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Three people were shot dead Saturday and four others injured at a luxury home near Beverly Hills, at what US police described as a gathering at a short-term rental property. Emergency services rushed to the swanky address in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles overnight, where they found three people dead in a vehicle […]
Continue ReadingA young footballer, identified as Segun Idowu, slumped on the field during one of the matches in the ongoing Kogi FA Chairman’s Cup at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja on Friday, January 27, 2023. Segun played for Barnet FC before his demise. A statement from the Chairman, Kogi State Football Association, Alhaji Suleiman Umar, confirmed the […]
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Women and girls have been flogged by militiamen in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for wearing short skirts or trousers, the government said on Saturday, vowing to punish the perpetrators. Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde “condemned the degrading and inhuman abuses by the militiamen” from the armed Malaika group, according to a readout of […]
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lifted the suspension slammed on two of its members in Ekiti State, Funso Ayeni and Ajayi Samuel. This is contained in a statement by Debo Ologunagba, the PDP national publicity secretary on Saturday in Abuja. Mr Ologunagba said that the action was sequel […]
Continue Reading• Says Judgment Unacceptable to Osun people A human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has declared the Friday majority judgement of the Osun Election Petition Tribunal as unacceptable to the good people of the State, describing the judgement as Kangaroo, jankara and pure miscarriage of justice. It also declared […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to February 5, 2023. INEC earlier extended the deadline for the collection of PVCs but a National Commissioner with the electoral umpire Festus Okoye said the time frame has been pushed forward by one week. He said the move […]
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• Says Peoples’ Mandate can’t be Stolen Following days of massive protests and demonstrations across Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed appreciation to the people of the state for their passionate show of love and rejection of the Kangaroo judgement of the governorship tribunal. Reacting to protests of support and rejection of the judgement […]
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An Ugandan court had ordered a woman to pay back a total of 9.4 million shillings ($2,550; £2,060) to her ex-fiancé for failing to marry him after four years of marital relationship. Magistrate Asanasio Mukobi of the court in Kanungu gave the verdict on Thursday saying the woman, Fortunate Kyarikunda broke her promise to Richard […]
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The Iwo-Ayedire-Ola-Oluwa Federal Constituency Peoples Democratic Party Candidate in the 2023 general election, Alhaji Lukman Kayode Mudashiru (L&K) has described the judgment of Osun 2022 Election Petition Tribunal as biased. He also noted that Governor Ademola Adeleke will complete his term as the Governor of Osun state as he is confident that Appeal Court will […]
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has denied beating and detaining three Kwara journalists and a lawyer on Friday. The Chairman of the Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners, Salihu Taofeek, who doubles as the Publisher of Informant247 online news platform was on Friday afternoon allegedly beaten and locked up in a cell […]
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