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Wizkid shuts down Tottenham Hotspur stadium with ‘more love less ego’ concert Wizkid’s entrance for his Tottenham Hotspur stadium concert is one fans won’t get enough of or stop talking about. On Saturday, July 29, 2023, the Soco crooner made a spectacular entrance at his concert, “More Love Less Ego,” held at the Spurs stadium in London as his fans and fun lovers couldn’t stop raving about this unforgettable moment. So far, the concert in London is a historical one for African music as the singer became the first and only African artist to have ever headlined and performed at the venue. Making a stunning entrance with his hit song Reckless off the unforgettable and Grammy-nominated ‘Made In Lagos’ album, the crowd could not hide their excitement as he graced the stage. As expected, multi-platinum-selling Bigwiz – as he calls himself in recent times – who is one of the most celebrated African musicians of all time, effortlessly delivered a sonorous blend of R&B and Hip-hop with Afr...

Police Arrest Bride For Cutting Off Husband’s Manhood In Katsina The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a bride, Tinene Isa, for allegedly cutting off her husband’s manhood. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, who confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Katsina, said the incident occurred in Kafur Local Government Area of the state. Aliyu, who did not disclosed the name of the victim, said that he was in a critical condition receiving medical treatment at General Hospital, Malumfashi. He said the suspect allegedly used a razor blade to perpetuate the act. “I told you, we are making investigation into the matter. She is a bride of over 30 years of age, maybe she took long time before she marry, or it is not her first marriage. “I don’t have much details, we will find out all these in our investigations,” he said. He said the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution after investigations.

 Be Conscious About Coup In Niger, Anyaoku Warns FG July 30, 2023 Former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has warned the Federal Government to be conscious of the coup d’etat in its northern neighbor, the Republic of Niger, saying that the elements involved in destabilization of Niger are not far from Nigeria. The former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs, who condemned the coup, said this in an interview with reporters during the 5th Annual Lecture/Conference of the Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria (AFRPN), themed ‘Examining the Nexus between Foreign Policy Goals and Democratic Governance’ which held in Abuja on Thursday. Anyaoku, who expressed surprise at the coup, said “Well what had happened in Niger should be of major concern to us here in Nigeria, on a number of grounds. The first is that we thought that we have seen the end of military coup d’etat, and end of unconstitutional change of government in West Africa”. According to h...

Gunmen behead journalist’s nephew in Delta Gunmen have reportedly beheaded a 26-year-old man, Oghenevwede Aminah, a nephew to Mr Joseph Aminah, former chairman of the Correspondents Chapel, Sapele, of the Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Our correspondent gathered that the deceased was a commercial motorcycle operator in Aladja, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. The public relations officer of the Delta State police command, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident, said the command had launched a manhunt for the suspected killers of the deceased. It was gathered that the commercial motorcycle operator was killed along College Road in Aladja community by his assailants who allegedly stabbed and shot him to death. Mr Aminah, the deceased’s nephew, who also confirmed the incident on phone, described the incident as unfortunate and a huge lost to the family. Aminah said the body of the deceased was discovered by some passersby along Majoroh Beach ...

Two-month-old baby stolen at graduation ground in Ilorin 30th Jul 2023  A suspected female kidnapper has reportedly stolen a two-month-old baby, Usman Idris, from its mother during a school graduation ceremony in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The Nigerian Tribune gathered that the incident occurred around 3:00 pm on Saturday during the school graduation event held at the school premises located at Deeper Life area, Sawmill, Ilorin. The mother of the missing child, identified as Sekinah, but popularly known as Iya Mujidat, confirmed the issue on Sunday. Narrating her experience, the mother of the abducted baby, described the suspect as a “tall, fair complexioned woman, dressed in a purple Ankara with a black headscarf. “She is a Christian and came to me about two weeks ago that she wanted to learn how to make snacks. I accepted her but I don’t know any of her family member or where she stays and don’t even have her number. ‘”We went to the graduation together and she offered to h...

JAPA:Countries Nigerian passport holders can travel visa free; Niger Barbados Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Cabo Verde Chad Cook Islands Ivory Coast Dominica Fiji Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Liberia Mali Micronesia Montserrat Niue Senegal Sierra Leone Saint Kitts and Nevis Gambia Togo Vanuatu  

I See Revolution Ahead, Pray For Nigeria – Prophet Bisi Olujobi Prophet Bisi Olujobi has revealed that there is revolution ahead and has urged Nigerians to pray for the country. Prophet Bisi Olujobi of Wisdom Church of Christ International Ketu, Lagos Nigeria has admonished Nigerians both home and abroad to start praying for the country to avert the country sinking physically as a result of hardship. The cleric advised that prayers should be centred on the general wellbeing of the country Nigeria.   It will be recalled that Prophet Bisi Olujobi in several prophecies released last year, prophesied that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will emerge Nigeria’s President in the general election but thereafter the country will face stiff challenges that will plunge the nation into chaos as a result of some policies that will further impoverish the people and increase their hardship. According to Prophet Bisi, “The man Asiwaju may have good intention for the country Nigeria, but the need for Aso ...

My Wife And I Never Kissed During Our 10 years Of Dating, We Were Both Virgins — South African Man Reveals He wrote: "So my wife & I never kissed during 10 years of dating. We met at high school, 2001, were prom mates following year, and we didn't kiss. First time I kissed her was when the priest said, "You may kiss the bride", 10 years later, 2 July 2011. Both of us were virgins too. I had to be clear with her from word go that I respected her body, preferred we don't even kiss. I believed in being a gentleman, not rushing a woman. I also mentioned to her that I prefer we don't even kiss because I knew that the moment we kissed, we'd fall into the trap of s3x before marriage. I wanted us to get to marriage pure. We also believed in the biblical principle of "no s3x before marriage". So to those dating and believe in no sex before marriage, it's possible. Cheers."  

PANDEF Asks NASS To Pursue Bakassi Issue To Logical Conclusion The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has commended members of the National Assembly for revisiting the Bakassi issue and urged them to pursue the issue to a logical conclusion. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the Forum’s expanded National Executive Committee meeting held on Sunday in Uyo Akwa Ibom State capital, and signed by its National Chairman, Senator Emmanuel Ibok Essien. Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea, lying between the city of Calabar in Cross River State and the Rio del Ray estuary in Cameron. Nigeria and Cameroon had for years engaged in a legal battle over the rightful owner of Bakassi. On October 10, 2002, the International Court of Criminal Justice, also known as the World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, formerly ruled that the Bakassi Peninsula belonged to Cameroon. The forum which decried the rising rate of poverty in the Niger Delta caused by the deplorable condition of c...

Nationwide strike: Stock homes with food, medicines, others, Labour tells Nigerians The Federal Government will on Monday meet with the representatives of the organised labour in an effort to prevent the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress. However, the NLC has advised citizens to stock their homes with food items, medicines and other essential things ahead of the commencement of its seven-day strike to protest the removal of fuel subsidies and the escalating cost of living in the country. The warning, it noted, had become necessary because the strike would cripple the country as movement would be severely curtailed as commercial transport operators would withdraw their services, while markets, schools and healthcare facilities would be forced to shut down. The Assistant General Secretary, NLC, Chris Onyeka, said in an interview with Newsmen that the citizens should also minimise their movements so as to avoid being stranded.  NLC had given the government a seve...

PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU DESCRIBES CIVIL SERVICE AS THE FULCRUM FOR GOVERNANCE; AS HoCSF REWARDS DESERVING WORKERS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has described the Civil Service as the fulcrum for governance, whose vision and mission are predicated on the instrumentation of policies and progeammes that will enhance national economic and multi-dimensional growth. He added that to march the expectations of the present Administration, which are very high, the Civil Service must up its reform initiatives. The President, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, CON made this disclosure at the Rewards and Recognition Ceremony/Gala Nite marking the concluding activities of the 2023 Civil Service Week celebration. His Excellency, President Tinubu, GCFR, stated that this event is a social gathering to appreciate the uncommon, exemplary and commendable performances of deserving Civil Servants. This annual ritual is, therefore...

Anambra Police Debunk Malicious Publication by Sahara Reporters The attention of Anambra State Police Command has been drawn to a tendentious publication by Sahara Reporters alleging that one Robbery Suspect arrested in Obosi last week was tortured to death while the other was released to go. It is unprofessional for Sahara Reporters to make such a publication without cross-checking the facts with the Police Command despite having unfettered access to such clarification.  The Medium is establishing a pattern of deliberately falsifying narratives with a view to discrediting the Command for reasons best known to it. It was in a similar fashion it deliberately misquoted a statement made by the Commissioner of Police during his maiden Press Briefing which it never attended in an attempt to Whip up disaffection against the Command. In this instant case, the two robbery suspects were neither tortured nor handed to any vigilante group.  On receiving the report of the arrest the Commi...

ECOWAS IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON NIGER JUNTA, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, REINSTATEMENT OF PRESIDENT BAZOUM   Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja called for the immediate release and reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and Government of the Republic of Niger.   In a communique at the end of the Extraordinary Summit on Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger read by the President, ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, the leaders also rejected any form of purported resignation by President Bazoum and declared him as the only recognised and elected President by ECOWAS, the African Union and the international community.   ‘‘In this regard, only official acts of President Bazoum or his duly-mandated officials will be recognized by ECOWAS,’’ they said.   The leaders expressed strong condemnation of the attempted overthrow of constitutional order in Niger, and the illegal detention of President Bazoum, as wel...

 Fintiri declares 24-hour curfew as Adamawa residents loot warehouses Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Adamawa State. The governor announced the decision on Sunday. This is after the escalating attacks of hoodlums breaking into warehouses and carting away foodstuffs and other valuables. Fintiri on his verified Twitter handle said the government took the action as a precaution to prevent the escalating violence by hoodlums attacking people and businesses. In 2020 reported the looting of a government-owned warehouse at Kwana-waya by angry residents, who later broke into the Central stores located at Barkin Kogi and looted food items. The governor said, “Effective immediately Sunday, July 30, 2023, I, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, have declared a 24-hour curfew in Adamawa State due to escalating violence by hoodlums attacking people and businesses. “No movement is allowed, except for essential duties with valid ID. Your safety is our priority – please comply fo...

Police confirm bandits killed two immigration officers in sokoto checkpoint attack The police have confirmed that there was an attack by bandits on an immigration checkpoint in Sokoto. The bandits’ attack on the checkpoint in the Gwadabawa area of the state occurred on Friday night. The spokesman of the command, ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, confirm this in a phone conversation with our correspondent on Sunday morning. He confirmed that the gunmen suspected to be Bandits attacked the Mamman Suka village checkpoint of the Gwadabawa Local Government area and killed 2 immigration officers. At the same time, some of them who sustained gunshot injuries were rushed to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto.  

Thousands take to streets in Gaza in rare public display of discontent with Hamas Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip on Sunday to protest chronic power outages and difficult living conditions, providing a rare public show of discontent with the territory’s Hamas government. Hamas security forces quickly dispersed the gatherings. Hundreds joined marches in Gaza City, the southern town of Khan Younis and other locations, chanting “what a shame” and in one place burning Hamas flags, before police moved in and broke up the protests. Police destroyed mobile phones of people who were filming in Khan Younis, and witnesses said there were several arrests. Young supporters and opponents of Hamas briefly faced off, throwing stones at one another. The demonstrations were organized by a grassroots online movement called “alvirus alsakher,” or “the mocking virus.” It was not immediately known who is behind the movement. Hamas rules Gaza with an iron fist, barr...

Tinubu Orders Probe Of CBN, Names Special Investigator This was contained in a letter signed by the President and obtained by Channels Television on Sunday.  President Bola Tinubu has appointed a special investigator Jim Osayande to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Activities.  This was contained in a letter signed by the President and obtained by Channels Television on Sunday. Obazee is the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN). “In accordance with the fundamental objective set forth in Section 15(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), this administration is today, continuing the fight against corruption by appointing you as a Special Investigator, to investigate the CBN and Related Entities. This appointment shall be with immediate effect and you are to report directly to my office,” Tinubu’s letter read. “The full terms of your engagement as Special Investigator shall be communic...

Court orders bank, police to pay N2.2m to nursing mother A Federal High court sitting in Awka, the Anambra State capital, has ordered Isuofia Microfinance Bank Limited and Police to pay the sum of N2.2 million to one Ohadugha Chizara, a nursing mother for her unlawful arrest and detention, together with her six-month-old baby at the Okpoko police cell. The case with suit No: FHC/Awka/ CS/121/2022 was between Ohadugha Chizara, the applicant, and Isuofia Microfinance Bank Ltd, Nwafor Okechukwu, Nwoke Ifeoma, Commissioner of Police Anambra State, Ugochukwu Ugbo, the Divisional Police Officer Okpoko and Inspector Chinelo Okechi (I.P.O) as respondents. The Counsel for the applicant, F.N Asogwa Esq of His Grace Chambers in her application of fundamental rights, had prayed the court for an order for the respondents to pay her client the sum of (N100,000,000) One Hundred Million naira as compensation as well as general damages. The damages also include violating her fundamental rights to life,...

Atletico Madrid defeat Man City in pre-season friendly Atletico Madrid defeated Man City 2-1 in a pre-season friendly in Korea. Memphis Depay and Yannick Carrasco scored the goals which secured a deserved win for Atletico over City. The match was delayed by 40 minutes following a downpour in Seoul. City made most of the dominant plays in the first half. However, Alvaro Morata and Thomas Lemar made two great chances for Atletico. Ruben Dias headed home a late Sergio Gomez corner but Pep Guardiola’s treble-winners were unable to find an equaliser. Man City faces Arsenal for the Community Shield next weekend.  

ANTI OIL THEFT OPERATIONS: COMBINED TROOPS CLAMP DOWN MAJOR ILLEGAL OIL REFINING SITE IN UGHELLI SOUTH In a sustained effort to deny oil thieves freedom of action in South South Nigeria and protect the Oil sector from economic sabotage, troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army (NA) operating in 6 Division Area of Responsibility, in conjunction with operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), as well as operatives of Tantita Security, have uncovered a major illegal oil refining site at Owahwa community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The combined team of anti oil theft troops made the discovery on Saturday 29 July 2023 in a sting operation following a surveillance report on the illicit activities of illegal oil refiners in the area. The vigilant troops on storming the illegal refining site, discovered 35 Modular Ovens used for illegal refining of crude oil, 3 fabricated Reservoirs, 30 Dug out Reservoirs and 75 Galvanized pi...

 BENUE: GOV. ALIA DISTANCES SELF FROM LEAKED AUDIO OF PLOT TO INFLUENCE TRIBUNAL Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State on Sunday distanced himself from a viral audio which allegedly links him with a plot to influence the Benue State Election Petition Tribunal to tilt its support to the All Progressive Congress (APC). The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and its gubernatorial candidate in the March 18 election, Rt. Hon. Titus Uba are challenging the outcome and victory of Rev. Fr. Alia at the Tribunal. It would be recalled that the opposition PDP recently raised the alarm over the governor’s alleged romance with the President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem describing the alliance as a plot to influence the tribunal judges to twist the outcome of the case. But New Telegraph gathered that in the leaked audio, a chieftain of the APC and an ally of Governor Alia, one Moses Ternenge, reportedly boated of his high influence on the Nigerian ...