Month: January 2023

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested six suspected bandits along the Elele-Owerri Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State. Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, said the suspected armed bandits were intercepted during a ‘stop and search’ operation along the road. The PPRO gave…

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A 24-year-old woman identified as Mary Rukobo has been arrested by the police in Muzokomba, Zimbabwe, for grabbing her children aged two months and two years respectively by the legs and bashing their heads against rocks. Eyewitnesses told local news platforms that she misinterpreted Psalms 137 verse 9 after reading it in isolation instead of reading the entire chapter to get…

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Chelsea’s new £88million signing, Mykhailo Mudryk has apologised for using a racial slur in a viral video. The 22-year-old footballer was spotted using the N-word in a TikTok footage which has been viewed nearly 214,000 times. Though sources close to the Ukrainian winger insist he was just trying to recite lyrics from US rapper Lil Baby’s 2017 hit Freestyle, fans and campaigners blasted the…

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Nollywood actress, Osas Ighodaro has shared sexy new bikini photos of herself on Instagram. The mum of one, who is currently in the U.S. accompanied with photos with a watermelon emoji. See more below… The post Actress Osas Ighodaro flaunts her curves in sexy bikini photos appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

A Kenyan landlord has put up his tenant’s underwear for auction following a row over rent he’s being owed.  The auction notice appeared in the local dailies on Monday, January 30, 2023. Nyaluoyo Auctioneers said they were instructed by the landlord of one Zachariah Sichenje Masika, to auction 4 men’s underwear and 4 female underwear belonging to the tenant, to recover the rent he’s being…

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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has said that banks in the country will continue to accept the old Naira notes after the stipulated deadline.  Speaking during an interactive session with the house of representatives ad hoc committee on the currency redesign and Naira swap policy on Tuesday, January 31, Emefiele stated that the CBN…

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Chief Magistrate at Kira Court in Kampala, Uganda, Ms Roseline Nsenge has sentenced 18-year-old Tanzanian national, Kaftah Queen, to three years in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of aggravated torture. The student at Trinity College Nabweru and a group of other girls still at large, beat up a 15-year-old girl, Nicole, slapping, kicking and dragging her on…

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As Nigerians continue to jostle with the newly redesigned naira notes, Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, has taken to social media to ask a rather interesting question. In a video shared, Isaac inquired form Nigerians who engage in money ritual if their ”gods” will bring out old or…

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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is currently before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating the redesign and swap policy of some Naira notes. Recall that last week, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, had threatened to issue a warrant of arrest for Emefiele, following his…

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