How Sultan-led Group NSCIA Rejected Bill For Christian Courts In 2016, Labelled Move โ€˜Recipe For Anarchyโ€™

At the time of this report, a new controversy has arisen regarding the establishment of Sharia courts in the Southwestern region of Nigeria. The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, attributes this development to intolerance. In a statement on Wednesday titled, โ€œLive and Let…

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‘Iโ€™ll Choose The Day I Dies, No One Can See My Corpse’ โ€“ Odumeje Tells Congregation

  Anambra-based clergyman known as Odumeje told his congregation in a video that circulated online this week that he will determine โ€œthe dayโ€ he dies and that โ€œnobody will seeโ€ his remains. The remarks, delivered during a church service, restated claims the preacher has made previously about his death and provoked renewed discussion on social…

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Gov. Nwifuru Blows Hot As Gunmen Kill 13 Ebonyi Indigenes In Anambra

Ebonyi Governor Francis Nwifuru has condemned the gruesome killing of thirteen Ebonyi indigenes in Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victims, according to reports, were attacked during their monthly town union meeting penultimate Monday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor on Wednesday, Nwifuru described the killings…

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Internet Fraudsters Responsible For Stricter Visa Restrictions Against Nigerians โ€“ EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has blamed suspects involved in internet fraud and money laundering for subjecting Nigerians to stricter visa restrictions criteria abroad. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commission on Tuesday. The Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, called on youths in the South-South region to resist…

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JAPA: US Immigration To Request Social Media Handles Of Visa Applicants

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed a new rule requiring applicants for green cards and visas to disclose their social media handles. This initiative, aimed at strengthening security screening, has sparked concerns about privacy and the potential misuse of data. The rule would apply to various immigration forms, including applications for U.S….

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How Contractions Cancelled My โ€˜Slayโ€™ Plans During Childbirth โ€“ Priscilla Ojo

Priscilla Ojo, daughter of Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo and now a first-time mum, has recounted her labour room experience. Sharing on Snapchat on Monday, Priscilla said she was taken to the hospital at 3 a.m. when contractions started, admitting that the pain quickly overshadowed her intentions to โ€œslayโ€ and make content on the big day….

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JUST-IN: United Airlines Plane With 245 Passengers Declares Emergency, Returns To Lagos, Several Injured

  A United States flag carrier, United Airlines flight UA613, outbound from Lagos to Washington, has declared an emergency and returned to Lagos. Vanguard learnt that several passengers and crew aboard the aircraft, a Boeing 787-8, sustained minor injuries. The flight, which had 245 passengers, eight flight attendants and three pilots, made a direct return…

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FLASH: Chinese Arraigned For Misleading EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned a Chinese national, Liu Beixiang, also known as Lao Liu, before Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos, over an allegation of providing false information to a government official. Liu is facing a one-count charge bordering on deliberately supplying false information to an…

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JUST-IN: Fire Guts Lagos Blue Line Track

A fire outbreak has occurred on a small section of the Lagos Blue Line track at a spot opposite the NEPA Station, near the Eko Bridge, in the Apogbon area of Lagos State. According to a post by Gboyega Akosile, the spokesman for the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on his X.com handle @gboyegakosile,…

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