The Presidency has denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is unwilling to hand over to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, at the end of his tenure on May 29, saying the government is already in transition phase. “The Presidency wishes to denounce as outrageous and fake, and condemns the fake news brigade for attributing a false […]
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Ekweremadu, Wife Risk Life Imprisonment In UK
On Thursday, a United Kingdom court found former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, guilty of organ trafficking. The couple were found guilty alongside a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta. They were convicted for facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a six-week […]
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Nnamdi Kanu’s Brother Loses Detention Case Against UK Government
Kingsley Kanu, the brother of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, lost a legal case against the British government in a London court on Thursday over his continued detention in Nigeria. Kingsley brought a judicial review against Britain’s Foreign Office over its alleged rejection to acknowledge that Nnamdi Kanu, […]
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Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; his wife Beatrice and their doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. Ekweremadu, 60; his wife, Beatrice, 56; and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with […]
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Tinubu Travelled To Paris For Rest — Spokesman
Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has travelled to Paris in France to undertake rest, lesser hajj, his spokesman, Tunde Rahman has said. “After a very exhaustive campaign and election season, President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has travelled abroad to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of May 29, 2023 inauguration,” Rahman said in a statement on […]
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Naira Crunch: Directs Workers To Cripple Activities At CBN Offices Nationwide
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all workers to protest at all the offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nationwide starting next week over the current cash crunch in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who briefed journalists in Abuja, said the mobilisation for the exercise will commence on Friday while the […]
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UK To List Electoral Offenders, Plans Sanction
The British High Commission has said the UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell MP, is prepared to take action against those who engaged in or incited electoral violence during the just-concluded general elections. The commission said the UK was already collating names of perpetrators and would impose sanctions “including preventing people […]
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Soludo Congratulates Tinubu, Commends INEC For The Successful Completion Of The General Elections
The governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the president-elect following the conclusion of the 2023 elections. In a statement he personally signed on Tuesday, the governor also congratulated Tinubu’s closest opponents for their courageous and impressive outing. Soludo, who had in the past called for the release […]
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I’ve Completed My Earthly Ministry, I’ll Die Soon – Prophet Odumeje
Founder Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, aka Prophet Odumeje has said that he’s completed his work on earth and will die soon. The popular Anambra-based pastor stated this during service in church where he told his congregation that it was time for him to go. Odumeje fondly called Indaboski said […]
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Violent Voter Intimidation Marred Nigeria’s Elections – US
The government of the United States on Tuesday said the gubernatorial and state assembly elections in Nigeria on March 18 were marred by violent voter intimidation and suppression. The U.S. diplomatic mission in Nigeria which disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja said its members observed the elections in Lagos and elsewhere and […]
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I’m Eager To Go, Says Buhari
President Buhari has once again expressed his desire to leave power. On several occasions in the past, Buhari had said he was counting down to the May 29 handover date. While speaking at a farewell meeting with the outgoing United States Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, the Nigerian […]
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Actress Funke Akindele Breaks Silence After Defeat
Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Funke Akindele, has broken her silence on her defeat in the March 18 elections, stating that she doesn’t regret running for office. Akindele and her principal, Abdul-Azeez Adediran aka Jandor, were defeated by the incumbent governor and All Progressives Congress candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. On […]
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Catholic Priest Wins Governorship Election In Nigeria
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Hyacinth Alia, has won the Benue State governorship election held on Saturday, 18 March. Mr Alia, a Roman Catholic priest, defeated his closest challenger, Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Uba is the current Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly. Announcing the results of the governorship […]
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Atiku Accuses INEC Chairman Of Working For APC To Undermine Nigeria’s Democracy
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has accused INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, of collaborating with the ruling party APC to undermine Nigeria’s democracy. A statement from Atiku’s media office on Sunday said Mr Yakubu’s compromise was the reason results were not uploaded to INEC server on the same day the presidential […]
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2023 Elections Has Proven That Our PVC Is Useless – Apostle Suleman
Apostle Johnson Suleman has said that the two elections recently conducted in Nigeria have proven that the Permanent Voters Card used to cast votes during elections is useless. The clergyman stated this while preaching in his church yesterday, March 19. He berated politicians for using thugs to snatch ballot boxes during the elections. He also […]
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Nigerian Government Blames Climate Change For High Food Prices
The federal government has stated that the rise in food prices in the country is due to the effect of climate change. Recall that Nigeria’s food inflation has been on the rise and according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the food inflation rate in February 2023 was 24.35 per cent on a year-on-year […]
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ICC Issues Arrest Warrant Against Putin
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against President Vladimir Putin of Russia over the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and since then thousands have been killed and property worth billions destroyed. On Friday, the ICC said the warrant became necessary following […]
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Lagos Government Orders Bishop’s Prosecution For Rape Of Pastor
The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Ministry of Justice, has ordered the arraignment of a Lekki-based pastor, Bishop Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, over the alleged rape of an assistant pastor of the church and another lady. Daniel is the founder of I Reign Christian Ministry, Ikota, Lekki, and has been trending on social media for making […]
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