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  • CBN's Emefiele Reacts To Alleged Gift of N500m to Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

    . CBN's Emefiele Reacts To Alleged Gift of N500m to Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

     Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria has said that story by a news platform that it gave the sum of N500 million in new currency notes to support the candidate of Labour Party in Lagos Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour ahead of the March 18 governorship election is false. According to Emefiele, the story is intended to bring the image o
  • Nigerian Yahoo Boys Ring Leader In Texas Sentenced To 20 Years Imprisonment

    . Nigerian Yahoo Boys Ring Leader In Texas Sentenced To 20 Years Imprisonment

    A North Texas man, Ifeanyichukwu Festus Obi, 43, will spend the next 20 years behind bars for leading a gang of criminals that allegedly used "sweetheart sc#ms" on elderly victims across the country and sent the money to Nigeria, Fox News is reporting. According to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, Ifeanyichukwu, was one o
  • Political Parties Cannot Regulate INEC Over BVAS Usage - Official

    . Political Parties Cannot Regulate INEC Over BVAS Usage - Official

     The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made it clear that political parties in the country cannot regulate the electoral umpire’s activities.The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, who said this on Sunday night, explained that the commission had been created to ser
  • Manchester City v RB Leipzig: UEFA Champions League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

    . Manchester City v RB Leipzig: UEFA Champions League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date: Tuesday 14th March, 2023 Time : 9:00 pm Stadium  Estadio do Dragao Referee   Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Manchester City [/size]With Phil Foden managing to recover from a scare over a foot injury to line up at Selhurst Park, Guardiola is set to be working with a fully-fit squad for the s
  • Porto v Inter: UEFA Champions League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

    . Porto v Inter: UEFA Champions League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date: Tuesday 14th March, 2023 Time : 9:00 pm Stadium  Estadio do Dragao Referee   Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Porto [/size]As Otavio misses out due to suspension after his red card in Milan, Andre Franco and Stephen Eustaqio are among those in contention for selection, with Sergio Conceicao h
  • Police Arrest Security Guard, Barnabas Job, Over Murder Of 26-year Old Housemaid, Tereza Ekibi

    . Police Arrest Security Guard, Barnabas Job, Over Murder Of 26-year Old Housemaid, Tereza Ekibi

     The police command in Lagos State has confirmed the arrest of a 24-year old security guard, Barnabas Job, over alleged murder of a 26-year old housemaid, Miss Tereza Ekibi.The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to Newsmen on Sunday.Hundeyin said the housemaid was allegedly murdered in her bedroom by the suspect at sa
  • Gunmen Kill Councillor, Ogbonnaya Ugwu In Ebonyi, Set Corpse Ablaze

    . Gunmen Kill Councillor, Ogbonnaya Ugwu In Ebonyi, Set Corpse Ablaze

     The councillor representing Echara Ward 2 in Okposi Community, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Ogbonnaya Ugwu, popularly known as Spaco, has been killed by unknown assailants.Mr Ugwu was killed around 10 p.m. on Saturday as he was returning from his shop, PREMIUM TIMES gathered.Sources in Okposi said Mr Ugwu was accosted by the gun
  • Five Suspected Human Parts Sellers Arrested In Ogun

    . Five Suspected Human Parts Sellers Arrested In Ogun

     The men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested five suspected human parts sellers.The suspects; Oshole Fayemi, 60, Osemi Adesanya 39, Ismaila Seidu 30, Oseni Oluwasegun 69 and Lawal Olaiya 50 were arrested at their hideouts while planning to carry out their operationThe Police Public Relations Officer in the State, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, dis
  • NDLEA Arrests Ex-boko Haram Fighter, Alayi Madu, Monarch, Ladies For Drug Trafficking

    . NDLEA Arrests Ex-boko Haram Fighter, Alayi Madu, Monarch, Ladies For Drug Trafficking

     The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a former Boko Haram member, Alayi Madu, and the traditional ruler of Kajola, Baale Akinola Adebayo.They were among 37 persons apprehended over 2.2 tons of illicit drugs seized by operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and in raids across 12 states last week.On
  • "How My Landlord’s Son Bit My Husband To Death" – Widow, Rabi Shu’aibu With 9 Children Speaks

    .. "How My Landlord’s Son Bit My Husband To Death" – Widow, Rabi Shu’aibu With 9 Children Speaks

     A 40-year-old woman, Rabi Shu’aibu, has told the heartbreaking story of how her husband died.As a result, the woman is now a widow.Her late husband, Usman Muhammed, was allegedly killed ironically by his namesake, a man named Usman Abubakar Saba after an argument. She told Daily Trust Saturday how the conflict started. How did the incident happ
  • NSCDC Impounds 150 Drums Of PMS Being Smuggled Into Cameroon

    . NSCDC Impounds 150 Drums Of PMS Being Smuggled Into Cameroon

     The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Akwa Ibom Command has made some fresh arrests, Vanguard reports.The NSCDC says it has arrested two suspects and impounded 150 drums of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called Petrol while being smuggled into Cameroon.The state Commandant, Mr Yusuf Imam, who disclosed this to newsmen in Uyo o
  • Panic As Man, Babalola Oladeji Gets Killed On His Way To Mechanic Workshop In Ibadan

    . Panic As Man, Babalola Oladeji Gets Killed On His Way To Mechanic Workshop In Ibadan

     Babalola Oladeji, a middle-aged Nigerian man, has been murdered.The man was allegedly killed yesterday, in Onireke area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.A source who doesn’t want his name mentioned, told Sunday Vanguard that the said incident occurred late yesterday evening.The source said the victim was said to be on his way to his mechanic wor
  • Indian Police Bust ‘Notorious’ Drug Cartel, Two Nigerians, Nnamani Ahukajude & Chinezie Arrested

    .. Indian Police Bust ‘Notorious’ Drug Cartel, Two Nigerians, Nnamani Ahukajude & Chinezie Arrested

     The Special Cell of Delhi police on Friday busted a three-man international drug cartel involving two Nigerians and an Ivorian supplying banned substances across India.According to a local media platform, Bhaskar live, 14.5 kg worth Rs 60 crore (N3,371,078,241.00) in the international market from the accused identified as Nnamani Ahukajude (44),
  • Two PDP Chieftains, Saleh Gamawa & Aminu Gadiya Jailed For Receiving N142m To Influence 2015 Presidential Election

    . Two PDP Chieftains, Saleh Gamawa & Aminu Gadiya Jailed For Receiving N142m To Influence 2015 Presidential Election

     Saleh Gamawa and Aminu Gadiya, Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains in Bauchi state have been jailed by a federal high court for receiving over N142 million to influence the 2015 presidential election. The two PDP chieftains were handed a prison sentence after being arraigned on a two-count charge preferred against them by t
  • Former Senate President, Joseph Wayas' Corpse Abandoned In London Hospital Over Funds

    . Former Senate President, Joseph Wayas' Corpse Abandoned In London Hospital Over Funds

     The remains of late Senator Joseph Wayas who was President of Nigeria’s Senate in the second Republic (1979-1983) has reportedly been abandoned in a London hospital.Wayas died in December 2021 at a London hospital, following a lingering illness, which some family members attributed to poverty.Family sources told Daily Trust that financial help w
  • Labour Party Threatens To Occupy INEC Offices Nationwide Over Frustration Of Election Petition

    . Labour Party Threatens To Occupy INEC Offices Nationwide Over Frustration Of Election Petition

     The Labour Party threatens to occupy INEC offices nationwide over frustration of election petition.The party accused INEC of disobeying a court order to grant access to certified true copies of materials used in the presidential election.The Presidential Campaign Council spokesman, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, said that the party will call on its members to
  • Gunmen Invade Abuja Estate, Kidnap Pastor, Wife, Three Children, 10 Other Residents

    . Gunmen Invade Abuja Estate, Kidnap Pastor, Wife, Three Children, 10 Other Residents

     Some gunmen have stormed an estate in Abuja, causing a lot of chaos in the area.The gunmen, believed to be kidnappers, on Friday invaded Grow Home Estate in the Chikakore area of Kubwa, a satellite town of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and abducted several residents. According to SaharaReporters, at the scene of the incident on Saturday mo
  • Court Restrains Police From Arresting Ebonyi APGA Guber Candidate Over Murder of Monarch

    . Court Restrains Police From Arresting Ebonyi APGA Guber Candidate Over Murder of Monarch

     A High Court 1 in Abakaliki, has restrained the Nigerian Police Force from arresting Prof Bernard Odoh, Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) over the murder of Umuezeka Oha Traditional Ruler, Igboke Ewa.The deceased, from Omege Village, Umuezeoka Oha in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi and Chairman of Ezza
  • Gov. Yahaya Bello Orders Arrest of Persons And Businesses Rejecting Old Naira Notes in Kogi

    . Gov. Yahaya Bello Orders Arrest of Persons And Businesses Rejecting Old Naira Notes in Kogi

     The Kogi State Government under the administration of Yahaya Bello has ordered the arrest and prosecution of individuals and businesses rejecting the old naira notes.This was contained in a statement made by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo on Friday, March 10, 2023.This comes days after the Supreme Court ruled that both
  • Bola Tinubu's Election is Valid, Go to Court if You Are Aggrieved - President Buhari

    . Bola Tinubu's Election is Valid, Go to Court if You Are Aggrieved - President Buhari

     President Buhari has said that the declaration of APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu as President-elect stands and that anyone who is aggrieved with the outcome of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election, should proceed to the court, if they have the locus to do so. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba S
  • 42yr Old Woman, Victoria Enwerem Bags 12yrs Jail Term For Stealing 5 Children in Anambra

    . 42yr Old Woman, Victoria Enwerem Bags 12yrs Jail Term For Stealing 5 Children in Anambra

     A Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a 42-year-old woman, Victoria Enwerem (Anosike) to multiple jail terms for stealing five children in Onitsha. Enwerem was arraigned in Court on a-3 count charge: conspiracy to steal children; fraudulently enticing away and harbouring children, and for
  • Why We Refused LP & Other Political Parties From Witnessing BVAS Reconfiguration – INEC

    . Why We Refused LP & Other Political Parties From Witnessing BVAS Reconfiguration – INEC

     The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that political parties cannot witness the backup or reconfiguration of the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) machines.The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, had sought an order of the court restraining the INEC from tampering with the information emb
  • US Varsity Opens up on Certificate Forgery Allegation Against Lagos LP Guber Candidate, GRV

    . US Varsity Opens up on Certificate Forgery Allegation Against Lagos LP Guber Candidate, GRV

     An American university, the Massachusetts Institute Technology (MIT), has said the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, attended the school.The management of the school revealed on Thursday that Mr Rhodes-Vivour obtained a Master’s Degree in Architecture after studying at the institution between
  • Man Dies After Being Thrown 20Metres Away From Transformer He Tried To Vandalize

    . Man Dies After Being Thrown 20Metres Away From Transformer He Tried To Vandalize

     A yet-to-be Kenyan national from Njabini in Nyandarua County died on Thursday, March 9, after he was electrocuted while trying to vandalize a transformer. A police report revealed that the man was struck by electric current and thrown over 20 metres away from the transformer where his lifeless body was recovered.It read; "The man whose ident
  • Tech Expert Confirms Reconfiguration Of BVAS Won’t Delete Previous Data

    . Tech Expert Confirms Reconfiguration Of BVAS Won’t Delete Previous Data

     The ruling of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which gave the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the go ahead to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, has continued to attract mixed reactions. So many Nigerians took to their social media handles to bash the appellate court over its ruling.  Nigerians expressed wo
  • Supreme Court Affirms Ruffai Hanga As Kano Central Senator-Elect, Removes Shekarau

    . Supreme Court Affirms Ruffai Hanga As Kano Central Senator-Elect, Removes Shekarau

     Malam Rufai Hanga has been affirmed as the Senator-elect for Kano Central Senatorial District of Kano State under the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, by the Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja. The apex court kicked out a former Kano State Governor and former Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau as the candidate of the NNPP in
  • Coroner Indicts Lagos Hospital Of Negligence In Death Of Peju Ugbom Says Tragedy Avoidable

    . Coroner Indicts Lagos Hospital Of Negligence In Death Of Peju Ugbom Says Tragedy Avoidable

     A coroner’s inquest into the death of Mrs Adepeju Ugboma, a Lagos-based chef, has determined that her death was avoidable. The inquest revealed that the chef died as a result of medical negligence. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Mukaila Fadeyi, gave the verdict on Thursday in Lagos. In May 2021, SaharaReporters reported that #JusticeforPeju trend
  • Woman Sentenced To 24 Years Imprisonment For $298,000, N48m Property Fraud In Abuja

    . Woman Sentenced To 24 Years Imprisonment For $298,000, N48m Property Fraud In Abuja

     A woman, Mercy Yusuf and her company, T.M. Properties Limited have been convicted by Justice E. Okpe of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya in Abuja. Ms. Yusuf was sentenced to 24 years jail term for fraudulently obtaining $298,000 and N40million from Bacab Properties Limited after claiming ownership of Plot 1721 Jahi District Cadastr
  • UK Lawyers Reveal 'Strange' Reason Why Ekweremadu Decided To Use Stranger To Save His Daughter

    . UK Lawyers Reveal 'Strange' Reason Why Ekweremadu Decided To Use Stranger To Save His Daughter

     UK prosecutors on Thursday accused former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu of bringing a street trader to the UK to harvest his kidney because it was easier to do than find a family member to donate the organ. According to Prosecutor Hugh Davies KC, Ekweremadu refused to approach family members because he wanted the “medical risk” to go
  • Labour Party Queries INEC For Rejecting Its Request To Witness BVAS Reconfiguration

    . Labour Party Queries INEC For Rejecting Its Request To Witness BVAS Reconfiguration

     The Labour Party has questioned the Independent National Electoral Commission over its decision to go ahead with the backup of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines without the presence of independent witnesses. According to the party, the electoral umpire deliberately came up with its idea of reconfiguring the BVAS after its presidentia

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