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President Tinubu attends special Jumat prayer for Nigeria’s 64th independence (Photos)
President Bola Tinubu, Friday joined other Muslim faithfuls for a Special Jumat Prayer at the National Mosque, Abuja. President Bola Ahmed, His Royal Highness, the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar; former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Speaker House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, and former Vice President Namadi Sambo, and other dignitaries were at the Juma’at prayer. The special Jumat…
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UK watchdog bans Naomi Campbell from running charity over ‘misconduct’
Former supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from running a charity after an inquiry found funds raised by an organisation she founded was spent on spa treatment and room service charges. The inquiry into Fashion for Relief, released on Thursday, identified “multiple instances of misconduct”, including use of charity money to pay for a five-star hotel stay for Campbell in…
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Yahaya Bello, the artful dodger, by Bolaji Adebiyi
The former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, should step forward to clear his name and be held accountable for his actions, writes Bolaji Adebiyi Fondly called the White Lion, Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State, has failed to live up to the character of the dreadful animal he took as appellation. Accused of sundry misdemeanours, including…
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FG to toll Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, others
The Federal Government will toll all major roads in the country, the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, has announced. Some of the roads to be tolled include, the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano Road, and Makurdi-9th Mile. Umahi spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing as part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary.…
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UPDATED: Court sentences 5 Offa robbery suspects to death by hanging
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Six years after the bloody bank robbery incident in the ancient town of Offa, in Offa local government area of Kwara State, Justice Haleema Salman of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin on Thursday, sentenced five suspects in the case to death by hanging. The court held that the convicts robbed and killed innocent citizens, including…
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BREAKING: Court sentences Offa robbery masterminds to death
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court, Thursday, found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. The judge stated that the offenses are punishable by death. The trial of the suspects in the case lasted for six years. Over 30 people were killed in the community…
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Edo election was a bazaar, even LP members sold their votes – Olumide Akpata
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Edo State, Barrister Olumide Akpata, has described the September 21 election as a bazaar, where the leading political parties bought votes from the electorates. He added that members of his political party also sold their votes. Akpata made the allegations while speaking on Channels Television, on Wednesday night. He accused the Peoples…
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Stand up against injustice, corruption, Akpabio charges PCC officers
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has charged the newly appointed Commissioners of Public Complaints Commission (PCC) to stand up against systemic injustice and corruption and help to redress them. Akpabio gave the charge on Wednesday while inaugurating the new Commissioners of the Commission at the National Assembly complex. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Abbas…
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I prostrated before Ladoja to end Olubadan crisis – Makinde, celebrates ex-gov’nor @80
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, Wednesday, described in detail how he and Chief Rashidi Ladoja reconciled over his alleged attempts to obstruct Ladoja’s ascent to the position of Olubadan of Ibadanland. Makinde spoke during the 80th birthday of celebration of Chief Ladoja, at the Bodija, Ibadan residence of the former governor. He said a truce was arranged when the…
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JUST IN: Senate confirms Kekere-Ekun as CJN
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Presiding over the sitting of its Committee of the Whole in Abuja on Wednesday, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, confirmed the appointment of the legal luminary. Kekere-Ekun is the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria and the second woman to occupy the exalted…
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