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ADC Deputy Spokesperson Slumps To Death In Imo
The Deputy Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Imo State, Ugochimereze Chinedu Asuzu, has died after reportedly slumping in the early hours of Wednesday. His death was confirmed in a statement by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, MacDonald Amadi, who described it as a big loss to the ADC and Nigerian society….
Another Female Council Official Dies In Lagos, Fifth In Two Months
The Lagos State Government and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have again been plunged into mourning following the death of another female local government official, the fifth such loss recorded in just two months. The most recent tragedy is the death of Mrs Adebimpe Akintola, Council Manager of Coker Aguda Local Council Development Area, LCDA,…
Leave Us Out Of Your Case With Sowore-Meta Tells Federal Government
Meta (Facebook) Incorporated has urged the Federal High Court Abuja to strike out its name from the federal government’s alleged cyberbullying charge against politician and activist Omoyele Sowore. At the court proceedings, Meta (Facebook) Incorporated’s legal team informed Justice Mohammed Umar of its intention to apply for its name to be removed from the Federal…
Court Postpones Sowore’s Trial For Allegedly Making False Claim Against Tinubu
A Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the planned arraignment of a politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, for making false claims against Bola Tinubu to October 27. Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and serial presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), was to be arraigned on Tuesday on a five-count charge…
Tinubu Orders Thorough Probe Into Arise News Anchor’s Death
Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into probe into the death of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television. Maduagwu died on Sunday in an armed robbery incident at her residence in the Katampe district of Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…
Graduate Bags Life Jail For Defiling 4-Year-Old Inside Keke In Lagos
A 22-year-old graduate, Femi Ayoade, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl inside a tricycle in the Eti-Osa area of Lagos State. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, who held that the prosecution had proven its case…
Independence Parade Cancellation Shows Presidency’s Disconnect From Nigerians – ADC
Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised the Federal Government’s decision to cancel the 65th Independence Anniversary parade, describing it as another sign of disconnect between the presidency and the Nigerian people. The Federal Government had on Monday announced the cancellation of the parade, which was scheduled for October 1 in…
NLC Places Unions On Red Alert Over PENGASSAN/Dangote Rift
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has placed its unions and members on red alert over the rift between the Dangote refinery and the Petroleum, Natural Gas Workers Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). PENGASSAN had been at loggerheads with the refinery, accusing its management of sacking over 800 Nigerian workers. The union members on Monday barricaded the…
Court Orders Arrest Of INEC Chairman
The Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State capital, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, for contempt and disobedience of court orders. The court’s decision followed a suit filed by the Action Alliance against INEC. The Action Alliance had…
ARISE TV Anchor Killed In Abuja Armed Robbery
ARISE News Channel has mourned the tragic loss of a young journalists, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died in the early hours of Monday, September 29, following a violent armed robbery at her residence in the Katampe area of Abuja. In a statement obtained from its X handle on Monday, the 29-year-old broadcaster, affectionately known as Sommie,…