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  A former Minister of Police Affairs and two-time governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Yobe State, Adamu Maina Waziri, has officially resigned from the party and submitted his membership card. Waziri announced his resignation at Dogotebo Ward in Potiskum Local Government Area, stating it was a difficult decision to leave the party after many years of…Read More

  The trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, continued Wednesday at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja with the testimony of the business relationship manager with Zenith Bank plc, Ifeoma Ogbonnaya. Picking up from where she left off on Tuesday, the witness told the court that there was no relationship between Godwin Emefiele and the companies.…Read More

    A business relationship manager with Zenith Bank PLC, Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, has told a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja how funds were moved from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through Zenith Bank to some accounts linked to Mrs Margaret Emefiele, wife of a former Governor of the CBN Godwin Emefiele. Ogbonnaya who is the fifth prosecution witness…Read More

  A former Lagos state governor and minister, Babatunde Fashola, has described Nigeria’s democracy as being heralded by dictatorship, and not from the free will of the citizens. Fashola spoke on Wednesday at The Platform Nigeria, a programme by the Lagos-based church, Covenant Nation, to mark the 2024 Democracy Day. Themed ‘Democracy and Free Market’, Fashola also noted that the…Read More

  French artist Ben, best known for his ironic painted slogans, has died aged 88, taking his own life just hours after the death of his wife of 60 years, his family said Wednesday. His wife Annie suffered a stroke on Monday evening and died on Wednesday, the couple’s two children, Eva and Francois, said in a statement. “Unwilling and…Read More

  A total of 387 families of Boko Haram fighters have been rescued by the Nigerian Army from the Sambisa forest. The 387 comprising men, women and children, were rescued by highbreed forces of the Sector-One North-East Joint Taskforce Operations in Kai. Led by Brig. Gen. Diwa, the troops also recovered several vehicles and equipment, initially seized by the terrorists…Read More

    Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the heart of Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial, testified Tuesday -– in sometimes explicit detail –- about an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former president in a hotel penthouse suite. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $130,000 hush money payment to…Read More

  In a bizarre incident, a police officer is under investigation for cutting off the hand of his wife over an argument about money. What usually transpired when a misunderstanding occurs and subsequently settled turned into violence in the home of Ibrahim Shagari, a police officer with Plateau State Police Command. The wife, Hauwa Shagari, who is a mother of…Read More

    A biopic of troubled British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse tracking her meteoric rise and very public downfall opens in UK cinemas on Friday amid a swirl of controversy. Even before its release, “Back to Black” has attracted backlash with criticism ranging from the casting to concerns it could exploit Winehouse’s story. “Given the vulture-like efficiency with which her life…Read More

  A man, Alhaji Mashood of Olorunsogo area, Bode Saadu, Moro local Government Area of Kwara State, has been dragged to the Upper Àrea Court in the town by her daughter for allegedly having sexual intercourse with her. The complainant, Simbiat Moshood, in a direct complaint, alleged that the accused had been having sexual intercourse with her with a threat…Read More

  Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizi have been buried in his hometown Omueke, Isiokpo in Rivers State. The late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, his wife, and his son were laid to rest in a private interment following a funeral church service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lion of Judah Parish, Isiokpo. Saturday’s…Read More

  The abducted wife of the slain Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State, Olori Iyabo Aremu, and one other person have been rescued. It was gathered that the victims were released on Monday night and arrived in Koro town around 10:45 pm. The Police Public Relations Officer in Kwara, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, disclosed this in a…Read More