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“Tyla didn’t say a word about xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, now she wants to perform in Nigeria” — Solomon Buchi
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“Tyla didn’t say a word about xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, now she wants to perform in Nigeria” — Solomon Buchi

Nigerian writer and commentator Solomon Bu

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Linda Ikeji

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Peter Okoye apologises for his comment about Nigerian languages, accuses his twin brother, Paul of exploiting the controversy
entertainment

Peter Okoye apologises for his comment about Nigerian languages, accuses his twin brother, Paul of exploiting the controversy

Singer Peter Okoye, also known as Mr P, has issued an apology following widespread backlash over his recent social med

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Linda Ikeji

Saudi Arabia's dilemma as it tries to stay out of US-Iran war
world

Saudi Arabia's dilemma as it tries to stay out of US-Iran war

The kingdom faces a choice of whether to keep hitting back as a deterrent or to try to de-escalate the situation.

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BBC World

Man arraigned in Lagos over threat to post his ex-girlfriend’s n*de video online
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Man arraigned in Lagos over threat to post his ex-girlfriend’s n*de video online

A 23-year-old man, Olasunkanmi Shorunke, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates Court in Lagos for allegedly t

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Linda Ikeji

Kenya empowers investigators to seize crypto wallets tied to financial crime
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Kenya empowers investigators to seize crypto wallets tied to financial crime

Kenya's new crypto rules now empower authorities to seize and convert crypto assets into fiat asset to preserve value during investigations.

Jul 29, 20264 min read
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TechCabal

Pro-Russia TV commentator ordered to leave France and under house arrest
entertainment

Pro-Russia TV commentator ordered to leave France and under house arrest

France has ordered Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova to leave the c

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Linda Ikeji

DSS and forest guards k!ll three bandits, rescue nine kidnapped victims during gun battle in Kwara
entertainment

DSS and forest guards k!ll three bandits, rescue nine kidnapped victims during gun battle in Kwara

A coordinated operation led by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) has rescued nine kidnapped victims and

Jul 29, 20263 min read
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Linda Ikeji

BNXN & Asake Serve Pure Vibes in Smooth New Single “Eja Meja” | Watch the Visualiser
entertainment

BNXN & Asake Serve Pure Vibes in Smooth New Single “Eja Meja” | Watch the Visualiser

BNXN and Asake join forces on "Eja Meja", a smooth Afrobeats collaboration accompanied by a mood-setting visualiser featuring sleek styling, vintage aesthetics, and an intimate din

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BellaNaija

Kenya’s new crypto rules could force exchanges to delist foreign stablecoins
technology

Kenya’s new crypto rules could force exchanges to delist foreign stablecoins

The new rules give the central bank direct oversight to cut off local access to foreign stablecoins without having to regulate the offshore issuers themselves.

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TechCabal

South Sudanese asylum seeker jailed after showing up at a school with arsenal of weapons and petrol to 'start a fire'
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South Sudanese asylum seeker jailed after showing up at a school with arsenal of weapons and petrol to 'start a fire'

A South Sudanese asylum seeker has been sentenced to prison for two years after arriving at a school carrying an

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Linda Ikeji

Abia Gov approves payment of veteran actress Ngozi Nwosu’s medical bills
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Abia Gov approves payment of veteran actress Ngozi Nwosu’s medical bills

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has approved the payment of the first phase of veteran Nollywood actress

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Linda Ikeji

Economic hardship, housing crisis keeping Nigerian youths single – United Nations Population Fund
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Economic hardship, housing crisis keeping Nigerian youths single – United Nations Population Fund

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) has stated that a survey it conducted in Nigeria shows that many youths are sin

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Linda Ikeji

'It's our home, it's our forest': BBC speaks to locals fighting France wildfire
world

'It's our home, it's our forest': BBC speaks to locals fighting France wildfire

Firefighters are battling flare-ups in 40C heat in the Gironde region, as some locals have refused to heed evacuations.

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BBC World

Why trust has become Nigeria’s next digital payments challenge
technology

Why trust has become Nigeria’s next digital payments challenge

Nigeria no longer has a payments problem. It has a trust problem. That is the central argument of a new report by Bridgforte, a policy research institute, published in partnership

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TechCabal

FCT command arrests suspects for forgery, fraud and impersonation
entertainment

FCT command arrests suspects for forgery, fraud and impersonation

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested two members of a notorious fraud syndicate involved

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Linda Ikeji

Man bags 5yrs jail term for abandoning pregnant secondary school girlfriend in Adamawa
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Man bags 5yrs jail term for abandoning pregnant secondary school girlfriend in Adamawa

Hon Kabiru Musa of the Upper Area Court 1 has sentenced Kabiru Umar in Ganye Local Government Area Adamawa State to fiv

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Linda Ikeji

BREAKING: Court Sentences Killers Of DELSU First-Class Student Elozino Ogege To Death After 9-Year Trial
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BREAKING: Court Sentences Killers Of DELSU First-Class Student Elozino Ogege To Death After 9-Year Trial

BREAKING: Court Sentences Killers Of DELSU First-Class Student Elozino Ogege To Death After 9-Year Trial The court, however, discharged and acquitted the third defendant, Nwosisi B

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Sahara Reporters

Presidential campaigns to begin Aug 19 - INEC announces revised campaign timetable for 2027 general elections
entertainment

Presidential campaigns to begin Aug 19 - INEC announces revised campaign timetable for 2027 general elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a revised timetable and

Jul 29, 20262 min read
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Linda Ikeji

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