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  The Edo State Police Command has arrested Kelvin Izekor for allegedly k+lling his 38-year-old wife, Success Izekor, at their residence in Upper Mission Extension, Benin City.

The Supreme Court has upheld the judgment of a Federal High Court barring the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General of the Federation from releasing statutory monthly allocations to Rivers State.

  The Katsina State Hisbah Board has directed all private schools in the state to shut down for the duration of Ramadan to allow pupils to fully observe the Muslim fasting period.

14-year-old boy has lost a court case he brought against his parents after they moved him from London to Ghana to go to boarding school. The boy said his parents had tricked him into going to Africa, claiming it was a visit to a sick relative.

Aminat Lawal, the sister of the abducted National Youth Service Corps member, Rofiat Lawal, who was kidnapped along the Benin-Ore Expressway on Tuesday, Feb. 25, has claimed that her sister was handed over to the abductors by the driver conveying them.

The media consultant to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Kenny Okulogbo, described the allegations of sexual harassment leveled against his principal by Senator Natasha Akpoti, as ‘’tissues of lies’’.

 The Bauchi State government, through the Ministry of Education, has announced the closure of all schools in the state for five weeks in preparation for the 2025 Ramadan fast.

  Wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Ekaette Akpabio, has dismissed allegations of sexual harassment leveled against her husband, Senator Godswill Akpabio, by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), describing them as false and unfounded.

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment.

The Supreme Court, Rion Friday, affirmed the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule as the authentic and legally constituted lawmaking body in the state.

The Supreme Court, on Friday, reinstated the judgement that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Accountant General of the Federation from releasing statutory monthly allocations to Rivers State.

The local government election conducted on the 5th of October 2024 by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has been declared invalid by the Supreme Court. In a judgment delivered by Justice Jamilu Tukur, the court declared the election invalid for grossly violating the Electoral Act. Reading the judgement, Justice Tukur said the action of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission is declared void for lack of substantial compliance to the Electoral Act and guidelines as the electoral body continued voter registration even after announcing an election date. The court held that processes leading to the conduct of a local government election were abridged in clear violation of Section 150 of the Electoral Act. Supreme Court, in another judgment on Friday, barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of the Federation and other agencies from releasing funds to the government of Rivers State until it purges itself of what the court describes as flagra...

 Nigerian soldiers have welcomed the news of an increase in their daily Ration Cash Allowance (RCA) from ₦1,500 to ₦3,000, as announced by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede. 

  All police escorts assigned to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mojisola Meranda, as well as those securing the Assembly complex, have been withdrawn with immediate effect.

  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer didn’t hold back in Parliament, dismissing Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s claim that he followed her advice on cutting the aid budget and calling her a self appointed saviour of western civilisation.

The former First Lady of Ondo state, Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu has advised the senator representing Kogi Central at the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti to voice out her frustration for the world to know what She’s going through.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arraigned Jude Okoye Chigozie, elder brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye of the defunct music group, P-Square, before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.

73-year-old Nigerian billionaire Folorunsho Alakija, founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil, has reportedly lost her sight entirely. 

The Federal Government has demanded a full autopsy and thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the mysterious de@th of Nigerian footballer, Abubakar Lawal in Uganda.

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration remains steadfast in its commitment to national progress, despite ongoing criticism from opposition voices.  

  Immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that his ministerial nomination by President Bola Tinubu in 2023 was not rejected by the Senate, but by the President.  

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old housewife for k!lling her husband following a domestic dispute in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state.   

A housewife identified as Ummi Lukman has allegedly st@bbed her husband, Lukman Husaini, 36, to d3ath in Tashan Tabo district, Tafawa Balewa local government of Bauchi State.

Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to officially recognize the late Chief MKO Abiola as one of Nigeria’s past presidents. 

  Engr. Dr. Saturday Genuine Ebigenibo, an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Port Harcourt, has responded to misleading claims regarding the performance of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) sourced from different filling stations.

  A couple who broke the world record for the longest kiss have gone their separate ways.  

 A Chinese company that gave a deadline to all single and divorced staff to marry before September or be fired has made a u-turn after facing backlash. 

  At least five people have been confirmed de@d, while 20 others remain missing following a tragic boat collision in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. 

British lawmaker Mike Amesbury has been sentenced to 10 weeks in prison for a§§aulting a constituent after a night out, raising the possibility of a by-election that could test the governing Labour Party’s strength.

A Magistrate Court in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, has discharged popular singer Abdulazeez Fashola, known as Naira Marley, in connection with the d+ath of Aloba Oladimeji IleriOluwa, also known as Mohbad.

  The United States has released its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) list, with 40 countries approved for visa-free travel. Notably, the UK and all African nations remain excluded.

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a def+mation lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio over remarks allegedly made about her appearance and legislative competence.

Earlier today, a group of angry residents staged a protest at the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) office, located at 1 Moscow Road, Old GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

  A scientist claims most humans are bis£xual and s£xuality is "heritable", with almost everyone having them to a lesser or greater degree. 

 Friends and family members have been thrown into mourning following the d3ath of a Nigerian woman, Safe Na’andak Pankyes.  

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis, 88,  is in critical condition and is suffering kidney failure in hospital.  

Nigerian singer Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger, has declared that he will be getting married this year.Nigerian home decor ideas

The police in Lagos state have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend to de@th at Ijedodo, Isheri-Osun area of Lago state.

  Following the revelation by former military President,  Gen. Ibrahim Babangida’s book “A Journey in Service” that the 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup as alleged, Igbo apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday, February 23, has demanded an apology and N10 trillion as compensation from President Bola Tinubu to the Igbos.

The Katsina State Police Command has begun investigation into the k!lling of a 400-level student at the Federal University, Dutsinma, Sa’idu Abdulkadir Amir, allegedly by a Civilian Joint Task Force member. 

  A man was ass@ulted and st@bbed with a broken beer bottle during a dispute with his girlfriend in South Africa.  

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old housewife for k!lling her husband following a domestic dispute in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. 

  Immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that his ministerial nomination by President Bola Tinubu in 2023 was not rejected by the Senate, but by the President.

  Attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos has been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who arrested her after discovering the illicit consignment in her boxes.

 French President Emmanuel Macron has said that a knife attack that killed one person and injured three others in eastern France on Saturday was an act of Islamist terrorism.

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, has announced that it will cut 3,000 megawatts of power in controlled outages, known locally as load-shedding, from 5:30 pm (15:30 GMT) on Saturday until further notice, following a temporary setback.

 President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of 29 correctional centres across the country to ease infrastructural challenges and improve prison conditions.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in all the 30 local government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. The election for the seats were conducted today, February 22.

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 Raees Abacha, the grandson of late military Head of State, Sani Abacha, says his grandfather saved the life of his friend and classmate, General Ibrahim Babangida, IBB, while they were both in the military.