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Meet Gbadebo Patrick Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s Governorship Candidate In Lagos State

40-year-old Gbadebo Patrick Rhodes-Vivour is contesting the Governorship election in Lagos State under the Labour Party. The young man stands a chance to change Lagos following the victory of Peter Obi in the state during Saturday's presidential election. Gbadebo Patrick Rhodes-Vivour (also known as GRV) is an architect, activist, and politic

President Buhari Begs Nigerians In Diaspora To Support Tinubu’s Government

President Muhammadu Buhari has begged Nigerians in diaspora to support the government of Bola Tinubu, president-elect of Nigeria. Buhari spoke to Nigerians living in Doha, Qatar during a visit to the country. Buhari said Nigerians in diaspora should support Tinubu’s government so that Nigeria will continue to be the beacon of hope and prosperity
Family Of Abducted Cross River Commissioner Cries Out To IGP

The family of the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River State, Prof Gertrude Nnanjar Njar, who was abducted over one month ago have called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to rescue her from captivity. Prof Gertrude was kidnapped by armed men dressed in military fatigue in the early hours of February 1, 2023, on Atamunu Street in C

Both Old And New Notes Are Now Legal Tenders – CBN Official

The Spokesman of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Isa Abdulmumin, has said both the old and new naira notes are now legal tender following the new directive of the Supreme Court. According to Abdulmumin, banks have begun to issue both old and new notes to customers at their various Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) terminals and over the counter.
Gov Ganduje Pardons 12 Inmates On Death Row

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has pardoned 12 inmates on death row after spending 25 years awaiting execution. This was contained in a statement issued by the Spokesperson of Nigeria Correctional Service (NIS), Kano State Command, Musbahu Kofar-Nassarawa, on Tuesday in Kano. Kofar-Nassarawa said that the governor also commuted death sente

Lagos Govt Begins Release of Impounded Vehicles to Owners Free of Charge

The Lagos State Government has begun the release of impounded vehicles to their owners free of charge.The state government said it decided to wave the fine attached to such seizures due to the cash crunch that has hit the nation following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Naira redesign policy.Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederi
Tinubu Seeks Court Order to Inspect INEC Materials to Defend His Election

Bola Ahmed Tinubu is seeking an order by the Court of Appeal to access sensitive materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the February 25 presidential election. His counsel, Akintola Makinde, said he would need to inspect, scan and make photocopies of some of the electoral materials to enable him to prepare his de

Akwa Ibom Gubernatorial: Supreme Court Affirms Udofia as APC Candidate as Enang Loses

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, upheld Akan Udofia’s nomination as the Akwa Ibom state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC).The unanimous judgement was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.The court struck out Ita Enang’s appeal and upheld the January 19th judgement of the Court of Appeal which confirmed th
Labour Party Dissolves Rivers Exco After ‘Controversial’ Endorsement Of PDP Guber Candidate

Labour Party has dissolved its State Executive Council in Rivers State with immediate effect. Julius Abure, national chairman of the party, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said it is as a result of anti-party activities and corruption in the management of the party’s funds. “Those who were at the helm of affairs in Rivers State

Police Arraign PoS Operator For Alleged N891,000 Fraud

Ayoola Seun, a 33-year-old Point of Sale operator, has been dragged to court. The man, was on Tuesday arraigned by the police before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State for allegedly defrauding a company of N891,000. The prosecutor, Inspector E.O Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on October 20, 2022 around 1
Naira Crisis: Queues For Cash Persist, Customers ‘Bribe’ Bank Officials

It has been revealed that lots of long queues on Monday persisted at banks across the country. This is as customers struggled to withdraw cash, despite the ruling by the Supreme Court that the old note denominations remain legal tender until December 31, this year, Daily Trust reports. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that

Enugu PDP Governorship Candidate Kneels To Beg Residents For Votes (Photos)

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Peter Mbah has been reportedly spotted on his knees begging youths in Enugu State to vote for him in Saturday's governorship election. This comes after Labour Party (LP) supporters, popularly known as ‘Obidients’, had disgraced Mbah when he visited Ugwu Di Nso Annual Youth Lenten
Many Killed, Others Missing As Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Attack Benue Communities (Photos)

Suspected herdmen have attacked communities in Benue state killing and injuring many people. DalyTrust reported that several communities of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State were affected in the bloody attack. Eyewitnesses said many people were still missing after the the attacks. A local said the attacks began barely a week ago an

Falana Writes Police, INEC To Probe Kogi Council Chairman Caught On Camera Destroying Votes

Femi Falana, SAN, the human rights lawyer, has written to the Nigeria Police Force and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He wrote to them to probe a video showing the Kogi Local Government Chairman, Joseph Omuya Salami destroying electoral materials and intimidating INEC officer during the February 25, 2023 election. Recall tha
Landlord Arraigned In Court For Allegedly Reporting Tenants To ‘Okija’ Shrine

Okechukwu Chukwunahi, a 44-year-old landlord, has been dragged to court. The man was on Tuesday docked in an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for an alleged ‘trial by ordeal’. The police charged the defendant with conspiracy and trial by ordeal. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Dr Simon Uche, told the c

APC Uses Peter Obi To Campaign Ahead Of Gubernatorial Election (Photo)

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is campaigning with the influence of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The APC left Nigerians in shock as it shared posters of one of its candidates contesting for Saturday’s governorship election on its Twitter page and asked people to vote for him because he's proven like Obi. The party�
IT Experts Raise Alarm Again Over INEC’s Court Application To Reconfigure BVAS

Plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System has been resisted by some IT experts. The experts said INEC's decision to approach the Court of Appeal in Abuja, for an order varying the permission the court had previously granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour

APGA Guber Candidate Kicks As Police Declare Him Wanted For ‘Murder’

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonyi, Bernard Odoh, has been declared wanted by the police. Odoh and nine other persons were on Monday declared wanted in connection with the murder of Ezeogo Igboke Ewa. Gunmen killed Ewa, the traditional ruler of Umuezekoha community in Ezza North LGA of Ebonyi, in his
Gunmen Enforcing Sit-At-Home Order Kill One, Burn Five Tricycles And Two Buses In Enugu

Unknown gunmen enforcing sit-at-home order in Enugu state on Monday, March 6 have killed one person. According to Daily Independent, two Sienna buses and five tricycles were also burnt during the incident which occurred at Liberty Bus Stop, Abakpa, Enugu. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the Liberty Bus Stop in Abakpa at about 5:30a

Chinese President Xi Jinping Congratulates Tinubu As President Elect

The president of China, Xi Jinping, has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his win in the just concluded presidential elections.In a letter dated Friday, March 3, 2023 and addressed to the president-elect, Xi Jinping said: “Your Excellency, I learned with great joy of your election as President of Nigeria, and on behalf of the Chinese Government and t
Tinubu is Ready to Get Rid of Peter Obi If He Insists on Going to Court - Bode George

Chief Bode George, a Nigerian politician who became Military Governor of Ondo State, and later Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, then national vice-chairman in the southwest zone of the People’s Democratic Party has called on Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi to thread with caution, especially now that he has announced his i

Court Orders Akwa Ibom State Govt To Pay N2mmillion to Trader Wrongfully Jailed For 8yrs

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene has ordered the State Government to pay N2million for the wrongful incarceration of a trader, Idaraobong Sunday Dickson.Justice Ntong Ntong ordered that 28-year-old Dickson be paid the sum for his rehabilitation after suffering in prison for eight years over allegations of armed robbery and rap
Police Declare APGA Governorship Candidate, Ifeanyi Odoh Wanted Over Murder of Ebonyi Monarch

Police in Ebonyi State have declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Ifeanyi Odoh, wanted over the gruesome m¥rder of the traditional ruler of Umu-Ezekoha Community in Ezza North, Eze Christopher Igboke Ewa.It was gathered that the monarch was sh%t d£ad by an a§§a§§in at about 8:30 p.m on Monday, Febr

Court Grants Bail To House Of Reps Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has been granted bail.Alhassan Ado Doguwa, who is being tried on five counts was granted bail on Monday by a Federal High Court in Kano State.The charges against Alhassan Ado Doguwa, include criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, illegal firearm possession, mischief, and in
Tottenham v AC Milan: UEFA Champions League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

Date: Wednesday 8th March, 2023 Time : 9:00 pm Stadium Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Referee Clement Turpin (France) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Tottenham [/size]Still without long-term absentees Ryan Sessegnon, Hugo Lloris, Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur, Tottenham will also be working without the suspended Eric D

Bayern Munich v PSG: UEFA Champions League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

Date: Wednesday 8th March, 2023 Time : 9:00 pm Stadium Alliance Arena Referee Daniele Orsato (Italy) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Bayern Munich [/size]Pavard's late sending off in the first leg means that the Frenchman will serve a one-match suspension here, leaving Nagelsmann with quite the defensive quandary w
ISWAP Kills Over 200 Boko Haram Members And Their Families In Borno

The Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) have eliminated no fewer than 200 members of the Boko Haram insurgents and their families in Borno state. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert disclosed this in a series of tweets, adding that ISWAP fighters had targeted Gezuwa camp – one of the terrorists’ dreaded enclaves in the
INEC Begs Tribunal To Allow It Reconfigure Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS)

The Independent National Electoral Commission has asked to be allowed to configure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System for the next round of elections. INEC urged the Presidential Election Petition Court to vary the orders that were granted to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respecti
JUST IN: Banks Resume Paying Nigerians Old N500, N1000 Notes

Some deposit money banks have started paying out the old notes, following the Supreme Court judgment, which extended the validity of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) currency redesign policy to December. Some checks by Daily Trust showed that some commercial banks in the City of Kano and Abuja have commenced paying out the old N500 and N1000 note
LASU Students Shut Gates, Protest Soldiers ‘Maltreatment (PHOTOS)

The students of Lagos State University, Ojo, have staged a protest. The students shut both gates leading to the school in protest against soldiers torturing some students last week. A parent who could not exit the campus told The PUNCH that the students locked up both the Iyana-Iba and Ojo gates, thereby preventing both vehicular and pedestrian mo

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Meet Gbadebo Patrick Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s Governorship Candidate In Lagos State

President Buhari Begs Nigerians In Diaspora To Support Tinubu’s Government

Family Of Abducted Cross River Commissioner Cries Out To IGP

Both Old And New Notes Are Now Legal Tenders – CBN Official

Gov Ganduje Pardons 12 Inmates On Death Row

Lagos Govt Begins Release of Impounded Vehicles to Owners Free of Charge

Tinubu Seeks Court Order to Inspect INEC Materials to Defend His Election

Akwa Ibom Gubernatorial: Supreme Court Affirms Udofia as APC Candidate as Enang Loses

Labour Party Dissolves Rivers Exco After ‘Controversial’ Endorsement Of PDP Guber Candidate

Police Arraign PoS Operator For Alleged N891,000 Fraud

Naira Crisis: Queues For Cash Persist, Customers ‘Bribe’ Bank Officials

Enugu PDP Governorship Candidate Kneels To Beg Residents For Votes (Photos)

Many Killed, Others Missing As Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Attack Benue Communities (Photos)

Falana Writes Police, INEC To Probe Kogi Council Chairman Caught On Camera Destroying Votes

Landlord Arraigned In Court For Allegedly Reporting Tenants To ‘Okija’ Shrine

APC Uses Peter Obi To Campaign Ahead Of Gubernatorial Election (Photo)

IT Experts Raise Alarm Again Over INEC’s Court Application To Reconfigure BVAS

APGA Guber Candidate Kicks As Police Declare Him Wanted For ‘Murder’

Gunmen Enforcing Sit-At-Home Order Kill One, Burn Five Tricycles And Two Buses In Enugu

Chinese President Xi Jinping Congratulates Tinubu As President Elect

Tinubu is Ready to Get Rid of Peter Obi If He Insists on Going to Court - Bode George

Court Orders Akwa Ibom State Govt To Pay N2mmillion to Trader Wrongfully Jailed For 8yrs

Police Declare APGA Governorship Candidate, Ifeanyi Odoh Wanted Over Murder of Ebonyi Monarch

Court Grants Bail To House Of Reps Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa

Tottenham v AC Milan: UEFA Champions League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

Bayern Munich v PSG: UEFA Champions League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

ISWAP Kills Over 200 Boko Haram Members And Their Families In Borno

INEC Begs Tribunal To Allow It Reconfigure Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS)

JUST IN: Banks Resume Paying Nigerians Old N500, N1000 Notes

LASU Students Shut Gates, Protest Soldiers ‘Maltreatment (PHOTOS)

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