Category: News Update

Atiku, PDP get tribunal’s nod to serve Buhari through APC

The Presidential Election Tribunal has acceded to the request by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku...

Int’l Friendly: Nigeria beat Egypt 1-0

Paul Onuachu scored one of the fastest goals in world football, as Nigeria beat Egypt 1-0 in an international friendly played on Tuesday in Asaba. The Denmark-based...

Updated: INEC suspends presentation of certificate of returns to Zamfara gov-elect, others till further notice

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the presentations of certificates of return to Governorship and State Assembly from Zamfara till...

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PDP Senators, members can seek any National Assembly office

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its elected senators and members of the House of Representatives are constitutionally eligible and can seek election into...

EFCC arrests six `Yahoo’ boys, recovers exotic cars

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office have arrested six `Yahoo’ boys and recovered five different models of exotic...

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I want justice, says woman in viral nude video

Ms Ogochukwu Okafor, young mother of a six-year-old son filmed nude in Anambra State in a video that has gone viral on the internet on Tuesday demanded for justice....

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Election petition: Ogun APM, Akinlade hire Adeleke’s lead counsel

The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement in Ogun State, Adekunle Akinlade; and his party have hired Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN,  as their lead counsel...

Prosecutors drop all charges against ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett

Prosecutors in Chicago dropped all charges against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett Tuesday morning; ending all proceedings over allegations he intentionally staged a...

CBN slashes interest rate to 13.5 percent

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cut down the benchmark lending rate from 14 per cent to 13.5 per cent to further promote...

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APC rejects new Adamawa gov supplementary election date

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa has rejected the new date, March 28, fixed by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for the supplementary...