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The hearing in the petition of Miss Aida Ogwuche, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the Ado/Okpokwu/ Ogbadibo Federal constituency election, against the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Chief Philip Agbese at the Benue State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal witnessed a mild drama Tuesday. Miss Ogwuche in her petition is […]
Continue ReadingThe Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin’s sons have clashed over the legendary singer’s will that was found under a sofa cushion, a few months after her death. The singer died from pancreatic cancer in August 2018, aged 76, without a formal typewritten and known will for an estate worth millions. However, a few months later, […]
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A traditional healer, Boluwatife Sangosanya, charged with defiling his fiancee’s six-year-old daughter, on Tuesday denied committing the offence. He made the denial before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sangosanya is standing trial on a count charge of defilement. The defendant, while being led in […]
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A 24-year-old Ghanaian man has been arrested after a 13-hour gun battle with the police shortly after he allegedly fatally shot his mother and sister in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States. The report revealed that at approximately 8:30 in the morning of that fateful day, authorities from the Worcester Police Department responded to a […]
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President Bola Tinubu has hired 20 new aides, about three weeks after he made the last set of major appointments. The new appointments include those of senior special assistants (SSAs), personal assistants (PAs), personal physician, and photographers. Among the new appointees, according to the list as released by PREMIUM TIMES, are veteran journalist, Tunde Rahman, […]
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Security Operatives of the Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, in collaboration with Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, have set ablaze an intercepted vessel carrying barrels of stolen crude oil in the Escravos area of Delta State. The vessel allegedly owned by a Nigerian registered company, was heading to Cameroon with the cargo onboard when […]
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Organisers of the prestigious Nigerian music award, Headies Awards, have announced the first set of nominees for the 16 edition of the award. The organisers announced the nominees for the coveted “Rookie of the Year” category via their Twitter handle this Tuesday. According to the organisers, the category is “A voting category for the rookie […]
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The Nigeria Army in Port Harcourt has arrested one Desmond Okeh, an indigene of Anambra State, for parading himself as a Lance Corporal in the Army. The Spokesman of Nigeria Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Ikedichi Iweha presented the fake soldier before newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Iweha said the suspect was arrested […]
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There will be no breathing space for cultists and criminals anymore in Kwara State. The new Police Commissioner in the state, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, declared this at her maiden press conference held at the state headquarters in Ilorin on Tuesday. She said all reports of activities of cultists would, henceforth, be properly investigated and masterminds prosecuted […]
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Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said former President Muhammadu Buhari never understood that Biafra is self-determination. This was as Ejimakor explained that Biafra’s agitation was not treason or terrorism. In a message to President Bola Tinubu, Ejimakor said Buhari’s lack of understanding was […]
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