‘Don’t vouch for friends until INEC employs them’ ―Kanayo O. Kanayo says (Video)

On the face of the just concluded 2023 general elections, the Nollywood veteran actor and lawyer, Kanayo O. Kanayo has warned his followers not to vouch for anyone. Many Nigerians, local and international observers had expressed displeasure over the 2023 general elections, mostly its process and outcome, alleging that it was manipulated and rigged. So, […]

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Afenifere releases statement on the State of the Nation (Full text)

BEING THE COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING OF THE AFENIFERE HELD AT THE RESIDENCE OF OUR LEADER, CHIEF AYO ADEBANJO AT ISANYA OGBO OGUN STATE ON TUESDAY 28TH DAY OF MARCH 2023. 1. 00 PREAMBLE. 1.02 The Afenifere held its regular monthly General Meeting today, 28th day of March 2023, […]

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Afenifere suspends two executive officers indefinitely

In a statement, the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has announced the suspension of its Publicity Secretary and its Organising Secretary, Mr Jare Ajayi and Abagun Kole Omololu respectively over alleged misconduct. Afenifere also insisted that the 2023 presidential election of February 25, was not credible saying it was marred with lots of irregularities. The group […]

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PDP appoints acting National Chairman following Ayu’s suspension

National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Umar Damagum, to oversee the affairs of the party as chairman but in acting capacity. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, announced this at a press conference on Tuesday, at the party’s secretariat. He said: “The National Working Committee (NWC) of […]

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PDP in Benue suspends Ayu with immediate effect

The crisis rocking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State worsened on Sunday as the ward executive of the party slammed suspension on the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Ayu’s suspension is coming barely a few days after the party’s National Working Committee had dragged the State Governor, Samuel Ortom, to its […]

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Gunmen attack checkpoint in Enugu, two policemen killed

Two policemen were reported to have been shot dead when unknown gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Uwani, Enugu State, Nigeria. It was gathered that the attack occurred at a police checkpoint between Kenyatta market and the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, (UNEC) stadium gate around 12:00 pm on Sunday, March 26, 2023. The policemen, said […]

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British envoy slams Fani-Kayode and APC, says about 10 Nigerians on their sanction list

United Kingdom (UK) has condemned former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, for saying that Nigeria will be ungovernable if the victory of President-elect Bola Tinubu is annulled. Ben Llewellyn-Jones, British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, during an interview with Nigeria Info, a radio station, said the APC presidential campaign spokesman made derogatory remarks. Marketing […]

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Nigerian actress dies of ovarian cancer

Nigerian actress and entrepreneur, Dorcas Anjola has died. The 33-year-old actress had been battling Ovarian cancer. She was diagnosed in 2021 and had to undergo chemotherapy in Dubai for months. She later returned to Nigeria and continued her acting career after she was declared cancer-free. Sadly, she began complaining of feeling ill in recent months […]

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Court orders Tinubu to be served with petitions through APC

Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday, ordered that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, should be served with copies of petitions seeking to nullify his election, through substituted means, on APC. The ruling followed separate ex-parte applications that were brought before the court by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, […]

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No meeting between Tinubu and CJN in London ―APC campaign

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council (PCC) has said there was no plan for a meeting in London between Bola Tinubu, president-elect, and Olukayode Ariwoola, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). In a statement on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, media director of the campaign council decried an attempt to create doubt about the legitimacy of the […]

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UK collating names of electoral offenders in Nigeria, plans sanction

British High Commission has said the UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell MP, is prepared to take action against those who engaged in or incited electoral violence during the just-concluded general elections in Nigeria. The high commission, which said it deployed observers in six states, said the UK was already collating […]

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Keyamo petitions Obi-Datti to DSS, LP PCC says petition baseless

Chief Spokesman for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LP) (PCC), Yunusa Tanko, has described the allegations in the petition sent to the Department of State Services (DSS) by his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress (APC) PCC, Festus Keyamo, as baseless. Tanko responded hours after Keyamo wrote to the DSS accusing the presidential candidate of […]

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Ekweremadu, wife, 2 others found guilty of organ trafficking in UK

Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. After a six-week trial at the Old Bailey, the duo alongside their daughter, Sonia, and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain […]

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Labour Party’s Alex Otti is Abia State gov-elect

Nigerian economist, banker, investor, philanthropist and politician, Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State, Nigeria. He trounced his opponents, Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP). Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got […]

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