Osun gov, Adeleke makes a U-turn on appointment of acting Chief Judge

The suspension of Osun State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo, has continued to rear its head on Sunday with Governor Ademola Adeleke denying appointing an acting CJ to replace Justice Ojo. Last Thursday, Ojo was asked to step aside by the State House of Assembly to allow for an investigation into some petitions written […]

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You can’t punish voters for error of INEC, Falana wants appeal court judgments sacking three govs reviewed

Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has on Sunday, called for a review of the judgments delivered by the Court of Appeal which sacked three state governors. Falana made the call during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Abba Yusuf (Kano), Dauda Lawal […]

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Interior Minister working to release 4,068 inmates from Nigerian prisons, reintegrate them

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has initiated the release of 4,068 inmates who have served various terms of imprisonment with an option of fine or compensation, as part of efforts to decongest the Nigerian prisons now called Custodial Centres. Speaking during an event which was held at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in […]

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Liberia President, George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai

Liberia President, George Weah, on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader, Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by graft allegations but helping to ensure a smooth transition of power in the once volatile African nation. Boakai, 78, a former vice president who lost to Weah in the 2017 election, led […]

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Police arrest woman accused of killing five members of her family for Insurance payouts

A woman, 49, who has been accused of murdering five members of her family for the insurance payout was arrested in South Africa. The woman allegedly killed her police officer husband, her son who was at a University, her two daughters, and her cousin. But police say there could be more victims of the alleged […]

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Ex-CBN gov, Emefiele remanded in Kuje prison custody

Nigeria’s High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, has ordered that the ex-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who is standing trial on procurement fraud, be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his bail request. The trial which had been stalled on three occasions finally […]

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Vote-buying, intimidation, violence during off-cycle elections disturbing ―Abdulsalami committee says

National Peace Committee (NPC) led by former Nigerian Head of State,  Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Thursday, decried cases of violence, intimidation, and vote-buying, among other practices during last Saturday’s off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states. In a statement on Thursday, the peace committee said: “We are not unaware of the glitches recorded […]

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Guinness World Record holder takes daring walk on rope across Lagos bridge (Video, photos)

Estonian slackliner and Guinness World Record (GWR) holder, Jaan Roose, on Thursday, walked on a rope from Sterling Towers in the Marina area of Lagos to the Onome Rig. Famous for taking on daring challenges, Roose has become a sensation in the world of extreme sports, gaining a substantial following on various social media platforms. […]

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Nigeria’s Judicial Service Commission nominates 22 Justices to fill Supreme Court vacancies (Full list)

Nigeria’s Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has nominated 22 Court of Appeal justices to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for elevation to the Supreme Court bench. According to reports, the nominees represent each geopolitical zone. The North-Central and South-East regions have the largest share with 6 candidates each, while the South-West and South-South each have […]

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Labour suspends strike, says suspension is temporary

National executive councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Wednesday night suspended their nationwide strike over an alleged assault on the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. The OPS comprising critical players […]

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Obafemi Awolowo University lecturer slumps in office, dies

A lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr Ayo Ojediran, has reportedly slumped in his office and died. Reports say that the lecturer was rushed to the university’s clinic after he slumped on Tuesday, but could not make it. Speaking on the incident on Wednesday, […]

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Retired Perm. Sec. found murdered at her home in Nigeria

Retired Permanent Secretary with the Oyo State Government, Nigeria, Ms. Elizabeth Olaniyan Gbenle, has been gruesomely murdered by unknown assailants in her house in Ibadan, the state capital. The incident happened at the deceased’s residence, along All Saints College Road, Idi Ishin, off NIHORT area of Ibadan between Thursday and Friday last week, according to […]

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Nigerian woman sets new Guinness World Record for longest handmade wig (Video)

A wigmaker from Lagos, Nigeria, Helen Williams, has entered the Guinness World Records’ (GWR) book as she created the world’s longest handmade wig. The wig measures an astounding 351.28 meters (1,152 ft. 5 in) with Helen dedicating 11 days and over two million naira (£2,031; $2,493) to craft this remarkable wig. GWR acknowledged her feat, […]

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An overzealous hireling trying to gain his Principal’s confidence ―NLC replies Bayo Onanuga

In a Press statement, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has replied the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy. Press Statement 14/11/2023 BAYO ONANUGA’S MISCHIEF AND THE TRAGEDY OF A NATION We would have ignored Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy because we know him plus his penchant […]

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Another Nigerian rapper dies suddenly

Nigerian rapper, song writer and a performing artist, Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips has passed away. He died on Tuesday night at 10:14 pm. The news of his death was announced on his Instagram handle on Wednesday. The Instagram post reads: “We are saddened to inform the general public that Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka […]

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25-year-old Nigerian school teacher shot dead in Atlanta, US

25-year-old Nigerian man, Jason Ogbomoh, has been shot and killed in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. Jason was shot several times by a yet to be identified shooter on Sunday, November 12, 2023. His father, Chief Patrick Ogbomoh, is the president of Agbor-USA, a  socio-cultural group and apex body for Agbor indigenes residing […]

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Nigerian woman narrates how her son-in-law extorted over N5m from her

40-year-old mother of six, Saudatu Aliyu, has narrated how her son-in-law, Gambo Adamu, deceived her into believing that he contracted a marriage between her and former president, Muhammadu Buhari. Gambo Adamu was sentenced to 12 months in prison by a magistrates’ court sitting in Minna, Niger State last month. Saudatu, who is a divorcee, and […]

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Saudi Arabia cancels visa of all 264 passengers who travelled from Nigeria to Jeddah

Saudi Arabia authorities cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers who travelled from Nigeria to Jeddah. The Air Peace flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria, via the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Sunday night, Nov. 12, and arrived in Saudi Arabia’s major city, Jeddah, today, Nov. 13. However, […]

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Nationwide strike in Nigeria begins Monday midnight

In spite of the news of the court order obtained by Nigerian government to stop organised labour from embarking on its proposed industrial action in protest over the attack on Comrade Joe Ajaero in Imo State on Wednesday, November 1, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have directed their […]

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