Natasha’s recall petition fails to meet constitutional requirements ―INEC says yet again

The petition seeking the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, has failed to meet the constitutional requirements outlined in Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yet again, made this announcement on Thursday via its official X […]

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Edo gov’ship election petition tribunal upholds Okpebholo as winner

Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja Nigeria on Wednesday, has affirmed Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the valid winner of the September 21 governorship election. The three-member panel led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its […]

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Again, President Tinubu jets out to France

In a released statement, President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart for Paris, France, on a two-week working visit where he will review his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key economic and governance milestones. The statement is titled: ‘President Tinubu to embark on working visit to Paris’. “During the visit, the President will appraise his […]

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Natasha Akpoti beats ingress, egress security, defies curfew and landed at Sallah rally in Kogi (Videos)

. Defying restrictions on vehicle convoys, public gatherings ban, and imposed curfew, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived at her Sallah rally by helicopter and addressed a large crowd of supporters. From the podium, she delivered a bold declaration: “Nobody and nothing can stop me from coming home. I’m an Ebira woman; this is my land. I’m […]

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Man gets life imprisonment for setting former boss ablaze in Ekiti

Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced a 41-year-old defendant, one Olasunkanmi Kareem, to life imprisonment for attempting to murder his former boss by setting him ablaze. Kareem was arraigned on November 18, 2024, on a one-count charge of attempted murder, contrary to Section 241 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, […]

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Edo Election Petition Tribunal strikes out Accord Party’s petition against Gov Okpebholo’s election

Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the Accord Party’s petition challenging the victory of Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress in the September 21, 2024 election. The three-member tribunal ruled on Wednesday that the Accord Party and its candidate failed to prove their claims beyond reasonable doubt, and that […]

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Edo election petition tribunal dismisses Action Alliance’s petition against Okpebholo, APC

Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have secured an initial victory in the legal battles challenging their win in the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election. The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal dismissed a petition filed by the Action Alliance (AA) and Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, ruling […]

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Tinubu sacks Kyari, Akinyelure, appoints new GCEO for NNPCL

President Bola Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the Chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. According to a release issued in the early hours of this  morning by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the President also removed all […]

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Few hours before official delivery, Edo gov’ship tribunal judgement allegedly leaks

An unsigned document, purported to be copies of the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, have allegedly surfaced online, stirring  uncertainty and controversy. That document, which has the petition number of the case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Asuerime Ighodalo, against Monday Okpebholo of the All […]

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Nigerian doctor in UK filmed selling jobs to foreigners

Nigerian doctor based in United Kingdom (UK), Dr Kelvin Alaneme, was secretly filmed by the British Broadcasting Corporation in an undercover investigation, allegedly selling fake job opportunities to foreign nationals. BBC documentary described Dr Alaneme as a psychiatrist who had worked for the National Health Service, is the founder of CareerEdu, an agency based in […]

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Dangote, Adenuga, Rabiu, Otedola make Forbes Africa’s billionaires list

Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Femi Otedola, have emerged as the only Nigerians on the 2025 ‘Africa’s Billionaires List’ compiled by Forbes, which was released on Saturday, March 29. The four businessmen are the only Nigerians to feature on the prestigious lineup, with Dangote leading the continent’s wealthiest individuals. Dangote, the owner of Dangote […]

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I was offered N5bn bribe for Fubara’s impeachment ―Edison Ehie, Rivers Chief of Staff

Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered the sum of N5 billion to coordinate the impeachment of his principal. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ehie claimed he has evidence of the bribe offer stored on his phone. “I can also open my […]

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Do not kill democracy in Nigeria because of second term ―Dele Momodu tells Tinubu

Publisher and CEO of Ovation international magazine, politician and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it “anti-democratic.” Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, Momodu said, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and […]

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Ghanaian president, John Mahama updates Tinubu on ECOWAS talks with Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger

Ghanaian president, John Mahama, in his first official visit to Nigeria since his inauguration on January 7, 2025, has explained to journalists why he visited President Bola Tinubu on Thursday at the State House, Abuja. Mahama said he was in Nigeria to thank Tinubu for honouring him with his presence during his swearing in, and […]

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Dead Nigerians with unclaimed estates, assets in the UK (Full list)

United Kingdom (UK) government has published a list of unclaimed estates and properties belonging to 5,806 individuals who resided and died in the UK. Among them are 58 Nigerians. Released on Monday, the list details the names, dates of death, places of death, marital status, and Bona Vacantia (BV) reference numbers of the deceased. Some […]

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Dead Nigerians, Africans, others without Will may lose unclaimed estates in UK

Hundreds of unclaimed estates reveal untold stories of African migration, wealth, and family ties left behind. Thousands of people die every year in the United Kingdom without leaving a will or identifying next of kin, and among them are many Nigerians and other Africans whose estates—ranging from property to savings—remain unclaimed. The UK government’s latest […]

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I was dying ―Music diva, Teni, speaks out about her struggle with sickness

Nigerian music diva, Teniola Apata, popularly called Teni, has narrated how she was down with malaria for two weeks but still had to attend a music performance in Ondo State. The ‘For Your Case’ crooner, in a video via her Instagram page on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, jokingly said she almost wanted her mother to […]

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Newlywed couple who tragically died in Otedola bridge explosion, laid to rest (Wedding/burial video, photos)

Nigerian newlywed couple, Dozie Okoye, a banker at Zenith Bank, and his wife, Joan Gusiora-Okoye, a nurse, who tragically lost their lives in a gas tanker explosion on March 11, 2025, have been laid to rest amidst an outpouring of grief from family and friends. The couple had tied the knot just weeks earlier, on […]

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Bill to create office of Prime Minister scales second reading at Nigerian House of Reps

A bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to provide for the office of the Prime Minister as head of government and the office of President as head of state and to provide for a framework for the mode of election to the said […]

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