EFCC invites Fayemi over alleged money laundering

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has declined an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), over an investigation involving alleged money laundering. According to reports, an invitation letter dated 12th May 2023, was sent to Fayemi by the EFCC. The Commission said it needed clarifications from Fayemi as part of the […]

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Nigeria’s impunity crisis and Seun Kuti’s assault of cop, By Azuka Onwuka

The video of the verbal and physical assault of a police officer by Seun Kuti, Afrobeat musician and son of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, was not just embarrassing but shameful. It captures, in moving pictures, the level of impunity that pervades Nigeria, which has made it almost impossible for the country to progress. The video, which was […]

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Actress Chika Ike stuns at Cannes Film Festival, makes the Best Dressed List on Vogue, New York Times and Harper’s Bazaar (Photos)

Nigerian actress, television personality, producer, business woman, philanthropist and former model, Chika Nancy Ike popularly known as Chika Ike, attended this year’s 76th Cannes Film Festival in France and she made several best-dressed list. Veteran Nollywood actress, Chika Ike has blazed the trail as the first Nigerian actress invited to grace the red-carpet of the Cannes Film […]

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Former WWE Legend, “Superstar” Billy Graham, dies

Former WWE champion, Eldridge Wayne Coleman, better known by his ring name “Superstar” Billy Graham, has passed away. He died at the age of 79. The professional wrestler, famously known as the “Superstar”, died of undisclosed health issues on Wednesday May 17. The three-time world champion Graham had reportedly been battling a number of health […]

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Nigerian man, Yemi Mobolade elected first black mayor in US city

Nigerian man has been elected the mayor of Colorado Springs, a municipality in Colorado in the United States, becoming the first black man to achieve that political feat. Yemi Mobolade, an Independent candidate, defeated his opponent, Wayne Williams, a Republican on Tuesday night, May 16, in the city’s runoff contest, despite minimal politics-related experience, The […]

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Your marriage may conflict with your values, By Elizabeth Badejo

The historic event of last week, the royal coronation in England, marked with grand pageantry and the magnificent demonstration of culture of almost a thousand years, was made inclusive to identify with the present time. The love story between the recently crowned King Charles III of England and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, may […]

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Labour Party’s factional leader, Lamidi Apapa disgraced at the Election Petition Court in Abuja (Video)

Factional leader of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Lamidi Apapa was booed, mocked and disgraced at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday. This happened after he and members of his faction fought over seats where Labour Party members were to sit for the court process. He also attempted to speak to […]

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Peter Obi attends Dele Momodu’s 63rd birthday get-together in London (Photos)

Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, attended publisher Dele Momodu’s 63rd birthday get-together in London on Tuesday, May 16. Momodu shared footage of Obi at the gathering which held in his London home and wrote: “Most honored to welcome the Labor Party Presidential candidate former GOVERNOR PETER OBI to our home in […]

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Ekiti govt allegedly awarded millions of naira contracts to non-existent companies

On February 20, 2020, the deadly COVID-19 was confirmed in Nigeria. The frenzy that greeted the discovery led to procurement fraud cases across several Nigerian states. The corruption was strengthened mainly by the existence of COVID-19 emergency guidelines which had no specific deadlines. In Nigeria, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registers small, medium, and large companies. However, […]

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Why the rising opposition to Tinubu’s inauguration?, By Jide Ojo

Disputed election is not peculiar to Nigeria. It is a global phenomenon. We saw what recently happened in US after the November 2020 election won by President Joe Biden. I am referring to January 6, 2021 invasion of the US Congress by supporters of former president Donald Trump. When leftist Lula da Silva defeated his […]

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Rabiu Kwankwaso holds meeting with Tinubu in France

Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s President-elect has on Monday, in Paris, capital of France, met with Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, one of his opponents in the February 25, 2023 elections. The former Kano State governor’s wife, Hajia Salamatu and Abdulmimin Jibrin, an NNPP lawmaker-elect, accompanied him to the meeting, Tinubu’s wife, Sen Oluremi Tinubu and Femi Gbajabiamila, outgoing […]

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Chief Justice of Ukraine Supreme Court dismissed, detained for alleged bribe

The head of Ukraine’s Supreme Court was dismissed from his post on Tuesday after being detained in a bribery investigation which anti-corruption authorities cast as their biggest-ever case. Kyiv has redoubled efforts to clamp down on corruption despite Russia’s invasion, and doing so is vital to meet the conditions for joining the European Union. Oleksandr Omelchenko, a […]

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Nigeria’s National assembly passes Independent candidacy for elections bill, sends it to Buhari for assent

Clerk of Nigeria’s National Assembly (CNA) has been directed by the Nigerian senate to transmit a constitution alteration bill No. 58 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent in line with the provisions of the Authentication Act. The bill seeks to provide for independent candidacy in presidential, governorship, national and state assemblies and local government councils […]

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Ooni of Ife announces royal wedding date with his Olori

Ooni of Ife, HRM Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially announced a wedding date with his second wife, Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda. The palace has invited relatives and dignitaries to Olori Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda’s wedding celebration and thanksgiving service, set to take place on Saturday, May 20, 2023. The occasion will be preceded by […]

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Court admits Seun Kuti to bail, orders police to round up investigation in 48 hours

Chief Magistrate Court in sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria, on Tuesday granted bail to Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. The court also ordered police to finish their investigation into the alleged assault of a policeman within 48 hours. Police prosecution, S. A. Adebese and Morufu Animashaun had prayed that the court should remand the defendant […]

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Three sentenced to death in Ekiti for stealing phones, chargers, laptops, sandals and power banks

A High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Monday, May 15, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. The defendants: Omotayo Deji, 23, Chidiebere Ifeanyi, 25, and Bolaji Usman, 28, were arraigned before Justice Bamidele Omotoso on January 21, 2020, on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy and […]

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US imposes Visa restrictions on Nigerians who undermined Nigeria’s 2023 elections

United States is committed to supporting and advancing democracy in Nigeria and around the world, so, we have taken Steps to Impose Visa Restrictions on Individuals Involved in Undermining the Democratic Process During Nigeria’s 2023 Elections Cycle. “We have imposed visa restrictions on specific individuals who undermined the democratic process during Nigeria’s 2023 elections. We […]

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Ghanaian socialite, Hajia4Real extradited to the United States over alleged $2m fraud

Ghanaian socialite Mona Faiz Montrage popularly known as Hajia4Reall has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the US for allegedly swindling over $2 million from older, single American men and women in a twisted lonely hearts scam. Recall that the social media influencer whose Instagram account is among the top 10 most followed in Ghana, […]

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