Gregory Maduakolam, an Assistant Editor-in-Chief at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who was kidnapped on Thursday, has regained his freedom. Mr Maduakolam announced his release through phone calls to some of his colleagues at about 11:51 p.m. on Saturday. He explained that he was released after his family paid an undisclosed amount as ransom to the kidnappers. He said that he was manhandled by ...

GistReel Olajumoke Orisaguna, the former bread seller who went viral in 2019 after being discovered during a photoshoot, has opened up about her struggles and alleged exploitation by celebrities. Speaking on the Honest Bunch podcast, Olajumoke revealed that many of the opportunities she was involved in were unpaid despite public claims suggesting otherwise. She recalled her experience with ...

GistReel Two Nigerian men make a scene at the airport as they propose to their elderly foreign lovers in public. The cute couples decided to take their relationship to a whole new level. Proposal. It was gathered that the two friends brought their lovers from abroad to Nigeria. Immediately they got to the airport which was swarming with people, they made a scene with a surprise marriage ...

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Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday, 9th December, 2024 President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the President-elect of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, on his victory in the December 7 election in the country. According to a statement on Sunday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the ...

The NGX Group has reiterated its commitment to support the ongoing banking recapitalisation exercise to benefit investors, the market, and the broader Nigerian economy. In his remarks at the 2024 Workshop of the Capital Markets Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CAMCAN) in Lagos, Dr Umaru Kwairanga, Chairman of NGX Group PLC, said NGX is actively contributing to the recapitalisation efforts, ...

Gwamnan jihar Jigawa Umar Namadi ya bada umarnin kama shugaban kungiyar manoma ta kasa AFAN na karamar hukumar Kiyawa, Isyaku Katanga. Biyo bayan wata ziyarar ba zata da gwamnan ya kai cibiyar raba kayan noman alkama a Kiyawa da Birnin Kudu. Tun da fari manoman ne suka zargi shugaban da yin karin naira 2000 akan farashin da hukuma ta sanya don sayar da kayan aikin noman. Gwamnan yace wannan ...

Nantes winger, Moses Simon has talked up his stunning strike in the club’s 1-0 victory over Stade Rennes. The Canaries recorded their first win in Ligue 1 since August, with Simon netting the winning goal one minute from time. Simon dribbled past two Rennes defenders before unleashing a superb shot into the top far corner. “I can’t say it was magical because I already did it against Lens ...

Obi Cubana, the billionaire businessman whose real name is Obinna “Obi” Iyiegbu, has made a promise to “serve the Lord” alongside his family. The promise came in a caption of a Christmas family picture he shared on his Instagram page. The photo contains Obi Cubana himself, his wife, Ebele Iyiegbu, their sons and extended family all wearing lovely Christmas outfits. In an apparent move to ...

Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher insisted Chelsea are not underdogs in the title race. According to him, the Blues’ impressive campaign “is no underdog story.” The Reds legend said this after watching the west London side’s 4-3 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday. The Blues spent heavily over the last few transfer windows and finally seem to be reaping the fruits ...

The President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has donated N10 million to support victims of the recent fire outbreak in Yobe State’s Bayan Tasha market. The fire, which occurred last Tuesday, destroyed 46 shops and affected over 200 people in Damaturu, the state capital. A delegation led by Yobe State House of Assembly deputy speaker, Y’au Usman Dachia, assessed the damage before ...

One person has been killed, while two others sustained injuries following a clash between herdsmen and some youths in Lano village of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State. The incident occurred on Saturday when a group of youths from Lano village allegedly barricaded Lano to Deba road and attacked the herders crossing from Kuri village killing five of their cows. The Police Public ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged the public to disregard a fake list of ambassadorial nominees circulating on social media. Speaking via a press release issued on Sunday, and signed by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the Ministry noted that the appointment of ambassadors is solely the prerogative of the President. The spokesperson emphasized that no such appointments has been ...

GistReel Lady berates men who abandon their kids as soon as DNA results shows they’re not their biological children. The lady known on Facebook as Davina Algorithm took to the platform to make her observations. Davina Algorithm. She opined that women still love their children even when they discover that the child doesn’t belong to her husband. Davina Algorithm stated that the same cannot be ...

The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) said land degradation and desertification are compelling vulnerable communities to leave their ancestral homes. In a statement by the agency’s Director General, Alhaji Sale Abubakar, during the 16th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he highlighted the socio-economic ...

The Ngwa Rangers and the entire people of Ngwa land are thrilled to congratulate our illustrious son, Chief Nwadiala Emeka Wogu on his nomination as Chairman of the Board of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). We take immense pride in Nwadiala’s accomplishments and are delighted to see him being recognized and nominated as the pioneer Chairman of the SEDC Board. His nomination is a ...

The federal government, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has expressed commitment to implementing Social, Environmental, and Climate Change Assessment Procedures (SECAP) in all IFAD-funded projects in Nigeria. IFAD Country Director, Mrs. Dede Ekoue stated this during a training workshop held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, organised in partnership ...

Download Here: Nigeria’s soaring costs of medical treatment have made essential healthcare inaccessible. Some have turned to herbal remedies as an alternative, raising questions about their safety. NIGERIA DAILY: Are Nigerians Being Denied The Right To Free Speech? THE BEARING: Ghanaian Election, Will Religion Play A Role? In this episode of Nigeria Daily, we explore these struggles and seek ...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced Deputy Superintendent of Customs (Pilot) Olanike Nafisat Balogun as its first female pilot, marking a historic milestone and breaking barriers in aviation within the service. Customs’ National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, in a statement, said Balogun, a native of Odo-Otin Local Government Area, Osun State, was born in Kaduna and ...

Rundunar ‘Yan Sandan Jihar Gombe ta ce ta kama wasu da ake zargi da hannu a mutuwar wani mutum bayan rikici ya barke tsakanin wasu matasa da makiyaya a kauyen Lano, karamar hukumar Yamaltu Deba, a ranar Asabar. Kakakin Rundunar, Buhari Abdullahi, ya bayyana hakan yayin wata tattaunawa da manema labarai a ranar Lahadi. Rikicin ya fara ne lokacin da matasa daga kauyen Lano suka tare hanyar ...