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According to top sources, he died following excessive torture and alleged inhumane treatment. The detained President-General of Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Pa James Achovwuko Oghoroko is dead. Oghoroko, one of the community leaders arrested by the Nigerian military since August 2024, reportedly died in the military detention on […]

Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed how his father influenced his annual birthday donations to orphanages. Speaking during an appearance on The Morning Hustle podcast on Tuesday, Davido recalled how in 2021, his father warned him against keeping the money he got from donations during his birthday. “I tweeted my

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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly criticised the arrest of lawyer Dele Farotimi by the Nigeria Police Force over alleged libel charges. In a statement issued on Tuesday night in Abuja, NBA President Afam Osigwe condemned the reported invasion of Farotimi’s law firm and the alleged harassment of his staff and colleagues. Osigwe described the police actions as

The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah has alleged that when it comes to voting for a Nigerian president, he does not prioritize a leader who merely claims to fear God. He argued that the concept of fearing God is subjective and cannot be measured, suggesting that it often serves as a cover

Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP Bayelsa West) has expressed strong support for the Tax Reform Bills, stating that their passage will not cause significant disruption, as reported by DAILY INDEPENDENT. He made this statement during an interview with journalists at the National Assembly on Monday. The senator, who chairs the Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate

Social media personality Phoebe has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to firmly deny the authenticity of a leaked explicit video that has been circulating online. Phoebe clarified that while the person in the video resembles her, it is not her. Expressing frustration, she revealed that she has faced relentless trolling over the footage for the past

No fewer than 229 personnel of the Nigeria Police Force were killed between January 2023 and October 2024, Daily Trust investigations have revealed. The officers were killed by bandits, hoodlums, gunmen, Boko Haram terrorists, cultists and armed robbers across the country. In 2023 alone, 118 police officers of various ranks were killed; and 111 within

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man, identified as Michael Akinmolayan, for allegedly raping a female neighbour in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State. Naturenex reports that the state command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed in a statement that the victim’s brother, Ogundimu, who resides in Mushin, Lagos State, reported the crime. She said

The Executive Director of Patriots for Advancement of Peace and Social Development, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has declared total support for the tax reforms proposed by President Bola Tinubu. He submitted that most Governors who are opposed to the tax reforms are lazy and unwilling to work to build the internally generated revenue of their states.