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Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has replied trolls on social media, who wished him death. A Twitter user  shared a video of a massive crowd waiting for Burna Boy in Netherlands on Twitter and wrote, “Even Davido burial that would be free can’t pack this crowd,...

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the cash deposit restrictions placed on domiciliary accounts, stating that holders of such account are permitted to utilize cash deposits not exceeding $10,000 per day. The apex bank in a press statement on Sunday, June 18, said customers “shall have unfettered...

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A team of police officers has been captured br¥tally a§§aulting a student of Abia State University (ABSU) in Uturu. It was gathered that the policemen, who were at least six in number, att@cked the student during a stop-and-search on Saturday, June 17. In a video obtained, more than three...

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Nigerian artiste Burna Boy has come under heavy backlash following his recently canceled ‘Love Damini’ show scheduled for Saturday night at the GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands. Reports have it fans began trooping into the 41,000-capacity-seater stadium excited to be entertained by the singer only to be informed hours later that...

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Nigerian billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote is no longer the richest man in Africa, according to Forbes Magazine. Dangote was displaced by South African Johann Rupert who is currently worth $12 billion, according to Forbes Real-time Global Billionaires Ranking. Dangote came second on the ranking with a net worth of...

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Operatives of the National Dr¥g Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two alleged Qatar-based dr¥g kingpins, Eyah Celestine Nnamdi, alias Murphy and Ugwuoke Peter Oluchukwu. The suspects were arrested following the interception of their methamphetamine consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a...

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A young man got more than he bargained for after he was caught allegedly s+xually harra§§ing a lady in a commercial vehicle in Delta State. The man and the lady were traveling together from Abraka to Sapele, when he allegedly touched her br£@st. According to the young lady, “He...

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The students of Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State on Saturday, June 17, blocked the Zaria-Gusau expressway to protest the alleged abd¥ction of five of their colleagues by t£rrorists. The five students (three males and two females) were abd¥cted on Friday night, June 16. According to the protesting students, many...

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Honorable Garba Madami, a member of the 10th Kaduna State House of Assembly, has di£d at a hospital in the state. The member representing the Chikun constituency passed away on Saturday, June 17, just three days after he and other members of the Assembly were inaugurated. The late lawmaker...

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old boy, identified as Ayo Olamide, while allegedly removing iron fasteners from the Agege railway track. The suspect was arrested by foot patrol officers from Elere Division on Saturday morning, June 17. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a...

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