BREAKING: NJC Speaks On Death Of Justices Who Affirmed Tinubu’s Election As Nigerian President The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed a viral claim that two judges who ruled in favour of Bola Tinubu’s 2023 presidential election victory died under mysterious circumstances. The baseless report alleged that Justices Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf and Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo passed away on the same day without any known medical reasons. The judges who validated Tinubu’s 2023 presidential election win were part of Abuja’s Presidential Election Petition Court. The panel included Justices Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf, Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo, Haruna Simon Tsammani, Stephen Adah, and Abba Mohammed. The…
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FULL DETAILS: List Of Nigerians That Won In US, Australian Elections The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has extended its congratulations to four Nigerians who recently won elections in the United States and Australia. These individuals, Oye Owolewa, Chiaka Barry, Segun Adeyina, and Yemi Mobolade, achieved milestones across various positions in their respective places of residence. In a statement signed by NiDCOM’s Director of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM Chairperson Abike Dabiri-Erewa applauded their victories, hailing their achievements as historic and inspiring for Nigerians at home and abroad. Dr. Oye Owolewa: Re-elected as Shadow Representative for the…
Tears In Ekiti As Four Drown The Okemesi community in Ekiti West local government area of Ekiti State has been thrown into mourning over the death of four young men who were reportedly drowned. The unfortunate incident occurred in the community on Sunday when the young men met their untimely death while swimming in the Osun River along Ajido, Ikoro Road in Okemesi Ekiti. The yet-to-be-identified victims, a source close to the town said, came around to attend a burial ceremony when they decided to swim in the river. It was also gathered that two of the victims were from…
BREAKING: Court Nullifies Ebonyi Factional PDP Congresses A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has a purported Congress by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) IN Ebonyi State. A faction of the party led by Mr. Ali Odefa had recently claimed to have conducted PDP ward, local government and state congresses in the state However in his ruling on suit no. FHC/ AI/CS/183/2024 between Nnenna Lynda Udeh 12 others, Honourable Justice Hilary I. O. Oshomah held that the purpoted congresses were null and void, unconstitutional and of no effect. The court further restrained the Independent…
WATCH: US Election: Man Ki||s Family Members, Self Over Trump’s Victory A United States man, Anthony Nephew, shot himself, his wife, ex-partner, and two children after the November 5 election that brought President-elect Donald Trump into office. According to authorities who spoke to the New York Post on Sunday, the 46-year-old Minnesota father had expressed anger over Trump’s election. The shooter, aged 46, had a “pattern of mental health issues,” Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said on Friday — one day after authorities found five people dead inside two homes in the city. Authorities found Anthony Nephew’s ex-partner, Erin Abramson,…
Drama As Ex-minister Cries Out For Help Against Removal From Tinubu’s Cabinet The sacked Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Gwarzo, has kicked against his removal from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. Gwarzo claimed that he was not guilty of poor performance. In a cabinet reshuffle on October 23, 2024, Tinubu dismissed Gwarzo alongside four other ministers. The other dismissed ministers are Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, and the Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim. Commenting on the development, Gwarzo said the president informed…
WATCH: Few Days After Reps Alex Ikwechegh Assaulted Abuja Driver, Top Senator’s Wife Orders Policemen In Convoy To Arrest, Torture Skit-maker For Criticising Husband Over Bad Roads, Poor Health Facilities Personnel of the Taraba State police command acting on the orders of Hajia Fatima Lau, wife of the Senator representing Taraba North senatorial district, Shuaibu Isa Lau, arrested and detained a skit maker, Nafiu Hassan, for several days. Lau is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Deputy Senate Minority Leader. Hassan had done a skit where he decried the deplorable condition of roads in the senatorial…
Man Arrested For Stealing Maize, Stabbing Owner To Death A 20-year-old man identified as Abubakar Abdu has been arrested by the police in Adamawa State for stabbing to death, one Azumi Abubakar, while stealing from her maize store. Abdu, who claimed that he took to stealing because of hunger, reportedly stabbed his victim to death because she caught him red-handed while stealing maize from her store. The incident happened on November 7, 2024 at Gengle village in the Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State, according to a police report. Spokesperson for the state police command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed…
Many Feared Killed, Injured As Youths Attack Fulani Residents Over Newly Formed Lakurawa Terrorists About six people have lost their lives and scores injured after angry youths attacked Fulani residents in Mera community, Augie Local Government Area, Kebbi State, on Sunday evening. It was gathered that the youths reportedly carried out the attack in response to accusations that linked some Fulani individuals to recent bandit raids in the area. The violence was allegedly triggered after a survivor of Friday’s bandit attack informed the community youths that he recognised some Fulani faces among the attackers, known locally as “Lakurawa.” Enraged by…
Israeli Ki|| Dozens In Lebanon, Northern Gaza Israeli airstrikes killed dozens, including children, on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, amid international attention on the potential impact of the US election on conflicts involving Israel and Iranian-backed groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he has spoken three times with Donald Trump since Tuesday’s election, noting they “see eye-to-eye regarding the Iranian threat and all of its components.” Israeli President Isaac Herzog is scheduled to meet with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday. In Lebanon, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 23 people, including seven…