Natasha sues Senator Nwaebonyi for defamation, claims N5bn damages

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, has instituted a N5billion defamation case against her colleague, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi for alleging that she had six children for different men. In the suit she filed through her team of lawyers led by Mr. M. J. Numa, SAN, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan described Nwaebonyi’s claim as false, saying it […]

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UN law institute DG asks Tinubu to reverse his emergency rule in Rivers State

Director-General (DG) of the Institute of Law Research and Development of the United Nations (ILAWDUN), US, Cyprian Edward-Ekpo, has asked President Bola Tinubu to reverse the state of emergency imposed in Rivers State. The professor of international environmental law warned that the emergency rule in the south-south state is a threat to Nigeria’s democracy and international reputation. […]

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4 young Nigerian gospel singers die in auto accident

Nigerian gospel music industry has been thrown into mourning  as four young and popular Nigerian gospel singers lost their lives when they were involved in a fatal auto accident along the Ikorodu/Sagamu Road in Ogun State, Nigeria. In a statement, the Ogun State Commander and Public information Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), […]

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US court sends Nigerian to 46 months imprisonment for $4.9m fraud

A United States court has sentenced a 47-year-old Nigerian, Imafedia Adevokhai, to 46 months in prison over his involvement in a multi-year stolen identity tax refund fraud amounting to $4,945,886. This was disclosed in a statement by the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Abe McGlothin Jr., according to reports by Punch […]

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I am tired of being called prostitute ―Veteran actress, Kate Henshaw

Veteran Nigerian actress and winner of 2008 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress, Kate Amaka Henshaw, simply called Kate Henshaw, has lamented that she doesn’t find it funny when people call her a prostitute. She took to her X handle to slam trolls for always calling her olosho, prostitute and the like because she […]

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Nigerian Supreme Court sacks Abure as national chairman of Labour Party

Nigerian Supreme Court has on Friday removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had recognised Abure as the party’s national chairman. In its decision, Nigeria’s final court held […]

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Natasha’s recall petition fails to meet constitutional requirements ―INEC says yet again

The petition seeking the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, has failed to meet the constitutional requirements outlined in Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yet again, made this announcement on Thursday via its official X […]

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Edo gov’ship election petition tribunal upholds Okpebholo as winner

Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja Nigeria on Wednesday, has affirmed Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the valid winner of the September 21 governorship election. The three-member panel led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its […]

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Again, President Tinubu jets out to France

In a released statement, President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart for Paris, France, on a two-week working visit where he will review his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key economic and governance milestones. The statement is titled: ‘President Tinubu to embark on working visit to Paris’. “During the visit, the President will appraise his […]

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Natasha Akpoti beats ingress, egress security, defies curfew and landed at Sallah rally in Kogi (Videos)

Defying restrictions on vehicle convoys, public gatherings ban, and imposed curfew, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived at her Sallah rally by helicopter and addressed a large crowd of supporters. From the podium, she delivered a bold declaration: “Nobody and nothing can stop me from coming home. I’m an Ebira woman; this is my land. I’m the […]

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Man gets life imprisonment for setting former boss ablaze in Ekiti

Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced a 41-year-old defendant, one Olasunkanmi Kareem, to life imprisonment for attempting to murder his former boss by setting him ablaze. Kareem was arraigned on November 18, 2024, on a one-count charge of attempted murder, contrary to Section 241 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, […]

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Edo Election Petition Tribunal strikes out Accord Party’s petition against Gov Okpebholo’s election

Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the Accord Party’s petition challenging the victory of Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress in the September 21, 2024 election. The three-member tribunal ruled on Wednesday that the Accord Party and its candidate failed to prove their claims beyond reasonable doubt, and that […]

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Edo election petition tribunal dismisses Action Alliance’s petition against Okpebholo, APC

Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have secured an initial victory in the legal battles challenging their win in the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election. The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal dismissed a petition filed by the Action Alliance (AA) and Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, ruling […]

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Tinubu sacks Kyari, Akinyelure, appoints new GCEO for NNPCL

President Bola Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the Chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. According to a release issued in the early hours of this  morning by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the President also removed all […]

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Few hours before official delivery, Edo gov’ship tribunal judgement allegedly leaks

An unsigned document, purported to be copies of the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, have allegedly surfaced online, stirring  uncertainty and controversy. That document, which has the petition number of the case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Asuerime Ighodalo, against Monday Okpebholo of the All […]

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Nigerian doctor in UK filmed selling jobs to foreigners

Nigerian doctor based in United Kingdom (UK), Dr Kelvin Alaneme, was secretly filmed by the British Broadcasting Corporation in an undercover investigation, allegedly selling fake job opportunities to foreign nationals. BBC documentary described Dr Alaneme as a psychiatrist who had worked for the National Health Service, is the founder of CareerEdu, an agency based in […]

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Dangote, Adenuga, Rabiu, Otedola make Forbes Africa’s billionaires list

Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Femi Otedola, have emerged as the only Nigerians on the 2025 ‘Africa’s Billionaires List’ compiled by Forbes, which was released on Saturday, March 29. The four businessmen are the only Nigerians to feature on the prestigious lineup, with Dangote leading the continent’s wealthiest individuals. Dangote, the owner of Dangote […]

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