New York Election: 3 Nigerians Set To Contest Following the forthcoming New York Election, three Nigerians are ready To Contest The Nigerian community in New York City, United States, on Sunday, organised a debate for the mayoral candidates to learn about their views on critical issues impacting the community. The debate was convened by the Nigerian Forum, a coalition of the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians, and the Nigerian-Americans Public Affairs Committee, a political action committee. The New York City mayoral election is competitive and strategic due to the city’s diverse nature and an annual budget of about $100…
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Baba Ijesha’s Bail, We’re Not Aware, Lagos Police Following Baba Ijesha’s Bail, Lagos says We’re Not Aware The police in Lagos State have said they are unaware of the reported bail granted to embattled Nollywood star, Olanrewaju James Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. The legal team of the ace comedian had on Monday evening announced that Baba Ijesha had been granted bail on health condition. The team, however, noted that they had yet to perfect his bail with the police at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba as of Monday evening. Lagos Police Read Also: FG…
Bail Grant: Baba Ijesha In Fresh Trouble, Comedian Princess Keeps Mum Nollywood actor, Olarenwaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, accused of molesting a minor has been granted bail by the police. The actor was granted bail on Monday afternoon on health grounds. His lawyer, Adesina Ogunlana, confirmed it to SaharaReporters. Bail Grant The development has, however, continued to attract heated outrage as many Nigerians argued that he ought to have remained in police custody. Baba Ijesha was arrested in April for sexually harassing a 14-year-old girl. Announcing his arrest in a statement, Lagos police spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi alleged that…
FG List Number Of Websites Fighting, Lying Aganist Buhari’s Govt The federal government says 476 websites have been created to publish fake news about President Muhammadu Buhari and his government. Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, spoke on Monday in Abuja when he received officials of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). He regretted that the latest fake publication was on the Nigerian leader’s mental status. “Recently, we unveiled almost 476 publication sites that are dedicated to daily engaging in churning out fake news to fight the government.” Mohammed said the platforms claimed when Buhari was in the UK the last…
Fraud: Former Kwara Governor Arrested Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, The immediate past governor of Kwara State, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Sources at the anti-graft agency told Channels Television that a crack team of operatives is questioning the former governor at the EFCC headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja, the nation’s capital. He was said to have arrived at the EFCC headquarters at about 10 am on Monday in response to the invitation extended to him by the agency. Following his arrival at the anti-graft agency’s office, Ahmed was in the interrogation room for…
49-year-old Man Rapes 12-year-old Girl, Stabs Her to death, Photos It was a thing of shock when information reaching us that 49-year-old Man Rapes 12-year-old Girl, Stabs Her to death A Russian man identified as Sergey Matyushin has been arrested after he allegedly raped and stabbed a 12-year-old girl. According to Sun.co.uk, the 49-year-old was said to have followed the young girl identified as Anastasia Guzhvina for several days before attacking her in the village of Bolshoe Kozino in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region. It was gathered that Matyushin spotted the girl when he was cycling around the village while searching…
Flashback: Man Who Stopped Wife From Schooling, Working, Divorces Her Years, Give Reasons Lawyer and Aid worker from Borno state, Maryam Suleiman Jaji, has narrated how her aunt’s husband divorced her after 24 years of marriage. Maryam, who revealed this via Twitter on Sunday, May 16, said her the man stopped her aunt from working, furthering her education and even family planning. According to the lawyer, the man who said he didn’t have any income to feed them has now divorced his aunt and her nine children to marry someone else. Man Who Stopped Wife “My aunt’s husband stopped her…
Lady Cries Out How She Got Her Friend A Job And She Got Her Sacked How lady cries out how she Got her Friend A Job And She Got Her Sacked In a tale of friendship gone sour, a Nigerian lady has narrated how a friend she helped secure a job betrayed her. According to the lady, identified as Adepeju, @complete_crown by her Twitter handle, there was a job opening where she was working, as a good person, she informed her then jobless friend about the vacancy. Lady Cries Out Her friend, whose identity she didn’t disclose, applied and was…
BREAKING: National Assembly Set To Legalise The Use Of Indian Hemp, Give Reasons Informantion reaching us that National Assembly Set To Legalise The Use Of Indian Hemp The House Of Representatives is set to legalise the use of Indian Hemp in the country for economic benefit. Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu said this during a press conference on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis in Akure, Ondo state capital Kalu said that the House of Representatives has concluded an arrangement to organize a two-day stakeholders roundtable on the benefits of the weed. According to him…
Any Further Attacks By Army On South-East, This Is What Will Happen, Igboho Blows Hot Popular Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, Aka Sunday Igboho, has warned that any attack by the Nigerian Army on the South-East will be repelled. In a statement by his media aide, Olayomi Koiki, Igboho said attacks on the South-East is an attack on the Yoruba people, urging the government to put a stop to raids in the South-East region. He further stated that if there are further attacks on people of the South-East, Yoruba Nation Now agitators will mobilise and support them. It was, however,…