Pastor collapses, dies during child dedication in Maiduguri

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Pandemonium erupted at the Church of the Brethren (EYN) Moduganari in Maiduguri, Borno State, when a pastor, Reverend Alaku Vincent, suddenly slumped and died during a child dedication on Sunday. Reports on social media say, Vincent was in the midst of the ceremony when he lost consciousness. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. The cause of death has not been officially disclosed. Church members and colleagues took to social media to mourn the loss of their beloved pastor. The District Church Secretary of…

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NYSC scandal: I didn’t do anything wrong -Minister

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Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, on Sunday once again refused to explain the mystery surrounding her National Youth Service Corp certificate scandal, saying she won’t be distracted by such discussion. The immediate past Adviser to the President on Culture and Entertainment disclosed this when she was featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. The minister had been in the eye of the storm for failing to provide the Nigerian Senate with evidence that she participated in the mandatory NYSC scheme when she appeared for…

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Woman arraigned over N2.8m failed marriage promise

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Victoria Effiong, a 25-year-old tailor, was arraigned on Friday before a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Iba for allegedly refusing to marry a suitor after collecting N2.8m from him. Effiong is facing three counts bordering on breach of peace, cheating and obtaining by false pretence. The police prosecutor, Inspector Chinedu Njoku, told the court that the incident occurred on September 25, 2024, at 10 a.m. at Ajanaku Street, Isashi. Njoku said, “Effiong unlawfully cheated the complainant, Dominic Asuquo, by obtaining the sum of N2,866,000 under the pretext of agreeing to…

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Canadian Lady arrested for drug trafficking at Lagos airport

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Adrienne Munju, a 41-year-old Canadian woman, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for importing a large consignment of a strong strain of synthetic cannabis called ‘Canadian Loud’. The suspect was arrested during the inward clearance of passengers on a KLM Airline flight from Canada at Terminal 1 of the Lagos airport on Thursday, October 3, 2024. A statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said during a joint examination of her three bags, Adrienne, who…

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Nollywood actor Saheed Balogun loses daughter

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Saheed Balogun, popular Nollywood actor has lost his daughter Zeenat Balogun, to the cold hands of death. The actor, who announced the passing of his daughter on Saturday via his verified Instagram account, posted a solemn image of a candlelight surrounded by flowers, accompanied by heartbroken emojis. Hours later, his former wife, Fathia Balogun, and colleague, Ronke Ojo, popularly known as Ronke Oshodi Oke, confirmed the news via their Instagram accounts. Posting an image of a candle, Fathia wrote, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un”. Also, Ojo wrote, “No words…

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Man arrested for stabbing pregnant wife, setting body ablaze

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Motunrayo Olaniyi, a 30-year-old man, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife and setting her body on fire in their apartment at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe community, Ikorodu area of Lagos. The newlywed couple was engaged in a disagreement that degenerated into a fight at about 1 p.m., on Friday. The man was said to have accused his six-month pregnant wife, Olajumoke, of infidelity, alleging that one of his brothers was responsible for the pregnancy. But she denied it. Before Friday’s tragedy, neighbors reported that he had attacked her…

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Kellyrae becomes BBNaija S9 winner

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Kingsley ‘Kellyrae’ Sule has been crowned the winner of the ninth season of Big Brother Naija, after ten weeks of intense drama, strategies, and games. Kelly won against Wanni Danbaki, who came close second with 3.47% vote difference and Onyeka emerging as the second runner up at the BBNaija season 9 finale on Sunday, October 6, 2024. The professional singer who hails from Delta State will be going home with N100M worth of prizes consisting of N60 million cash prize and a brand new SUV. He won the season after…

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Increase in interest rate painful for borrowers, necessary to control inflation – CBN

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Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has described the decision to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 27.25 percent as a bold move. According to him, higher interest rates, “while painful for borrowers, are necessary to curb excess money in circulation and control inflation.” He noted that leadership is about making hard choices to secure long-term stability over short-term comfort “in moments like these.” Cardoso spoke in Lagos at the weekend while addressing members of the Harvard Club of Nigeria on the topic ‘Leadership…

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Rivers LG elections: Fubara swears in LG chairmen as Wike camp heads for court

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The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress factions in Rivers State on Sunday rejected the conduct and outcome of the local government election held in the state on Saturday. The Rivers PDP loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, described the poll as an exercise in futility, vowing to challenge it in court. The Wike camp said this as the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, swore in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas of the state. The exercise was…

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‘OOU CLASS 2008’ Law Alumni celebrate as Ademola Abimbola emerges 2nd SAN of the class

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Law Alumni Association of Olabisi Onabanjo University (2008/2009 ) affectionately tagged, Brave 600+ is felicitating again with one of their own, Ademola Abimbola, SAN MCIarb. The felicitation is at the instance of his conferment and award as the second SAN of the class of Olabisi Onabanjo University Law Alumni 2008/2009. He has again beamed the torch of the set and by this great achievement, thereby placing the set at the forefront as a theatrical spectacle to the legal profession and indeed the world at large. In a statement released by…

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