Archive for date: September 19th, 2024

A 28-year-old Nigerian woman, Favour Ugwe, has been sentenced to eight years of hard labor in Ghana for human tr@fficking. She was sentenced on Thursday, September 19, after being found guilty of trafficking a 19-year-old woman from Chad for exploitation in Ghana. The court also ordered to pay GH¢5,000...

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Singer Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, popularly known as Oxlade, says he started singing even before he could talk. In a recent episode of the ’90s Babies podcast, Oxlade said his parents recalled that as a child, he sang faster than he could articulate words. According to him, “I started singing...

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President Bola Tinubu has opted to skip the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, choosing instead to address Nigeria’s critical domestic challenges, including the recent severe flooding affecting the country. Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Thursday, September 19, said Vice President Kashim Shettima...

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The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has recognized the harsh realities of the moment, noting that Nigerians are grappling with a combination of hunger and frustration. Makinde made this declaration on Wednesday, September 18, at an event in Ibadan, the state capital. “We took an important decision...

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  Canada has announced plans to splash international student permits and tighten foreign worker regulations in 2025. This move, announced on Wednesday, is part of a broader effort to decrease the number of temporary residents in the country. The decision follows several recent measures aimed at addressing the record...

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Nollywood actress Bisola Badmus has opened up on the challenges she is facing co-parenting with Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, better known as KWAM 1 De Ultimate. Speaking with Biola Adebayo, she said: “From the beginning, he accepted the boy as his son but he suddenly changed. What I want...

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Police operatives in Osun State have arrested seven suspected rit¥@lists for allegedly being in possession of h¥man body parts. The suspects: Johnson Daniel, Adetunji Okunade, Olaniyan Azeez, Balogun Temitope Asimiyu, Oladapo Hammed, Kazeem Rasak and Asaka Rauf were arrested following a tip-off from a concerned citizen. The Deputy Police...

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The Federal Government has warned private-sector employers that paying less than the newly established N70,000 minimum wage may lead to imprisonment. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachollom Daju, stated this at an event in Ikeja, Lagos. “The minimum wage is now a law, and...

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Nigerian singer Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, better known as Oxlade, has disclosed why he dropped out of Lagos State University (LASU) in his final year. Speaking in a recent podcast, he said: “I dropped out of the university in my final year because it was a cr@zy time. There were...

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the Kogi Government Lodge in Asokoro on Wednesday night, September 18, in an attempt to forcefully arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello. A statement issued by Bello’s Director of Media, Ohiare Michael, said EFCC operatives were sh%%ting sporadically. “It has...

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