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The government praised the Presidential Election Tribunal’s decision rejecting the People’s Democratic Party’s national candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his party’s request to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to enable them access to the server used for the presidential election this year. Mr Abubakar contests the result of the 2019 elections that launched the second term … Read more

A Federal Operations Unit (FOU) customs officer, Zone A in Lagos, Yakubu Shuaibu, was shot dead in Ogun State on Sunday by suspected smugglers. Jerry Attah, the FOU spokesperson who confirmed the event on Monday, said the victim was killed in the village of Akinrun, Oja – Odan axis in Yewa North Local Government Area. … Read more

Olu Onemola, who was designated by Senate President Ahmad Lawan as Special Assistant on New Media, rejected the appointment. In a declaration on Sunday, he announced his decision. Mr Onemola’s appointment was announced in Monday’s letter to the National Assembly from the Senate President to the Clerk. Mr Lawan expects the former assistant to serve … Read more

A famous Ebonyi-based pastor, Simeon Ononogbu, blamed the “deceitful” spirit for the failed prophecy that the Super Falcons will reach the FIFA Women’s World Cup semi-finals in France. In an interview, Mr Ononogbu, a self-acclaimed forecaster, predicted that the Falcons would reach the tournament’s semi-finals, while France’s hosts would place fifth (the best-placed quarter-finalists). The … Read more

The Ethiopian Army chief of staff, Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead. Mr Mekonnen was murdered in Addis Ababa, the capital of the East African country, by his own bodyguard. Speaking on television, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Mr Mekonnen and another policeman died attempting to avoid a coup attempt in the Amhara region. … Read more

It was a Friday afternoon at about 3.30 p.m. local time. I was travelling with my driver from Ikare – a town in Ondo State – through Ipele, en route to Kabba, another suburban town in the neighbouring state of Kogi. It was a public highway. Suddenly, we stumbled upon some people I thought were … Read more

Finally, the bubble seems to have burst for the governing National Chairman of All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, and Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. After several weeks of controversy, it is now crystal evident that the connection between Mr Oshiomhole and his protege, Mr Obaseki, has broken down. Mr Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo, … Read more

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) lodged a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos against the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) on the CCB’s assertion that it was unable to reveal information of the asset declarations presented to it by consecutive presidents and state governors since 1999 because it did so “would … Read more

On a four-day trip to the United States, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo arrived in New York. At 12.38 a.m.(5:38 a.m. Nigerian time), Mr Osinbajo and his entourage arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Sheltair wing. The Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Sylvanus Nsofor received the Mr. Osinbajo in the US. Other Nigerian mission officials … Read more

On Saturday, an Air Peace Flight P47291 from Abuja skidded off the runway at Port Harcourt Airport, Omagwa, while landing owing to downpour. There was no casualty in the incident, however, which took place at 3.42 p.m. The incident was confirmed by Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Even … Read more

A British judge ordered an abortion by a mentally ill female of Nigerian descent, despite both the woman and her mother’s objections. The judge said that to save the woman from pain and trauma, 22-week pregnancy must be aborted. “I am acutely conscious of the fact that for the state to order a woman to … Read more

During a clearance operation on Lake Chad Island on Friday, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) killed 42 members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), while several others fled with gunshot wound. MNJTF’s Chief of Military Public Information, Timothy Antigha, who confirmed this in a statement on Saturday, said it was the biggest … Read more

Over a year after the popular Ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox (MMM) crashed in Nigeria, shattering the hope of over three million Nigerians the Ponzi scheme returns. The system is now labeled MMM cooperation and it promises up to 50% return on any amount invested in it. This is 20 percent more than the prior … Read more

On Tuesday, suspected armed bandits stormed the Fachawa community in Jigawa State’s Ringim local government area, killing a vigilante in the process. Salisu Usman, the deceased’s son, informed journalists the alleged bandits arrived around 11 p.m. Armed on motorcycles, they ransacked their house “and found their target wasn’t around.” He told how the crime was … Read more

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted rumours that its ICT Director, Chidi Nwafor, has resigned. In a notification on its official twitter handle @inecnigeria, the committee issued the clarification on Saturday.     It defined the rumor as fake, urging the public to ignore it. “The rumour circulating that our Director ICT, Engr. … Read more

Rapper, Nicki Minaj has stated that she will be married to Kenneth Petty after having obtained a marriage license. The rapper and Kenneth have been dating for more than seven months as they officially came to Instagram with their relationship. She has since spoken about the choice with her ‘ husband ‘ (which she called … Read more

Many of us get carried away by some fake human hair photoshop disguised as 100% genuine human hair. Early this June, a video went viral from a hair seller who supposedly “brutalized” a client who complained that they did not get what they ordered. The client ordered online for human hair and supplied something else … Read more

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As the Super Eagles file in their first game against Burundi Saturday at the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2019), held in Egypt, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered them to play every game for motherland’s honor. The president encouraged them to raise Nigeria’s flag high in a press statement on Saturday, reinforcing the country’s reputation as … Read more

At the Copa America in Brazil, Chile’s forward Alexis Sanchez continued his resurgent form by scoring the winning goal in Friday’s 2-1 win over Ecuador. The victory shot the holders into the competition’s quarter-finals. With Jose Fuenzalida volleying into the net, Chile took the lead in the eighth minute. But when goalkeeper Gabriel Arias clattered … Read more

A major general, Jide Ogunlade, Operation Force Commander Hadarin Daji in Zamfara, verified that several villagers in the state who have been displaced by bandits are now returning home. Mr Ogunlade gave the confirmation while discussing aspects of collaboration with reporters at Gusau’s Force Command Headquarters. He said the growth followed the state-wide intensification of … Read more

Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory confronts a conflating crisis of law, religion and morality with overwhelming concerns for the safety of women. This is evident in the arbitrary arrests and assault of women on the basis of “sanitising the Federal Capital Territory and maintaining its master plan”, which the authorities have claimed. The authorities have also argued that … Read more

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the Criminal Matters Mutual Assistance Bill directed at providing Nigerian leverage to cooperate on criminal problems with other countries. The bill, which is now law, will come into force on June 20, 2019. The approval of Mr Buhari was announced in a declaration by Ita Enang, the National Assembly Matters … Read more

Mele Kolo Kyari’s appointment as NNPC boss was praised by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). The organizations gave the award in a declaration signed by NNPC spokesperson Ndu Ughamadu. On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Mr Kyari as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)’s … Read more