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Ogun State government on Thursday launched the State Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun. At the event which was held in Abeokuta, the state capital, the state Governor Dapo Abiodun also decorated Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka as Super Marshal of the corps. READ ALSO: Alleged N2.1b fraud: Appeal Court frees Dokpesi, his firm The governor also commissioned…

Radio personality, television host, vlogger, lifestyle entrepreneur and author, Toke Makinwa in an Instastory, was heard gushing over the boobs of Ex-BBNaija Season 5 housemate, Dorathy Bachor, popularly known as Dorathy or Dora the explora. Dorathy, who was introduced by Makinwa, as a guest on what seemed like a chat show reacted shyly as the…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged politician and media owner, Raymond Dokpesi, and his firm, Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited, for money laundering and breach of public procurement procedure. The businessman was accused of getting N2.1 from erstwhile National Security Adviser (NSA) in former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.)….

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has said the South-West’s quest for secession and establishment of Oduduwa Republic is not negotiable. In an interview with BBC Yoruba, Gani Adams said he is solidly behind Yoruba people in their quest for secession. Gani Adams He also addressed the security threats bedevilling the South-West…

A lady who thought it was cool to play an April Fool’s Day prank on her man is seriously regretting her actions. She chatted her boyfriend up on WhatsApp and told him that she is in love with someone else. However, rather than throw a tantrum or be heartbroken, the man identified as Victor Babatunde…

Congratulatory messages are still trooping in for Grammy award-winner, Burna Boy weeks after he bagged the coveted award. A video clip that surfaced online captured the moment the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State called Burna Boy on phone to congratulate him over his Grammy win. Nigerians have taken to social media to react to…

Nigerian author and socio-political commentator, Reno Omokri is set to lead a protest in United Kingdom to ‘harass’ President Muhammadu Buhari back to Nigeria. The president is currently in the UK for routine medical checkup. Omokri said the protest would take place tomorrow, April 2nd in front of Abuja House, where Buhari is staying in…

Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke also known as Davido has ended his vacation in the United States after weeks of fun and drama. The musician has flown to America on February 21, 2021, shortly before the 14th Headies award held in Lagos.   While there, he visited different cities from Atlanta, to Texas and even…

Four people, including a child, were shot and killed Wednesday evening at an office building in Southern California, police said. It is the third such shooting in the United States in weeks, with 18 people killed in two separate gun violence incidents in March. The shooter, whose motivations are so far unknown, sustained a gunshot…

Canada’s most populous province is expected to return to lockdown after a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections, local media reported Wednesday. Premier Doug Ford is set to announce that Ontario — home to 14 million people, more than a third of the country’s population — will return to lockdown for 28 days from Saturday, TV…