REPORTS have shown that the naira has depreciated to N615 a dollar at the parallel market ahead of a two-day holiday for Eid-el-Kabir. According to report, the figure represents N1 or 0.2 percent depreciation compared to the N614 it traded last week. Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators in Lagos told …
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I Took In And Gave Birth Without Sexual Intercourse – Ghanaian Woman Claims
A Ghanaian national simply identified as Aba has claimed that she took in and gave birth without sexual intercourse. This claim was made known by Ab while speaking in a recent interview with Barima Kaakyire Agyemang on Step 1 TV. Aba claimed that she has not slept with any man …
Read More »Ghana Records First Suspected Case Of Highly Infectious Marburg Virus
A West-African country, Ghana has reported its first ever suspected case of Marburg virus. Marburg virus is a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever in the same family as Ebola. It is spread to people by fruit bats and transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected people and surfaces. Illness begins …
Read More »Elon Musk Backs Out Of $44bn Deal To Buy Twitter
The $44 billion deal of Billionaire American businessman, Elon Musk, to buy Twitter has fallen through. This is as the billionaire announced that he is terminating the deal, citing refusal of Twitter’s hierarchy to keep its side of the bargain for his decision. The CEO of Tesla and Space X …
Read More »Police Arrest Maid After 82-Year-Old Woman Dies Mysteriously In Lagos
OPERATIVES of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a maid over the mysterious death of an 82-year-old woman, Augustine Ayodele, in the Ojota area of the state. According Vanguard, one of her neighbours who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, “the woman was found dead in a pool of …
Read More »Hold Peter Obi Responsible If Anything Happens To Me – Reno Omokri Cries Out
A socio-political commentator, Reno Omokri, has alleged that his life and that of his family are at risk for criticising the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi on social media. Omokri had in previous posts chastised the former Anambra Governor for describing himself as a pilot and other Presidential …
Read More »ISWAP Intercepts Food Meant For IDPs In Borno, Loots 4 Trucks
THE Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have attacked a convoy of 40 trucks of food meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and resettled communities in Borno and intercepted four of them. According to Daily Trust, the attack occurred on Thursday night around Layi village in Mobbar Local …
Read More »2023: Wike Never Wanted Vice President Slot – Lamido
A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State made it clear that he was not interested in becoming the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election. He claimed that Wike, who contested the presidential primary of the …
Read More »2023 Presidency: Tinubu Will Pick Muslim Running Mate Despite Opposition, Says Ganduje
Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano governor, has disclosed that Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, has resolved to go for a Muslim as running mate. Ganduje made the disclosure on Friday during a prayer session with clerics ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. “We advised him to pick a Muslim …
Read More »Ekiti: Kidnappers Release Four Victims After N1 Million Ransom
Four persons held captive by kidnappers in Ekiti State have regained their freedom on Friday after N1 million ransom was paid. The victims were kidnapped between Oke-Ako and Irele roads in Ikole Local Government Area of the State on Wednesday Police spokesperson in Ekiti, Sunday Abutu, confirmed the release of the …
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