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The African National Congress party lost its majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With more than 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in Wednesday’s parliamentary […]
Continue ReadingKebbi State High Court, sitting in Birnin Kebbi on Monday, June 3 sentenced a woman, Farida Abubakar, to death by hanging for killing her former husband, Chief Magistrate, Attahiru Muhammad-Ibrahim. Farida was arraigned before the court for murder on August 25, 2022, while the main charge was filed on July 26, 2023. The prosecution said […]
Continue ReadingHarrison Gwamnishu, an activist, has shared a video of two female friends, Celine and Afiba leaving Port Harcourt, Nigeria, to visit a Facebook friend, Andrew Amaechi, in Aba, Nigeria, before they disappeared. Celine and her Ghanaian friend, Afiba, were declared missing after they travelled from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Abia State on April 27, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Akume Raphael, shared photos of a broken TV in a Facebook post on Sunday, June 2, 2024. The journalist captioned the post: “Wetin my wife no fit do, my Girlfriend go do! Hmmmmm anbayev kasev ya ibya mke.” It is however […]
Continue ReadingNigerian lady and a city employee identified as Damilola Matuluko, has died after she was hit by a metro bus in downtown Houston, Texas, on Friday morning, May 31. According to ABC News, the tragic incident happened near Rusk and Smith before 7:40 a.m. and was the bus driver’s fault. According to the METRO Police […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Acting Director of Corporate Communication Department, Sidi Ali, the CBN has revoked the banking operations licence of Heritage Bank Plc, effective immediately. This decision was made due to the bank’s failure to improve its financial performance, posing a threat to financial stability. According to the […]
Continue ReadingSeveral unions in Nigeria have shut their workplaces to comply with the directive of the two labour unions, Nigeria Labour Union (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the Labour union has shut down the national grid, resulting in […]
Continue ReadingA draft private Bill proposing Regional Governments in Nigeria has been trending online. The draft Bill which proposes a new governance model that would take off not later than October 1, 2024, states that Nigeria shall be a federation comprising regional territories and the Federal Capital territory. Every ethnic nationality and people in Nigeria will […]
Continue ReadingRights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has lambasted APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, after he attacked her for not standing up while the present national anthem, ‘Nigeria we hail thee’ was being recited at an event on Friday, May 31. Igbokwe, in a post shared on his Facebook page, described Aisha’s action as a ‘nonsensical behavior’, and that […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nollywood actor and singer, Zulu Adigwe who passed away in April, has been laid to rest. He was buried in Abuja, Nigeria, on Wednesday, May 29. President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, shared photos of the late veteran actor Zulu Adigwe’s funeral on his Instagram page on Thursday, May 30. […]
Continue ReadingIn an interview session with media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, Nigerian comedienne Helen Paul has advised those with relocation plans to do it rightly and try to meet the ‘’right people” as it gets easier that way. The Nigerian comedienne narrated how she relocated from Nigeria to the United States with […]
Continue ReadingNewly graduated young Nigerian lady identified as Gladys Jonathan Yemi, whose father was kidnapped and killed after payment of ransom, has herself passed away. A family member, Prince Bawa, who resides in Abuja, disclosed this in a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. “Sister, why do you choose to left us with such pains, […]
Continue ReadingRivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that his administration inherited a huge debt burden from the previous administration of Nyesom Wike. Fubara stated that under his watch, the Rivers State Government has awarded nine new road projects, valued at N534.332billion but he inherited 34 uncompleted projects, valued at over N225.279billion spread across 13 local […]
Continue ReadingBauchi State Police Command has arrested suspects believed to be the masterminds of the 2011 post-election violence in the state. The crisis then led to the deaths of six National Youth Service Corps members and several police officers. According to the Daily Post, this was disclosed by the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Muhammad, […]
Continue ReadingA New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush-money case on Thursday in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House. The verdict makes Trump the first criminally convicted former US president but does not prevent him from campaigning for another […]
Continue ReadingRivers State High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, has issued an interlocutory injunction, barring factional Speaker, Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers from further sitting and parading themselves as members of the state House of Assembly. Justice C.N. Wali issued the order in a lawsuit filed by lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, led […]
Continue ReadingOperatives from Ekiti State Police Command have arrested a policeman who killed two persons at an accident scene in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The accident, which involved a Lexus car and a Jincheng motorcycle occurred late on Tuesday night at the Omisanjana area of Ado-Ekiti. Reports say, in the process of managing the […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said that she would not revert to the old national anthem, newly signed by President Bola Tinubu as the country’s new anthem. Ezekwesili made this disclosure in a post on her X handle on Wednesday. According to her, no one can suppress her right to dissent from […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Tuesday, May 28, passed the National Anthem Bill 2024, which aims to reinstate the original national anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” which Nigeria adopted at independence in 1960, The bill had previously undergone first and second readings and was referred to the Senate’s Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters for […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court sitting in Kano, has ordered the eviction of the just reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, from the Kofar Kudu Palace. Justice S. A. Amobeda who gave the ruling on Tuesday, May 28, said he made the decision in the interest of justice and maintenance of peace in Kano. He […]
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