Court nullifies Malawi presidential election result, fresh election ordered

Malawi’s constitutional court on Monday has ordered a new presidential poll after annulling the results of a vote that re-elected President Peter Mutharika last May, citing widespread irregularities including the use of correction fluid on ballot papers. Mutharika, who will remain president until the fresh polls, has the right to appeal the verdict, which is […]

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Air Canada jet with 128 passengers makes emergency landing in Madrid

An Air Canada Boeing 767 aircraft with 128 passengers on board has made an emergency landing in Madrid. … The Toronto-bound flight AC837 had departed from the Spanish capital in the early afternoon but had to request an emergency return after one of its two engines was damaged and a tyre ruptured during takeoff. The Air Canada flight AC837 […]

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Arrested Church bomber suspect must not escape, Oyedepo warns Nigerian police

Founder and Senior Pastor of Living Faith Church a.k.a Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, warned that if the man who attempted to bomb his church in Kaduna State escapes, the destiny of the security operatives in charge of the case will be crushed. On Sunday, the Kaduna State Police Command arrested a suspected suicide bomber […]

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Buhari, his Service Chiefs have no idea of solving Nigeria’s insecurity problem –Tanko Yakasai says

An elder stateman and founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has joined those demanding for the sack of the current Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari. Yakasai, former Liaison Officer to ex-President Shehu Shagari, said the current Service Chiefs have run out of ideas on how to resolve the current issue […]

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Doctor who lost wife to kidnappers built a police station for his community months earlier

Dr Phillip Ataga, the Kaduna-based medical doctor whose wife, Bola, was recently killed by kidnappers who abducted her and their two children from their home in Jiji, Chikun local government area of Kaduna state, had donated a police station to his community months before the unfortunate incident,  his friend and the police have revealed. Mrs […]

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NBA kicks, as Buhari refuses to appoint to Supreme court, 4 justices recommended by NJC

As Justice Amiru Sanusi retires from the Nigerian Supreme court’s bench on Monday, the entire number of Justices of the Supreme Court will drop from 14 to 13. In a statement last October, the National Judicial Council’s (NJC) Director, Information, Mr Soji Oye, had stated that the council, at its meeting held on October 22 […]

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Osinbajo holds first thanksgiving anniversary of surviving helicopter crash (Photos)

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo today Februrary 2nd, had a thanksgiving at the Aso Villa chapel to celebrate one year of surviving a helicopter crash in Kogi state. Recall that on the 2nd of February 2019, the Vice President and his team, 11 of them, narrowly escaped death after the helicopter they flew in to Kogi state for […]

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Seven injured as cooking gas explodes in Anambra

A tragic incident occurred today February 2, as seven people sustained varying degrees of injuries after a cooking gas explosion in a storey building located at No 23 Emmanuel Church road, Inland town Onitsha, Anambra State. The building was razed down by fire after a gas cooker recently procured exploded while being used for the first time at […]

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Two police officers die in a car accident while chasing a commercial vehicle (Graphic photos)

Two police officers have died after their car crashed while they were chasing a commercial vehicle. According to reports, the officers, who were driving an official police car, chased after a Sienna carrying passengers along the Ogoni/Akwa Ibom road. In the course of the chase, the police car crashed into a bush and somersaulted. Two […]

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Declare killer Fulani herdsmen as terrorists -MBF tells govt

Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has endorsed the arrest of Fulani Ardos and other community leaders in Bokkos, Riyom and other areas over the latest killings in parts of Plateau State. It asked the state Governor Simon Lalong to ensure the prosecution of the perpetrators of the attacks in Kwatta village in Bokkos Local Government Area […]

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Man jailed 99 years for using hitman to kill his mother for access to her bank accounts and life insurance (Photos)

A Chicago rapper who hired a hit man to murder his own mum so that he can have access to her bank accounts and life insurance benefits, has been sentenced to 99 years in prison. The rising rapper, Qaw’mane Wilson AKA “Young QC” was on Friday found guilty of the murder-for-hire last year, and sentenced to […]

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Pastor Adeboye leads protest against insecurity, killings in Nigeria (Photos)

General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye is, at the moment, leading a procession to end the spate of insecurity and killings in Nigeria. On Sunday, during the monthly Thanksgiving Service at the church’s National Headquarters in Ebute Meta, Lagos State, Adeboye commenced the protest from Ebute Meta […]

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Congress to override Trump’s Visa ban targeting predominantly African nations -Pelosi

Speaker of US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday February 1, slammed President Donald Trump over the addition of Nigeria and 5 other countries to US travel ban list.  Pelosi stated that Trump Administration’s expansion of the travel ban list is outrageous, threatens security, values and the rule of law in the North-American country. In her statement, […]

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As she shares bikini photos, Tiwa Savage asks: “How many times did you zoom in?”

Nigerian star singer and celebrity, Tiwa Savage gave her fans what to talk about by sharing her sexy bikini pictures on her Instagram page with a zoom question. She captioned one of the pics: “How many times did you zoom in?” Another of her pictures she captioned: “No one watches you more than your haters, make […]

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Disregard the EFCC’s lies against me -Shehu Sani asks Nigerians

Former Nigerian Senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, comrade Shehu Sani, has urged Nigerians to disregard the “lies against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spokesperson” while in their detention. In a statement on Saturday, he said operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, breached his fundamental human rights during his […]

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Visa ban: Atiku begs US not to punish Nigerians for Buhari’s failure

In a statement he personally signed, Nigeria’s former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has on Saturday urged the President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump, to reconsider his travel ban on Nigerians. Atiku appealed to the US government to consider the history of US-Nigerian relationships and to adopt measures that individually target those in government who […]

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Immigrant visa ban imposed on Nigeria by US

Donald Trump, president of the United States of America, has imposed an immigration visa ban on Nigeria. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), other countries also affected by the visa restriction which will take effect from February 21, are Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan. The journal quoted the acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland […]

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