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Dodoo vows to shock Idowu in Boxing Day clash

Toscad News13 December 2025

Ghanaian challenger Nii Offei Dodoo is leveraging the intense Nigeria-Ghana rivalry to frame his Boxing Day title fight as a strategic dismantling of Nigerian champion Rasheed Idowu, dismissing the champion’s power as reckless aggression and vowing to expose his over-reliance on home crowd support. The event itself, GOtv Boxing Night 34, is positioned as a major year-end spectacle combining high-stakes boxing with live entertainment. Dodoo’s core proposition is that disciplined ring intelligence

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INRI Cleric rejects allegations of N150 million extortion, says Oyo governorship prophecies are spiritual

Edith Uguru12 December 2025

Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has denied claims that he attempted to extort N150 million from the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu. The allegations, reported by TheCable, suggested that Adelabu had petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), accusing Ayodele of blackmail and demanding money and…

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Chris Ngige remanded in Kuje prison over alleged ₦2.2bn contract fraud

Edith Uguru12 December 2025

Former Labour Minister Chris Ngige was on Friday brought before an Abuja High Court in Gwarinpa by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged ₦2.2 billion contract fraud. Justice Maryam Hassan ordered Ngige to remain in Kuje Prison pending his bail hearing, scheduled for December 14, 2025.…

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Fuel relief: Dangote cuts PMS price to N699, private depots follow suit

Edith Uguru12 December 2025

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the gantry price of petrol from N828 to N699 per litre, representing a N129 drop, about 15.58%, in the benchmark price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The new pricing took effect on December 11, 2025, marking the refinery’s 20th petrol price adjustment this year,…

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Tijani drops bombshell: Kidnappers have upgraded, bypass telecom towers with high-tech call tricks

Edith Uguru12 December 2025

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has dismissed claims that kidnappers and other criminals still operate with unregistered or fraudulently registered SIM cards despite the enforcement of Nigeria’s NIN–SIM linkage policy. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Tijani said he was not aware…

PCN faults EFCC over alleged unlawful charges against top officials

Edith Uguru12 December 2025

The Peace Corps of Nigeria, PCN, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of acting in bad faith following the arraignment of its National Commandant, Dr. Dickson Akoh, and Director of Finance, Omolola Aminat Ahmed, at the FCT High Court in Abuja on Thursday. A statement signed by…

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Mr Real calls out Dbanj over unpaid earnings after two-year collaboration

Edith Uguru12 December 2025

Nigerian rapper and entertainer Okafor Uchenna Victor, popularly known as Mr Real, has openly called out veteran Afrobeat star Dbanj over unresolved professional and financial disputes. Speaking during an interview on TheBeat 99.9 FM, the Legbegbe crooner reflected on his past working relationship with the award-winning musician. Mr Real revealed…

North Carolina arrests Lagos Socialite Roseline Ajeshola in alleged $247,000 fraud case

Edith Uguru12 December 2025

Authorities in Wake County, North Carolina, have arrested Roseline Iyewande Ajeshola, a Nigerian-American woman and prominent Lagos socialite, for allegedly posing as a financial broker to defraud a victim of more than $247,000. Arrest warrants obtained from the Morrisville Police Department show that Ajeshola, a resident of Katy, Texas, is…

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Rivers State Univeristy Student detained following viral confrontation with DVC

Edith Uguru12 December 2025

The student filmed engaging in a confrontation with a lecturer at Rivers State University has been detained and video shows him locked up following the incident. Now, an eyewitness has narrated what led to the altercation between the lecturer, who was a former Deputy Vice Chancellor and the student. The…

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Court sets judgment in Abba Kyari asset-declaration case for February 26, 2026

Edith Uguru12 December 2025

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has scheduled February 26, 2026, for judgment in the case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Friday after the adoption of final written addresses by…