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Light has never gone off in my church since 1999 – Bishop Oyedepo

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Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has boasted that his Church headquarters in Ota, Ogun State (Canaanland) has never experienced blackout for the past two decades.   Bishop […]

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92 internet fraudsters (Yahoo Boys) were arrested in Port Harcourt Nigeria

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A total of 92 internet fraudsters were arrested in Port Haucourt in Nigeria. These people were napped from various locations following intelligence reports.    GOT a story? RING Kerosi Dotcom on +254 […]

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Man and wife with 5 kids ‘disappointed’ as wife on contraceptives gives birth to a quadruplet

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A couple who were using contraceptives to avoid having more children in addition to the five they have already, have welcomed four children born at one birth- quadruplet.     Mr and […]

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Deborah Samuel, a Nigerian Christian student, stoned to death for blasphemy

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A Christian student by the name Deborah Samuel was killed in Sokoto, Nigeria for blasphemy.      Deborah Samuel, a 200-level Home Economics student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, […]

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Pope Francis appoints Nigerian Archbishop as Vatican’s Permanent Observer at the UN

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Pope Francis has appointed Nigerian Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu as the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva.   Nwachukwu, 61, now replaces Bishop […]

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Nigerian Presidency allocation for meals is bigger than that of projects in 14 Teaching and referral hospitals

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The presidency has allocated 26 billion Nigerian Naira for travel, meals, state house clinic and refreshments in the 2022 budget.    In comparison 19.17 billion Naira was allocated for ongoing and new […]

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Oil Price hits $85 a barrel for the first time in years

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The price of oil in Nigeria hit $85 a barrel, the highest since October 2018. Brent crude futures traded as high as $85.07 per barrel on Friday morning. Elsewhere the US West […]

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A 45-year old becomes new President for National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)

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According to Nigeria Twitter user Chidi Odinkalu @chidiodinkalu, “National Association of #Nigerian Students, #NANS, has a new president. He is a civil servant, enrolled for a post-graduate diploma & officially, only 42 […]

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Facebook to open a Lagos office in 2021

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Social Media giant Facebook has announced that it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria in 2021 as part of its ongoing investment in the continent.   It will be the […]

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Minister of education reverses reopening of schools in Nigeria

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The minister of education has reversed the reopening of schools in Nigeria for final-year primary and secondary students.   Education minister Adamu Adamu said that schools would only reopen when it’s safe […]

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Nigeria and Cameroon declared polio free

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Cameroon and Nigeria to be Polio free. Polio is a crippling disease that usually affects children under the age of five. Pakistan and Afghanistan are […]

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Nigeria records ‘one rape every five hours’

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717 rape cases were reported in Nigeria between January and May this year, amounting to one rape every five hours, Nigeria’s Police Chief says. Mohammed Adamu described rape as serious and wicked […]

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Hundreds of health workers in Nigeria test positive for coronavirus

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More than 812 health workers in Nigeria have tested positive for Covid-19 according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the BBC reports. The West-African country has a population of about […]

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Coronavirus: Africa’s confirmed cases surpass 115,000

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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the African continent were 115,616 by Tuesday afternoon with 3,479 deaths connected with the […]

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Nigeria has ‘no money’ to import food, Says President Buhari

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Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari says that Nigerian farmers need to produce enough food for the country as the West African country has no money to import food. Nigeria is densely populated and […]

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Nigeria fines a British company for flouting flight ban

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Nigeria has fined a British aviation company Flairjet after its plane contravened a ban on commercial flights put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus. The Flairjet plane was held back […]

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98-year old woman recovers from Covid-19 in Lagos

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Health authorities in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, say a 98-year-old woman has recovered from coronavirus after being treated at one of the state’s isolation centres. Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed via […]

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Coronavirus patients at Gombe State in Nigeria protest against ‘poor care’

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Dozens of Covid – 19 patients at Gombe State in North Eastern Nigeria held a demonstration outside a treatment facility, saying the authorities were not taking good care of them. https://twitter.com/Victor35517418/status/1257847778698571777 The […]

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Double tragedy as petrol tanker rams into a hearse

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Benue State, Nigeria On 16 October a petrol tanker is reported to have lost control and rammed into a hearse along Taraku Otipo Way, Benue State in Nigeria.   Jennifer Obasi shared the […]

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3 billionaires discuss the future of Africa

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Three billionaires discuss how Family Planning will play a role in Africa’s future. Bill Gates meet with two of Africa’s richest men, Aliko Dangote and Mo Ibrahim. On the agenda was the […]

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Is the honeymoon over between James Orengo and his deputy William Oduol?

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The relationship between Siaya Governor James Orengo and his deputy William Oduol has hit the rocks.    Oduol accused James Orengo of allowing mismanagement of resources in Siaya County.    “I will […]

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Thierry Daniel Henry

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Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional football coach and former soccer player.    He is one of the best players of all time.    He won the FIFA World Player in […]

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