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The Nigeria Police Force has announced the redeployment of officers across multiple commands in line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police personnel from VIP escort and guard duties and return them to core policing roles amid rising insecurity. Gombe CommandTwelve officers have been posted to Gombe, including Inspectors Salisu Suleiman, Usman Sule, Musa

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Fayina Akilawus, a survivor of prolonged captivity by Boko Haram, has recounted harrowing experiences of coercion, forced labour, and repeated punishment during her years in captivity. Speaking in an interview on Arise Television, Akilawus revealed that abductees were forced to choose between converting to Islam or enduring slavery. She consistently refused to renounce her Christian

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has voiced strong objections over the title of a new Nollywood movie, A Very Dirty Christmas, describing it as offensive and disrespectful to the Christian faith. In a statement signed by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, CAN President, the association emphasized that Christmas is a sacred season marking the birth of

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Nigerian singer Ayra Starr has revealed how Afrobeats superstar Wizkid taught her that true confidence isn’t about making noise. Speaking about her experiences with Wizkid during an interview on Tuesday, following her performance at the Grammy Museum, Ayra Starr described him as a “leading legend.” She explained that working with Wizkid showed her important lessons

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Nigerian reality TV star and comedian Aderombi Adedayo, popularly known as DeeOne, has revealed that celebrity fashion designer Veekee James is his ex. The revelation came in response to Veekee James’s recent comments about the comedian. During an appearance on the Unfiltered and Extra Spicy with Ify’s Kitchen podcast, the designer described DeeOne as “unserious.”

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Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has claimed that the Nigerian music industry would have been dull without his influence. Taking to his X handle, Davido wrote: “Imagine no Davido… Sht [the music industry] would have been boring AF.”* The post sparked mixed reactions online, with some users praising his confidence while others

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The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Ebonyi State has raised serious concerns over the widespread abandonment of government projects across the state. The council has called on Governor Francis Nwifuru to compel defaulting contractors to resume work or terminate their contracts and recover public funds. Comrade Nasir Ernest Nwaze, IPAC State Chairman, spoke on behalf

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Allen Sowore, Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has clarified that a teenager, Good Emiju, who died in Oka-Akoko, Ondo State, was not hit by the governor’s convoy. Sowore dismissed claims by the opposition PDP suggesting otherwise, explaining that a police van attached to the Officer-in-Charge (O.C.) Scorpion, which was on

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Senate President Senator Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday held talks with the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Richard M. Mills Jr., at the National Assembly in Abuja, focusing on deepening diplomatic and legislative cooperation between the two nations. Akpabio described the discussions as timely, noting Nigeria and the US share common democratic values and a

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The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Oludaisi Elemide, has called on Dangote Cement’s Ibese Plant to address the indiscriminate parking of trucks on major roads in Yewa North Local Government Area. Speaking during the company’s 4th annual Community Day in Ibese, Elemide urged the company to construct trailer parks to prevent accidents,

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