Adamawa REC, Hudu Yunusa Ari faces a six-count charge at the State High Court

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held its regular weekly meeting today, Thursday 6th July 2023, and discussed, among other issues, the progress with the prosecution of electoral offenders. At the meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECS) two days ago on Tuesday 4th July 2023, the Commission confirmed the receipt of case files from […]

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Twitter rival, Threads records 10 million users within hours of launch

More than 10 million people have signed up for Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch, the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday. The app went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries at 2300 GMT on Wednesday and will run with no ads for […]

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Ganduje’s alleged bribery ‘dollar video’ investigation reopens

Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has formally launched an investigation against former governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over the alleged bribery videos. Chairman of the commission, Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado revealed this in a press conference while confirming the arrest of a former commissioner of the state, Engineer Idris Wada Saleh […]

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After one witness, Tinubu, 2 other respondents close their defence

With just one witness, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his Vice, Kashim Shetima and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday closed their respective defence in a petition by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi who are seeking nullification of the February 25 presidential election. The Senate Majority Leader, Michael Opeyemi […]

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Lagos man circulates nude Photos of single moms

Amarah Kennedy, a Lagos-based man who was accused of spreading the nude photos of two single mothers, has vowed to destroy their reputation after a special report exposing his activities was published by Punch. Reports reveal that Kennedy, in chats with Punch correspondent and the victims, said he would never forgive them. Punch Metro reports […]

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NBA to sue FG over N1,000 annual proof of Car ownership certificate renewal

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section On Public Interest Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has set up a team to examine the legality of the Federal Government’s imposition of N1,000 annual proof of ownership fee on vehicle owners. Nigerian government had through the Joint Tax Board, recently come up with a policy making it compulsory for N1,000 to be […]

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Akpabio names Nigerian Senate minority leaders

Allies turned foes, former governor Nyesom Wike and former governor Aminu Tambuwal, have both lost out in the supremacy battle for the leadership of the minority caucus of the Nigerian senate. While Wike, who held a series of meetings with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, pushing for a particular senator, Tambuwal made known his interest in […]

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Nigerian lady attempting a Guinness World Record for longest massage session collapses (Video)

Nigerian lady attempting to set a Guinness World Record (GWR) for longest massage session has collapsed. Joyce Ijeoma was attempting to set a 72-hour record but could only get a 50-hour record. She collapsed during a massage session which was recorded live on social media. Notwithstanding not completing the 72 hour massage marathon attempt, she […]

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After one witness, INEC closes defence in LP, Obi’s petition at the tribunal

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, closed its defence in the petition by Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), after calling just one witness in defence of the February 25 presidential election that produced Bola Tinubu as President. Although, INEC at the Monday’s proceedings, told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that […]

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Nigerian actress shares disturbing message she received from a man, asks fans for advice

Beautiful and seasoned Nigerian actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako has been left in shock after receiving a disturbing message from a married fan on her WhatsApp. The actress shared the message on her Instagram page on Sunday. In the message, the aggrieved fan called the actress unprintable names. In her caption, Foluke asked her fans what advice […]

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EU report on presidential poll admitted as exhibit at Tribunal

Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday, admitted in evidence the final report of the European Union Observer Mission (EUOM) on the February 25 presidential election. The EU report was tendered at the tribunal by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who are challenging the outcome of the poll, […]

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Woman sets policewoman, her two children ablaze in Nigeria

A middle-aged Nigerian woman has been arrested for allegedly setting a policewoman and her two children ablaze on Sunday in Nnokwa, Idemili South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State, Nigeria. The suspect, who hailed from Amawbia was said to have been divorced by her husband and shortly after became homeless and in dire need […]

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Suspect arrested in the stabbing to death of Nigerian student in Canada

Canadian Police have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly stabbing of Ifeanyichukwu Oseke, a Nigerian student in Canada. Oseke, 28, was stabbed in a Scarborough parking lot in Toronto, Canada after an altercation with another man on June 25, 2023. He later died in the hospital. A search for a male suspect […]

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France burns for a fifth night in protests sparked by police killing of a 17-year-old boy, over 700 arrested

Authorities in France have made 719 arrests nationwide by early Sunday following a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of 17-year-old  Nahel Merzouk, who was allegedly ‘executed’ by police during a traffic stop. The 17-year-old whose death on Tuesday, June 27,  spawned the anger was laid to rest Saturday in a Muslim […]

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IGP orders officers caught on camera running a vehicle over a man to report to force hqtrs (Graphic video)

Nigeria’s Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has condemned the disturbing incident where a police team ran a vehicle over a citizen on Thursday June 29, 2023 at Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. The viral video shows the victim’s hand and leg tied as he was made to lie on the ground. Residents of the area […]

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Gunmen storm Redeemed church, kill pastor, abduct seven members

Gunmen on Saturday stormed a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) parish in Ogun State, killing the pastor and abducting seven worshippers. Ogun State So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, confirmed the incident, saying his officers rescued the seven church members and killed one of the kidnappers during a rescue operation. In a statement by Moruf […]

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PDP, LP attacks Nigerian govt as Presidency rejects EU poll report

Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, have lampooned the Presidency for rejecting the European Union (EU) final report on the February 25 presidential election. The EU Observer Mission in its report faulted the polls owing to “enduring systemic weaknesses.” The Presidential […]

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Nigerian Presidency rejects EU report on 2023 election

The Presidency has refuted the European Union’s final report, which highlighted fault lines in the February 25 presidential elections. See the full statement below: STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE WE REJECT EUROPEAN UNION’S CONCLUSIONS ON 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS Sometimes in May, we alerted the nation, through a press statement, to the plan by a continental multi-lateral […]

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I’ve slept with over 10,000 women ―Man City defender, Benjamin Mendy

It has been revealed that the partially acquitted Manchester City defender, Benjamin Mendy slept with 10,000 women. The revelation was made before a jury on Wednesday following allegations of rape brought against the footballer. The jury were told that after allegedly raping a young woman, Mendy told her, “It’s fine, I’ve had sex with 10,000 […]

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