At least 18 political parties have signed a peace accord in Ondo State, pledging to promote a peaceful gubernatorial election and accept the results of the upcoming polls, provided they are deemed free and fair. This significant development aims to ensure a violence-free electoral process. The chairman of the National Peace Committee, retired General Abdulsalam Abubakar, urged candidates and parties to uphold democratic tenets and reject vote trading. He emphasised the importance of maintaining the prevailing peaceful atmosphere in the country. In a goodwill message, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, noted that no…
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Famous Nigerian controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly addressed as Portable, has claimed that he has more hit songs than his colleague, Burna Boy. He insisted that he wasn’t boasting, stressing that he was a better hitmaker than the Grammy-winning star. The ‘Zazu’ exponent stated this in a video making the rounds on social media. “I have more hit songs than Burna Boy. I’m not making empty boasts. I have hit songs like ‘Tony Montana’. Uncle Burna, I have more hits than you,” he stated.
EFCC operatives in Benin on Tuesday, 6 November, 2024 arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Benin City, Edo State capital. In a statement on its X page, EFCC said suspects were arrested based on actionable intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet related fraud. Items recovered from them include 10 exotic cars, laptops and phones. According to the statement, the suspects will be charged in court as soon as investigations are concluded.
Gunmen invaded Rakok village of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing three youths and injuring two others. A statement by the Berom Youths Moulders Association said the victims were gruesomely murdered while going about their businesses in the community when the assailants attacked. The association condemned the attack which has been reoccurring in the area with a call on security agencies to address the breach and destruction of farm produce. “The recurrence of continued killings, ambushes, assault on women, willful destruction and mass harvest of corn and other crops belonging to Berom native inhabitants by Fulani militants and…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over by Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi on Thursday, 7 November, 2024 ordered the remand of a housewife, Olajumoke Olalere, 33, at Agodi Correctional facility, Ibadan, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death. Magistrate Ogunkanmi, who did not take the defendant’s plea for lack of jurisdiction, ordered her remand pending the legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). She, thereafter, adjourned the case until 5 March, 2025 for mention. The police charged Olalere with a count of murder. The prosecutor, Cpl. Akeem Akinloye, had told the court that the defendant on Oct.…
A newborn baby has been dumped in the gutter in Umuahia by an unknown person. The baby was discovered inside the deep gutter at Umuwaya Road, opposite Abam Street,in the Abia State capital on Thursday, 7 November, 2024 As atthe evening of Thursday, 7 November, 2024, it was not certain if the child is still alive or not. The crowd that gathered at the scene of the incident rained curses on anyone who committed the dastardly act. According to them, the mother should have taken the baby to the Abia State government, church or a motherless babies home, instead of…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has asked the Makurdi division of the Court of Appeal to dismiss the appeal filed by former governor of the state, Samuel Ortom, challenging the decision of the High Court of Benue State which dismissed his case. The case borders on the constitution of the Income and Expenditures Commission of Inquiry set up by Gov Alia to investigate the income and expenditures of Benue State from 29th May 2015 to 28th May 2023. When the matter came up on Thursday, 7 November, 2024 for hearing, Matthew Burkaa for the 1st and 2nd respondents argued his…
The outgoing President of the United States, Joe Biden, has said selecting Kamala Harris as his vice president was the best decision he made. Biden said Harris will continue the fight with purpose, determination, and joy. Harris of the Democratic Party had lost to the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump by a wide margin. However, in a post on X titled “What America saw today was the Kamala Harris I know and deeply admire,” Biden wrote: “She’s been a tremendous partner and public servant full of integrity, courage, and character. “Under extraordinary circumstances, she stepped up and led a historic…
Three major oil marketers have told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the planned monopoly of the energy sector by Dangote Petroleum Refinery will spell doom for the country’s oil sector. According to the oil marketers, Dangote’s plan to monopolize the oil sector is a recipe for disaster in the country. The three marketers – AYM Shafa Limited, A. A. Rano Limited and Matrix Petroleum Services Limited – in their replies to a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum in a suit marked FHC/CS/ABJ/1324/2024, told the court that the plaintiff does not produce adequate petroleum products for the daily consumption…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, 7 November, 2024 stated that the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) will do everything within its power to fix the party and Nigeria. Makinde stated this on Thursday, 7 November, 2024 in Abuja at the inauguration of the Board of Governors and the unveiling of the Roadmap for Peoples Democratic Institute, PDI. PDI is the research arm of PDP established in 2000 to promote a new democratic culture in Nigeria and Africa through the provision of value-added education, training, capacity building, research, and documentation programmes. According Makinde, PDI will fix the PDP, which would in turn…