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Bobrisky removed from Amsterdam-bound KLM flight

Social media personality Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, was removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight and detained by immigration officers late on Thursday night while attempting to leave the country. The popular cross-dresser posted on his Instagram page to alert followers about the arrest, stating that he had sustained injuries during an altercation with...
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JUST IN: Botswana president concedes election defeat

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Friday that he would “step aside” after his party suffered a resounding defeat in the general elections, according to preliminary tallies. “I wish to congratulate the opposition on their victory and concede the election,” Masisi told reporters at a press conference. Related News Ondo poll: INEC records 72% PVC...
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NEMA rescues 5 persons from Ibadan collapsed building

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has declared that the agency, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, was able to rescue at least five people from the collapsed building in Ibadan. NEMA made this declaration via a statement made available to DAILY POST on Thursday. Some people lost their lives as a result of the incident...
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‘The world now respects Africans’ – Davido

Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has stated that the current cultural renaissance in Africa has positively influenced the continent’s image. He noted that the global achievements of genres like Afrobeats, along with Africa’s cuisine and overall culture, have earned respect for Africans in the Western world. Speaking in a recent interview with...
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FBN Holdings gross earnings hit N2.25tn

The gross earnings of FBN Holdings Plc rose 134 per cent to N2.25tn at the end of September 2024 compared to N962.40bn recorded for the corresponding period in the previous year. This was disclosed in its unaudited results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday. The...
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Oyo to conduct integrity test as building collapse kills 10

The Oyo State Government has expressed its determination to conduct an integrity test on all buildings in the area where a storey building located around Ojugbede Jegede Area, Ogbere, Ibadan, on Thursday, collapsed and claimed 10 lives while seven persons were rescued. PUNCH Metro gathered that the affected building was owned by an 80-year-old man...
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Police detain Verydarkman after honouring invitation

Popular social media influencer, Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkman, VDM, has been detained by the Nigeria Police Force. His lawyer, Deji Adeyanju stated this on Thursday night via a post on his official Facebook page. According to the activist lawyer, the social media critic was arrested after honouring an invitation from the police. He...
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Tinubu not showing empathy for Nigerians’ hardship – Afenifere

Socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has chided President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the absence of official empathy concerning the “agony and distressing state of the nation,” which Nigerians are presently grappling with. Rising from a meeting held at the residence of its leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, at Isanya-Ogbo, Ogun State, the group lamented that the Federal Government...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

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