Author: Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu
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New year tragedy puzzles: 38 horrifying deaths from around Nigeria
With just five days into the new year, at least 38 persons have died from bizarre, tragic and unclear circumstances across Nigeria, setting off a range of murder puzzles that the police are already working to figure out. No fewer than seven persons were confirmed dead after an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and…
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New year goals: Eight things you should do before you japa
Many Nigerians in search of a better life have set relocation from the country, now popularly referred to as ‘japa’, a top priority on their goals for 2023.
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January-December budget cycle: Why Buhari’s assent to the 2023 budget is coming late
Barring last minutes changes, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2023 Appropriation Bill into law next Tuesday, as part of his first official assignments in the new year. This is expected to be the last Appropriation Bill the President will sign before leaving office in May 2023. The Senate President Ahmed Lawan who gave…
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Christmas day fatal shooting of pregnant lawyer renews call for police reform, decentralization
The Christmas day brutal murder of a Lagos State-based property lawyer and realtor Bolanle Raheem, less than three weeks after a young man Gafaru Buraimoh, was gunned down by a police officer in the Ajah area of the state has renewed concerns about the need to restructure the country’s security architecture to allow for state…
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Oil theft: Nigerian Army recovers 445,000 litres of crude oil
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters says it has recovered 445,000 litres of crude oil, 1.04 million litres of Automotive Gas Oil, 22,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and 2,000 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosine from oil thieves in the Niger-Delta region. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, who disclosed this on Thursday while…
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Top stories that rocked 2022: The G5 Macabre Dance
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), witnessed severe turbulence in 2022 that peaked in the weeks leading up to the Presidential campaigns and later gave rise to the G5 Integrity Group. The crisis within the party took a turn for the worse in May after Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, lost the PDP presidential…
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4 startling revelations that shook the oil sector in 2022
The Oil and Gas sector has remained the mainstay of the Nigerian economy despite Government’s best efforts at diversification into Agriculture and Mining in order to manage volatility and provide a more stable path for equitable growth and development. In 2022, Nigerians experienced the results of a supply shock with a tight oil supply and…
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FACTCHECK: Did Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor divorce his wife over infidelity?
There has been speculation that the 25-year-old marriage between the founder of the Word of Life Bible Church and former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and his wife Helen has packed up over allegations of infidelity. It was reported that Helen whom the former CAN President married in 1997…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Presidency glosses over misappropriation of stamp duty funds allegation
The Presidency has dismissed allegations of misappropriation of Stamp Duty funds levelled against some government agencies by a member of the House of Representatives, Gudaji Kazaure. Kazaure alleged during a BBC interview on Friday that N89.09 trillion purportedly realised from deductions by banks has been siphoned. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the…
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UN calls for investigation into allegations of forced abortions done by the Nigerian Army
The United Nations has urged the Nigerian authorities to investigate reports of systemic and coerced abortions allegedly perpetrated by its army since 2013, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said. An investigation by the Reuters news agency published on Wednesday revealed that the abortions carried out on women and girls with pregnancies ranging from a few…