Suspended Rep, Abdulmumin, alleges N50bn diverted from Nigerian National Assembly allocation

Former House Committee chairman on Appropriation, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin, has alleged that N500 billion out of N1.27 trillion statutory allocation to the National Assembly in the last 10 years was diverted into running cost. The suspended lawmaker made the allegation in a press statement he made available to House Press Corps. Jibrin hinted that the […]

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Again, Trump alleges fraud in US presidential election he won

US President-elect Donald Trump renewed Sunday his unsubstantiated allegations of vote fraud in the election he won earlier this month. He wrote in Twitter that he would have defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the nationwide popular vote “if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” Four hours later, he called into question the […]

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Nigerian National Assembly to amend EFCC Act paving way for Peter Odili’s prosecution

Nine years subsequent to a former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, obtaining a perpetual injunction, restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting and or prosecuting him, the Senator Chukwuka Utazi-led Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes has revealed that an amendment bill of the EFCC Act, which will upturn the injunction […]

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Fayemi joins Akeredolu to celebrate election victory with supporters

There has been huge jubilation in Owo, the hometown of Ondo State governor-elect, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, with his declaration as winner of the governorship election held on Saturday. Akeredolu, in company of the Minister for Solid Minerals and former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, stormed the streets to celebrate with his supporters. It was […]

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Protests follow INEC’s return of Akeredolu as Ondo Governor-elect

There is protest from the agent of the Peoples Democratic Party at the declaration of the final result of the Ondo State governorship election. Mr. Ayo Fadaka, had protested the result of the Saturday election which was won by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu. The Returning Officer, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, who […]

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Visiting cleric lynched in a village after beheading villager

Double tragedy occurred at Achara, Ndiagu Amodu community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu state last Friday evening when the villagers lynched a visiting cleric who beheaded their kinsman. The AUTHORITY on Sunday was told that the sin of the murdered villager, Mr. Ifeanyi Mba, was that he intervened and tried to prevent […]

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As 3 US mosques receive threat letters, civil rights group calls for more police protection of mosques

A civil rights group has called for more police protection of mosques after several in California, USA, received letters that praised President-elect Donald Trump and threatened Muslim genocide. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, said the same handwritten, photocopied letter was sent last week to the Islamic Center of Long Beach, the Islamic Center […]

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BREAKING: INEC declares Rotimi Akeredolu winner of Ondo Governorship election

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu, winner of the 2016 Ondo state governorship election. He polled 244,842 votes, beating his closest rival, Eyitayo Jegede, of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), who polled 150,380. Mr Olusola Oke of the Alliance for Democracy, (AD) follows with 126,889 votes. […]

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See Nigeria’s Super Falcons new ‘unity’ Photos before thrashing Kenya 4-0 Saturday night

Nigeria’s Super Falcons released new official photos before their match with Kenya in the ongoing Women’s African Cup of Nations in Yaoundé, Cameroon on Saturday night. The photos were to show unity in the camp among the players, as the Falcons thrashed Kenya 4-0 and have now qualified for the next round. See more photos below: LIB

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Trump blasts the Green Party and Dems for election recount, says it’s a scam

President-elect Donald Trump blasted the election recount on Saturday, calling it “a scam” adding that Hillary Clinton had already conceded. He said the fundraising ploy by the Green Party and its nominee, Jill Stein was just a way to make some money. He said: “This recount is just a way for Jill Stein, who received […]

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Buhari mourns constitutional and human rights lawyer, Fred Agbaje

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday night expressed shock over the death, earlier in the day, of erudite human rights lawyer, Fred Agbaje. Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity) Femi Adesina described the popular constitutional lawyer as “an ardent advocate against corruption and canvasser for internal democracy in political parties, who […]

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Veteran and star actor, Richard Mofe Damijo writes an open letter to the ‘boy child’

Veteran and star actor, Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) took to Instagram to write an open letter to the boy child. In the letter, Mofe Damijo addressed the effects of social media on the male gender, how to address a lady and the importance of respect and fear of God.  Read the beautiful piece below: Dear Son, I’m […]

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Unofficial results indicate APC leads in Ondo gubernatorial election

Unofficial results trickling in show that Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu of the national ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may emerge victorious. He is reported to have scored 45,609 votes from what had been released so far and he is trailed by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with 42,987 votes. Alliance for Democracy (AD) got 18,679, and the Social […]

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Atiku’s wife states how she loses N918m to guber aspirant

The wife of Nigeria’s former Vice-President, Mrs Titi Abubakar, testified on Friday at the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja. Titi Abubakar testified of how she was allegedly defrauded by a former governorship aspirant in Akwa Ibom State, Nsikakabasi Akpan Jacobs. Asikakabasi Akpan Jacobs, Abdulmalik Ibrahim and Dana Motors were arraigned by the Economic and Financial […]

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