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  OFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, against openly supporting political office seekers. Obasanjo gave the advice at an event organised to honour Nteranya Sanginga, director-general of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and his wife, Charlotte, with the chieftaincy title of Aare ...

  Former Barcelona striker, Samuel Eto’o has been elected the President of the Cameroon Football Federation, the body has announced. Eto’o defeated his rival, the acting president Seidou Mbombo Njoya with 43 votes the body revealed on Saturday. Njoya secured 31 votes. The former Cameroon international had expressed confidence of ...

  Davido has announced that his charity panel has received 1,234 applications from orphanages, for a share of his N250 million donation. Davido made this known in his Insta story while giving an update on the selection and disbursement process of the funds. The music star said that verification of ...

  Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Bisi Akande has revealed a political masterclass that happened in 2015. In his autobiography titled “My Participations,” launched in Lagos on Thursday, Akande said the APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu, had to convince former President Olusegun Obasanjo before he ...

  In what seems like a retaliatory move by the Dubai-based airline, Emirates, its management stated on Friday that it will stop flights to and from Lagos and Abuja by Saturday until certain condition is met by the Nigerian government. This is coming after the director general of the Nigerian ...

  The traditional ruler of Mbutu Ancient Kingdom in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Damian Nwaigwe has been rescued from his abductors. News about the Monarch’s freedom was made known by the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Michael Abattam on Saturday. Abattam said the Royal ...

  A five-month-old pregnant woman, Bukola, has narrated how a pastor in a white garment church hypnotised her and had sex with her in the church. The 19-year-old lady said she had gone to the church for deliverance but ended up being raped by the pastor. While speaking with journalists ...

  An operator of a gambling house resident in Ikire, Osun State, identified as Seyi, has reportedly committed suicide by setting himself ablaze.   It was learnt that the deceased, whose kiosk is located in the Centre area of Ikire, locked himself up in his gambling kiosk and set himself ...

  A self-proclaimed pastor in Ondo State, Gbenga Filani has been arrested for allegedly raping a married woman inside his Church. Naija News learnt that the suspect is currently being grilled at the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Headquarters, Igbatoro Road in Akure, the state capital. According to reports, ...

  The Sagamu Road Police Division said it has arrested a 41-year-old man, Sikiru Kolawole, for allegedly being in possession of fresh human parts. The Spokesman of the Lagos Police Command, Mr Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the incident, said that the suspect was reportedly found with fresh human hands, intestines ...