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Court sentences Obu Ebibo, alias Kenneth Gibson, to one year imprisonment over fraudulent $680k crypto currency fraud in Rivers

Metro

Rivers man Obu Ebibo jailed over crypto currency fraud

Ebibo has been involved in internet fraud by falsely presenting himself as one Kenneth Gibson to his victims, thereby defrauding…
FCT AMP chairman, Desmond Utomwen, to moderate a key session at the 22nd Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF)

News

Brutality: Journalist floors police, GTB at Appeal Court

Utomwen, a former staff of TheNEWS Magazine, had dragged the Bank and the Police to court over his molestation at…
Voting at Apc presidential primary

News

APC Convention: Voting ends, sorting of ballots begins

Voting has ended and sorting of ballots has begin in the ongoing presidential primary election of the ruling All Progressives…
Buhari and his wife, Aisha, with Osinbajo at the venue of APC Special Convention

Politics

APC Convention: ‘Embattled’ Osinbajo departs Eagle Square

Indeed, Osinbajo was booed as a betrayer for contesting against his former boss and benefactor on arrival at the Eagle…
Voting area at APC National Convention

Politics

Voting resumes at APC National Convention

Voting has resumed after a halt of about two hours at the ongoing special convention for the presidential primary of…
Voting area at APC National Convention

News, Politics

Voting halted at APC National Convention

23 Aspirants are contesting for the 2023 presidential ticket of the APC at the Convention.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo set to inaugurate common area facilities for the use of operators of MSMEs across eight states on Tuesday.

Politics

Youngest aspirant Nicholas Felix steps down for Osinbajo

Felix who ran for the presidency in 2019 and came third asked his supporters to vote for Osinbajo.
Wild jubilation as Tinubu arrived Eagle Square

Politics

APC Convention: Fayemi, Akpabio, Bankole, Amosun step down for Tinubu

Two presidential aspirants, ex governor Godswill Akpabio and Ibikunle Amosun threw the Eagles Square venue of the ongoing presidential primary…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, “could spiral beyond anyone’s control”.

News

Owo killing: UN chief urges Nigerian govt to punish perpetrators

The secretary-general condemns in the strongest terms the heinous attack in St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.,
Four crushed to death, many injured in Edo fatal crash

News

7 die in Edo multiple crash

FRSC said 25 adults were involved in the crash in which seven persons died and left other victims with various…
Prof. Adebayo Bamire, new Vice Chancellor, OAU

Education

OAU VC inauguration: Ife group begs youths to shelve planned protest

By Dorcas Elusogbon President, Ife Development Board (IDB), Mr Lawrence Awowoyin, has appealed to youths of the ancient city, to…
Suspected Islamist militants kill at least 19 people, burns medical facility in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

World News

Islamists kill at least 18 in east Congo attack

The ADF, a Ugandan militia that moved to eastern Congo in the 1990s carried out frequent attacks and killed more…
Murder

Metro

Mohammed Umar docked for beating opponent to death

Hammed said Umar beat up Mallam during a fight at the Akinyele Trailer park in Ibadan.
Police arrest 23-year- old Akaninyene Isaac for hacking mother to death over food in Oruk Uso Otoro village, Abak LG of Akwa Ibom State.

Metro

Ogun man Fadipe jailed 5 years for attacking neighbour with cutlass

Diyaolu said that the Fadipe conspired with others now at large to assault one Tobi Akinyemi by using cutlass to…
CJN Tanko Muhammad

News

54 lawyers seek 12m monthly salary for CJN in judges’ poor salaries suit

For Chief Judge of Federal High Court, the first claimant is proposing N10 million as the monthly salary, while for…
Osinbajo and his team at the at scene of the accident along Airport road Abuja where his convoy stopped to rescue an accident victim

News

Osinbajo not involved in road accident – See what really happened (photos)

Akande said on his verified twitter handle that rather than being involved in an accident, Osinbajo had stopped his convoy…
Court sentences Kamilu Olona to eight months imprisonment for stealing items belonging to his father’s tenants at Bodija Market, Ibadan.

Metro

Jos barber Moses Tobi jailed for stealing canopy

A panel of two magistrates, Ghazali Adam and Hyacinth Dolnaan, sentenced Tobi after he pleaded guilty to theft.
Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Christopher Onotu: Abducted from his church premises in Obangede, Okehi LGA of Kogi State on Saturday night.

Metro

‘How Catholic Priest Christopher Onotu was abducted in Kogi’

The gunmen had reportedly burgled the window and door to enter into Onotu's apartment and tormented him before he was…

Politics

Kola Abiola emerges PRP 2023 presidential candidate

Kola, is the first child of late Chief M.KO Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, annulled presidential election.
DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa

Metro

Notorious fabricator of vehicles’ master keys nabbed in Kano

“The suspect belongs to a notorious syndicate that specialised in car theft by removing motor vehicles from where they were…
George Lamming, renowned Barbadian novelist, poet, essayist and author of the critically-acclaimed novel, In the Castle of My Skin: dies at 94

Art

Bestselling writer George Lamming dies at 94

By Nehru Odeh George Lamming, renowned Barbadian novelist, poet, essayist and author of the critically-acclaimed novel, In the Castle of…
Owo attack: Christian Association of Nigeria issues statement

News

Just In: Catholic Church breaks silence on Owo attack

The Church also said the identity of the gunmen who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo was not yet known.
Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) invites Rivers PDP governorship candidate, Siminalayi Fubara for false declaration over alleged corrupt practices

Politics

I’ll be governor for all of Rivers if elected – PDP’s Fubara

By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara has assured that…
The fully loaded petrol tanker which fell and spilts its content under the bridge at Rumuokoro area of Port Harcourt early Sunday morning

Metro

Tanker falls, spills content under flyover in Port Harcourt

the incident caused heavy traffic as motorists drove against traffic to avoid being trapped in case of an explosion or…
Pascal Ugbome: Confusion over plot to substitute him as PDP candidate for Edo North senatorial district

Politics

Tension in Edo PDP over plot to substitute senatorial candidate

By Jethro Ibileke Palpable tension has again engulfed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo, over alleged plot to substitute…
Trish Lorenz, British Journalist and author of the book, “Soro Soke: The Young Disruptors Of An African MegaCity”

Art, Books

#EndSARS: How Nigerians forced British author to retract claim on ‘Soro Soke’

Soro Soke' is a phrase of Yoruba origin meaning 'speak out' or 'speak louder.' And it gained prominence, becoming a…
Bola Tinubu

Opinion

Asiwaju goes for broke !

All Tinubu is asking for, say his admirers, is a level-playing field where all aspirants are allowed to test their…
PDP affirms rejection of the tribunal verdict affirming the victory of Dapo Abiodun of APC in Ogun March 18 governorship election

Politics

Ogun PDP chairman defends conduct of primaries

By Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun , Alh Sikirulah Ogundele has challenged all aspirants…
Some participants at the workshop on Disability reporting in the media organised by Stallion Times for journalists in Lokoja, Kogi State

Metro

Stallion Times trains journalists on disability reporting

The program was organised by Stallion Times in collaboration with Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, with support from Mac…
Robert Lewandowski

Football

Lewandowski deal dependent on raising funds, FC Barcelona say

Barca have been strongly linked with a move for Lewandowski who, amid a contract dispute with the Bundesliga champions, declared…
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