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The pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndgibo Worldwide, has said it will not play the second fiddle to anyone by accepting the position of vice-president from any party. It said any aspirant who does that would lose the support of the region. The spokesperson for the group, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, in …

The real reason an APC Presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu traveled to London, the United Kingdom has emerged contrary to views outside. Social media have been awash with reports of Tinubu’s travel to London, with some saying he has gone to rest and others saying he visited his family. Some …

Popular sex therapist and aphrodisiac seller, Hauwa Saidu Mohammed, professionally known as Jaruma, has been granted bail in a case filed against her by Chief Ned Nwoko and Regina Daniels. Jaruma was on Monday arraigned before an Upper Area Court in the Zuba area of Abuja for a false news …

The lawmaker representing the Benue South Senatorial District, Abba Moro, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, over the killing of one Shedrack Ochoche who was allegedly tortured to death by some police officers in Abuja. Shedrach, a former worker at a Chinese restaurant in the Jahi area of …

  Amid intense calls for power shift from the North to the South for the 2023 presidential election, the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, has said it will not stop aspirants of northern origin from contesting its presidential ticket. It said it would leave the ticket open for all …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is blaming the Supreme Court for the delay in resolving the legal dispute over the Value Added Tax (VAT) between the state and the Federal Government. Wike, speaking yesterday during the presentation of a book entitled: Contemporary Essays on Law & Practice in honour of …

Nigeria Government claims that due to non-payment of electricity bills by residents and citizens, power tariff shortfalls has now surged to the tune of ₦2.4tn. According to the report, the reported figures were a sum of unpaid bills for electricity consumed by users between 2015 and 2020. The claims were …

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has asked the governor of Benue state to take it easy on their ethnic group because of the line of business they are involved in. The group spoke against the backdrop of the decision of the state government through the Benue State …

The former Lagos governor stated that President Buhari has achieved more in terms of infrastructure than his US counterpart. Fashola made the submission on Thursday during the All Progressives Congress conversation series in Kano State. The minister stated that as of December 2021, the Buhari government has completed 941 kilometers …

SIX persons died when an illegal gold stone mine in Umai community, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, collapsed. The area, which is about 80 kilometers from Calabar, indicates that the mine which is several feet deep, collapsed on Wednesday killing six of the miners while others escaped. …

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has raked N6.4 trillion as revenue in 2021, the highest in its history. The 2021 revenue collection surpassed the N5.3 trillion generated in 2019 when Babatunde Fowler was the head. Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, the special assistant on media and communication to the chairman of …

A pastor of Celestial Church of Christ in  Jakande area of Lagos State, pastor Adewunmi Awotidoye, has been hospitalized after being attacked by armed thugs who invaded the church during church service. The thugs, who were armed with guns and machetes, stormed the church on motorcycles during a service. They …

The United States (US) Mission in Nigeria has extended visa fee validity to September 2023 to accommodate applicants facing difficulty in booking appointments for a non-immigrant visa. Thousands of applicants have been facing serious difficulty getting appointment dates. The earliest appointment date that many applicants are getting is nine months …

Justice Abiola Soladoye of Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court yesterday sentenced a 42-year-old father, Ekpo Lawrence to life imprisonment for defiling and putting his 15-year-old daughter in a family way. Justice Soladoye held that the prosecution proved the ingredients of the charge of defilement proffered against Ekpo by …

The Spirit-Filled International Christian Church Pastor, identified as Timothy Oluwatimilehin,  in the Olumore area of  Abeokuta in Ogun State has been arrested for allegedly sleeping with a woman and her two daughters, the police authorities confirmed this on  Thursday. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed …

The operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Michael Jackson for his alleged involvement in internet fraud. He was arrested on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, following the credible intelligence received by the Commission on the illegal activities of some individuals …

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki and former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha have publicly declared their interest to join the race for the presidency in 2023. Their declarations followed those of former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi and Senate Chief Whip Orji Kalu in …

A Federal High Court in Kano has sentenced a Cameroonian, Wamba Jean-Gaston, 41, to five years in correctional centre, for trafficking three young women and four men from Cameroon enroute Nigeria to Europe. The three female victims are: Belinga Ovanda, 19; Koussene Agnes, 21; and Meye Uwono, 27; while the …

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, has expressed optimism that President Muhammadu Buhari will certainly hand over to another government of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He spoke briefly on Wednesday during the post-Federal Executive Council (FEC) briefing while reacting to …

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Review has recommended the creation of 111 additional legislative seats in the National Assembly to be occupied solely by women beginning from the next general election. It also recommended the creation of two additional seats per senatorial zone reserve for women in …