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GOVERNOR UZODIMMA ASSURES JUSTICE TO EHIME MBANO ATTACK VICTIMS  Imo State's Governor, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma has affirmed his commitment to ensuring justice for the victims of the Ehime Mbano attack.  The Governor emphasized the importance of peace and security in the State and called on its citizens to contribute to the ongoing investigations by providing valuable information.  He also pledged government support for the families affected by the tragedy, expressing his hope for their strength in coping with their loss. More photos below .

Sagamu Clash: We'll Enact Law Prescribing Death Penalty On Cultists-Abiodun Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would soon enact a law that will pronounce the death penalty on anyone caught engaging in cult activities in the state. Governor Abiodun made this known on Tuesday at a meeting with the Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, and his chiefs at the Akarigbo Palace in Sagamu. He expressed shock at the wanton destruction of lives and peace of Sagamu and its environs, even as he warned that the government would not fold its arms and watch unscrupulous persons run riots in any part of the State  He said: "I want to sympathize with the good and law-abiding citizens of Sagamu and of course, our referred paramount ruler and the kabiyesis and all those who have lost loved ones. "We will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that we bring any person directly, indirectly or remotely responsible for these occurrences to book. I h...

  𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗶 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝟱𝟬 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹’𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has appealed the judgment of the Tribunal which upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Obi in a 50 grounds notice of appeal by his lead counsel, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, challenged the decision of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The notice of appeal partly read; “Take notice that the Appellants being dissatisfied with the decisions in PETITION NO: CA/PEPC/03/2023 MR. PETER GREGORY OBI & ANOR. v. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION & ORS. (consolidated with Election Petition Nos: CA/PEPC/04/2023 and CA/PEPC/05/2023), contained in pages 3-327 of the Judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting as the Presidential Election Petition Court, Holden at Abuja, Coram: H. S. Tsammani, Stephen Jonah Adah, Misitura Omodere Bolaji-Yusuff, Boloukuroma Moses Ugo and Abba Bello Mohammed, JJ....

Minister Assures Power Restoration In Kebbi After TCN Inferno Nigerian Minister of budget and economic planning, Atiku Bagudu, says Federal Government will by all means ensure prompt restoration of power supply in Kebbi state. The minister gave the assurance during his visit to the Birnin-Kebbi Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) substation on Monday alongside Kebbi State deputy governor, Umar Abubakar. Kebbi state has experienced a power outage since September 14, 2023, after a fire outbreak at its substation, which also affected Sokoto state. Abubakar said the power supplies would be restored to parts of Kebbi State on Tuesday. He gave the assurance that with the collaboration of the ministry, state government and TCN engineers who he said will work round the clock, the power supply will be restored quickly. TCN had on Friday restored full power supply to Sokoto state.  

Kano Records 5,800 Cases Of Diphtheria - UNICEF United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), says Kano has recorded 5,800 cumulative cases of diphtheria, from January 2023 to date. The chief of UNICEF field office Kano, Mr. Raham Rihood Mohammed Farah, made this known in Kano, during a one day media orientation on Diphtheria outbreak, held in Kano. According to him, last week, over 400 suspected cases and 11 deaths were reported in Kano state, where eight local government areas are the most affected, which includes Ungogo, Dala, Fagge, Gwale, Kumbotso, Nassarawa, Kano Municipal and Tarauni . He pointed out that, recently there have been a surge in the number of Diphtheria cases, saying that,Nigeria is currently facing an outbreak of Diphtheria that need to be stopped and prevented. Mr. Rahma maintained that, UNICEF supported Case management,Coordination of responsee surveillance and tracing process, risk communication and community engagement, Infection prevention and control activit...

23-Year-Old House-Help Caught While Trying To Escape With Her Madam’s Entire Jewelry Collection  Happiness had told her madam who just employed her that she wanted to leave and demanded for her one month salary. Madam discussed with Oga and they agreed, though they were pained as their children were already endeared to Happiness. She was said to be childish and possesses this child-like demeanor that made their kids like her. She could also read and write and was seen a few times, teaching their kids. On the day she was to leave, they didn’t search her bags until she had left the compound, so they called her back. She wasn’t expecting this. So, she made to go back into her quarters. She was stopped and was asked to bring out her things. Madam found at the bottom of her bag half of her entire jewellery collection including her wedding and engagement rings. This young lady packed everything! Apparently, she could not tell which were pure gold or not. Not only was the innocent looking...

Günmen K!ll Eight Soldiers, Policemen in Imo, and Then THIS HAPPENED Gunmen in Imo State earlier today attacked and killed no fewer than eight security agents comprising soldiers, policemen and Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps. gathered that the tragic incident happened on Tuesday morning in Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state, throwing the entire area into panic. The joint security taskforce team who were in two security trucks were ambushed and set ablaze by their attackers. None of them survived as they were burnt inside their operational vehicles. A security operative who doesn’t want to be mentioned revealed that reinforcement teams had been sent to the scene of the crime with the intent to arrest the suspects and rescue the corpses of the slain security operative. A resident in the community who do not want to reveal his identity for security reasons said that he saw the security agents a few minutes before they were set ablaze. He said th...

I feel guilty about Mohbad’s death – Iyabo Ojo’s husband, Paulo shares what singer told him in London In an exclusive interview, Iyabo Ojo’s husband, Paulo opened up about his last experience with late singer, Mohbad. He admitted that he may have unintentionally caused the singer’s demise by taking Mohbad to the UK for a personal show. Paulo shared that during their time in London, Mohbad expressed concerns about receiving threats, prompting him to consider hiring security. The artist manager reflected on his initial lack of awareness regarding the severity of the situation. Paulo said; “I think I’m even the person who caused all this wahala. If I didn’t take Mohbad to UK I don’t think all this could have started again. Because after Uk show, he got a show in Greece had a European tour and started having all this opportunities again. I feel so sad. “I told him him we are going to London, get me your passport, I will get you your Visa we are doing UK tour. He was just panicking even whe...

Man who claims to be Mohbad’s brother shares reason singer’s neck was bent A young man who claimed to be the brother of late Nigerian singer, Mohbad, has gone viral online. In a trending video, he boldly claimed to be a sibling of the deceased as he spoke about his death. According to the young man, his father allegedly gave somebody money to buy a casket but he didn’t buy the right size. “Hello guys I am Mohbad’s brother. I have been seeing many comments on social media asking why was his neck bent. Actually my dad gave somebody money to buy a casket and he didn’t buy the right size so we just buried him like that.”  

12-Year-Old Adebola Whose ‘Intestine Went Missing In Lagos Hospital’ D!es Twelve-year-old Adebola Akin-Bright whose small intestine went missing during surgery in the hospital has died. A close member of the family confirmed the tragedy to BBC News Pidgin, adding that Adebola suffered from internal bleeding. He was subsequently rushed to the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) but he did not make it. Adebola had been battling to survive after multiple surgeries were performed on him and it was confirmed that his small intestine was missing. His mother, Abiodun Deborah had decried the non-intervention of the Lagos State Government, under the leadership of Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Nigerian Medical Association in the mysterious disappearance of the small intestine of her 12-year-old son while receiving treatment at LASUTH. Deborah who spoke to SaharaReporters earlier in September narrated how her son, Adebola, was referred to LASUTH from a privat...

Mohbad: I Stopped Being Part Of Marlian Music Since 2019 — Naira Marley's Former Associate, Gucci Branch  Abubakar Musa, aka Gucci Branch, an associate of Marlian Music Boss, Afeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, has cleared the air on the status of his relationship with the record label.  Marlian Music has been making headlines since last week, following the untimely death of a former signee, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad, last Tuesday.  In an X post on Wednesday, Musa who has kept a low profile since 2019, following his arrest alongside Naira Marley; singer Omoniyi Raphael, aka Zlatan Ibile; fashion entrepreneur, Rahman Jago; and two others by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, resurfaced to deny affiliations with Marlian Music gang.  He said, "I heard they are searching for me, why are people searching for me?  "I ran for my life since 2019, I'm lowkey now.  "I am not part of the Marlians neither am I affiliated with Zlatan Ibile or Jago. I am on my own....

Presidential Election Tribunal: Peter Obi, Atiku file appeal as they head to Supreme Court The Labour Party and its presidential candidate in the February 25th presidential election, Peter Obi, has filed an appeal against the September 6, 2023 ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) at the Supreme Court. Labour Party's lawyers led by Livy Uzokwu (SAN) approached the Supreme court on 51 grounds which they “termed an error in law to prove that President Bola Tinubu who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not win the election and that it was wrong for both INEC and the PEPC to declare him winner of the election when many incontrovertible points were proving otherwise.” The National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh said this in a statement on Tuesday, September 19   The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Atiku, also filed an appeal at the Supreme Court, seeking nullification of the judgment o...

NNPCL Disengages Management Staff Management staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, with less than 15 months left until their statutory retirement have been disengaged from service. A statement by the company indicates that workforce change became effective as of today, September 19. The move, which saw three Executive Vice Presidents exit the company, was described by NNPCL as “our bid to pursue effective organisational renewal to support the delivery of our strategic business objectives”. The statement further explains that the changes were in line with NNPCL’s efforts to scale up capabilities through targeted talent management and equal opportunity. Also in July, the federal government commenced the Implementation of the revised Public Service Rules (PSR). According to the provision of the PSR, Permanent Secretaries “shall hold office for a term of four years and another renewable term based only on satisfactory performance.” And that any director (GL 17) o...

INEC Fixes Nov 18th For Conduct Of LG Elections In Taraba Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission has fixed the  eighteenth of November this year for the conduct of the Local Government elections. The Executive chairman of TSIEIC Dr Philip Danladi Duwe announced this during an interactive session with media managers and newsmen in the state held at the commission's office in Jalingo.  Dr Philip Danladi Duwe said the Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission was making all necessary arrangements to conduct credible election that would be acceptable to all. He pointed out that the commission was working tirelessly to ensure that communities displaced by conflict or flood disaster were not disenfranchised as consultations were ongoing on modalities to be adopted to enable eligible voters from such communities participate in the election.  While commenting on the tenure of    local government officials, TSIEC Executive Chairman said all elected officials w...

Biden condemns African military coups, backs ECOWAS intervention The United States President, Joe Biden, has condemned the unconstitutional takeover of government in West and Central Africa while reiterating his country’s unwavering support for democracy across the globe. Delivering his remarks before the 78th United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Biden expressed support for the actions taken by the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States to pressurise the military junta in Niger Republic to restore constitutional order and reinstate the ousted President. Niger’s ousted President, Mohamed Bazoum, was removed by a military junta on July 26, 2023, in a coup that has been roundly condemned by the United Nations, US,  United Kingdom, African Union, ECOWAS, and France, among other key international stakeholders. ECOWAS had ordered a standby army to prepare to use force to restore democracy in Niger after several failed talks with the junta. During his remar...

Singer Khaid donates N2m to Mohbad’s wife, 100% royalties from tribute song to son Nigerian singer and rapper, Sulaimon Solomon, professionally known as Khaid, has donated the sum of N2m to support Liam Aloba, son of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. Mohbad, who died at the age of 27 last Tuesday, was earlier signed to Marlian Record belonging to Naira Marley but left the label in February 2022. Disclosing this via his X handle on Tuesday, Khaid posted, “It’s with great pain that I pen this, the past few days have been a rollercoaster of emotions for each and every one of us. We lost a special talent, a great personality and a friend “Imole”. “In my own little way, I’ll love to support the family by giving N2 Million to the wife of our late brother and covey 100 royalties of the newly released tribute song “Forever” to Liam Aloba Eyinimofeoluwa. Rest On IMOLE,” he posted. Earlier, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, invited the Department of Security Service...

The family is all together ❤️ Rihanna, Rocky, Rza, and Riot pose for the first time since the birth of the newest member of the family. More photos below. 

My Husband Wouldn’t Be Nigeria’s Leader If He Stayed Abroad Oluremi Tinubu, the first lady, says President Bola Tinubu would not have become Nigeria’s leader if he remained abroad. She spoke on Monday at the Nigeria Economic Growth and Trade Summit on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The session was organised at the Nigeria house in New York by the Nigeria Governors’ Wives Forum. Oluremi said “brain drain” from Africa has deprived the continent of the talents it needs to develop itself, adding that Nigerians abroad should key into the “Renewed Hope” agenda of her husband for the betterment of the country. “In our various communities, we must work towards creating conditions and providing basic needs that allow people to thrive by providing access to qualitative education, an enabling environment for job creation, and the development of local industries will create viable economic opportunities,” she said. “The Renewed Hope initiative is a...

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU TO AFRICAN UNION: NIGERIA IS BEHIND YOU AND WE WILL NOT LET YOU FAIL TO SECURE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY FOR AFRICA • AU seeks close coordination with Nigeria on all continental matters • President Tinubu tells OIC: Islamic leaders in Africa must learn to accept will of Allah • OIC hails President Tinubu's "bold" leadership on economic reform and geopolitical stability President Bola Tinubu asserted that the African Union (AU) is strategically positioned to secure consensus positions for the continent on economic and socio-political relations with the world, particularly with Nigeria's stalwart backing, as he engaged in a bilateral discussion with the President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), President Azali Assoumani, on Monday in New York. "There is nothing that can bring development and prosperity, outside of embracing freedom and constitutional order. It is a critical hallmark of sus...

"NIGERIA HAS THE RESOURCES AND THE LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE READY FOR BUSINESS," PRESIDENT TINUBU TELLS GLOBAL ENERGY INDUSTRY • ExxonMobil pledges nearly 40,000bpd in new Nigerian production in the short-term President Bola Tinubu played host to a delegation consisting of the global leadership of an Oil & Gas transnational giant, ExxonMobil, on Monday in New York, where he made his position known that Nigeria is no longer settling for crumbs and leftovers on the investment agenda of the world's most prolific energy conglomerates, saying "Nigeria has never been more ready for business than it is now." President Tinubu says that, following an illustrious private sector career as a professional accountant in the oil & gas industry, he has proven his capacity to take difficult decisions as President and is best prepared to solve problems and crush all bottlenecks standing in the way of new and large-scale capital flowing into Nigeria's oil ...

Family Of 6 Die The Same Day In Auto Crash. Tragedy struck Ugep community in Yakurr local government area of Cross River state as six members of Mr Edet Eteng’s family died in a ghastly motor accident. The auto crash, which occurred along Bekwara – Abochiche road, involved two vehicles and claimed the lives of a whole family numbering six including Mr Eteng, the wife and four of his children. Eteng and the family live in Abuja and was at his village (Ugep) with his family for the long holiday as well as to celebrate the Leboku festival.

Zinoleesky’s house, car were bought under Marlian Records, not in his name – ID Cabasa drops bombshell  Renowned Nigerian music producer, the distinguished Olumide Ogunade, who goes by the moniker ID Cabasa, has shared unprecedented insights about Marlian Records following the heartbreaking loss of his colleague, Mohbad, a former signee under the label’s banner. While countless Nigerians, including celebrities, grieve the untimely loss of the ‘Imole’ maestro who illuminated the music scene with his light, passed on at the age of 27, ID Cabasa has also added his voice to the chorus of condolences. In a viral video, ID Cabasa passionately decried the mistreatment that Naira Marley subjected his signees to within the confines of his record label. To underscore his argument, the seasoned entertainer asserted that he had received information suggesting that the car and house Zinoleesky had procured in recent years were registered under the label’s name, rather than in Zinoleesky’s perso...

All injustices to Kogi will be probed - Dino Melaye The Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate for the November 11 election, Dino Melaye, has vowed to probe all injustices and mismanagement in Kogi State. Melaye said this during an interview on Channels TV 'News at 10' on Monday. On if he would probe Yahaya Bello's administration when he becomes Governor, he said:   "All injustices done to Kogi State will be probed. I dont want you to personalise it to Yahaya Bello, its not about Yahaya Bello. Its about the mismanagement of our common patrimony and resources. "So all injustices done to Kogi state will not only be probed but stolen monies will be recovered. There will be alliances, there will be a lot of collaborations, there will a lot of working together not only with the ADC. Even with other political parties and am telling you we met other political parties apart from APC, we met last two weeks and we are meeting again next week and the talks are on a...

Musk To Charge All X Users ‘Small Monthly Payment’ Online platform X could introduce a monthly fee for all users, its owner Elon Musk said Monday, citing the need to cut down on bots. The tech tycoon has made multiple changes since taking over the site for $44 billion in October last year when it was known as Twitter. He has fired thousands of employees, introduced a paid premium option, cut content moderation and reinstated formerly banned accounts including that of former US president Donald Trump. He said in July the platform had lost roughly half its advertising revenue. Bots — accounts run by computer programs rather than humans — are common on X, where they can be used to artificially amplify political messages or racial hatred. During a talk with Musk on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the question of online anti-Semitism, and how X could “prevent the use of bots — armies of bots — to replicate and amplify it.” Musk replied that the company was “moving t...