria.The award‑winning rapper said Christians in the country are being “targeted and killed en…
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   A wide-ranging alliance of political figures, civil society leaders, labour representatives and pro-democracy activists has unveiled a new national platform dedicated to overhauling Nigeria’s troubled electoral system. The initiative,…
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Libyan authorities have repatriated 80 Nigerian nationals who were detained in different holding centres across the country as part of an ongoing operation aimed at tackling irregular migration and easing congestion in detention…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje  Quote:"Our goal is to bring the experience of home-cooked Nigerian food to more people, one community at a time. By this, we arecelebrating culture and culinary excellence"-Olorunsomo Smart Adeola, aka Alamalla ( during…
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By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote: “I am honoured by the trust you have placed in me, and I am here today to reaffirm my commitment to delivering a future that reflects our shared hopes and aspirations. -Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan ( while…
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Pastor Ifeoluwa Akindayomi, the last born of the founder of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pa Josiah Akindayomi has died. He was 62 years old. He died on Sunday November 2.. His death came about 45 years…
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By Ebinum SamuelThe people of Old Bende, under the umbrella of the Old Bende Progressive Union (OBPU), on Friday, October 31, 2025, rolled out the drums at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, to celebrate the Executive Governor of Abia…
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 By Ebinum Samuel  In an emphatic manifestation of its relentless commitment to urban regeneration, environmental rectitude, and the safeguarding of public order, the Lagos State Government has executed a sweeping enforcement exercise that…
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 By Khalid Jaafar  Africa's famous novelist and renowned literary progenitor, Chinua Achebe, avails us of a very instructive proverb in his classic work, *Things Fall Apart.* Alluding to the proclivity of man for spontaneous arrogance and…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje One of the most under reported subsectors of the nation's economic landscape is that of the research institutes and the brilliant minds behind their ground- breaking innovations and inventions. Hardly does the public get…
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 By Ebinum Samuel A 17-year-old girl named Emma has gone viral on TikTok after bravely opening up about her battle with Gastroparesis, a rare medical condition that has left her without a functional stomach since birth. In a video shared in…
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In an inspiring act of honesty, Faiza Abdulkadir, a cleaner in Maiduguri, Borno State, has returned ₦4.8 million that was mistakenly credited to her bank account. Despite earning just ₦30,000 monthly, Faiza chose…
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 By Ayo Oyoze BajeQuote:"We live in a country where the cost of living is almost killing the living because every product is on the high side. Nothing is cheap again in the country. Let the government reduce the cost of living "- Ihunda…
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  By Tunde Olusunle He was already a household name in the old Kwara State by the time I first heard of him. "Old Kwara State" within this context will include the sprawling Borgu part of contemporary Niger State, and the Okun-Yoruba and…
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  Former Beninese international striker, Razak Omotoyossi, has passed away at the age of 39. His death was confirmed on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, by his former Swedish club, Helsingborgs IF, where he once played a key role in the team’s…
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  Football icon Lionel Messi and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo made a brief but memorable appearance on the stadium's Kiss Cam during Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour stop in Miami on Sunday, July 27. The couple, seated in a reserved VIP…
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By Ebinum Samuel - Mr. Benjamin Kayode-Ojo( Managing Director and the CEO of Benybite Foods Nigeria Ltd ) Early in July, 2025 the Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang commissioned Benybite Foods grains milling factory in Jos, described as…
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 The founder of a Pride group, who r@ped an 'extremely vulnerable' boy who he met on Grindr, has been jailed for 13 years. Stephen Ireland, 42, who co-founded Pride in Surrey in 2018, r@ped the child at the flat he shared with his then…
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  "I realized how empty and meaningless when I was bãnned from football for 4-years. Immediately I stopped being Pogba the rich famous player, people started avoiding me.  The w0rst thing which still breaks my heart today was even my own…
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 Several Nigerian women have come forward with shocking claims against an American man popularly known as J-Love, accusing him of scamming them emotionally and financially after he was brought into the country. In a now-viral video, one of…
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Tit-bits: What is the READ INITIATIVE all about? READ simply stands for Reviving Early Academic Development. It was conceived in year 2000 after spending 20 years of my career as a school teacher in science subjects. That was in…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje  As millions of Nigerians groan under the current economic hardship, foisted on us by the sudden, rash removal of fuel subsidy back in May 2023 with the spin - off effects of high inflation rate, spiralling into the…
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Ayo Oyoze Baje is a distinguished Nigerian media professional, writer, and public commentator known for his insightful analyses on national development, governance, and social issues. With a career spanning decades, he has contributed…
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By Tunde Olusunle He turned 70 on Monday May 5, 2025. A thanksgiving service and celebration of the landmark, however, have been scheduled for early June 2025, in Benin City, capital of Edo State, his birthplace. The city is a…
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Chief Onyema Ugochukwu has shared a story from his time as a soldier during the Nigerian Civil War. He disclosed that he was quickly promoted, from under-officer straight to full Lieutenant but soon after that, he was badly injured in…
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By Ebinum Samuel As Nigerians continue to search for remarkable heroes in virtually all the fields of human endeavour, as their beacon - bearers in the dark tunnel of mass ignorance, it is indeed a piece of heart-warming news that one of…
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BOOK REVIEW OF'DEAD JOURNEY(Pre-Marital and Extra-Marital Sex) AUTHOR:Friday Eshioramhe John PUBLISHER:Shalom Publishing House, a subsidiary of Morakinyo Life Fulfilment Ventures, Abuja(c)2020 ISBN: 978-978-911-310-1 FOREWORD by…
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  As we all roll out drums to celebrate Prof. Tunde Olusunle, a man who has impacted his generation in many ways, I just realised that I have never met him in person.Yet this man has changed my perception, my reasoning, and my views about…
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  Dr. Abdul Karim Bangura is a Sierra Leonean-American scholar, researcher, author, and scientist, widely regarded as one of the most educated individuals in the world. He holds five PhD and speaks 17 languages.He holds the following…
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The Anambra State Government has sealed a popular church known as “Children of the Light Anointing Ministry” run by Pastor Onyebuchi Okocha, also known as “Onye Eze Jesus”, over alleged involvement in controversial “Oke-ite”…
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Globally acclaimed and award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has revealed that she gave birth to twin boys in 2024, adding to her family, including her nine-year-old daughter. In a recent interview, Adichie spoke about…
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Today, it is a pleasure to celebrate Sir Oyoze Baje, a man whose life is a testament to intellectual curiosity, firm dedication, and a spirit that refuses to be confined by boundaries. As President of the Guild of Public Affairs Analysts…
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Elon Musk’s Starlink has already transformed global internet access, but now it’s taking connectivity a step further. The latest innovation—Direct-to-Cell—enables standard iPhones and Android phones to make calls from anywhere on Earth,…
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By Ebinum Samuel In a resolute and uncompromising enforcement initiative designed to restore traffic discipline and facilitate the unhindered movement of vehicles, operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have…
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After securing a whopping deal worth over $10 million to perform at a Royal wedding in India, Davido has accumulated all the trending space on social media. Attributed to shutting down the wedding ceremony with an electric riffing…
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The FCT Police Command is requesting members of the general public to assist the Police with any useful information that will help locate mama whose picture is attached above. Her name is Becky Mbazuan Wende, aged 68 years old, hails…
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By Tunde Olusunle Just days after the end of the Nigerian Civil War in January 1970, disaster struck in the home of Wikina-Emmah in Kono at the heart of *Ogoniland* in Rivers State. Ebenezer Saro-Wikina, eldest son of Wikina-Emmah,…
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Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, fondly known as Omosexy, has thanked God following a life-threatening health scare that left her battling for survival.In a thanksgiving post shared on Instagram, the veteran actress recounted her…
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The world's oldest living man has died at the age of 112, his family have confirmed.John Alfred Tinniswood died on Monday at the Southport care home where he lived.The lifelong Liverpool football fan became the world’s oldest living man…
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A video circulating on Instagram has left viewers stunned, showing a white man getting married to a dog in an elaborate wedding ceremony . The event, held in a warm and supportive atmosphere with friends and family in…
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Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu, who is fondly known as Pretty Mike of Lagos, has listed Magodo as go-to spot for married women seeking secret trysts with younger men. Magodo is a town in Kosofe LGA located in the northwestern part of Lagos. It…
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The Jaguar, Land Rover, and Tetley tycoon Ratan Tata died earlier this month aged 86, but now his German shepherd, Tito, has been awarded “unlimited care” as part of his will.As is customary in India, the businessman, who never married…
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The Dinka tribes in South Sudan are the tallest people in the world, with males standing over 7 feet tall. The Dinka tribesare the largest tribe in the East and West Banks of the River Nile, making up 18% of the total population. A…
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By Ebinum Samuel The remains of a retired police chief, ACP Dorcas Ayodele Fadairo (Rtd), who transited on 29th of September, 2024, will be interred on Friday 18th October, 2024 at Ikoyi Cemetry by 10:am in Lagos.Popularly known as…
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Tribune OnlineLagos best WASSCE result: Sachet water seller’s son wins scholarshipby Tunbosun Ogundare October 1, 2024Reading Time: 3 mins readA ALagos best WASSCE result: Sachet water seller’s son wins scholarshipA 17-year-old boy,…
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By Ebinum Samuel A tragic and fatal head-on collision involving two Mazda commercial buses (LND 624 YE / EKY 804 YH) occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge, near Ilaje, en route to Iyana-Oworonsoki, resulting in one fatality and…
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The launch, which took place on 5 September 2024, saw the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, flagging off the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag. …
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In a heartwarming turn of events, a 22-year-old mother of four, Grace Udeme Esenowo, has received a lifeline of support after her story of feeding her children with poultry feed due to extreme poverty went viral on social…
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Pastor Abel Damina, founder of Abel Damina Ministries International, has accused some pastors of staging miracles, labeling them as ‘arranged miracles.’ In a recent appearance on the Honest Bunch podcast, Pastor Damina admitted to…
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There are many nations in the world where monarchy is still prevalent. Today, we will tell you about the luxurious life and possessions of Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei since 1967 and the PM of Brunei since independence from…
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By Ebinum Samuel The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, led his team and other emergency responders in a swift response to a serious multi-vehicle accident at the New…
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By Alex Otti I have been trying to make sense out of the events of the last 24 hours with limited success. My sister Onyeka Onwenu was not even on the list to perform. She was not expected as she was said to be outside the country.…
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President of the United States of America, Mr. Joe Biden, has bestowed on the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (Worldwide), Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, with the US President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. …
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The distraught mother said her son was supposed to write his common entrance exam.The mother of a primary six pupil, identified simply as Joshua, has been left in serious grief after her son was swept away by flood in Ikosi, Ketu area of…
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By Ebinum Samuel CP. DAMILOLA SAMUEL ADEGBUYI (Rtd) was born on 13th February 1957 and hails from Ogun State . He holds a BSc in Business Administration from Livingston University, Livingston, Alabama, USA (1981) and Masters in…
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DIG. Hashimu, Salihu Argungu (Rtd) was born on 10thJuly, 1957. He joined the Nigeria Police Force as Cadet ASP in 1984 and retired in 2016 with a rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). His experience spans over 32 years in…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Adenola Jackson Adeleke, the Timi of Ede, Oba Murideen Adesola Lawal and the Force Secretary, Yetunde Longe , last weekend in Lagos, graced the wedding ceremony of the son of…
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Friend and family of a Nigerian woman living in the United States Damilola Matuluko was thrown into mourning following her sudden death. The NewsGuru.com reports that a metro bus driver ran over Matuluko and killed her in…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogwuwusi, has taken to social media to plead with his daughter, Princess Adeola, to get a husband as she celebrates her 30th birthday. The monarch, in a lengthy post shared on his Instagram page,…
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Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, yesterday, evoked memories of old as he danced to the songs of his forebears when he received two artefacts from Germany through the National Commission for Museum and Monument, NCMM. Alongside others, the…
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Asreported yesterday, on the same day thatarrived in the U.K. earlier this week, his father,, made Harry’s brother,, the leader of the regiment that Harry once served in—and new information is being reported that the move landed Harry in…
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Muhammad Ali’s former Italian Renaissance manor in Los Angeles is headed to auction, and bidding will open on Friday. The more than 100-year-old abode, in the city’s Hancock Park, was acquired by the late boxing legend in 1979,…
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A man who has ‘Britain’s largest penis’ has revealed why he won’t get size reduction surgery despite all the downsides. Matt Barr, 40, a Cambridge University graduate, realised he had a bigger penis, measuring in at more than 12 inches…
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