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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner in the general elections held in all 20 local government areas of Bauchi State on Saturday. The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Independent National Electoral Commission (BASIEC), Alhaji Ahmed Makama, announced the results on Saturday night. While the Speaker-elect is expected to receive their certificates of return today (Sunday), …

A Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, in Abuja, after he tested positive for ingesting cocaine. The 54-year-old suspect was intercepted at the boarding gate of Abuja Airport on Monday, August 12, 2024 during the departure clearance of Qatar Airways flight …

Erling Haaland was on target for Manchester City as they beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. In an effort that was later checked for offside, Haaland rounded Marc Cucurella and slotted the ball past the goalkeeper to put City ahead in the 18th minute. The goal stood. Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson thought he had scored …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has denied a campaign poster that appeared on social media stating that he wants to contest for the presidency in 2027 against President Bola Tinubu. The former governor of Kano state described the poster as fake and malicious. Ganduje in a statement on Sunday through his Chief Press Secretary, …

Dricus du Plessis retained his middleweight title at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, by knocking out Israel Adesanya in the fourth round in an intense contest. The 30-year-old South African stunned Adesanya, a Nigerian-born New Zealander, with a right hook before taking him to the ground and locking in a rear-naked choke. After the fight, Du Plessis paid tribute to …

Jude Okoye, the elder brother of P Square’s twin brothers has revealed that he almost went crazy when he learned that his younger brother Peter Okoye had filed a petition against him before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Peter had earlier stated that he discovered his brother Jude Okoye had set up a “secret company” and was sending …

A mother and her five children lost their lives after eating Danwake, a local Hausa delicacy, in Karkari village in Gwarzo Local Government Area of ​​Kano State. The incident occurred on Thursday, August 15, at the house of Malam Abdulkarin. A neighbour, Garba Muhammad, told Daily Trust that due to financial hardship and hunger, the widow who was supporting her …

The Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has expressed shock and anger over what it called the latest act of waste by the state governor, Senator Bala Mohammed. The PRP in a statement issued by its state Secretary, Abdulazeez Haruna, observed that the governor had deemed it necessary to spend state funds lavishly to purchase exotic SUVs …

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has revealed a shocking case of alleged fraud involving the University of Calabar, Cross River State. According to Ahmed, among those who recently rallied for the NYSC program was a bread vendor who had never attended university. This disclosure follows NYSC’s decision to cancel 101 certificates, …

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has accused the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Umar Iliya Damagum and the National Secretary of the party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu of plotting against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. The lawmakers, who made the allegations at a press conference on Saturday, claimed that Damagum and Anyanwu were working …