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10/05/2023

https://theaonenews.com/2023/05/10/bishop-r***d-me-twice-assistant-pastor-tells-court/

By Adenike Ayodele, NAN/ A 23-year-old assistant pastor has told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a bishop, Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, allegedly r***d her twice. Oluwafeyiropo is standing trial on an amended three-count charge bordering on r**e and sexual assault, to which he plea...

21/12/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/12/21/new-passport-policy-envoy-advises-diaspora-nigerians-to-check-with-airlines/

Editor/ The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, United States of America, Ambassador Lot Egopija, has advised the Nigerians in the US with expired passports travelling home to cross check with their airlines before travelling. Egopija gave the advice in an interview while reacting to the new visa...

23/11/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/11/23/osua-alumni-90-95-set-holds-maiden-reunion/

Editor/ The 1990-95 Set of the Ondo State University Ado-Ekiti Alumni (now known as Ekiti State University) is set to hold its maiden reunion on Saturday, November 26. Tagged, ‘Celebration of Survivors,’ the event will hold at the Banquet Hall of Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, starting from ...

20/11/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/11/20/annie-idibia-goes-gaga-on-instagram-as-fans-react-to-post-on-tufaces-last-born/

Dennis Adewunmi/ TuBaba’s wife, Annie Idibia, is not taking kindly to some comments on her post about her child that she says is the husband’s last born. Reacting to the post on her Instagram handle – annieidibia1, one of her followers asked if she is really the last born. Another follower pos...

27/10/2022

https://www.newsmakerslive.org/efcc-hails-cbn-moves-to-clampdown-on-currency-hoarders/

Malik Yahya/ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has applauded the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign and reissue higher denominations of the Nigerian Currency, the Naira. Speaking at a press briefing yesterday, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele announced that the....

24/10/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/10/24/court-stops-illegal-erection-in-anambra-market/

Dennis Adewunmi/ An attempt by leaders of the New Auto Spare Parts Market Dealers Association (NASPMDA) to erect new structures on old ones at Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State has been stopped by the Awka Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday. Justice Nwosu-Iheme grant...

15/10/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/10/15/freudian-slip-tinubu-says-el-rufai-can-turn-a-rotten-situation-into-a-bad-one/

Editor/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Senator Bola Tinubu, has described Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State as someone who has the capacity to turn “a rotten situation into a bad one.” Tinubu made the statement, which might have been a Freudian slip or an innoc...

13/10/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/10/13/lukman-gbadegesin-one-of-the-favourites-to-become-alaafin-with-a-multimillion-naira-fraud-stain/

Editor/ Prince Lukman Adelodun Gbadegesin hails from the Gbadegesin family of the Agunloye Ruling House. He is a grandchild of Alaafin Gbadegesin Ladigbolu II, the predecessor of Alaafin Lamidi Adeyemi III. He is among the contenders for the historical and highly venerated Yoruba traditional stool,....

13/10/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/10/13/barcelona-atletico-on-brink-of-early-champions-league-exits/

AP/ Barcelona was twice dragged back from the precipice of a humiliating Champions League elimination by Robert Lewandowski’s late goals on Wednesday. An instant classic at Camp Nou saw Barcelona draw 3-3 with Inter Milan and barely cling to a slim hope of advancing to the round of 16. Atlético M...

13/10/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/10/13/oyo-ruling-houses-caution-bashorun-kingmakers-against-undermining-alaafin-stool/

Tola Jimoh/ The two ruling houses in Oyo, Agunloye and Alowolodu, have cautioned the Bashorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuff Ayoola, who doubles as the head of the Oyo traditional council, popularly known as Oyomesi, against undermining the position of Alaafin. Members of the Oyomesi are traditionally an...

07/09/2022

29/05/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/05/29/2023-atiku-wins-pdp-presidential-ticket/

NAN/ Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Abubakar at the primaries held in Abuja yesterday scored 371 votes to emerge as the PDP’s flagbearer defeating his close contender, Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, ...

17/03/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/03/17/female-banker-dupes-depositor-of-n452million-in-onitsha-efcc/

Dennis Adewunmi/ Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Enugu State Command have arraigned one Judith Nneka Nwagwu, a staff of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), before Justice D.A Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court in Onitsha on a  seven count charge bordering on ...

23/02/2022

https://theaonenews.com/2022/02/23/alleged-corporate-bullying-uba-prays-for-more-time-to-regularise-defence/

Agency Report/ The United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC, on Tuesday, prayed an FCT High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja, for more time to regularise its processes filed in the N50 million suit by a businessman. The Counsel for the UBA, Felix Abiodun, told Justice Frances Messiri shortly after the case was....

26/11/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/11/26/efcc-arraigns-orya-ex-nexim-bank-md-for-n1-3bn-fraud/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned a former Managing Director of Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM BANK), Roberts Orya, before Justice F.E Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo Abuja, on a 49-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust,...

31/10/2021

16/09/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/09/16/military-jets-bombard-buhari-village-kill-many/

Dennis Adewunmi/ A military fighter jet reportedly targeting the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist group, yesterday, wrongly hit a civilian population in Yobe State, allegedly recording many casualties. NewsmakersNG learned that the incident happened in Buhari Village in Yunus...

16/09/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/09/16/nigerians-missing-as-multimedia-journalists-win-united-nations-fellowship/

15/09/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/09/15/nigerian-tech-genius-dies-after-his-invention-won-125m-us-govt-contract/

The CEO of Retina-AI Health Incorporation, Mr. Stephen Odaibo, has told how his brother mysteriously died in his sleep a week after winning a $125 million (N68,750,000,000) government contract in the United States. According to NewsmakersNG the brother, identified as David Gbodi Odaibo, lived in Hoo...

14/08/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/08/13/marwa-salutes-germany-over-e2million-dog-facility-for-ndlea/

Press Statement/ Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the German government over ongoing efforts to boost the operational capability of the Agency with a world-class narcotic detection dog training facility. G...

08/07/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/07/08/firs-engages-banks-to-recover-n1-8-trillion-from-multichoice/

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has engaged some commercial banks as agents to freeze and recover N1.8 trillion from accounts of Messrs MultiChoice Nigeria Limited (MCN) and MultiChoice Africa (MCA). Nigeria’s Federal tax authority said this is in a statement issued by Mr. Abdullahi Ahma...

30/04/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/04/30/cbn-gives-reason-for-sacking-first-banks-board-management/

CBN Governor’s statement on the purported management change at the First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. 1.0 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. 2.0 The media has been awash with commentaries on the purported management changes at First Bank of Nigeria Ltd (FBN) and the related regulatory inquiry by the Cen...

25/04/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/04/25/ipob-appoints-new-commander/

Felix Olise/ Barely 24 hours after one of its commanders, Ikonso, was killed by security operatives in Imo State, the Indigenous People of Biafra has appointed a replacement The Media and Publicity Secretary to the group, Emmanuel Powerful, made this known during an interview on Channels Television...

25/04/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/04/25/lawyer-says-keyamos-tweets-on-eedris-illegal-as-twitter-deletes-them-for-violating-its-rules/

Felix Olise/ A legal practitioner, Okechuckwu Effoduh, has described as illegal tweets by Nigeria’s minister of state for labour and employment, Frstus Keyamo, in which he shared the private chats and phone number of controversial musician, Eedris Abdulkareem. Similarly, Twitter has deleted some o...

25/04/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/04/25/auto-crash-claims-sokoto-university-don-wife-2-kids/

Felix Olise/ A lecturer with Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Tajuddeen Musawa, his wife, Zainab and their two children have died in an auto crash. Musawa and his family were reportedly travelling from Sokoto to his hometown in Katsina State to attend his grandfather’s funeral when the acciden...

21/04/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/04/21/breaking-popular-comedienne-ada-jesus-dead/

21/04/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/04/21/confusion-in-chad-over-rumoured-death-of-debys-son/

Felix Olise/ There is currently confusion in Chad over the rumour that General Mahamat Kaka, aka Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, who succeeded his father yesterday has been killed. What started as a social media gossip found its way into the Chadian media. BBC cited different reports of the Chadian media...

18/04/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/04/18/11-missing-as-18-seater-bus-plunges-into-ondo-river/

Felix Olise/ An 18-seater bus plunged into the Owena River along Akure-Ondo road in Ondo State, today. The driver, who was heading to Akure, the state capital, lost control of the vehicle and it fell off the bridge into the river. The Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo Stat...

16/04/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/04/16/abuja-pastor-gunned-down-inside-church/

Gbenga Adisa/ An Abuja-based pastor, Rev Emeka Evans Unaegbu, has been killed by gunmen inside his church in Nyanya-Jikwoyi area. The late cleric was reported to be conducting a lone vigil in his Goodnews Power Assembly International Church, when he was attacked in early hours of Wednesday. He was b...

13/04/2021

https://theaonenews.com/2021/04/13/15-headless-bodies-dumped-on-calabar-highway/

Felix Olise/ Fifteen headless bodies were today discovered by residents of Calabar, Cross River State capital, where they were dumped at Five Miles area, on the outskirt of the city The bodies, both male and female, were dumped in a steep valley along a carriageway under construction. NewsmakersNG l...