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Nigeria’s House of Reps supplementary election results as announced by INEC

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Supplementary Election held by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on April 15, 2023: Candidates contested in two Governorship polls, 5 Senatorial Districts, 31 House of Representatives Constituencies and 57 State Constituency seats. Below are the Nigerian House of Reps seats results as announced by INEC: (3 Pending) KHANA/GOKANA PDP/incumbent: Dumnamene Robinson Deekor (18641)✓ SDP: […]

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Nigerian govt denies helping Peter Obi out of detention in UK

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Nigerian government has denied news making the rounds that it bailed out the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi of detention ordeal in London, United Kingdom last week. Reports have it that Obi was briefly detained at Hearthrow Airport in London over a mistaken identity during his trip to celebrate Easter in […]

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How Tinubu’s drug case gains 20m global engagements online in 6 languages

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On 11 April, lawyers representing the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Election Petitions Court, Abuja, insisted that Bola Tinubu, the party’s candidate at the February 25 presidential election, was never indicted for any drug-related offenses. Due to a 1993 Illinois court judgment, Tinubu forfeited $460,000 in two of his bank accounts. The forfeiture […]

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Music diva, Tiwa Savage confirms kidnap attempt

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Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter and actress, Tiwatope Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage has confirmed that she was truly almost kidnapped. In her confirmation, it appears the attempted kidnap of Tiwa took place at her home. Recall that the Pharmacist cum controversial investigative journalist, Ms. Kemi Olunloyo had broken the news on social media like we […]

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Peter Obi’s impersonator in UK was issued Passport by Nigerian govt ―Atiku’s Campaign Council alleges

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Spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council (PCC), Daniel Bwala has charged the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi to sue President Muhammadu Buhari-led government over his detention in the United Kingdom (UK). The UK Immigration, had a few days ago, detained Obi at Heathrow Airport in London over a case of duplicated identity. Mr. […]

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Former Super Eagles midfielder, Ebiede is dead

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Former Super Eagles midfielder and international professional footballer, Emmanuel Ebiede has passed away. He died at the age of 45 after a protracted illness. Ebiede died on Friday, April 14, after battling with hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver). Journalist, China Acheru, who is based in Port Harcourt where Ebiede was receiving treatment, confirmed the sad […]

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Prophet Arayomi detained in US days after ordeal with Nigeria’s DSS in Abuja

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Founder, Restoring Isaachers Generation (RIG), United Kingdom, Prophet Tomi Arayomi, has recounted his ordeal with US immigration authorities, days after he was detained by the Department of State Service (DSS) in Nigeria. The Prophet in charge of RIG Nation Church, his wife Tamar, and an aide were last week arrested in Abuja, Nigeria. But they […]

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Why APC not at rest, having no peace of mind over Obi ―Fayose

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Isaac Fayose, brother to former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has given reasons why the All Progressives Congress (APC) is rattled over the loss of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Fayose, while reacting to a video of how Peter Obi was received by some Nigerians in the diaspora, said the level of reception […]

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100-level KCE female student slumps, dies in class a day to matriculation

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100-level female student of the Kwara State College of Education (KCE), identified as Aminat Tajudeen, slumped and died while receiving lecture inside a classroom. According to Punch, the incident occurred around 1:30 pm on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. A source said the student had collected her matriculation gown for the ceremony scheduled for Thursday, April 13, […]

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No apology letter from British government over my detention ―Peter Obi

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In a statement, Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has denied receiving any letter of apology from the British government over his detention by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport in London. Obi made the rebuttal through the Head, Media and Communications of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Diran Onifade. The statement […]

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Nigerian-Italian female volleyball star, Julia Ituma, 18, plunges to her death from 6th-floor hotel window

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18-year-old Italian volleyball star of Nigerian origin has died after falling from the window of her hotel just hours after her team was knocked out of their Champions League semi-final clash. Julia Ituma was found dead on Thursday morning, April 13,  at her hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, following her team’s loss. According to Mail Online, […]

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Seven-storey building collapses in Banana Island, Lagos

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A seven-storey building under construction has collapsed in the Banana Island, Ikoyi area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development confirmed Wednesday’s incident in a statement. It was also gathered that the incident occurred on First Avenue in the exclusive neighbourhood of some of the wealthiest Nigerians. Some […]

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Ex-gov Uzor Kalu holds open casket viewing for late ex-wife in US (Photos)

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Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, held an open casket viewing ceremony for his late wife, Ifeoma Ada Kalu, at McEwen Funeral Service-Pineville Chapel, North Carolina, in the United States. The former Governor of Abia State, shared pictures from the open casket viewing via his Facebook account on Wednesday, April 12. Kalu wrote: “Ahead of tomorrow’s service […]

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Former Lagos deputy governor vows to renounce Nigerian citizenship before Tinubu’s inauguration

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Former deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, on Monday, said the process of renouncing her Nigerian citizenship following the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the President-elect was ongoing. Ojikutu, who disclosed this while addressing the press at her Lagos residence said it would be completed before May 29. She said, “Before the results […]

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Peter Obi detained, questioned at UK Airport over impersonator’s crime

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In a statement on Wednesday, the head, Obi-Datti Media, Mr. Diran Onifade, has revealed that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, was detained, harassed and questioned by immigration officials in London, United Kingdom (UK), where he celebrated Easter. According to him, the LP presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential […]

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No power can remove Tinubu, those in court wasting their time ―Gov Umahi says

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Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has said no power can deprive the President-elect Bola Tinubu of his mandate. Mr Umahi made the assertion in Abakaliki on Tuesday while dedicating the victory of the All Progressives Congress in the state and across the country to God. According to him, those seeking to upturn the victories at […]

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Buhari jets out to Saudi Arabia

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Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday morning embarked on an eight-day state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to perform Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage. In the statement earlier released, titled: “President Buhari leaves for Saudi Arabia on an official visit,” Shehu said the President would be accompanied by his aides. […]

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Police officer who flogs, slaps man in Nigeria, his colleagues arrested, paraded

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Nigeria Police Force has paraded the officer who assaulted a man in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria, alongside two of his colleagues. A video showing the officer slapping and flogging the yet-to-be-identified man, went viral a few days ago. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Monday, April 10, disclosed that […]

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Obi, LP’s prayers are not grantable, INEC tells Tribunal

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to dismiss a petition filed by Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying the reliefs sought are not grantable. INEC, the 1st respondent, stated this in its reply filed on Monday night at the PEPC’s Secretariat by its […]

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Did I steal?, man asks as Nigerian police officer flogs and slaps him in brutality

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A police officer was filmed assaulting a young man in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. In the viral video, the gun-totting officer is seen using a cane to flog the man. “Why are you flogging me? Did I steal?” the man asks the officer in pidgin English. The man then collects the cane from the officer who […]

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