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Popular Abuja, Nigeria-based writer, political analyst and compere, Obonyilo Enenche Peter, popularly known as Enenche Enenche, who predicted the victories of President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and Donald Trump of the United States, has made a request of the U.S. president-elect.

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has paid a condolence visit to the family of the Late Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Taoreed Lagbaja.

The Ogun State government has announced the passing of Hon. Tajudeen Egunjobi, the Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Housing.

James David Vance, widely known as JD Vance, has made headlines for his remarkable journey from the heartland of rural Ohio to the highest political office, securing a presidential election victory alongside Donald Trump.

  Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to offer his congratulations to Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday, as the former U.S. president was on the cusp of securing a second term in the Oval Office.

According to Vanguard, Mrs. Aminat Dupe Ibrahim, the wife of former Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim, has passed away in Abuja. Family sources revealed that she died on Tuesday night, November 5, 2024, following a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, children, and numerous grandchildren.

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The Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead,

Donald Trump has declared victory in the US election as he addressed jubilant supporters in Florida - but votes in key states are still being counted.

PDP member and former Kaduna lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani has taken to his official X account to react after the Equatorial Guinea’s Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency, Baltasar Engonga said he has just one wife and six children and they keep him going.

The Chairman of Elechi Amadi Polytechnic’s Governing Council has issued a direct challenge to Rivers State politicians claiming mass support, urging them to prove their popularity through the ballot box.

An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Chidi Odo, has described as “premature” the judgment of the Federal High Court which barred the Federal Government from releasing allocations to Rivers State.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that traders at the Apo Mechanic Village will have no choice but to relocate for the interests of the public.

President Bola Tinubu has promoted the acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede to the position of Lieutenant General.

Republicans have won back control of the Senate after four years in the minority, orange reports. The development has positioned the party to play a massive role in nominations and in looming policy battles. This is regardless of whether former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris emerges victorious in the presidential race. The Fox News also reports that the party will hold at least 51 seats, enough for an outright majority. It’s not yet clear who will serve as the next Senate majority leader. Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, who is the longest serving Senate leader in history, announced earlier this year that he would step down.

The presidential candidate of the Republican Party in the United States of America, Donald Trump has reacted after popular Wrestler, Kamaru Usman declared support for him ahead of the presidential election in the US.

Popular Arise TV host, Rufai Oseni has vowed that he will never like nor support the former US President, Donald Trump.

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump are battling it out for the White House, with polls nearly all closed across the United States early Wednesday — but a long wait for results is still expected.

The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the policies of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government as destructive.

The first results in the U.S. presidential election have emerged, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump tied at three votes each.

  According to the Chief Media Editor of Orange Blog, Nigeria has officially joined the BRICS nations as a partner country, a move that is expected to boost the country’s economy and provide a platform for economic sustainability.

The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in the country.

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is inconsiderate for selling petrol at N990/litre, stressing that the company enjoyed massive concessions while accessing foreign exchange during its construction.

  An Ikeja Sexu@l Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced an Islamic cleric, Alani Rafiu, to life imprisonment for def!ling a 14-year-old year girl.

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The Nigerian national grid has suffered another collapse, plunging the country into darkness once more.

  A member of the 39th regular course, he was commissioned as an officer in 1987, Major General Olufemi Olatubosun, 56, Oloyede, and was promoted a Major General in the Nigerian Army in September 2020. 

  The former senator representing Adamawa Northern Zone, Senator Ishaku Abbo, has said that he considers his sacking by the Appeal Court a blessing in disguise.

The statement reads, “It is with profound sadness that the Chief Registrar of Ekiti State Judiciary, Adegoke Olanike, Esq., announces the passing of Ekiti State Chief Judge, Hon Justice John Oyewole Adeyeye, after a brief illness.

Its scheduled to hold from November 27 to December 5, 2024

“ All the women are mature , I recorded with their permision , some even went and came back . They asked for more and I was just having fun . My health is good and I’ll sue any of the women if they lied about being infected . “ Batista

 Plan includes cap-and-trade system to incentivize pollution-cutting projects Alberta claims plan will drive up prices, cost jobs,and cut GDP

The federal government has announced plans to pay approximately N18 billion in compensation to property owners affected by the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. 

Nigerians have been ranked fifth among the world’s top social media users in 2024.  

  The Rivers State Police Command has rescued a six-month-old child, Lucky Sunday, who was kidnapped in Port Harcourt and sold for N3.6 million. 

  An investigative committee commissioned by the federal government has named officials within the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) whose actions led to Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili’s exclusion from the women’s 100-meter event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has affirmed the government’s commitment to reforms in the foreign exchange and oil and gas sectors, insisting there will be no reversal of President Bola Tinubu’s economic strategies. 

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Chidi Odinkalu has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike of reducing the Judiciary system to an organised crime.

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has donated N200 million to Omega Power Ministries (OPM) Worldwide during the church’s 18th anniversary and Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere’s birthday celebration.

The governor of Ekiti state, Biodun Oyebanji has honoured the Primate Elijah Ayodele’s late father by naming a street after him in Ikere-Ekiti.

  With gratitude to God for a life well spent, we announce the untimely death of Dr Ngozi Fidelia Anyaegbunam after a brief illness.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, to proceed with the trial of a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello in absentia, arguing that his non-appearance in court for arraignment should not be allowed to frustrate his trial.

Baltasar Engonga, the Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) in Equatorial Guinea, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes featuring the wives and sisters of prominent individuals in the country, 

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Ifeanyi Okowa, the former governor of Delta state.

President Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of all the minors arrested and facing prosecution in court over their alleged involvement in the #EndBadGovernance protest that took place across the country in August.

A Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Ogun State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, Dr Nurudeen Adekunle, has denied allegations of slapping a male nursing student at the hospital last month, clarifying that he only asked the student to leave the operating theatre due to alleged rude behavior.

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has insisted that the outcome of the 2023 presidential election was manipulated by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has claimed that his houses in Port Harcourt and Aba were demolished to pave the way for construction of roads.

  In a recent statement, Governor Siminalayi Fubara expressed strong disapproval of 27 members of the State House of Assembly, who recently defected from their political affiliations.

  President Bola Tinubu has officially sworn in the seven newly appointed ministers in a ceremony that held at the council chamber of Aso Rock Villa on Monday, November 4