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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, nullified the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola of Osun as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the July 16 governorship election. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, nullified Oyetola and his deputy governorship ...

The Director, Media and Publicity, All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday, cleared the air on a viral photo allegedly of the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu. The photo showed an old man who looked ...

  A suspected cultist, identified as Jeremiah Moses, has been arrested by the management of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja. The arrest is coming barely 21 days after the arrest of one Friday Momoh, a suspected illicit drug peddler and cultist, ...

The Federal Government has said that the Abuja-Kaduna rail lines will remain shut until those held captive by bandits are released. Speaking to journalists in Lagos on Wednesday, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, disclosed that four railway workers ...

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has banned tricycle and shuttle bus unions in the state. The governor also sacked touts operating in motor parks in the state. Solido stated this in a press release by the state Commissioner for ...

The Chinese national who allegedly murdered a Kano lady, Ummulkulsum Buhari, Mr. Geng Quangrong, has been arraigned before a State High Court competent to handle the homicide case. The Court, presided by Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji, fixed 4th October 2022 ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised the alarm that the coming election will either make or break Nigeria. This is just as he warned that politicians may wreck the country if religious leaders are not watchful. He, therefore, appealed to ...

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised that he and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, will lead Nigeria to its best future. Tinubu disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the ...

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspected traffic robbers for allegedly robbing motorists of their valuables in the Ketu area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident ...

A female civil servant’s response to a schoolgirl’s request for free sanitary pads has sparked backlash in India. The teenager made the request at a workshop organised with Unicef in the eastern state of Bihar. The official responded by saying ...

The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 3 as a public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence anniversary. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement in a statement issued in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, ...

  The secretary, Lokoja traditional rulers council, Muhammed Nalado, has announced the death of the Maigari, Dr Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi III. According to the statement late Wednesday, the 80-year-old Maigari died on Wednesday evening after a brief illness in a ...

Mozambican forces say they have captured four jihadists involved in recruiting and radicalising people and have announced the death of 16 others. Police commander Bernardino Rafael said some of the jihadists died from gunshot wounds during confrontations with the authorities, ...

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has denied endorsing the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, describing it as absolutely false and malicious rumour. The Governor in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media Projects, Crusoe ...

Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it has commenced full investigations into the death of three years old male patient, who reportedly died while undergoing medical treatment at the Eti-Osa Maternal and Childcare Centre, Lekki-Ajah area of the state. The ...

  Gunmen have killed at least five soldiers in Umunze, a community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has condemned the incident. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday at about 12:30 p.m. beside ...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat has renewed its commitment to eradicating the transmission and spread of dog and cat-mediated rabies infections. Commemorating the 2022 World Rabies Day on Wednesday in Abuja, the mandate secretary ...

The results of a survey conducted for Bloomberg News have shown that 72 per cent of its respondents will vote for former Anambra state governor Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the 2023 general elections ...

About 20 persons were said to have been burnt to death when a tanker with full load of petrol lost control due to brake failure, rammed into other vehicles on the bridge of Maboro River and exploded in Ankpa, Ankpa ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his running mate Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed met with ex-president Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday night. The meeting was Obi’s second visit to Jonathan in the month of September. However, after ...

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two siblings: Lateef Afeez Abiodun and Lateef Abdullahi Olalekan alongside twenty-four others, for suspected internet- related fraudulent activities in Ibadan, Oyo State. A statement issued ...

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC), has confirmed the electrocution of one of its members of staff in Calabar. Mr Collins Igwe, Regional Manager, PHEDC, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ...

  The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, dropped his seemingly perennial foul mood when he met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. They met during the inauguration of the Body of Benchers Complex in Abuja. Wike alongside his allies ...

Man Sues Ex-Lover For Allegedly Blocking Him From Being In Her Life After Conceiving Twins A man in Nairobi, Kenya shocked the court after he sued his ex-girlfriend for allegedly denying him access to her during her pregnancy journey. While ...

The Supreme Court has upheld the nomination of Osun Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the last governorship primary. In a judgement on Thursday, a five-member Justices headed by Justice Amina Augie ...