‘I’m Facing Racist Abuse in UK’ — Kemi Badenoch

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Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has revealed that she has been subjected to racist abuse since assuming the party’s top position in July. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Badenoch said the hostility she has encountered took her by surprise, suggesting that some critics have struggled to accept her victory. “There’s a certain cadre of people who clearly can’t cope with the fact that I won this and I’m doing it,” the 44-year-old said. “The level of personal attacks from anonymous people, it’s hysterical … People used to talk…

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Polaris Bank, NCF Partner on Tree-Planting Drive to Combat Carbon Emissions in Rivers

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Polaris Bank has partnered with the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) to launch a tree-planting initiative in Rivers State. The exercise, held at Bodo City Girls Secondary School in Gokana Local Government Area, is part of efforts to combat carbon emissions and promote sustainable environmental practices. Speaking at the event, Polaris Bank’s Divisional Head for South-South, Mr. Raphael Abiaziem, represented by Mr. EjikeAroh, Business Development Manager of Garrison Branch,underscored the project’s importance in advancing the Bank’s sustainability agenda. He said the initiative aligns with the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration…

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Iyabo Ojo Becomes Grandmother as Daughter Welcomes Baby in Canada

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Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has joined the league of grandmothers following the arrival of her daughter, Priscilla Ojo’s first child. Priscilla and her husband, Tanzanian music star Juma Jux, welcomed a baby boy, Rakeem Ayomide Mkambala, in Canada. The proud grandmother broke the news on Sunday, August 24, via her social media pages, where she expressed gratitude for the safe delivery of both mother and child. The couple, who tied the knot earlier this year in a series of ceremonies held between February and May, first announced their pregnancy in…

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Benue Speaker Resigns 48 Hours After Suspending Four Lawmakers, House Elects Suspended Member, Alfred Emberga, as Successor

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Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hyacinth Dajoh, has stepped down from office, barely 48 hours after suspending four lawmakers over an alleged impeachment plot. In a letter to the Clerk of the Assembly on Sunday, Dajoh said his resignation was “in good faith and in the best interest of the state.” He thanked his colleagues for the opportunity to serve and pledged continued commitment to representing Gboko West Constituency. Following his exit, the Assembly convened an emergency sitting where members unanimously elected Alfred Emberga, the former Deputy…

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NDLEA Arrests Widow for Concealing Cocaine With Fake Pregnancy

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow, Mrs. Ifeoma Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic cocaine while disguising as a pregnant woman. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said Ezewuike, a fashion designer and mother of one, was caught last Friday at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, Lagos. She was allegedly on her way to deliver 1.3 kilogrammes of cocaine to buyers in Abuja. A search of her residence at Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, led to the discovery of 200 grammes…

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It’s not a sin for couples to have oral sex – Apostle Suleman

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General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has said that oral sex between a husband and wife is not a sin. The cleric made the remark during a question-and-answer session at his church’s headquarters in Edo State, a video of which was uploaded to YouTube on August 22, 2025. In the clip, a female member of the congregation asked: “Daddy, Sir, is oral sex a sin?” Suleman, who chuckled before responding, said: “Anything you do with your wife indoors is not a sin. So long as she’s…

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Man arrested over alleged killing of brother’s pregnant wife in Ilorin

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Ilorin, Kwara State – Tragedy struck Temidire Zone 4, Egbejila, Ilorin, after a 39-year-old pregnant woman, Mrs. Esther Enemo, was found brutally murdered and dismembered. The victim, whose husband is a trader in agricultural chemicals based in a border town in northern Kwara, was discovered in the bush behind her residence with parts of her body missing. Additional remains were later recovered inside a sack dumped beneath a nearby bridge, though her head was still missing as of press time. Eyewitnesses alleged that the prime suspect, 29-year-old Sylvester Enemo, the…

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Obasanjo’s new book: INEC chairman, judiciary now symbols of corruption

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has launched a blistering attack on Nigeria’s electoral body and judiciary, accusing both institutions of being deeply compromised and corrupted. In his new book titled Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo lamented what he described as the steady erosion of integrity within the judiciary, warning that justice has become commodified in the country. “The reputation of the Nigerian judiciary has steadily gone down from the four eras up till today. The rapidity of the precipitous fall, particularly in the Fourth Republic, is lamentable,” Obasanjo wrote. He said…

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MAYOR AKINPELU’S DIARY: Why The Coalition Cannot Stop Tinubu’s Second Term

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The country is hard. Everywhere you turn you can feel it. The two economic decisions taken by the president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, after he was inaugurated two years ago, have made things difficult. The removal of petroleum subsidy, which we all agreed was a huge scam, and the eradication of the dual exchange rate, have led to massive devaluation of the naira. The knock-on effects of these economic decisions include increased inflation and naira devaluation. While I acknowledge that things are difficult, those decisions are necessary. Obviously, Nigeria had…

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US: Police Find Missing Nigerian Mother’s Body in Naperville Forest

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Authorities in Naperville, Illinois, say a body discovered in a forest preserve is believed to be that of Olasinmibo “Sinmi” Abosede, a 46-year-old Nigerian mother of four who had been missing since July 30. The remains were found around 1:55 p.m. on Thursday after police received a call to a trailhead at the southwest corner of Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve, near 83rd Street and Chandelle Drive. Officers were led through thick grass where the body was located. According to Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres, the clothing on the deceased matched…

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