Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s deputy leader and negotiator, and other delegation members attend the Afghan peace conference in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters/File Photo The Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan released an audio statement Monday saying he was alive and well after news of his […]
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A Beninese, Adamu Sabi Sime, who was arrested by the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly sleeping with his biological mother has justified his action, describing it as proper conduct in his custom and tradition. Spokesman of NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi, in Ilorin had confirmed that Adamu’s mother […]
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By Taiwo Obe Interestingly, this YouTube video where he features – https://lnkd.in/dwFGFr2d – had been published since 8 February 2020. But the first time we interacted with him was on 17 May 2021 – the day we watched the video. Then, last week, precisely on 7 September, we sought to have him tell his tori, […]
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Residents of Osogbo, Osun state capital on Monday lamented a hike in the prices of bread by the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria describing it as an act of “wickedness”. The master bakers had embarked on an industrial action for a week citing the high cost of materials and the need to […]
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A foremost human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana will be representing the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in their legal battle with the Federal Government. The chairman of Communication and Communique of the NARD, Dr Julian Ojebo, disclosed this on Monday. On August 16, barely two weeks after the […]
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Last week’s historic adoption of ‘bitcoin’ by El Salvador as a legal tender presents a new analytical trend on the entire concept of money. The mistrust that clouded the courageous roll-out as well as the widespread dip of the cryptocurrency market points to the increasing role of external variables in determining the value of money. […]
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Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has urged residents of the state to ignore the sit-at-home rumour. He made the call while addressing the congregation after Church Service on Sunday at the Government House Chapel, Owerri. He called on residents to go about their normal businesses, adding that those behind the order and rumours had been […]
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The leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association on Sunday met with leaders of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors as part of efforts aimed at ending the resident doctors’ lingering strike.. The meeting held barely 48 hours after the leadership of NMA met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. At the meeting, […]
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A man has been taken into custody for alleged sexual relationship with his biological mother. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara said its officials arrested one Adamu Sabi Sime in the Mosme Had area of Kaima for having carnal knowledge of his mother Fati Sime. The security outfit alleged that Sabi […]
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Yoruba Nation agitators, supporters of Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), his mother and kinsmen at the weekend warned controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, to stay away from Yoruba land. They described Gumi’s recent visit to Igboho town as “suspicious” and “insensitive”. Gumi, in a video which surfaced online on September 7, was seen […]
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