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Being Fela’s daughter once ruined my relationship – Yeni Kuti

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Yeni, a media personality and the eldest child of the legendary Afrobeat pioneer musician, Fela Kuti has revealed how her association with the rebellious musician negatively impacted her relationships. During a recent interview, Yeni revealed how being Fela’s daughter or son was perceived negatively by the society. She recounted an incident where her younger brother, Femi, lost his relationship when his girlfriend discovered his relationship with Fela. “Femi had a girlfriend, and immediately they knew he was Fela’s son, they broke up the relationship. A girl warned my cousin never…

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Tinubu is a continuation of Buhari’s poverty, insecurity, hardship and nepotic agenda –Sule Lamido

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Former Governor of Jigawa State and one of the founding members of the People’s Democratic Party,PDP, Alhaji Sule Lamido has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his predecessor, former President Buhari of running a nepotic and ethnic government without proper policies. He also alleged that the reason APC is winning in Court is because, Chief Judge of Nigeria is working for APC. He said, “they are implementing what they promised you—agony, pain, hardship, anguish and insecurity. You don’t feel secure, you are poor, your take home pay can’t even buy…

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Choir master narrates how pastor snatched, impregnated his wife

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The coordinator of a church choir, Dare Ikuenayo explained how the founder and pastor of his church, Pastor Noah Abraham, allegedly snatched and impregnated his wife. Ikuenayo said the cleric deceitfully snatched the mother of his three children when he told him that she had the gift of prophecy and she should allow her to stay with him. “I joined the church in Kabba, Kogi State, but one day, the pastor called me and notified me that my wife had a gift of prophecy that I should allow her to…

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Court sacks Plateau gov, asks INEC to withdraw certificate of return

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, sacked the governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang. The court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, held that Mutfwang was not validly nominated and sponsored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to participate in the March 18 gubernatorial election. The appellate court held that all votes credited to him and the PDP after the election amounted to a waste. The Justice Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu-led panel ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the Certificate of Return it…

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70-year-old man remanded for allegedly raping, killing teenager

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Anthony Mgbe, a 70-year-old man from Umuagu, Inyi, Oji-River Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been remanded in prison custody by a magistrate court, sitting in Enugu, for allegedly raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl. He was docked on a two-count charge brought against him by the police. He was charged with “unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a minor, an offence contrary to Section 308 and punishable under Section 309 of Criminal Code, Cap. 30, Vol. II, Revised laws of Enugu State of Nigeria 2004. “Unlawful killing by having…

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Lagos govt records 340 husband battering cases in 1 year

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No fewer than 340 cases of wives beating their husbands to submission, has been recorded by the Lagos State Government in the last one year. Executive Secretary, of Lagos Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, made the disclosure in a quarterly report of the agency. She said the incidence of reports of domestic violence from males also increased in the last year. Vivour-Adeniyi disclosed that 340 male reported cases of domestic violence perpetrated against them by their wives between September 2022 and July 2023. She expressed worries…

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Kidnapped Kogi pastor killed after N1m ransom payment

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Pastor David Musa, a clergyman with the Evangelical Church Winning All, has been killed by his abductors after collecting N1m ransom in Kogi State. It was gathered that the late Pastor Musa who was abducted on Saturday, November 11, 2023 in Obajana, under the Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State was later killed on Tuesday. A member of the church identified as Mary while narrating how the pastor was killed said, “The pastor went to his farm that ugly day. So, his wife was waiting for him to return…

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Labour suspends strike

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The national executive councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended their nationwide strike over an alleged assault on the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. However, the organised Private Sector and the maritime operators carpeted the NLC and TUC over the industrial action, stating that it was ill-timed and misconceived. The OPS comprising critical players in the economy noted that the strike would affect the Federal Government’s…

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Bricklayer sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling 13yrs old girl

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A bricklayer, Gabriel Awaye, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, for the defilement of a 13-year-old girl in his room. The court found him guilty of the charges brought against him by the state government. The prosecutor had accused Awaye of committing the offences on June 2, 2021, at Agbawaye Street, Command Area of Agbado Oke-Odo in Lagos. The charges were based on the provisions of Sections 127 and 261 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State,…

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FUNAAB student arrested for poisoning girlfriend

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Oladokun Ayomide, a final-year student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly poisoning his girlfriend, Ugbokwe Mmasichukwu, and another lady, Odumosu Semilore. The police said the suspect administered a poison believed to be an admixture of brownie cakes, alcohol, and an unknown harmful substance after inviting his girlfriend to his residence in the Surulere community in the Camp area of the city on Friday. It was gathered that while leaving for the suspect’s residence, Mmasichukwu told her schoolmate, Semilore,…

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