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Victor Boniface reacts to reports of breaking up with Norwegian girlfriend over prenup

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Super Eagles forward Victor Boniface has reacted to a report that he ended his four-year relationship with Norwegian, Rikke Hermine. Reports alleged Ms Hermine insisted on a legal marriage without a prenup. A prenup is a written contract protecting the assets and finances of both parties in case of divorce or death. One report published by African Hub on social media claimed, “Boniface is now focused on safeguarding his financial future and avoiding potential pitfalls.” Responding to the claims, the Bayer Leverkusen star wrote in a post on X on…

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52-year-old Bishop sentenced to 20-years imprisonment for raping minor

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Bishop Kenneth Duke, a prominent Abuja-based clergyman, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a Federal Capital Territory High Court without an option of fine for rape. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons revealed this in a statement on Wednesday by its National Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, titled, ‘An FCT High Court sentenced a 52-year-old bishop to 20 years imprisonment for rape.’ NAPTIP had sued the 52-year-old, who hails from Cross River State, for raping a 12-year-old girl (name withheld). Adekoye said the victim is…

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Air Sierra Leone resumes direct flight to Nigeria 15 years after

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Air Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone National carrier, has resumed its scheduled flight operations between Lagos and Freetown after over 15 years of inactiveness. Air Sierra Leone returned to Nigeria in partnership with a Nigerian airline, XEJet. While XEjet provides technical support to the airline, it also provides three operational aircraft for the airline to return to the country. While speaking with journalists at the sideline of the inaugural flight ceremony, on Wednesday, at the Lagos airport, Air Sierra Leone General Manager, Edgard Lacle, expressed joy for the return of the…

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Sen. Ekweremadu’s wife, Beatrice freed from UK prison

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Beatrice Ekweremadu, the wife of former deputy senate president, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu been released from prison in the United Kingdom and she is now back in Nigeria. The lawmaker’s wife returned on Tuesday to celebration and prayers for her husband’s safe return. Beatrice and her husband were convicted for charges bothering on organ harvesting and trafficking in May 2023. The couple had attempted to buy a kidney off a young Nigerian boy to make him a donor to their daughter Sophia. Beatrice, her husband and one Obinna Obeta, a medical doctor, were…

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EFCC officer allegedly absconds with $30,000 cash exhibit in Kaduna

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An official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) based in its Kaduna Zonal Office, tasked with managing exhibits, has reportedly vanished along with over $30,000 and other valuables. It will be recalled that, not long ago, the agency detained 10 officers in Lagos for failing to account for missing operational items which the EFCC did not disclosed the details, but allegations sqid that the missing items include gold bars valued at over ₦1 billion, $180,000, and £140,000. In the latest incident, a staff member known only as Polycarp…

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Court orders arrest of Access Bank’s MD, others for theft and conspiracy

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Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos State High Court has ordered the arrest of Access Bank’s acting Managing Director, Bolaji Agbede and three others for allegedly failing to appear for arraignment. The judge’s order also affected Balmoral International Limited, DDSS International Company Limited, and Adejare Adegbenro. Justice Harrison issued the arrest warrant after the Lagos State prosecution counsel, Uthman̈ Rilwan informed the court that he had served the defendants with notice, but they failed to attend the arraignment. The Lagos State government had filed a four-count charge of conspiracy, stealing,…

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FCT commissioner of police loses son in car accident

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CP Disu, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, has lost his son in a car accident that reportedly happened on Monday. Although the circumstances surrounding the young man’s death remain unclear, family sources have described the loss as heartbreaking. CP Disu was on a condolence visit to CSP A.A. Sambo, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ushafa Division, whose son had recently passed away when he received the news of his own son’s death. Share on: WhatsApp

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Kemi Badenoch’s brother’s ‘stolen shoes, wristwatch’ replaced by UK-based Nigerian

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James Akinwande, a UK-based Nigerian, has bought a new pair of shoes and a wristwatch as replacements for the ones allegedly stolen from Kemi Badenoch’s brother by men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). In a recent interview, Badenoch, leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, said some officers of the NPF stole her brother’s watch and shoes. Badenoch did not indicate the year the incident happened in Nigeria, but said, “giving people a gun is just a licence to intimidate”. Born Olukemi Adegoke to Nigerian Yoruba parents in the UK,…

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Corruption: W’Bank bans two Nigerian firms, CEO

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Two Nigerian companies, Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited, alongside their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Norman Dida have been banned for 30 months by the World Bank Group for fraudulent, collusive, and corrupt practices linked to the National Social Safety Nets Project in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Monday, the World Bank disclosed that the project aimed to provide targeted financial assistance to poor and vulnerable households was compromised due to several unethical practices during a 2018 procurement and subsequent contract process. The statement read,…

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Suspended RCCG Pastor Iluyomade floats new ministry in Lagos

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Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, a suspended pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s (RCCG) City of David Parish, has launched his own l ministry named “The Family Fellowship” in Lagos. Recall that Iluyomade’s suspension from the RCCG in June 2024, stemmed from the controversy surrounding his wife, Pastor Siju’s, 60th birthday celebration. The event, which took place shortly after the unfortunate death of prominent church member Herbert Wigwe, faced considerable backlash because of its timing. The first “The Family Fellowship” service was held at the Civic Centre on Victoria Island, Lagos, and was characterised…

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