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Social media company, Twitter has continued its crackdown on Donald Trump’s account by removing a meme tweeted by the US president on Tuesday, after the New York Times filed a copyright complaint over the use of the photo.   Trump posted an image of himself on Tuesday but by Thursday morning the photo had been taken down. The photo was …

The Federal Government has facilitated the release of 39 Nigerians detained for illegally entering Ghana.   The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, made this known in a statement shared on its Twitter handle. It said the Nigerian citizens were arrested at Aflao border as they attempted to enter Ghana illegally.   “About a month ago, the Nigerian mission in …

Meghan Markle made a phone call to a biracial teen who was allegedly set alight in a brutal hate crime in Wisconsin.   The Duchess of Sussex connected with Althea Bernstein in a phone call on Saturday to offer support to the 18-year-old.   Bernstein was in her car when she was reportedly targeted by four white men in a …

The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Nasir Ajanah has reportedly died at the COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja.

Former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has lamented on the the security state of the nation, saying insecurity now affects every part of Nigeria irrespective of geographical location, tribe, language and religion.   Obasanjo speaking at this year’s edition of the Sobo Sowemimo Annual Lecture organised by Abeokuta Club titled, “COVID-19 and the Nigeria security issues: The way forward.”, …

The burial ceremony of former Governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi which was postponed on Friday June 26, will now hold on Sunday June 28 2020.   The late politician’s spokesperson Bolaji Tunji who confirmed the date, said the burial ceremony was postponed after consultations with the governments of Lagos and Oyo. He further revealed that the burial ceremony will be held …

As the Federal government prepares to lift the ban on domestic flights, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that passengers who would be travelling via any of the flights will now be required to be at the airport three hours before takeoff time.   In a tweet posted on its handle this afternoon, FAAN said the three hours …

A mother-of-two who stabbed her boyfriend and left him bleeding on the floor because he texted her ‘happy birthday’ rather than calling her on the phone, has been jailed for six years.   The incident occurred back in May 2019.   Janet Kearns who had just turned 46 at the time,lost her cool when Alan Pearce, in his 60s, texted …

A boy who went missing has been found dead in the back of a car with his eyes plucked out in Suleja, Niger state.   The 9-year-old boy, identified simply as Emma, had been missing for two days, before his body was found in the parked car on Monday morning, June 1.   The car he was found in is …

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the release of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, from prison.