The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has admitted the failure of government across board, warning the Southern Governors against fighting President Muhammadu Buhari or putting all the blames on the Federal Government.

Bello spoke while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, warning his counterparts from the Southern States to be careful of their utterances so as not to heat up the polity.

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Sweden’s international football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Euro 2020 due to a knee injury, the Swedish Football Association said Saturday.

“I have spoken to Zlatan Ibrahimovic who unfortunately has told me that his injury will stop his participation in the European Championship this summer,”....

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Sunday Igboho joined other agitators at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park to demand the Yoruba Nation.

Some residents of Osogbo, Osun State capital have occupied the streets agitating for the creation of Yoruba nation.

Clad in t-shirts with the ‘Yoruba Nation’ inscription, the protesters converged on November 27 Bridge before proceeding to Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

The group, under the umbrella of Omo Oduduwa United marched through the streets of Oshogbo from Ogo-Oluwa, Aregbe junction, Fakunle, Ola-Iya, and Odi Olowo before gathering at the freedom park to make their demands known.

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A former Big Brother Naija contestant, Dorathy Bachor, didn’t realise how much people felt about her performance at the show until it ended, revealing that the show of love from fans was so huge that she didn’t buy anything with her money two months after the programme.


Bachor, who was the first runner-up in the 2020 edition of the reality show, said she was swept off her feet for the enormous gifts she was bombarded wit



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Two persons were reportedly killed as a group of hoodlums violently attack Arulogun area of Ede in Osun State.

The hoodlums numbering about 30, according to report, Thursday invaded the house of one Wakili Olayiwola, set his Toyota Corolla car on fire and ‘rained’ bullets on the building

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Award winning musician Davido have taken to social media to celebrate his daughter, Imade as she turns six today.


According to the proud father, via
Instagram, showered her with some love, revealing he loves the smart young girl she has grown to be.

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The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has hinted that his year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation examination (UTME) which has been slated to hold between June 5 and 19 may be postponed.

He said the decision to either postpone the examination or to continue as scheduled would be taken later on Friday at a meeting billed to hold with concerned individuals and institutions.

The Christian Association of Nigeria has declared three days of national prayer in churches across Nigeria between May 28 and May 30.

In a statement by Joseph Bade Daramola, its general secretary, the association urged Christians in the country to solicit God’s mercy within the three days in view of the insecurities ravaging the country.


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Billboard Music Awards has named Canadian rapper Drake the recipient of its Artiste of the decade award.

According to the organizers of the awards the 34-year-old will be honored with the Artist of the Decade Award at the ceremony of the 2021 edition, which is broadcasting live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23


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Reality TV star, Louis Ejiofor, has claimed he was attacked by armed robbers around Oshodi, Lagos State on Tuesday.

Ejiofor who is a housemate in the Ultimate Love Season 1 narrated his ordeal in the hands of the robbers, saying the incident happened around 7:30 am along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway.


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Nigerian government has said it is not overwhelmed by the security challenges in the country despite its apparent failure to effectively tackle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of insecurity. 

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday said insisted that the government has what it takes to clamp down on all forms of criminals in the country. 

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Nigerians are bemoaning their inability to either renew their e-passports or be issued with a new one even barely two months after the Federal Government established an express passport processing centre in the Nigeria Immigration Services Abuja which aim was to cater to Nigerians seeking to obtain their passports within a maximum of 72 hours.

For those who live in other parts of the country far from the express centre, their tales are piteous as they decry various states inability to issue passports ,


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Veteran filmmaker Tunde Kelani has announced that his highly-anticipated movie titled Ayinla will hit the cinemas as from the June 18, 2021.

Confirming its release date, the ace filmmaker shared a teaser poster via Instagram with the caption thus: “Èdùmàrè sọ̀rọ̀ Mi dayọ̀ Mo wá nṣọpẹ́…A-A-A, (EP4) ÀYÌNLÁ the Movie finally in Cinemas from June 18, 2021.”

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Alleged hoodlums have reportedly set ablaze a Police Station at Ubani township Market in Umuahia North local government area of Abia State.

At the time of report it can’t be confirmed if police officers were at the station during the attack.

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The premiere of the highly-anticipated movie, Mimi, has been slated for the prestigious Wave Beach, Elegushi Lagos on the 13th of May 2021.
The organisers of the event announced that Mimi would set the record as the first Nollywood movie to have its premiere at the beach.

The high-octane event which has been themed the ‘’Movie and Music Concert’’ (MMC) would feature a movie premiere for Mimi and a music concert starring top Nigerian musicians such as Reminisce, 9ice, and DJ Neptune.

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A former Nigerian diplomat, Dr Nnamdi Onochie, is excited the world, especially Africa, can potentially overcome the malaria scourge following the discovery of a vaccine to tackle the disease.

The former envoy to Algeria said Nigerians must learn a lesson from the reported breakthrough in malaria vaccines, urging them to persevere in the face of any problem or untoward situation.

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Nigerian actress, Iyabo Ojo, has saluted comedienne Princess’ doggedness and love for children in a birthday message she sent to the laughter merchant.

In the message, Ojo noted that fate had brought them together as she described Princess as her ‘new friend’.

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Reality TV show star Alexandra Asogwa, better known as Alex Unusual, has said she doesn’t believe in the popular notion that a woman cannot be a good wife without culinary skills, insisting that cooking is not a criterion for being a good wife.
The Actress and model said the society expects women to be homely but this could inhibit their growth.

“There are no criteria for being a good wife. I also do not agree with the popular saying that women are meant to be homely,” she said. “Everyone is supposed to be homely because we all grew up the same way. My brother and I have the same upbringing, so he should also have culinary skills as I do.

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Nigerian music star Seyi Shay featured another songstress Yemi Alade in her new single titled ‘Pempe.’

‘Pempe’ is a Nigerian street slang which mean ‘hot lady’ and befittingly, the two artistes caused a heat wave on the record with Seyi Shay leading with a catchy hook and infectious verse.

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Nigerian rapper Teezee has welcomed his first child with the daughter of former Oyo State Governor Rashidi Ladoja, Grace.

It was Grace, who is also a talent manager, who announced the arrival of the bundle of joy on the Instagram on Thursday.

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in keeping with its culture of public education, has advised telecommunications subscribers to link their SIM cards and national identity numbers, or NINs, as soon as possible.

Further delays in taking advantage of the recent extension of the earlier deadline could catch some of them off guard, according to the report, as the federal government may no longer extend the current deadline.

https://www.774ngr.com/2021/05/06/ncc-warns-nigerians-of-sim-nin-linkage-deadline/

Wives of soldiers of the Nigerian Army deployed to fight Boko Haram insurgency war in the North-East have bemoaned their husbands being haunted by nightmares, sleeplessness and other traumatic disorders whenever they are given a break to go back home.

The women, under the auspices of Defence and Police Officers Wives Association,(DEPOWA) stated in Abuja that these psychological changes call for a post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD treatment.

The DEPOWA President, Mrs Victoria Irabor, who led her members on courtesy call to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, at Army headquarters, said officers and soldiers usually return from conflict zones with......


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Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo and her alleged tenage lover, Bobby Maris, welcomes their second child together. The actress confirmed this on her instagram page while thanking her fans and supporters for the relentless love and support to her.


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AS Roma have announced Jose Mourinho as the new head coach ahead of the 2021-22 season.

Mourinho, sacked by Premier League club Tottenham last month, will replace fellow Portuguese Paulo Fonseca who will leave Roma at the end of the current campaign.

Mourinho returns to Italy where he led Inter Milan to the treble in 2010



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An alleged cross-dresser was apprehended by a group of Vigilantes during midnight prayers (Tahajjudi) between 12am-4am Monday at a Mosque in ‘Yan Awaki’ Kano Metropolis.

According to the Vigilante Commander Adamu Abubakar said the Cross-dresser always disguise himself as female using the ‘Hijab’ (which is worn by the Islamic Women that allows them to retain their modesty, morals and freedom of choice) was used to sneak through where the Female observe their prayers and allegedly stole their mobile phones.



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The recent foundation laid for the construction of a N3.4 billion nine-span Runjun Sambo flyover bridge in Sokoto metropolis by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has kicked off earnestly and is currently being constructed at a hastened and desired pace.

It is one of the N10.9 billion projects going on concurrently in the metropolis.

The project is meant to......

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The Police Command in Kaduna State have announced the arrest of four suspects, who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a six-year-old child.

The command’s spokesman, ASP Muhammad Jalige, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Monday in Kaduna.

Mr Jalige said that the suspects would be charged to court for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and culpable homicide.

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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Robert Clarke has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over the government to the military temporarily in order to solve the security and economic dilemma Nigeria is facing.

According to Clarke, the military should take over the government temporarily and get Nigeria back to six States.

Clarke, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said that Buhari has the powers under the 1999 to delegate all his powers to ......

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Police in Kano state has arrested a young man identified only as Saddiqu from Yalwa area of ​​Goron Dutse, the street behind Nasidi Abubakar’s house in Dala Local Government Area of the State.

The young man is accused of harassing and robbing residents of the community.



He allegedly invited a group of salvage youths from neighboring communities within the village and harassed the locals violently to the extent of forcefully collecting their phones and Money.




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Barcelona missed the chance to go top of La Liga with just five games left when they were stunned 2-1 by Granada at Camp Nou on Thursday night.

Although Barca controlled most of the ball and had the majority of the chances, two defensive lapses did them in.

They allowed Darwin Machis and Jorge Molina to overturn Leo Messi’s opener for the home side.



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Nigeria’s Central Bank, CBN has queried First Bank Ltd’s board over the removal of the current CEO without due consideration and presentation to the banking regulator, which clearly goes against the rules guiding banks and other financial institutions and against the new BOFIA Act, 2020.

The Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited had Wednesday released a statement through the Chairman Dr Ibukun Awosika, relieving Dr Adesola Adedutan of his position as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and appointed Mr Gbenga Shobo in his stead which clearly goes against the rule that banks under forbearance and liquidity support cannot remove CEO without due compliance.

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