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By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of retired Maj.-Gen. Suleiman Sa’id, Commissioner representing Niger …

By Ngozi Njoku An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, remanded a 27-year-old street urchin, Adebayo Agboola in Kirikiri Correctional …

By Adenike Ayodele The Lagos State government says it will  prosecute Chrisland School, Ikeja, for alleged involuntary manslaughter, reckless and negligent …

   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued certificates of return to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. The National Commissioner, INEC in charge of Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa, Mrs May Agbmuche-Mbu made the presentation on Tuesday at the INEC office in Aduwawa, Benin City, the Edo State capital. … Continue reading Obaseki, Shaibu Receive Certificates Of Return

  The All Progressives Party (APC) in Edo State has alleged foul play in the September 19 governorship election, calling on party members to stay calm while party leaders study the result and decide what is next. Chairman of the APC Media Campaign Council, Mr John Mayaki, said the party rejected the result, citing alleged … Continue reading APC Alleges Skewed Election, To Decide On Next Step

    President Muhammadu Buhari has called on political parties, candidates, and security agents participating in the Edo governorship election to uphold democratic standards during the poll. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, on Thursday quoted the President as saying that failure to abide … Continue reading Edo Poll: Buhari Calls For Free And Fair Election, Urges Candidates To Shun Do-Or-Die Methods

France’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a transgender woman cannot be officially recognised as the biological mother of the child she conceived with her wife, in a ruling described as “scandalous” by her lawyer. To become one of the six-year-old girl’s two legal mothers, the 51-year-old transgender woman would have to adopt her, the Cour … Continue reading French Court Says Transgender Woman Cannot Be Child’s ‘Mother’

  Police authorities on Monday revealed the cause of the inferno which gutted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head office in Akure, Ondo State capital. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Bolaji Salami told journalists that the fire outbreak was caused by a faulty electrical connection. Salami debunked insinuations that the fire outbreak … Continue reading Police Reveal Cause Of Ondo INEC Office Inferno

     Contrary to complaints from many Nigerians, the Presidency has said that the prices of food items across the nation are dropping. Speaking on behalf of the presidency, Mr Garba Shehu says the significant drop in prices of food items stems from President Muhammadu Buhari’s reforms in the agricultural sector. Mr Shehu who … Continue reading The Prices Of Food Items Are Coming Down – Garba Shehu

  The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Friday approved castration as punishment for anybody convicted for rape in the state. This follows the amendment of the State Penal Code (No.5), law of 2017 which stipulates stiffer penalties for rapists in the state as part of the effort to protect women and children against any … Continue reading Kaduna Assembly Approves Castration As Punishment For Rapists