Category: National
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Supreme Court Affirms Ahmad Lawn As APC Yobe North Senatorial Candidate.
The supreme court has affirmed Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, as the All Progressives Congress senatorial candidate for Yobe north.In a judgement delivered on Monday, the apex court allowed the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidature. The Apex Court had last Wednesday fixed February 6, for final judgment in the long-drawn legal battle.…
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Political Parties Threatens To Withdraw From 2023 General Election
About Thirteen political parties out of the 18 political parties in Nigeria on Monday threatened to withdraw from participating in the 2023 general elections slated for February 25 and March 11, if the Central Bank of Nigeria extends the deadline of February 10 for naira swap. The parties declared that they won’t be participating in…
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Nigerian Influencer, APROKO Doctor Disclose Battle With Brain Tumor
Popular Nigerian influencer, Dr. Chinonso Egemba also known as Aproko Doctor, has opened up about his health battle with brain tumour. He disclosed this in a video he shared via his Facebook account on Monday. The popular doctor captioned the video, “Throughout December of 2022, I was fighting for my life. I went blind in…
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Politicians Will Ruin You, Mr Macaroni Cautions Youths Against Vote Selling.
Popular comedian and skit-maker, Adebowale Adedayo also known as Mr Macaroni, has warned youths against selling their votes and Permanent Voter Cards to politicians ahead of the 2023 elections. Adebayo, who made this known via his official Twitter handle on Tuesday, said politicians who buy votes would in turn ruin the nation and loot national…
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CBN To Monitor Commercial Banks Compliance
The Central Bank of Nigeria will be monitoring commercial banks to ensure that they comply with the directive of loading the redesigned naira notes in their Automated Teller Machines. The CBN Director, Currency Operations, Ahmed Umar, made this known in Abuja on Monday at the training session for state directors of the National Orientation Agency.…
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Founder Of AMAA, Peace Anyiam-Osagie, Is Dead.
Nigerian filmmaker and founder of the African Movie Academy Awards, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, is dead. According to reports, she died in a hospital in Lagos State. Ayiam-Osigwe who was also the President of the Association of Movie Producers was reportedly in a coma before she breathed her last. Her colleague, Obi Emelonye, confirmed her death via…
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Zulum, Gov Abdulrazak, Aregbesola, Sen Abboh, Falaki, others emerge 2022 Stardom Global Man of the year, to be inducted 15 December in Abuja
After four weeks of voting exercise by the viewers of the Stardom Global Television across the globe, the fastest growing media platform have announced the winners of the 2022 Stardom Global Man of the year award on Wednesday. According to the list of 2022 award recipients released, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State emerged Governor…
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CSO, IPC Reacts As NBC Fines Arise Tv & Channels Television
Civil society organisations and the International Press Centre have kicked against the sanction imposed on Arise and Channels television stations by the National Broadcasting Commission for publicising a fake statement credited to the Independent National Electoral Commission. The statement said INEC was in talks with the United States over drug trafficking allegations made against the…
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Fire Guts WAEC Office, Many Feared Trapped.
Fire guts WAEC office, Lagos State as there was tension in the early hours of Wednesday as fire gutted the West Africa Examinations Council building in Yaba area of Lagos State. Many people are feared trapped in the building as the fire rages. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, emergency…
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Ex Minister Of Sports, Solomon Dalung, Loses Son
Former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has announced the death of his son, Nehemiah Dalung. It was learnt that the late 33-year-old Nehemiah was bedridden with an unknown ailment before the announcement of his death in the early hours of Monday, October 24, 2022. Dalung took to his Facebook page to announce the loss, saying,…