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Oct

16

2022

Ishinka @69: APPRECIATION & APOLOGY – Dr Maduekwe returns love in appreciation

Abia State, Lifestyle, OhafiaAbia State, Birthday, Chidia Maduekwe, Metro

The Managing Director of Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, has penned an emotional appreciation message to well-wishers who took to the internet and several other mediums to celebrate the occasion of his 69th birthday. Maduekwe, in a message personally signed by him on Sunday afternoon titled ‘appreciation and apology’, expressed gratitude “for the thunderous felicitations that poured in” on the occasion of his birthday. Read message below: APPRECIATION AND APOLOGY “In expressing my appreciation for the thunderous felicitations that poured in on the occasion of my 69th birthday, words indeed elude me. The messages, laced with solemn wishes,…

Oct

16

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court jails Kwara poly student over $9,891 fraud

Education, Lifestyle, MetroCourt, Crime, Kwara State, Metro

A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday sentenced a 31-year-old student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Bashiru Azeez, to six months imprisonment over $9,891 fraud. Justice Adebayo Yusuf handed down the sentence while ruling on a fraud case instituted by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Bashiru who is from Oyan in the Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State is a student in the Marketing Department of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The accused person was charged with one count offense of defrauding a client of $9,891 by the anti-graft agency.…

Oct

15

2022

By Chimamanda

39-year-old father arrested for impregnating 13-year-old daughter

Lifestyle, Metro2023, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria, Rape

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 39-year-old man, Mfon Jeremiah, for allegedly impregnating his 13-year-old daughter (name withheld). Jeremiah, a resident of FIRRO Estate off Adesan, Mowe in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, was arrested after his wife reported him to the police. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Mowe divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim. The PPRO said, “The mother of the victim reported that she discovered…

Oct

14

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

AGF to file fresh charges, insists Nnamdi Kanu discharged, not acquitted

Lifestyle, News, PoliticsAbubakar Malami, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Politics

Fresh trouble may be in the offing for the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, as the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, clarified that Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted. Malami dropped a hint on Thursday in his first reaction to the Court of Appeal verdict, which on the same day quashed the terrorism charges against Kanu on grounds of his unlawful abduction from Kenya to Nigeria. A statement from Malami’s office read, “The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received the news of the decision…

Oct

13

2022

By Chimamanda

Popular Nigerian Slangs and their meaning

Lifestyle, MetroLifestyle, Metro, Nigeria, Reviews

A person who is not from Nigeria would have a difficult time understanding these Nigerian slangs. Every country has its own set of traditions, as well as slang terms that are commonplace throughout the nation. In Nigeria, there are slangs that are particular to certain universities, secondary schools, and even specific regions of the country. It’s possible that natives will have trouble explaining these slang terms to visitors, and it’s also possible that visitors won’t understand them. The following are a few examples of slang that is exclusive to street life in Nigeria. 1. Ehen! The setting in which one…