Legalizing prostitution could be the secret weapon to save marriages ―Former Minister

Former Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development Minister in Zimbabwe, Nyasha Chikwinya has called for the legalization of sex work in the country. The former Zanu PF cabinet Minister who spoke at a meeting organized by the Economic Justice Women Project (EJWP), urged policymakers to prioritize the concerns of sex workers. She stated that sex […]

Continue Reading

Singer Oladips obituary post removed on Instagram, replaced with new video

Obituary posted on the Instagram page of Nigerian singer Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, has been deleted. The post was deleted on Thursday. A new video showing Oladips vibing to a song from his new album, Superhero Adugbo has, however, been posted on the Instagram page. News surfaced on November 11 that the rapper […]

Continue Reading

Kano gov, Yusuf files 10 grounds of appeal at the Supreme Court

Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has on Wednesday filed 10 grounds of appeal at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, challenging his last week’s removal by the Nigerian Court of Appeal. The notice of appeal filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Yusuf joined the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the APC and […]

Continue Reading

Judgement in Guber appeal different from Certified True Copy ―Kano Att. Gen.

Attorney General and commissioner for Justice for Kano state, Haruna Isah Dederi has announced flaws contained in the Appeal Court’s verdict sacking Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf saying, the judgement orally delivered in the Appeal Court differs from what is contained in the Certified Copy of Judgement given to them by the Court. He stated this […]

Continue Reading

Sanwo-Olu allegedly approved millions for renovation of Lagos Commissioner of Police residence days to election

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu allegedly approved N24.5 million for the renovation of the official residence of the Commissioner of Police in the state. The approval for the project executed by Omay Engineering Services Ltd was dated February 6, which was a few days before the February 25 general election. The opposition parties in the state […]

Continue Reading

Plateau Assembly Speaker and his deputy resign, new ones elected

Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Moses Thomas Sule and his deputy, Hon. Gwottaon have resigned their positions. New members have been elected to occupy same positions. The member representing Pankshin North, Gabriel Dawang, was subsequently elected as the new speaker of the Assembly. Hon Timothy Dantong, representing Riyom constituency, emerged the new Deputy Speaker of Assembly.

Continue Reading

Lady who mocked Dr Chinelo who was killed in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack, reportedly dies

The lady who mocked Dr. Chinelo who was shot and killed by bandits in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack in March 2022 has herself also died, according to report. Her death has been reported 10 months after the young promising Nigerian doctor died of the gunshot wounds inflicted on her by the bandits. The ill-fated train […]

Continue Reading

Lagos gov, Sanwo-Olu allegedly approved N3.75bn for perfume, rechargeable fans for himself and his deputy

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been sharply criticised for allegedly approving N7.5 million to replace liquid fragrance in his office and N3 billion to purchase rechargeable fans for the office of his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat. Other contracts allegedly awarded by the state’s Public Procurement Agency (PPA) in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of […]

Continue Reading

Suspected cultists hack female Nigerian Poly student and another to death in Nigeria

A female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara State, Nigeria, Toyin Bamidele, has been allegedly hacked to death by unknown assailants suspected to be cultists. The Higher National Diploma student of Food Technology was said to have been murdered in her rented apartment outside the campus on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Toyin, who […]

Continue Reading

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 […]

Continue Reading

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 […]

Continue Reading

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 […]

Continue Reading

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 […]

Continue Reading

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 […]

Continue Reading

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 […]

Continue Reading

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 […]

Continue Reading

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. […]

Continue Reading

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 […]

Continue Reading