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  • I May Relocate Because Tinubu Has No Capacity To Run Nigeria – Bode George Hinted

    . I May Relocate Because Tinubu Has No Capacity To Run Nigeria – Bode George Hinted

     Bode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday hinted on the possibility of his relocation to any country of his choice following the victory of Bola Tinubu, at the just concluded presidential election.The PDP chieftain who has been a major critic of Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All P
  • Over 750 Suspects Have Been Arrested, 66 Firearms Seized Over Electoral Offences - Police IG

    . Over 750 Suspects Have Been Arrested, 66 Firearms Seized Over Electoral Offences - Police IG

     During a meeting with senior police officers at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Centre in Abuja, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, disclosed that the Nigeria Police Force recorded a total of 489 major electoral infractions during the February 25 presidential and March 18 governorship polls.He revealed that 781 offenders were arrested
  • PIC/VID: Former UK Prime minister Boris Johnson Arrives Lagos; Asks For Closer Nigeria-UK Ties

    . PIC/VID: Former UK Prime minister Boris Johnson Arrives Lagos; Asks For Closer Nigeria-UK Ties

     Former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, arrived Nigeria today through for a keynote speaking engagementHe was received by CIS Adesokan and top officials of diplomatic missions, before being cleared through Immigration protocol.Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson says there should be a mutually-benefitting relationship between Nige
  • SERAP Demands Immediate Release Of Nigerian Journalist, Agba Jalingo From Kuje Prison

    . SERAP Demands Immediate Release Of Nigerian Journalist, Agba Jalingo From Kuje Prison

     The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded the immediate release of a Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo who was detained in prison by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for alleged defamation against Mrs Elizabeth Ayade, Governor Ben Ayade’s in-law.The group made this demand via a tweet made on Monday afternoon
  • Nigeria Super Eagles Fly Over Guinea-Bissau In Second-Leg Of AFCON Qualifiers Match

    . Nigeria Super Eagles Fly Over Guinea-Bissau In Second-Leg Of AFCON Qualifiers Match

     Nigeria’s Super Eagles have gotten a win over Guinea-Bissau after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat to the Djurtus in the first-leg of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.Super Eagles defeat Guinea-Bissau in second-leg of AFCON qualifiers match Moses Simon converted a penalty kick which gave the Super Eagles a 1-0 win in the fiercely contested
  • Journalist Agba Jalingo Remanded For Cybercrime

    . Journalist Agba Jalingo Remanded For Cybercrime

     A Federal High Court in Abuja, has remanded journalist, Agba Jalingo in Kuje prison from Monday till Thursday for cybercrime. It was reported that Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar allegedly denied Jalingo’s lawyers the opportunity to move a motion for bail after he was arraigned for cyberstalking.Jalingo was accused of defaming Elizabeth Ayade, the
  • JUST IN: INEC Announces Date for Supplementary Elections

    . JUST IN: INEC Announces Date for Supplementary Elections

     The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced a date for supplementary elections. INEC said supplementary elections will hold on April 15 for the conduct of all outstanding governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections. This was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi on Monda
  • INEC To Spend Over N3 Billion For Election Litigations

    . INEC To Spend Over N3 Billion For Election Litigations

     Nigeria's electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission has allocated over N3 billion to fight litigation arising from the 2023 general election. The electoral body budgeted over N3 billion to defend itself from the results of the February 25 presidential and national assembly election and the March 18 governorship and state a
  • Three Arrested Over Murder of South African Rapper, AKA

    . Three Arrested Over Murder of South African Rapper, AKA

     Three suspects have been arrested over the murder of South African rapper, Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as AKA. Recall that he was gunned down on February 10, 2023 around Florida Road. Confirming the devastating development, the police in Durban said the rapper was killed in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road by persons in two cars around 10 p
  • Man Remanded For Having Illicit S3x With Married Woman In Abuja

    . Man Remanded For Having Illicit S3x With Married Woman In Abuja

     A mason, Surajo Hamza, has been remanded in a correctional centre by a Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Monday, March 27,  for allegedly having illicit s3x with a housewife, NAN reports. The police charged Hamza, 34, of Zaman Gida, Asokoro, Abuja, with criminal trespass, adultery and causing harm.The trial judge, Umar Mayana, deferred gr
  • Doctor Tells Court How Pastor Allegedly Defiled 17-year old Church Member

    . Doctor Tells Court How Pastor Allegedly Defiled 17-year old Church Member

     A medical doctor, Mrs Maria Fadaka has narrated before a court how a pastor, Chris Mcdouglas, allegedly defiled a 17-year-old daughter of a member of his Church. Fadaka spoke on Monday before an Ikeja S3xual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. Mcdouglas, a Pastor at Peculiar Generation Assembly Church, Lagos, is facing a nine-count charge of def
  • Why Court Blocked Four Oyo Govt Accounts

    . Why Court Blocked Four Oyo Govt Accounts

     It has now been revealed why a court blocked four accounts belonging to the Oyo State government. It was gathered that the court blocked the accounts over N3.4 billion owed by the government. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in its March 2 judgement, issued an order attaching funds standing to the credit of the Oyo State Govern
  • They Had Already Lynched Before We Got There - Police React To Burning Of 5 Thieves By Mob

    . They Had Already Lynched Before We Got There - Police React To Burning Of 5 Thieves By Mob

     The Anambra state police command has disclosed that the suspects accused of stealing were already set ablaze by an irate mob before the officers of the Command arrived at the scene. Recall that five suspected robbers were burnt beyond recognition on Saturday, March 25, as they were captured, stoned to death and burnt to ashes by some angry youths.
  • UK Is Overhyped, Not For The Faint-hearted - Singer, Lade Set To Return To Nigeria

    . UK Is Overhyped, Not For The Faint-hearted - Singer, Lade Set To Return To Nigeria

     Nigerian singer, Lade has disclosed that she would be returning to the country as she shares her experience in the United Kingdom. The ‘Adulthood Na Scam’ crooner took to Instagram to highlight her reasons for planning to return to her motherland after a few years in the UK. According to Lade, the United Kingdom is very hectic compared to how
  • Big Boy, Onyeze Obiora Arrested With Illicit Drugs Concealed In Packs Of Air Freshener At MMIA (Video)

    .. Big Boy, Onyeze Obiora Arrested With Illicit Drugs Concealed In Packs Of Air Freshener At MMIA (Video)

     peratives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested one Onyeze Obiora with illicit drugs concealed in packs of air freshener.The suspect was arrested at the SAHCO export shed of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Monday, March 20, 2023.NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, March 26, said
  • 47-Yr-Old Pastor, Kayode Salami Rap3s, Kill Nursing Mother In Ondo

    . 47-Yr-Old Pastor, Kayode Salami Rap3s, Kill Nursing Mother In Ondo

     Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested Pastor Kayode Salami, 47, for allegedly raping and killing a nursing mother identified as Adejoke Oloje.It was gathered that the victim was staying in the church with her baby when the incident occurred.Mother of the deceased, Mrs Deborah, said her late daughter left home without any notice
  • Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria: AFCON Qualifying Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

    . Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria: AFCON Qualifying Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date: Monday 27th March, 2023 Time : 6:00 pm Stadium  Estadio 24 de Setembro Referee Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Guinea-Bissau [/size]With his winner in Abuja, Balde opened his account on the international stage and we expect the Ajaccio striker should lead the Djurtus attack once again.Full-back Jefferson Encada is a doubt
  • Court Remands Man, Sunday Obasuyi Over Kidnap & Murder Of His 82-Year-Old Father In Ekiti

    . Court Remands Man, Sunday Obasuyi Over Kidnap & Murder Of His 82-Year-Old Father In Ekiti

     An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court, on Thursday, March 23, 2023, ordered the remand of three suspects in the correctional centre over alleged kidnapping and murder of an 82-year-old man, Michael Obasuyi.The defendants, Sunday Obasuyi, 42; Akinniyi Ojo, 51, and Bobade Sunday, 51, who are residents of Agbado-Ekiti, Gbonyin local government area
  • Commercial Driver Attacks Doctor With Cutlass Over Death Of His Five-Year- Old Son In Ondo

    .. Commercial Driver Attacks Doctor With Cutlass Over Death Of His Five-Year- Old Son In Ondo

     The Nation reports that a commercial driver whose identity is yet to be ascertained has caused serious commotion in Ondo State.The driver allegedly used a cutlass to inflict injuries on a medical doctor over the death of his five-year- old son.The incident, which happened at the Mother and Child hospital, Oke aro, Akure, reportedly paralysed activ
  • England v Ukraine: EURO 2024 Qualifying Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

    . England v Ukraine: EURO 2024 Qualifying Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date: Sunday 26th March, 2023 Time : 6:00 pm Stadium  Wembley Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk (Netherlands) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] England [/size]Only a minute after being booked for taking too long on a throw-in, Shaw received his marching orders for a challenge on Retegui, so Ben Chilwell should cover for the suspended Manch
  • Five Men Burnt To Death In Onitsha For Trying To Steal Tricycle

    . Five Men Burnt To Death In Onitsha For Trying To Steal Tricycle

     In what will come across as a really startling development, as many as five men have been burnt to death in Anambra.The men are said to have been burnt to death today in Onitsha, Anambra State, after they attempted to disposes a tricycle operator of his tricycle.A source in Onitsha, who narrated the story to DAILY POST, said the men tried to steal
  • Trigger-Happy Nigerian Soldier Kills Family Of Three,(A Man, His Wife, And Their Baby) In Niger

    .. Trigger-Happy Nigerian Soldier Kills Family Of Three,(A Man, His Wife, And Their Baby) In Niger

     In what will come across as a really startling development, a Nigerian soldier in Niger State has caused serious chaos in Niger.The soldier, on Friday killed three Beninois in Babana area of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.The chairman of the LGA, Alhaji Suleiman Yarima, who confirmed the incident appealed to the people of Babana to rem
  • NDLEA Arrests Businessman, Molokwu Nwachukwu 3 Others; Intercepts Meth, Cocaine (Photos)

    . NDLEA Arrests Businessman, Molokwu Nwachukwu 3 Others; Intercepts Meth, Cocaine (Photos)

     Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a businessman, Molokwu Nwachukwu, who frequents China, Dubai, Pakistan, and Vietnam, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos for concealing thirty-six (36) parcels of cocaine in different parts of his check-in bags, hand luggage and two pairs of s
  • Former Gov. of Zamfara, Yari Joins Race For Senate President

    . Former Gov. of Zamfara, Yari Joins Race For Senate President

     A former governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari, has publicly declared his interest in running for the office of senate president.Yari said the north-west zone deserves the senate presidency since the region produced the highest number of votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the presidential election.In the February 25 election, Bol
  • We’ll Make Nigeria Ungovernable If Labour Party, PDP Attempt To Stop Tinubu’s Swearing In - FFK

    . We’ll Make Nigeria Ungovernable If Labour Party, PDP Attempt To Stop Tinubu’s Swearing In - FFK

     Former Minister of Aviation and member of the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council, Femi Fani-Kayode, has threatened the supporters of the opposition parties – Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party – to desist from their attempts to annul the 2023 presidential election which produced Bola Tinubu.Fani-Kayode said this in
  • Many Injured as Armed Herdsmen Unleash Mayhem in Fresh Attack on Ondo Community

    . Many Injured as Armed Herdsmen Unleash Mayhem in Fresh Attack on Ondo Community

     Gun-wielding herdsmen have attacked Ogbese community in Ondo State, during which several residents were kidnapped while others were badly injured.It was learnt that the incident, which occurred on Friday, had left the entire town in fear and anxiety as the families of abducted victims wait to hear from the kidnappers.Eyewitnesses also informed Sah
  • Gov. Sanwo Olu Makes U-Turn Orders Immediate Payment of N5m Compensation to Uber Driver

    . Gov. Sanwo Olu Makes U-Turn Orders Immediate Payment of N5m Compensation to Uber Driver

     Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered the payment of N5 million compensation to an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, who was assaulted on October 20, 2021, during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protest in the state.The governor in a statement on Saturday said he had “directed the Honorable Attorney General
  • New Batch of Over 500 Repentant Boko Haram Members About to Reabsorbed in The Society

    . New Batch of Over 500 Repentant Boko Haram Members About to Reabsorbed in The Society

     A new batch of 594 former Boko Haram members have completed the Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration programme. Among the clients were 2 Nigerien citizens, 1 Chadian while others were Nigerians.They tendered an apology during their graduation ceremony which took place at Mallam Sidi camp run by the Nigerian Army, under Operation Safe
  • Anambra Man, Arinze Obiwenite Arrested For Defiling His 12-Year-Old Daughter

    .. Anambra Man, Arinze Obiwenite Arrested For Defiling His 12-Year-Old Daughter

     Arinze Obiwenite, a Nigerian man jas been arrested by the police, The PUNCH reports.The man was arrested for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old daughter.Obiwente, who was also accused of using diabolic means to run a “healing” ministry, was arrested during a raid in his home in Abacha community, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra S
  • BREAKING! Nollywood Actress, Gbemi Anjola Dies After Prolonged Battle With Ovarian Cancer

    .. BREAKING! Nollywood Actress, Gbemi Anjola Dies After Prolonged Battle With Ovarian Cancer

     Nollywood has been thrown into mourning following the death of 33-year-old actress Gbemi Anjola. The fast-rising actress died on Friday, March 24, 2023, after a prolonged battle with ovarian cancer. It was gathered that Gbemi was diagnosed with the ailment in 2021.  As a result, she traveled to Dubai, UAE, for chemotherapy, which lasted appro

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