Month: April 2023

Police Arrest Cleric Who Threatens To Kill Officer In Viral Video

ADEOLA YUSUF

Police spokesman reveals identity of controversial cleric, charges him to Court   FEEDBACK ON VIDEO OF CLERIC’S ATTACK ON POLICE: On Saturday 4th February, 2023, while on stop and search duty along Ibadan Express Road, Oyo State, one Ahmed Atidade ‘m’ 28YRS assaulted and threatened to kill the Police Officers who stopped his vehicle for routine checks and questioning. He was subsequently arrested and charged to Court on Thursday 9th February, 2023. READ ALSO BREAKING: Drama As INEC Disowns Adamawa REC on Binani, Suspends Collation Ex-Indian Lawmaker, Brother Shot Dead…

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Ex-Indian Lawmaker, Brother Shot Dead On Live TV

ADEOLA YUSUF

A former  Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges has been shot dead alongside his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India Atiq Ahmed and his brother, Ashraf Ahmad, were under police escort on their way to a medical checkup at a hospital on Saturday night when three men posing as journalists targeted the two brothers from close range in Prayagraj city in Uttar Pradesh state. The men quickly surrendered to the police after the shooting, with at least…

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BREAKING: Drama As INEC Disowns Adamawa REC on Binani, Suspends Collation

ADEOLA YUSUF

Umpire Declares REC’s Action Void The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results of Adamawa governorship supplementary elections after the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barrister Hudu Yunusa declared Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani of All Progressive Congress (APC) winner of the poll. The REC on Sunday morning without a figure declared Binani the winner of the supplementary elections. In a statement on Sunday morning by INEC National Commissioner, Information & Voter Education, Barr. Festus Okoye declared the action of the REC as null, void and of no…

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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 22%

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The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to  22.04% in March 2023. The per cent represents a 13.4 basis points increase compared to 21.91% recorded in the previous month. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Aishatu Binani Is Adamawa Governor-Elect – INEC Rescheduled Mock UTME: JAMB Urges Candidates To Print Slip Lagos Begins Structural Integrity Test On Banana Island Buildings NIHRCO Petitions IG, NASS Over Alleged Criminal Land Grabbing In Lagos It noted that food inflation was 24.45% in March 2023 from 24.35% in February 2023, while urban…

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BREAKING: Aishatu Binani Is Adamawa Governor-Elect – INEC

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    APC Candidate Defeats incumbent governor to emerge first ever elected female governor in Nigeria’s history     The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Sunday morning declared Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani the winner of the Adamawa governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Barrister Hudu Yunusa just made the declaration following the supplementary election held Saturday. Full details later

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Rescheduled Mock UTME: JAMB Urges Candidates To Print Slip

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Candidates who could not sit the mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on 30 March due to technical hitches can now re-print their slips for the rescheduled test. The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the mock examination for affected candidates for Tuesday, 18 April. The examination body announced the new development in a statement by its Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin. READ ALSO: Lagos Begins Structural Integrity Test On Banana Island Buildings BREAKING: INEC, EFCC Appoint 18 Lawyers To Prosecute Electoral Offenders Ex-Super Eagles…

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Lagos Begins Structural Integrity Test On Banana Island Buildings

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory has commenced structural integrity test on the building structures under construction in the Banana Island area of Lagos State. This was revealed in a post shared on the agency’s Instagram account on Friday. The test is as a result of the seven-storey building under construction that collapsed on Wednesday on 1st Avenue, Banana Island, Lagos State. READ ALSO: BREAKING: INEC, EFCC Appoint 18 Lawyers To Prosecute Electoral Offenders Ex-Super Eagles Star, Emmanuel Ebiede, Is Dead Woman Pushes Ladder, Breaks IBEDC Worker’s Leg Tinubu makes…

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BREAKING: INEC, EFCC Appoint 18 Lawyers To Prosecute Electoral Offenders

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The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission have appointed 18 lawyers to prosecute electoral offenders.   READ ALSO: Ex-Super Eagles Star, Emmanuel Ebiede, Is Dead Woman Pushes Ladder, Breaks IBEDC Worker’s Leg Woman Pushes Ladder, Breaks IBEDC Worker’s Leg Twitter Introduces 10K Character Long Tweets Amid Fight With Substack The commissions also appointed two Senior Advocates of Nigeria. The 18 lawyers – all legal officers of both INEC and the EFCC – will prosecute electoral offences relating to financial crimes arising from the 2023 general…

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Ex-Super Eagles Star, Emmanuel Ebiede, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

What UK-based football administrator, David Doherty, revealed on the Midfielde’s last hour at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital   Former Super Eagles midfielder, Emmanuel Ebiede, has died after suffering Hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver), according to reports. Ebiede passed on Friday in Port Harcourt at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. He was a member of the Flying Eagles squad at the African Youth Championship in 1995. READ ALSO Four Dead, 31 Buried In Shallow Grave, 11 Rescued As Police Paid Cult Church Man Undergoes Height Lengthening Surgery To…

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Woman Pushes Ladder, Breaks IBEDC Worker’s Leg

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A 34-year-old woman, Nosimot Alalade, was, on Friday, arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Isabo for assaulting a staffer of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company while on duty. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the defendant resides at No. 5, Amadiya Street, Olomore area of Abeokuta. NAN also reports that the defendant is facing a three-count of assault, conducting herself in a manner likely to cause breach of public peace and acting in a manner to endanger the life of the complainant. The Prosecutor, Insp. Olaide Rawlings, told…

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