Naira value falls further as Nigeria faces dollar crunch

Excessive pressure on the foreign exchange market continued on Tuesday, with the dollar exchanging at N615 at the parallel market in Lagos and Abuja. The percentage of local raw materials sourced by Nigerian manufacturers declined to 52.4 per cent in 2021, from 57.5 per cent obtained in 2020, according to data from the Manufacturers Association […]

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Nigerian Police officer arrested for allegedly killing trailer driver over N3000 bribe

Benue State Police Command has arrested a Nigerian police officer identified as Sgt. James Aondona, for allegedly killing a trailer driver in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the sergeant shot the driver dead on Sunday, June 27, after he refused to pay money allegedly demanded by police officers at a roadblock […]

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Bola Tinubu jets out to France

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Lagos state governor and the presidential flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, flew to France. He departed Nigeria shortly after he held a closed-door meeting with the President, Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the morning. This was contained in a statement issued by Tinubu’s […]

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Ariwoola sworn-in as acting Chief Justice of Nigeria

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, swore in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, Nigeria. Hours after the resignation of the former CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, the next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, Ariwoola, was sworn-in around 3:00pm. Justice Ariwoola […]

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I have failed in my life ―Actress Tonto Dikeh

Nigerian celebrity actress turning to a politician now, Tonto Dikeh has said that she believes that she will succeed as Deputy Governor of Rivers State if they win in the coming election. Speaking of her candidacy under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in an interview with Channels Television, Tonto Dikeh noted that despite being a subject […]

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Abducted Catholic Rev. Father killed by his abductors in Nigeria

Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia, who was on Sunday morning kidnapped in his rectory at Ikabigbo Community of Etsako West, Edo State, while coming out for the Sunday mass, has been killed by his abductors. Reverend Father Odia, according to a statement issued by the Catholic Diocese of Auchi,  Etsako West Local Government Area […]

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BREAKING: Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammad resigns

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad has resigned, according to reports. Citing sources, Channels Television confirmed that he resigned on Sunday night on the grounds of ill-health. When contacted, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to CJN, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, said, “All I know is that he’s going to declare open […]

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Action Peoples Party to drag Tinubu to court, seeking his disqualification

One of Nigeria’s political parties, the Action Peoples Party (APP) may on Monday drag the Presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu to court to challenge his academic qualification to stand for the 2023 election. APP’s decision followed alleged irregularities in the academic qualification and documents submitted by Tinubu to Independent National […]

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US Supreme Court ends Roe v Wade’s right to abortion

The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 “Roe v Wade” decision that enshrined a woman’s right to an […]

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Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022: Nigeria’s National Assembly floors Buhari at the Supreme Court

In a judgment on Friday, a seven-member panel of Nigerian Supreme Court, headed by Justice Musa Dattijo Mohammed, was unanimous in holding that President Muhammadu Buhari, having participated in the making of the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022, by assenting to it, could not turn around seeking to void it. The […]

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Lagos ranked second worst liveable city in world

Nigeria’s commercial capital city, Lagos, has been ranked as the world’s second least liveable urban area due to social unrest, terrorism and conflict. According to the latest 2022 Global Liveability Index, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)  ranked Lagos 171 out of 172 countries in the list of most liveable cities in the world for the first quarter of 2022. “The […]

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Ekweremadu, wife charged in UK court, refused bail

Ex-deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, alongside his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, has been denied bail and remanded in custody by a United Kingdom court over allegation bordering on organ trafficking. The UK Metropolitan Police formally charged Ekweremadu and his wife with conspiracy to facilitate the travel of another person for organ harvesting in the UK. […]

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Buhari jets out to Rwanda to attend Commonwealth summit

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), being held from June 20 to 26, 2022. A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, said that at the meeting, the President will join other leaders to […]

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos denies dumping Peter Obi for Bola Tinubu

Preparatory for the 2023 general elections, the Lagos State chapter of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization, has refuted reports that it dumped Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi and endorsed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Chairman of the Lagos chapter, Sunday Ossai, said the misleading claim that Ohanaeze in Lagos dumped […]

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CJN Tanko Muhammad replies to 14 Nigerian Supreme Court Justices’ protest letter

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad has replied to the protest letter signed by 14 Justices of the Nigerian Supreme Court and written against him. The Supreme Court justices in the protest letter, complained of poor welfare conditions and the deplorable state of the court. They also listed the operational challenges that have almost crippled the […]

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Married woman, lover got stuck in each other as they sex, cry out for help (Video 18+)

A woman said to be married and her sugar lover have been spotted in a viral video crying out for help after the duo got stuck in each other while having sex. Instagram user, @Kunlereal who shared the video, but did not disclose the identities of the two and where it occurred, wondered if dark […]

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Two Nigerian Police officers face disciplinary action for extorting man of N400,000

Two Nigerian police officers are to face disciplinary action for allegedly extorting N400,000 from a Nigerian man. A Twitter user had come on the microblogging platform to cry for help after the officers allegedly stopped him and extorted the said money from him. Spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stepped into […]

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14 Nigerian Supreme Court Justices write CJN Tanko Mohammad, lament unbearable conditions

Justices of the Nigerian Supreme Court, fourteen in number, have lamented the decrepit state of affairs in the court in a letter sent to the Chief Justice, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad. In the leaked letter, the Justices accused the CJN of refusing to address the issues despite drawing his attention to them. They complained of a […]

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Prepare to be depressed at least 5 times a week ―Nigerian lady in UK tells Nigerians preparing to relocate to Europe (Video)

A Nigerian lady who says she is based in the United Kingdom (UK) has dished out an advice to those who are hoping to relocate to the European country. In a video she shared, she said those preparing to come should also prepare for depression as they’ll be depressed at least 5 times a week […]

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