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Popular Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has taken to social media to react after her alleged Tiktok defamer Okoye Blessing Nwaekego was arraigned in court and later sentenced to jail. Recall that Blessing who accused Eniola Badmus of being a pimp in a post on Tiktok was sentenced to two years in prison by a federal high court in Lagos on …

The Abia State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Umuahia on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Okey Ahiwe, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against the election of Alex Otti as governor of the state. READ ALSO:Abia youths warn Otti against using state’s funds to finance Peter Obi’s petition against Tinubu The three-member panel of judges dismissed all petitions …

The presidency has stated that President Bola Tinubu is unconcerned about the pending ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Court which is expected to be delivered on Wednesday. Ajuri Ngelale, a Presidential aide, made this assertion on Monday, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “He (Tinubu) is not worried simply because he knows he won the election,” said …

Atlas Lions of Morocco striker Ayoub El Kaabi was the hero, as his late extra-time goal helped Olympiacos edge Fiorentina 1-0 in the final of the Europa Conference League in Athens on Wednesday. Olympiacos is now the first-ever Greek club to win a European trophy. Also, their win means Greece become the 20th country to have a club win a …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 election in Nigeria, Peter Obi, has told his counterpart, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to allow him concentrate on retrieving his mandate at the Supreme Court instead of dragging him into his fight with President Bola Tinubu. Obi, made the call while responding to a plea by …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will embark on a peaceful nationwide protest on August 9 over the Federal Government’s failure to meet its demands. The doctors embarked on an indefinite strike on July 26 to press home their demands. They are demanding the implementation of the one-for-one replacement policy for healthcare workers, the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, payment …

By Amgbare Prince, Yenagoa The National Association of Presidential Amnesty Students Worldwide (NAPASW) has organized a one-day educational summit with the theme key to capacity building and career Development in Niger Delta held at Nirvana Event center off Azikoro Road Ekeki, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Speaking as a resource person, Prof.Ngoawaji Daniel, Provost Novena University, Ugume Delta State, admonished presidential amnesty …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has made a new demand for an upward review of allowances from the state and federal governments following the rising cost of living as a result of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. This was part of the resolution reached by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NMA at its meeting …

Police operatives in Zamfara on Friday foiled a bandit attack on the Divisional Headquarters in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Yazid Abubakar who disclosed this at a media briefing in Gusau on Friday evening, said the operatives arrested a 35-year-old suspected informant to the bandits in the state. He said: “The …

The Osun State government has denied the reported involvement of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the suspension of the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo in contravention of a court order. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, gave the explanation in a statement on Friday. According to Alimi, the governor did not suspend the Osun Chief Judge, but …