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General Politics, Headlines, House, INEC Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
Onochie is a British citizen, cannot be INEC commissioner in Nigeria, CSOs tells NASS By Matthew Ogune, Abuja A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) Wednesday asked the National Assembly to reject the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) commissioner because she is a British citizen. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja […]
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Headlines
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
Kenyan woman, Florence Musau, and Nigerian, Arome Okuo A Kenyan woman Florence Mwende Musau living in Massachusetts, United States has admitted to her role in an elaborate romance scam, masterminded by Nigerian Mark Arome Okuo, that bilked multiple men out of more than $4million. Four Nigerians, among whom were Osakpamwan Henry Omoruyi, 36 and Osaretin […]
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Headlines, Lagos, Sex and Relationship, State News
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
UNILAG undergraduate Ojukwu arrested for murder of Super TV CEO By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday paraded a 300 level student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, 21, for the alleged murder of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Super TV, Usifo Ataga in Lekki area of thee […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, re-arraigned Peter Hena, former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and eight other officers of the agency before Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The others are Mohammed Bello Auta (Director of Finance), Amina Sidi (Finance and Account Department), Umar Aliyu […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021
Samson Siasia Former Nigeria coach Samson Siasia’s life-ban from football for bribery has been reduced to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS. The 53-year-old was initially sanctioned in 2019 by Fifa for agreeing to “receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches.” Siasia appealed against the ban with football’s governing […]
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Lagos, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021
Igboho and Phillip Idaewor Chairman APC UK By Chioma Ugboma, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC), UK Chapter, has urged Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, to shelve a rally in Lagos State, billed for July 3. Igboho, real name Sunday Adeyemo, has vowed to go ahead with the planned “Yoruba Nation” rally, scheduled for Ojota […]
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Governors, Headlines, South-East
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021
By Collins Osuji, Owerri The youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has described the position of South East governors over the agitation for Igbo secession as inconsequential and unguided. The governors and some stakeholders had, in a meeting held in Enugu State, last week, said they were not in support of the call for self-determination of […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021
By Silver Nwokoro Delivering judgment in a suit filed by the chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section of Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Monday Ubani and John Nwoku, Justice Chuka Obiozor held that National Assembly Service Commission lacks the power to so do. The plaintiffs had prayed the court through an originating summon to […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
A conference of Yoruba has urged Sunday Igboho and others pushing for secession to take things easy and see it from broader perspectives. The conference, which had in attendance Yoruba scholars and traditional rulers, was led by Professor of History, University of Texas, Austin, Toyin Falola. The Yoruba leaders and scholars met at Babcock University, […]
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Africa & World Politics
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
Julia Yonkowski Agency Reports An American woman, Julia Yonkowski, who thought she had just $20 in her account, was left stunned after she checked her balance at an ATM and found that she had become a billionaire. Yonkowski, from Largo, west of Tampa in Florida, noticed the blunder by Chase Bank after she decided to […]
