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Sperm found in private part of Princess’ foster daughter is not of Baba Ijesha ―Actor Yomi Fabiyi calls for arrest of comedian Princess

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Nigerian actor, Yomi Fabiyi, has called for the immediate arrest comedian, Damilola Adekoya aka Princess. Yomi made the call in a letter addressed to Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Recall that Princess made news in 2021 when she alleged that her colleague, Olanrewaju James aka Baba Ijesha, defiled her 14-year-old foster daughter. Baba Ijesha was […]

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Court rules that NBC has no powers to impose fine on broadcast stations

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A Federal High Court sitting at Abuja, Nigeria, has barred the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines on Nigerian broadcast stations. Presiding Judge, James Omotosho, in a ruling on Wednesday, said the NBC lacked the judicial powers to impose penalties. The Incorporated Trustees of Media Rights Agenda (MRA) had, in an originating motions marked: […]

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Another party, APP withdraws petition against Tinubu

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The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has on Wednesday dismissed the petition of the Action People’s Party (APP) challenging the declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election and subsequent declaration as the ‘president-elect’. The dismissal of the petition followed an application by the party to withdraw its petition challenging the […]

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Two weeks after returning from France, Tinubu jets out of Nigeria again

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Two weeks after he returned to the country from a trip to France and London, Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, left Nigeria for Europe again, purportedly on a working visit. This was contained in a statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman. The statement read: “Already, meetings with multi-sectoral actors in Europe’s business […]

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Southwest PDP national vice chairman, Adagunodo is dead

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The Southwest zonal Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Vice Chairman, Mr. Olasoji Adagunodo is dead. He died on Tuesday evening at the age of 62. Close sources to Adagunodo, revealed that the politician travelled to the United States (US) shortly after the general elections for a routine medical checkup but he did not come back. […]

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Bishop Daniel raped me twice in his Lekki home ―Female assistant pastor tells court

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A 23-year-old female assistant pastor, on Tuesday told the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court that Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, allegedly raped her twice. Bishop Daniel is standing trial on an amended three-count charge bordering on rape and sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The assistant pastor (name withheld) testified for the prosecution […]

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Tony Elumelu backstabbed me many times ―Femi Otedola discloses

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Billionaire Nigerian businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola has accused the chairman of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp), Mr. Tony Elumelu, of backstabbing him repeatedly at his most vulnerable moments in business. This came to light on Tuesday in a statement he issued to TheCable, weeks after the businessman acquired stakes in Transcorp and sold the shares. Otedola […]

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Supreme Court affirms Adeleke as elected Osun governor

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In its verdict on Tuesday, Supreme Court of Nigeria has declared Ademola Adeleke as the Governor of Osun State. Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared that Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 403,371 votes, to defeat then-incumbent governor Adegboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 375,027 votes. But […]

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8 months pregnant woman shot dead by abusive ex-husband in South Africa (Photos)

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35-year-old pregnant South African woman who was shot dead by her ex-husband has been identified as Ntombizodwa Khumalo. Women For Change, an NPO advocating for the protection of the constitutional rights of women in South Africa, posted her photo on Monday, May 8, 2023. She was killed by Jonnas Tebogo Mpete, 39, a police officer […]

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Sentence serves them right ―Actress Georgina Onuoha mocks Ekweremadu, wife

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American-based Nigerian star actress, Georgina Onuoha has mocked former Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, following their imprisonment in the United Kingdom, UK, under the Modern Slavery Act,. Last Friday, the UK Court had sentenced Ekweremadu to 9 years and eight months, while his wife Beatrice and Obinna Obetta got four years and […]

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Know the 5 justices sitting on Atiku, Obi’s presidential election petitions against Tinubu (Photos)

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As the hearings of presidential election petitions started on Monday, DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE examines the profiles of five justices who are members of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal The Presidential Election Petition Court on Monday began hearing the election petitions filed by five candidates in the last presidential poll. The candidates are challenging the victory of the President-elect, […]

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After N10m ransom payment, kidnapped Nigerian bizman found dead

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Nigerian businessman from Imo State, Nigeria, Mr Ikechukwu Ebelebe, has been found dead two weeks after he was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in his hometown in Owerre-Akokwa in Ideato-North Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that his corpse was found by villagers where it was dumped in a locality in Orumba South […]

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Action Alliance withdraws election petition against Tinubu

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Action Alliance (AA) and its Presidential candidate, Solomon David Okanigbuan, on Monday, withdrew their Petition challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. At the commencement of the pre-hearing session of the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, counsel to the petitioners, Oba Maduabuchi SAN moved a […]

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13-year-old boy commits suicide for being accused of stealing phone (Graphic photo)

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A 13-year-old boy has committed suicide after he was accused of stealing a mobile phone in Ntantalla, Cameroon. According to a Cameroonian  journalist, Tata Benard Gibip, the boy had earlier attempted to stab himself over the false accusation but was cautioned. The boy sneaked out of the house on Sunday morning, May 7, 2023, and […]

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Names of justices to preside over Nigeria’s Presidential election tribunal disclosed

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Five political parties and their candidates are respectively challenging the outcome of Nigeria’s February 25 presidential election on grounds of non-compliance with the electoral laws as well as the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Names of the Justices who will be presiding over the various presidential election petitions that will arise are: […]

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Peter Obi visits the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka

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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, visited the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Sunday. Sharing photos of the visit on his Twitter page on Sunday, Obi said he visited Soyinka to clear the air concerning the relationship between the literary icon and the OBIdient Movement. Obi wrote: “Today, I visited […]

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Nigerian govt disconnects Discos from National Grid

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Transmission Company of Nigeria and the Market Operator have begun a massive disconnection of debtor electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) from the national grid over debt. This came after notices of disconnection from the grid served on some of the Discos by the Market Operator. Punch reported that the MO, a division of the Transmission Company of […]

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Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson’s father dies (Video)

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Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie has mourned the death of her father, Ametuo Daniel Johnson. Grieving over the loss, the popular thespian took to her Instagram page to share a video of her father and herself on his 74th birthday. She shared the sad news on her Instagram page writing; “For the rest of my life […]

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