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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commiserated with the former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu after losing his 61-year-old wife, Ifeoma Ada. Buhari also consoled the family of the Chief Whip of the Senate, friends, and associates, urging them to trust in God for comfort and care during the difficult period while he prayed for the repose of her soul, and fortitude for the family to bear the loss. The […]

Nigerian controversial Singer Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable has been granted bail by a High Court in Ifo, Ogun State. Portable recently landed in police custody on Friday, March 31, 2023, after he engaged with police officers at his bar, during which one of them was allegedly injured. Delivering his ruling on the bail application made by his counsel, Magistrate A.S Shoneye said the offenses were bailable and granted […]

The leadership of the organized labor in Enugu State comprising the Nigerian Labor Congress NLC and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria TUC has paid glowing tributes to outgoing Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his exceptional commitment to the welfare of the state workforce despite the avalanche of challenges experienced by his administration since it assumed office in 2015. In what could be described as a farewell visit to Ugwuanyi at […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a former Minister of State for Education Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba seeking to disqualify President-Elect Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress APC and Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party as presidential candidates of their political parties. A five-man panel of the Apex Court led by Justice Inyang Okoro dropped the suit on the ground that it was statute barred and did […]

The newly appointed Special Adviser on Northern Affairs to the Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodimma, Hassan Sokoto has tasked the 19 governors of the Northern states of Nigeria to immediately appoint aides on Igbo Affairs. Adamu while addressing journalists in Owerri yesterday said appointing core Igbos as Special Advisers on Eastern Affairs to the Government of the 19 states of the North will strengthen inter-state businesses and guarantee unity, […]

Suspected herdsmen yesterday allegedly invaded Community Grammar School, Alaropo Nla, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, injuring students and teachers in the process. It was gathered that the herders, numbering over 20, purportedly invaded the school with their cattle and injured some of the students and teachers, including one Paul Olabode, inflicting wounds on them with sword and machete cuts, while many others were left with broken legs […]

Award-winning Gospel artist Mercy Chinwo has threatened to slam a two billion Naira lawsuit against fellow singer Obidiz, for allegedly using her name and image in secular music audio and video in what she termed a derogatory manner. Obidiz released a commercial for a song entitled Mercy Chinwo on February 10, 2023, with the gospel crooner’s picture as the cover image. Chinwo through her lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi, in a letter, […]