12-year-old Nigerian girl receives $11.5m in funding for air filter invention in US

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Nigerian girl, Eniola Shokunbi, a 12-year-old middle school student from Connecticut, United States, has launched an ambitious project to improve the air quality in U.S. schools. Her invention eliminates over 99% of airborne viruses! Eniola Shokunbi was in the fifth grade at Commodore MacDonough STEM Academy in Middletown, Connecticut, United States, when her teacher tasked the class with creating […]

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Usyk beats Fury in heavyweight championship rematch

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Oleksandr Usyk won his heavyweight championship rematch against Tyson Fury by unanimous decision overnight on Saturday to stay unbeaten across two divisions and cement his place among the greats. The Ukrainian, who forced the pace and repeatedly tagged Fury with his accurate left hook, was awarded the fight 116-112 by all three judges, handing Fury […]

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Bride price should be paid to the bride, she is the one to be stuck with the man ―Nigerian woman says

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A Nigerian woman, Oma Jim @omajim, has taken to social media to suggest that some changes should be made to the bride price payment culture. She explained that she is not one of the feminists or those women who call for bride price to be scraped, instead, she wants certain parts of the culture or […]

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Nnamdi Azikiwe University lecturer shot, killed

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Some people suspected to be members of a car-snatching syndicate have shot and killed a lecturer, Dr. Fabian Osita, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. The incident, it was gathered, occurred on Monday night near the high-tension area in Aroma in Awka, the state capital, as the deceased was driving home from […]

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Former gov Yahaya Bello granted N500m bail

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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, granted N500m bail to the immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who is being tried for alleged N10.4bn fraud. Presiding judge, Justice MaryAnne Anenih ordered the ex-governor to deposit his passport, ruling that he cannot travel out of […]

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Finally, Ekiti magistrate court admits Dele Farotimi to N30m bail

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Eventually, a magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has admitted the embattled lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi to N30 million bail. During the hearing of the bail application on Friday, Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun ruled in favour of Farotimi. In his ruling, the magistrate stated that the bail conditions included two […]

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Dele Farotimi: Is Afe Babalola after the truth or a pound of flesh? By Olu Fasan

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Most of those who have commented or are commenting on the Dele Farotimi-Afe Babalola saga have not read the book at the heart of the story: Farotimi’s Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System. I have. I bought a digital copy from Amazon last week, and spent four hours slowly reading – more appropriately, perusing – the […]

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Wike revokes Buhari, Onnoghen, Abbas, Akume, Uba Sani’s Abuja land titles

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Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has revoked lands belonging to former President, Muhammed Buhari; former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen; Speaker House of Reps, Tajudeen Abbas; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and his wife, Regina Akume; and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani.. 759 other prominent figures and […]

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35 under-age children confirmed dead in Nigerian funfair stampede, Ooni’s ex-wife arrested

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About 35 under-age children have been confirmed dead in a stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan, Nigeria. A sad incident which happened on Wednesday drew condemnation from many, including the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who vowed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. Makinde also said the state […]

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Don’t be too strict on your children that you chase them into danger ―Doctor tells how a child died an avoidable death because he was scared of his parents

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Nigerian medical doctor, Christabel Akinola @drbelswellness, has shared the story of a sad incident that occurred at the hospital where she works while warning parents against being too strict on their kids. She revealed that a child went to play with his brother and he returned home with a cut but lied to his father […]

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Nigeria’s IGP bans arbitrary arrests, phone searches and youth harassment by police officers

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Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a directive banning arbitrary arrests, harassment of youths, and the checking of mobile phones by police officers across the country. Rising concerns over police misconduct, particularly after recent comments by the United Kingdom opposition leader, Kemi Badenoch, on police abuses in Nigeria, caused the directive. […]

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Shettima must think beyond Kemi Badenoch, By Abimbola Adelakun

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Nigerians who feel slighted by UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch’s disparaging comments about their country are free to respond to her in whatever manner suits them. When someone like Badenoch makes denigrating comments about Nigeria, it is its people who suffer the indignity of such talk. A country might be an abstract entity, but […]

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Pretty actress, Bukola Adeeyo marks birthday with stunning poses (Photos)

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Nigerian star and beautiful actress, Bukola Adeeyo is a year older on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. To celebrate her special day, the popular actress shared stunning photos of herself on her Instagram page to the delight of her fans. And captioning the photos, the mother of two wrote: “Happy birthday to me🎂” See more of […]

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Female National Youth Corps member slumps, dies

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A female member of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Miss Tayachibiyacha Ebal, serving in Dakingari, Kebbi State, has collapsed and died. Ebal was rushed to the camp clinic at Dakingari after she collapsed and later transferred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Birnin-Kebbi, where she passed away while receiving medical attention. The incident […]

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The Multitrillion Naira Ransom Industry, By Olusegun Adeniyi

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In a chilling report released on Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), N2.2 trillion was paid to kidnappers as ransom between May 2023 and April 2024. Titled, ‘The Crime Experienced and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024’, the report revealed that as many as 91 per cent of kidnapping incidents in the country were to extract ransom, while 2.4 per […]

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Tinubu’s speech at 2025 budget presentation to National Assembly (Full text)

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My Fellow Nigerians, In fulfilment of one of my constitutional duties and with an unyielding commitment to rebuilding Nigeria towards ensuring that we remain steadfast on the journey to a prosperous future, I hereby present the 2025 Budget to the Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. On this day, before this hallowed chamber, I […]

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Gov Adeleke orders probe, clemency for young man sentenced to death for stealing a fowl

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Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed concern over a reported death sentence of a young man in the state for stealing a fowl. In a statement posted on X.com on Tuesday, governor Adeleke has directed the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to launch a full investigation into the case and initiate […]

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Dele Farotimi: Are the guilty afraid?, By Jibrin Ibrahim

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There appears to be panic and deep pain in Afe Babalola’s actions since the publication and sales of the new international bestseller, Dele Farotimi’s book, Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System. It became a bestseller precisely because the all-powerful Mr Babalola is determined to stop Nigerians and the international community from reading it. Apparently, no one […]

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Nigeria’s Super Falcons win the CAF national team of the year 2024 award

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Nigerian women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, have been named African National Team of the Year at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards 2024. This achievement, revealed on Monday by the Confederation of African Football during the presentation ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco, reinforces their dominance and excellence in African women football. The prestigious […]

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Of Dele Farotimi and Nigeria’s jaundiced judiciary, By Fola Ojo

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He needs no ushering exordium. In the last few weeks, his name has been an intense tintinnabulating trend on the social and mainstream media in Nigeria. Pugnacious and polemic human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, hails from my hometown of Imesi-Ile. We are a closely knit community of cerebral and industrious men and women […]

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