Day: March 7, 2025

Pregnant Nigerian Woman Who Flew To America To Give Birth Deported On Arrival

Ganiyu Amodu

. Her American Visa revoked A pregnant woman wanted her child to be an American citizen, so she travelled to the country to give birth. However, things didn’t go exactly as planned, and she has come out to share details of her bitter US experience. In a video she posted on TikTok, the woman said she ultimately did not give birth to her child in America as planned. Anabella Omene said she was not allowed to gain entrance into the United States when she landed at the airport. According to…

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‘2nd Time In Two Months,’ National Grid Collapses

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Grid has collapsed on Friday with Nigeria experiencing black out. Reacting to the development in a statement, the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company said, “please be inform that we experienced a system outage today 07/03/2025 at about 14.00hrs, affecting supply within our network.” Urged customers to bear with them as restoration of supply is ongoing. ‘Money Cannot Buy You Health o,’ Singer Teni Reveals Struggle With Illness ‘Significant’ Oil Volume Discovered in Nigeria’s Songhai Field Recall that the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had on March 2nd 2025 assured…

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‘Money Cannot Buy You Health o,’ Singer Teni Reveals Struggle With Illness

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigerian singer Teniola Apata, fondly called Teni, has opened up about her recent struggle with illness. In a video shared on Instagram on Wednesday, the ‘Money’ crooner detailed how she was down with malaria for two weeks but still had to show up for a music performance. She said in the video, “When I sang ‘Uyo Meyo’ and said, ‘Ohun toju mi ti ri ah’ (What my eyes have seen) but my eyes had not seen anything. Malaria! “Ah, e no go better for all the mosquitoes wey dey for…

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Number 1: Super Falcons Retain Africa Top Spot

Ganiyu Amodu

In the latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings, the Super Falcons of Nigeria have successfully maintained its position as the leading team in Africa and have secured the 36th spot in the global rankings. The nine-time African champions have consistently held the 36th position since March 2024, maintaining the same ranking in June, August and December. This first ranking of 2025 sees the Super Falcons holding steady, maintaining 1622 points while reclaiming its position as Africa’s top team. ‘Significant’ Oil Volume Discovered in Nigeria’s Songhai Field ‘It’s True,’ Doyin Okupe Is…

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‘Significant’ Oil Volume Discovered in Nigeria’s Songhai Field

Damilola Olonade

‘How, when we hit the Jackpot from eight reservoirs, logging over 1,000 feet on OML 85,’ NNPC Limited and FIRST E&P JV gives details The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited) and FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited (FIRST E&P) Joint Venture (JV) have confirmed a significant hydrocarbon discovery in the Songhai Field, located in OML 85. Platforms Africa reports that the well was spudded on November 18, 2024, as part of efforts to increase and sustain the JV’s oil production over the next five years. It was…

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‘It’s True,’ Doyin Okupe Is Gone, Gov Abiodun Mourns

Gbenga Adeoti

  Emotional tributes Ogun governor wrote on his late kinsman + ‘The man Okupe,’ everything to know about the place holder for Labour Party’s Peter Obi in the last presidential election’s primary   The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the passing of Dr. Adedoyin Ajibike Okupe, popularly known as Dr. Doyin Okupe, at the age of 72, as a profound personal loss. Okupe’s passing came shortly after the demise of another revered figure, the Alaperu of Iperu Remo, Oba Adeleke Idowu-Basibo. Governor Abiodun paid tribute to…

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Two Men Sentence To Life Imprisonment For Gang-Raping Minor

Abibat Babalola

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday sentenced two men, Anu Olaniyi and Abidemi Alibaloye, to life and two years imprisonment respectively for conspiracy against gang-raping a 13-year-old girl. The convicts who committed the offenses on December 28, 2020, were arraigned in court on the charges of conspiracy and gang rape. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Julius Ajibare, said the offenses committed were contrary to Section 421 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021 and Section 2(2)(c) of the Ekiti State Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) (First…

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Ex-presidential Aide, Doyin Okupe, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

A former presidential spokesperson Dr Doyin Okupe has been feared dead. Family sources confirmed he died on Friday at 71. Okupe served as a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and later as the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign. In December 2022, he stepped down from Obi’s campaign after a money laundering conviction. FULL STORY: How, Why Military Invaded Ikeja Electric Offices BREAKING: Senate Committee Recommends Natasha’s Suspension For Six months He later resigned from the Labour Party after the 2023 general elections. Details surrounding his death…

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I’m Resting After Delivering $20bn Refinery – Dangote

Abibat Babalola

President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said he is currently resting after delivering his refinery project. The 650,000-barrel refinery and petrochemicals project worth over $20bn has come to disrupt the oil and gas market in Africa and the world even as the refinery now exports refined products to other countries in Africa and Middle East. Dangote recently spoke about the challenges he faced constructing the refinery which he described as the biggest risk of his life, saying he went through hell. READ ALSO: FULL STORY: How, Why…

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