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Former Presidential Spokesman, Dr. Doyin Okupe, says his son’s decision to openly declare himself a homosexual is a spiritual challenge. Okupe said this in a series of tweets while reacting to a viral photo showing his son, Bolu, wearing rainbow boxers with the caption, Yes, I am gay”. Okupe, who served under former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, said ...
Investigation
January, 2021
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22 January
Erico’s dying moment — Wife
Mosunmola Eric, wife of former Super Eagles goalkeeper and assistant coach, Joe Erico, who died on Thursday at the age of 71, says her husband had been ill for three days and complained of body pains before his death. The widow, who confirmed the death to our correspondent, said she found her husband dead when she tried to wake him ...
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22 January
El-Zakzaky’s wife contracts COVID-19 in detention.
Zeena Ibraheem, the wife of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has contracted COVID-19 in prison at a correctional centre in Kaduna State. A copy of her test result showed that she tested positive a second time on January 20, 2021. The document, with the heading, ‘Kaduna State Laboratory Test Report (DNA, ABU, X Pert)’, ...
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21 January
BREAKING: Ex Police IG, Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta is dead!
Former Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta is dead! Jimeta was reported to have died on Thursday morning. He was from Adamawa State. Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta was the 7th Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force. He was appointed in 1986 to succeed Etim Inyang and was succeeded by Aliyu Attah in 1990. He was also a ...
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21 January
The Sun ex-Editor dies few days after wife did
Former assistant editor of The Sun Publishing Limited, Mr. Kenny Ashaka, is dead. This happened few days after his wife, Dorothy died. The grief in the family is still fresh as Ashaka died yesterday following a protracted illness. His daughter, Onome confirmed the death. The late editor joined the The Sun as one of the pioneer staff in 2003. He ...
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21 January
Biden signs 17 executive bills to reverse Trump orders
Newly sworn in President of United State of America , Joseph Biden is hitting the ground running, leaving no stone unturned as regards Trumps policies. US President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders to launch his administration on Wednesday, reversing many of the policies of his predecessor, Donald Trump Here is a list of 17 executive orders signed ...
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21 January
School VP impregnates student after serial rape, arrested
The Vice-Principal of the Kadandani Community School in the Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Ibrahim Tukur, who allegedly raped and impregnated a student of the school, has been arrested. . He made has also explained the circumstances surrounding the development .. He did in Hausa language to journalists at the police headquarters in Katsina, where he and other ...
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21 January
Nigeria imports N2.59tn goods from Asia in three months
Goods traded by Nigeria with other West African countries have been ranked as the least among the country’s global trade partners. Figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics’ foreign trade statistics for the third quarter of 2020 revealed that trade with Asian countries topped the list of Nigerian trade partners. Part of the report read, “During the quarter, Nigeria ...
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21 January
Soyinka who tore his America visa, says End of Trump era is redemptive
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he has forgiven Americans for electing former President Donald Trump whom he described as a racist, monster and a xenophobe. Soyinka said this during an interview with Arise Television on Wednesday. The Nobel Laureate, who had in 2016 torn his American immigrant visa to shreds over Trump’s victory, said he would not be renewing ...
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21 January
Nigeria’s debts may hit N60tr, as FG borrow for 2021 budget
Nigeria’s debts may rise above N60 trillion by the end of first quarter following a move by the Federal Government to convert its N11.91 trillion indebtedness to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to formal securitised loans. Last year, the Federal Government obtained N2.86 billion through the “ways and means” of the CBN to partly finance the 2020 budget deficit ...
