A South African High Court on Monday overturned a decision by the government to grant Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity after she was accused of whipping Gabriella Engels with an electric cord. Delivering his judgement on Monday, Judge Bashier Vally stated that the decision by the former Minister of International Relations and […]
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The leadership of the Reformed-All Progressives Congress (R-APC) says it is shocking that President Muhammadu Buhari has not deemed it fit to condemn the “illegal” attempt to impeach Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state. Eight lawmakers of the state house of assembly commenced impeachment proceeding against the governor on Monday, while some 22 others were reportedly blocked […]
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Andrew Aghedo, a member of Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti’s band ‘The Positive Force’, reportedly absconded in the United states, 20 minutes before the band was billed to perform. Femi and his band thrilled New Yorkers at the Central Park, New York on Sunday after performing at the XPoNential Music Festival in New Jersey. According to […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deplored the purported service of impeachment notice on Benue Governor, Dr Samuel Ortom, by eight members of the House of Assembly. The party made this known in a communique issued after the end of an emergency meeting of its National Working Committee on Monday in Abuja, and described the […]
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The Imo House of Assembly on Monday impeached the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Eze Madumere, over alleged gross misconduct and appointed the Head of Service, Mr Callistus Ekenze as his replacement. The action was in defiance of the ruling of a state High Court by Justice Ben Iheka on July 30, restraining the […]
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Former Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, has thanked the medical staff and the global football community for their support and messages after recovering from a brain haemorrhage surgery. The 76-year old Ferguson, now a director at the club, suddenly fell ill on May 5 and underwent an emergency surgery on his brain. In a video […]
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Nigeria will on Friday night experience a spectacular total lunar eclipse, which will last for one hour, Prof. Augustine Ubachukwu, has said. Ubachukwu, the leader of Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Group of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. “Nigeria is set […]
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Senator representing Kogi-west, Dino Melaye, did not appear at a magistrate court in Lokoja, Kogi state, where he is facing a gun-running trial. Earlier on Thursday, Ben Murray-Bruce, senator representing Bayelsa east, tweeted that Melaye had been kidnapped. According to Bruce, his colleague was abducted on his way to court for the trial. Musa Shuaibu, […]
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The MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta will on Thursday 26th July play host to the final matches for GTBank-Ogun state Principals Cup; the biggest grassroots soccer competition in West Africa. Now in its 6th year, this season’s final promises to be a thrilling encounter between the qualifying teams as they stake their claim to become ultimate […]
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The Naira on Wednesday gained marginally against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos. The Nigerian currency gained 50 kobo to close at N358, stronger than N358.5 traded on Tuesday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N480 and N418.5 respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the naira closed at […]
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