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The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area has convicted and sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha to 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a judgment that lasted two hours also convicted Baba Ijesha of four out of […]

The All Progressives Congress has postponed the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the running mate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. However, no official reason had been given as of the time of filing this report. Also, no new date has been announced for the unveiling. Tinubu announced Shettima as his running mate on Sunday, […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has instituted a lawsuit compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to prevent All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; and Labour Party standard bearer, Peter Obi, from replacing their running mates with Senator Kashim Shettima and Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed respectively. The PDP is also asking the court to declare that Tinubu […]

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, has reacted to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu’s comment he made about their party, which the party and its members considered derogatory. Obi made the remark in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, at a mega rally to support […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a nationwide total ban on the use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who announced this in a statement on Wednesday said all SPY number plates currently in use would be confiscated. “This is irrespective of whether it is authorised, […]

The Peoples Democratic Party’s Senator, Ondo South Senatorial District, Nicholas Tofowomo, while discussing the state of the country and the upcoming general elections in 2023 with Punch, said : “At every opportunity to choose a leader, we choose wrong people. When it comes to the election, it is ‘see and buy.’ It is not goats that are casting […]

A coalition of Christians of Northern Extraction in the All Progressive Congress has warned that the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the party for the 2023 general election will have serious and grave consequences. The organisation, which comprised Christian politicians in the 19 northern states within the APC, said they would not go against their conscience […]

Super Eagles striker Ahmed Musa has criticised politicians who celebrate sending their children abroad while universities remain shut due to academic strikes. In a comment on his verified Instagram page, Musa asked noted that such politicians are running a system they don’t believe in. “To our political office holders whose children school abroad. How do […]

Analysis of the COVID-19 cases obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has revealed a sharp rise of 324 per cent in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the country within one month. No fewer than 568 cases were reported in the country between May 12, 2022 and June 12, 2022. However, between […]

Jordan, the son of the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has graduated with a Second Class Upper Division in Law at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. Wike, his wife and daughter attended the graduation ceremony.  -LIB

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is eager to hand over to his successor because “it’s been tough”. The president said this while receiving some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), legislators and political leaders at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, on Monday. The President travelled to Daura on Friday ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. […]

As Nigeria’s population hits 216 million by November, this year, making the country the sixth most populous country in the world, experts have warned that the current population growth rate has dire consequences if not speedily addressed.  They say there is a need for the government and all stakeholders to take urgent measures to address […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State revisited the issue of the prolonged strike which has left students at home for months, telling leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that enough is enough. The president called on ASUU to reconsider their position on the continued strike, expressing worry that the hiatus will […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian youth to look beyond culture, ethnicity and religion in relating with one another. He also urged them to embark on more travels, mingling, tolerance and negotiations to appreciate the rich diversity of the country. The president gave the advice when he received members of the National Youth Service Corps serving in […]

A female member of First Baptist Church in Owerri, Imo State capital, has been abducted. A source told Daily Trust that the victim who is the wife of the General Manager, Imo State Zoo, Mrs. Francis Abioye, was kidnapped inside the church around 4:30pm. The church is close to Imo Fire Service. Sources said that […]

Pope Francis has rebuffed suggestions he may be readying to resign, saying in an interview published Monday that rumours he was suffering from a serious illness were “court gossip”. “It never crossed my mind”, Francis told Reuters news agency after weeks of speculation. Pressed on whether he might emulate his predecessor Benedict XVI, who was […]

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Daura, said he chose former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate because he is “competent and reliable”. This was as he claimed that the APC has a better programme for the country and is ready to serve. Tinubu said […]