A witness to the petitioners at the Ekiti Election Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday disowned an exhibit tendered and urged the tribunal not to use it. The petitioners, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate in the Ekiti…
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FBI INVESTIGATES PIPE BOMBS MAILED TO OBAMA, CLINTON, OTHERS
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says suspicious packages received at multiple locations in the New York and Washington, D.C., areas and Florida are being sent for analysis at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia. FBI said the suspicious packages…
Read MoreRANGERS DEFEAT KANO PILLARS TO LIFT AITEO CUP
Some former players of Rangers International football club of Enugu have applauded their victory over Kano Pillars in the finals of 2018 Aiteo Cup in Asaba on Wednesday. The veterans and other supporters of the Flying Antelopes who spoke to…
Read MoreNO MESSI, NO PROBLEM AS BARCA SINK INTER
Barcelona came through their first test without the injured Lionel Messi, earning a convincing 2-0 win at home to Inter Milan to take control of Champions League Group B on Wednesday. Midfielder Rafinha opened the scoring against the club where…
Read MoreN2.2BN FRAUD: COURT GRANTS FAYOSE N50 MILLION BAIL
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted a N50 million bail to former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, who is facing N2.2bn fraud charges. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun granted Fayose bail with two sureties in like sum. Olatoregun…
Read MoreCOURT SENTENCE MARRIED MAN TO 2 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR POSTING HIS EX-LOVER’S NUDE PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has sentenced one Ayan Olubunmi, to two years in prison and a fine of N500,000 for posting nude pictures of his ex-lover, Arare Monica, on Facebook. Ayan…
Read MoreMINIMUM WAGE: NLC THREATENS TO SHUT DOWN NIGERIA AFTER NOVEMBER 6TH
The Nigeria Labour Congress has asked Nigerians to stock up on food as it will soon shut down the entire country. NLC said this in a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council in…
Read MoreI DID NOT MURDER MY WIFE, I ONLY SLAPPED HER’ LEKAN SHONDE TELLS COURT AS NANNY NARRATES HOW SHE DISCOVERED THE CORPSE OF THE 36-YEAR-OLD MOTHER OF TWO
The trial of 53-year-old Lekan Shonde, who has been in prison custody since 2016 after his wife, Ronke Shonde died during a fight at their home in the Egbeda area of Lagos state, continued at the Ikeja Hiogh Court yesterday October 24th….
Read MoreAIR FORCE ALPHA JETS DESTROY BOKO HARAM LOGISTICS BASE
The Nigerian Air Force says Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) logistics base, along with some vehicles, at Tumbun Sale in northern Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public…
Read MoreKADUNA GOVT RELAXES CURFEW
Governor El-Rufai, second left meeting with heads of security agencies on Monday: He says the curfew will be reviewed on Tuesday Kaduna State Government has announced a relaxation of the 24-hour curfew it imposed on Kaduna metropolis with effect…
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