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Happiness Odeh, a student at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) in Abeokuta, was purportedly killed by her kidnappers. According to reports, Odeh won the Miss MAPOLY beauty pageant on August 3, 2022. On Tuesday evening, the ND2 Mass Communication student was kidnapped on her route to Ipara Remo. The beauty queen was kidnapped along Iperu…
Ogun APM candidate, Mr Olutosin Jolaoluwa, has said he would not withdraw from the race. In his letter written to the National Chairman of the APM and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Jolaoluwa, the governorship hopeful stated that he remains the authentic candidate of APM in Ogun State. Reports that former Ogun State…
Zombie was the title of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s 1976 studio album, which mocked Nigerian troops as a group of robotic and dumb individuals. Peoples Gazzete Femi Kuti, an afro singer, has referred to followers of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, often known as “Obidients,” as zombies, a word popularised by his late father, Fela…
Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Ogun State Governor has said that residents in the border areas in the state always live in fear as a result of people who move into the country, perpetuate crimes and cross back to their countries. The governor, therefore, called on officers and men of the Nigeria Immigration Service to collaborate…
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has filed a suit against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); his Sokoto state counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal; and the PDP over the party’s presidential primary, which was held in Abuja on May 28 and May 29. While PDP is listed as the…
Popular Yoruba Nollywood actor, Ebun Oloyede, known by all as Olaiya Igwe, has gotten a surprise Mercedes-Benz GLK SUV gift from MC Oluomo. A trending story, shared by Vanguard, shows the moment the former Chairman of Lagos State chapter of NURTW handed over the keys to the Mercedes-Benz GLK to the actor, Olaiya Igwe. On…
As the season start, premier league clubs are making changes bringing in new players into their clubs, there have been speculation on a player who is the…
Tobi Amusan’s incredible achievement and exceptional performance have brought credit not only to her, but also to Nigeria and the African continent. The 25-year-old just won gold at the World Athletics Championship. She defeated sprint champions such as world record holder Kendra Harrison, Jamaica’s Brittany Anderson, and Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho Quinn to become Africa’s…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has annouced those behind the Owo attacks have been arrested. Some gunmen had stormed St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, killing no fewer than 40 worshippers during a Sunday service in June. The Federal Government, however, said earlier when the incident happened that the Islamic States…
General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff, has reassured Nigerians that the general elections in 2023 will go place despite the country’s growing insecurity. Nigerians are gravely concerned about whether the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will hold the elections nationwide since terrorists and bandits continue to have a field day despite repeated promises…
