Judge refuses DCP Abba Kyari’s bail application

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, has refused the bail application of the suspended deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari. Delivering his ruling in the application today, the Judge held that the bail application has been overtaken by events following an order of a sister court, granting […]

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Lagosians should get free pass to heaven for enduring traffic congestion ―Gov El-Rufai

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has said that he believes those who live in Lagos should be given a “free pass to heaven” over the daily traffic congestion. The Governor said this during a media briefing organized by the presidential communications team in Abuja on Thursday, February 24, in response to being asked why he […]

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Kidnapper Evans, two others sentenced to life imprisonment

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Federal High Court in Lagos state has sentenced kidnapper Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, and two others, Uchenna Amadi and Okuchuwkwu Nwachukwu, to life imprisonment. He gave the judgment on Friday February 25. Evans alongside his accomplices, Uche Amadi, and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu got the sentence after they were found guilty […]

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Shehu Shagari spent only N200 personal funds during his first presidential campaign ―Grandson says

Bello Shagari, a grandson of late former President Shehu Shagari, has revealed that his grandfather only spent N200 of his personal funds during the first presidential campaign in 1979. “Do you know that Late President Shehu Shagari never became anything he wished and reluctantly became everything he was?,” Bello wrote on Friday, February 25, the […]

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Finally, Buhari signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law

Finally, at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday, the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. Nigerian Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; President of Nigerian Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, were present to witness the signing […]

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Africa needs 3rd World War more than every other continent ―Adamu Garba says

An ex-presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has disclosed that Africa needs a third world war more than any other continent. In his Facebook post he shared on Thursday, February 24, as Russia invaded Ukraine, the APC member said, Africa not participating in the first and second world wars is the reason why the continent remains ‘poor […]

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Russia claims it has destroyed 74 Ukrainian ground military facilities

Russian airstrikes have destroyed 74 ground facilities belonging to the Ukrainian military, according to reports. This includes 11 airfields, three command centers and a naval base, Russian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Thursday, February 24. About 18 radio-locating stations for anti-aircraft missile systems were also destroyed, according to Konashenkov. However, Konashenkov noted that […]

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Tinubu, Aregbesola and Loyalty, By Olusegun Adeniyi

“The concept of loyalty is a very strange one. My prayer is, may our loyalty never be tested.” That famous quote was from the Works and Housing Minister and former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, during his senate confirmation hearing on 14th October 2015. But few remember the context. A hospitalized woman who […]

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No woman can go 3 months without sex ―Rapper Erriga claims

Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper, Erhiga Agarivbie, better known by his stage name, Erigga is of the opinion that no woman can go three months without having sexual intercourse. He shared this opinion on his Twitter handle. “No woman can go three months without sex … argue with ur wig brush,” he wrote.

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Famous South African rapper dies at 34

Famous South African rapper, Riky Rick has reportedly died at the age of 34. The circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear, but some South African tabloids and online reports are claiming he committed suicide by hanging. Rick born Rikhado Makhado allegedly took his life at his estate home in the north of Johannesburg on Wednesday morning 23 […]

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Nigerian govt organises special flights to evacuate Nigerians in Ukraine

Reports coming in say the Federal Government of Nigeria has arranged a special flight operation to evacuate Nigerians from Ukraine. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama in an interview with NTA said the Nigerian embassy in Kyiv has been contacted to finalise the arrangements for those willing to return to the country. Onyeama said: “The […]

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On the purported death of Rauf Aregbesola, By Abimbola Adelakun

Over the weekend, alleged political activists in Alimosho, Lagos staged a mock funeral for Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola. To display the coffin of a man still alive is a poignant symbolism, one instinctually understood by witnesses embedded in the local culture as a severance of his connection to the society of the living. For a […]

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Zamfara Deputy Governor, Aliyu Gusau, impeached

Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, a Barrister and the Deputy Governor of Zamfara state, has been impeached by the state house of assembly. 20 out 24 members voted for the impeachment of the Deputy Governor on Wednesday February 23, after the report submitted by the judicial panel of investigation found him guilty of the allegations levelled against him. […]

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Lagos CJ frees 33 inmates from Ikoyi, Kirikiri prisons

Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, on Wednesday granted amnesty to 33 inmates of three custodial centres in the state. The inmates were pardoned at an open court session presided over by the Chief Judge on the premises of the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ogba. Eight of the inmates were released from […]

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Obaship: Ifa rejects MC Oluomo (2), By Tunde Odesola

When the British-American documentary film producer, Theroux, flew into Lagos from the US in 2010, looking for the hotbed of gangsterism in Nigeria, Oshodi stood naked in the sun. Theroux’ choice of Oshodi as the General Headquarters (GHQ) of disorder wasn’t a product of fate, fancy or accident. His choice was informed by the crippling […]

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Pretty Catholic reverend sister’s dancing skills to Igbo music goes viral (Video)

A very beautiful Nigerian Catholic reverend sister is going viral on TikTok because of her dance moves to traditional Igbo music. Reverend sister Regina shared a video of herself dancing to an Igbo song and the video caught attention. The video has now made its way from TikTok to other platforms as social media users […]

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Pastor David Ibiyeomie builds, hands over two-storeyed Banham Methodist Academy building (Photos)

The Presiding Pastor of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie, has built and handed over the Banham Methodist Academy, a two-storeyed building sited at the church premises, to the Banham Methodist Church, located at #69 Aggrey road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The dedication and official hand-over ceremony of the newly built academy took place on Tuesday, […]

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Trump loses at the U.S. Supreme Court to stop records of Jan. 6 Capitol attack

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday brought a formal end to former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release of White House records sought by the Democratic-led congressional panel investigating last year’s deadly attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters. The court’s decision to formally reject Trump’s appeal follows its Jan. […]

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Two contexts you can use a comma before ‘and’, By Akeem Lasisi

Usually, we use a comma when listing items in a clause. In such a situation, the process is often concluded with ‘and’. This means that the comma ceases to appear after listing the second to the last item. That is why you don’t have it after ‘torch’ in the statement below: She needs a bag, […]

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