Nigeria
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Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday said anyone “who says Ifa Orunmila is nothing must be a bloody fool.” Obasanjo added that before the advent of Christianity or Islam, traditional forms of worship had been in existence. He spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while hosting renowned female talking drummer, Olamuyiwa Aralola, popularly known as…
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Controversial Nigerian singer, Speed Darlington has broken his silence after release from prolonged incarceration. MEZIESBLOG reports that Darlington was first arrested for alleged cyber-stalking after attributing Burna Boy’s Grammy award to his connections with the embattled American rapper, Diddy. Diddy whose legal battles with FBI made headlines, is currently facing multiple sex trafficking and rape…
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Delta State Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera at Ikpide-Irri community, Isoko South Local Government Area of the State. However, no death has been recorded. Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, the State Commissioner for Health, explained that the situation was under control. Onojaeme further explained that the death of two people in Ikpide-Irri was not related…
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Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State on Saturday disclosed that arrested Finland-based self-acclaimed Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa “has continued kidnapping for ransom”. Soludo said kidnapping is currently a business that is more lucrative than drugs and oil. The governor who spoke in Awka, the state capital, said before he became governor, eight local government areas…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa was on Monday impeached. Mojisola Meranda, representing Apapa state constituency I, was elected immediately as Obasa’s replacement. 2. Borno State government has confirmed the killing of 40 farmers in Kukawa Local Government Area,…
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has expressed worry over frequent occurrence of crimes, especially kidnapping in the country today. The former Anambra State governor said that no one is currently spared from the dangerous wind of many kidnappings and killings blowing through many parts of the nation…
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Six months after the Nigerian government made a pledge to ameliorate high food prices, the citizens are yet to see the fruit of the intervention. MEZIESBLOG recalls that the government had in July 2024 unveiled what it called strategic measures to combat high food prices. The Minister of Agriculture and Food security, Abubakar Kyari, announced…
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President Bola Tinubu has said he is focused on creating a Nigeria that works for everyone. Tinubu who is currently in Lagos for the Christmas and New Year festives gave the assurance when he paid a visit to Lagos Island on Friday. He assured that his administration is people-centric. He wrote in a statement shared…
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President Bola Tinubu has justified the removal of fuel subsidy by his administration and labelled it a “necessary” move to secure the country’s future. Tinubu declared an end to the subsidy regime during his swearing-in ceremony in May 2023, leading to a hike in the cost of the essential commodity. There were protests and condemnation of the…
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The Secretary to Ondo State Government, SSG, Tayo Oluwatuyi, is dead. The SSG reportedly died on Saturday. His death followed injuries he sustained in a car crash which occurred while he was travelling from Akure, Ondo State capital, to Ibadan in Oyo State. It was gathered that the car crash occurred on December 16, 2024.…
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President Bola Tinubu says he has no regrets about removing petrol subsidy in May 2023, insisting that Nigeria cannot continue to be Father Christmas to neighbouring countries. “I don’t have any regrets whatsoever in removing petrol subsidy. We are spending our future, we were just deceiving ourselves, that reform was necessary,” the former Lagos governor…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has reaffirmed that all versions of the naira, including the old and new designs of the N1000, N500, and N200 notes, as well as the commemorative and previous designs of the N100 note, remain valid legal tender without…
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The Labour Party has vowed to pursue legal action against its four members of the House of Representatives who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The four defected members are Chinedu Okere, Mathew Donatus, Akiba Bassey, and Esosa Iyawe. The defection was announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on…
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November 15 was a black Friday for 14-year-old Temitope (not real name) who was ‘gang raped’ by her 17-year-old boyfriend, Matthew Omotayo, alongside his seven other friends in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. Temitope, a student of St. Anthony Grammar School, Esure, Ijebu-Mushin, was lured to a secluded room outside the school…
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The Senate on Wednesday set up a committee to review the controversial Tax Reform Bills that are before the National Assembly. The Committee which is headed by Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) will meet with the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to address grey areas in the bills and revert…
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Good afternoon from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security agencies on Sunday announced a breakthrough in their ongoing war against economic sabotage in the Niger Delta. The troops destroyed over 56 illegal oil bunkering sanctuaries, 88 cooking drums, 20 boats and recovered…
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