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The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has vowed to deploy the instrumentality of the law to ensure that no ex-convict is allowed to contest the forthcoming presidential election. NBA, which is the umbrella body of legal practitioners in the country, noted that although some of the leading candidates in the impending presidential election have been accused of complicity in drug trafficking and corruption, it said such allegations have not been supported with any evidence of conviction. Speaking at the state of the nation press conference it held in Abuja on Tuesday, the legal body, through its President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, said: “As far as we are concerned, they remain allegations that have not been proven against the threshold set by the law. “The alleged involvement in drugs and corruption are mere allegations that have not been proved. “If anyone has evidence of conviction of any of the presidential candidates, please make it available and we will take it up from there. “It i

Ahead of the February 25 and March 11 general elections, immediate past speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that Muslim Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will polarize the country along religious and tribal lines. Dogara, led this out during the Arewa Christian Indigenous Pastors Association, ACIPA’s day of prayers, awards and book dedication/launch at Evangelical Church of West Africa, ECWA in Jos, Plateau State, weekend, urged Nigerians to reject the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the ticket was against the unity of the country. Underscoring the importance of not compromising competence and character in the election of Nigeria’s president, Dogara said Tinubu had a lot of baggages that would make him a foreign asset should he become the next president to the detriment of the people. READ MORE:  Muslim-Muslim Ticket: ‘Enough Of Distractions’ – Group Cautions Atiku, Obi He said: “The crucial role w

Hakim Ziyech’s Chelsea career could be drawing to a close with Paris Saint-Germain in talks with the Blues to land the winger. Ziyech joined the Blues from Ajax in 2020 having starred in the Dutch’s team stunning march to the 2019 Champions League semi-finals. But Ziyech has failed to sustain a run in the Stamford Bridge first-team since signing for the club despite helping them win the Champions League in 2021. With the Blues having already spent £200m on transfers in January alone, Graham Potter will now be looking to offload some stars who could now drop down the pecking order. PSG are keen to take advantage according to L’Equipe, with the French side enjoying very progressive talks with Chelsea over the Morocco international who starred at the recent World Cup in Qatar, reaching the semi-finals. Although no agreement has yet been reached it is thought talks will continue to more at a rapid pace. The report adds that Ziyech’s preference would be on a move to PSG to help kick-s

Angry youths in Kano yesterday staged protests following President Muhammadu Buhari’s official visit to the State. In video clips, the youths, carrying sticks, threw stones at Buhari’s helicopter but were however dispersed by security agents who fired shots in the air to scare them away. The mammoth protesting youths were chanting “ba mu so” (we don’t want) as they set a bonfire of tires along Hotoro Road where the president had left after commissioning the Muhammadu Buhari Interchange. The protest came few days after a similar incident occurred in Katsina, the president’s hometown. According to reports, some sections of all the four major roads leading the newly constructed Muhammadu Buhari Interchange Flyover were closed for two days in anticipation of the president’s visit. However, speaking yesterday, at a State Banquet in Kano, to conclude his one-day official visit after inaugurating several projects executed by the Federal, State governments and the private sector, the pres

A sex worker, identified as Chisom, has been found dead in her room in a hotel in Onitsha, Anambra State. The deceased was found dead on Monday while cleaners swept her room. The incident created confusion in the area as residents gathered around the scene to discuss it. While some suspected she was murdered, others believed the deceased committed suicide. A source, who saw the corpse before it was removed around 2.10pm, argued that the positioning of the body suggested that Chisom was strangled. Another source and a colleague of the deceased said she might have been strangled by an early caller. She noted that the sex worker had a disagreement with a customer the previous week, who allegedly paid her but she refused to give him access, as the latter threatened to deal with her. A 70-year-old woman living around the hotel, identified as Mama Chizoba, disclosed that sex workers collected between N5,000 and N7000 depending on the class of customers. She wondered why the proprieto

The Federal Polytechnic Nekede in Imo State has said that the student who credited her graduation to God and her private part will be investigated. Recall that a recent graduate released a video on TikTok after her project defence to celebrate her graduation. “It can only be God and my p**sy ooo,” she said in the video which quickly went viral and sparked mixed reactions. The University of Nekede has now released a statement addressing the video. The statement, signed by the Registrar Mrs. E. C. Anuna, is titled, “Management investigating student involved in a show of shame on social media.” READ ALSO: Two Siblings Banished From Imo Community For Allegedly Committing Incest It reads: “This is to inform the general public that the Management of Federal Polytechnic Nekede has begun full investigations into the identity of the student who gloated on Tiktok about how she graduated with the help of God and her private organ. It is even most blasphemous and antithetical that the said

Some family members were shocked to learn that their deceased relative, whose body had been deposited at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu, Ogun State, had disappeared. According to Punch, the family members of the deceased were at the hospital on Friday for the retrieval of the remains of the corpse, deposited over four months ago, for burial. It was further gathered that the family had come all the way from Ijebu-Ode to Sagamu with an ambulance and undertakers for the retrieval of the female corpse but was however discovered missing. READ ALSO: FMC Abuja Plans Mass Burial For Unclaimed Corpses Reacting to the development, the management of the OOUTH expressed concern over the incident which it described as a mix-up of a corpse in the hospital. The hospital management in a statement signed by its Chief Medical Director, Dr. Oluwabunmi Fatungase, noted that it was working towards unravelling the situation. The statement confirmed that the management re

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested 17 suspects and seized no fewer than 2,601.5 kilograms of cannabis and 102,500 pills of pharmaceutical opioids during interdiction operations across Plateau, Edo, Delta, Taraba, Kogi, Kano, Lagos and Adamawa state in one week. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, January 29, said four suspects who were arrested in connection with a seizure offered NDLEA operatives N3m bribe. “523.8kgs cannabis were seized in a bus heading to Port Harcourt along Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the early hours of Sunday 22nd Jan. Four suspects: Okechukwu Umen; Lanre Adebayo Ismaila, 47; Adeshina Adigun Fatai, 50; and Emmanuel Omijeh, 42, have been arrested in connection with the seizure and three million naira (N3,000,000) offered as bribe kept as part of the exhibits for their prosecution,” the statement read. READ ALSO: NDLEA Arrests Blind Grandpa, Leper, Others For Drug Trafficking “309kgs of

  A suspect has been remanded at Ogwashi-uku correctional centre in Delta State for allegedly raping his girlfriend’s 17-year-old daughter and infecting her with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). A Magistrate Court sitting in Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, gave the order on Friday, January 27, 2023. READ ALSO: Six Men Arrested For Allegedly Raping 12-Year-Old Girl In Bauchi According to the activist handling the case, Marvin Mordi, the suspect who has allegedly been sexually molesting the victim since she was 11 years old also infected her with HIV. He further alleged that the victim’s mother was aware of the sexual abuse but covered it because she didn’t want to lose her relationship. Popular activist, Comrade Israel Joe, who confirmed the incident, said the man also infected the victim’s mother with HIV. “Today, a magistrate court in Ibusa remanded this man who infested a woman with HIV and also has been defiling the woman’s daughter. I saw thi

The Director-General of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Abbas Idriss, has condemned the attack on the fire service men and vehicles that responded to a fire incident at Enya filling station, Halli Brothers, Wuse Zone 1 Abuja, on Friday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the filling station went up in flames at about 7pm when a fuel laden tanker parked within the premises caught fire. The fire which lasted for about two and a half hours razed down the filling station. It was reported that no life was lost, while virtually all vehicles queuing for fuel were safely evacuated except few ones affected by the heat of the fire. READ MORE:  Fire Razes 4-Storey-Building In Balogun Market Idriss said the impact of the fire would have been minimised if hoodlums had not prevented the fire service men from accessing the filling station. While expressing worry over the unfortunate incident, he wondered why individuals would want to destroy fire trucks p

Following Friday’s judgement of the Osun State Election Tribunal which sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke and declared former Governor Gboyega Oyetola as the winner of the July 16, 2022 governorship election, some student bodies have kicked against the development. The National Association of Nigerian Students, Zone D, in a statement signed by its Deputy Coordinator, Alao John, decried the tribunal judgement. Towing the path of Governor Adeleke, the student body also called the development a “miscarriage of justice.” NANS alleged that, “it is on record how some stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress have boasted federal might that they would win the tribunal case without any iota of doubt. “It has been observed in Nigeria that truth often surrenders to manipulations of the ‘big men.’ READ MORE:  Osun Election: My Father Remains Osun Gov, Sina Rambo Boasts “Also, out of the three judgements that ought to be read, only two were read with one in support of the Peoples Democratic Pa

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released a timetable for a fresh governorship primary to elect a new standard bearer for the party in Abia State. This decision was sequel to the sudden death of the former standard bearer, Uche Ikonne as reported by Information Nigeria on Wednesday. The NWC made this decision public via a statement signed and issued by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja, on Friday. The statement read in part, “Following the sad event of the death of our Abia State Governorship Candidate for the 2023 general elections, Prof. Uchenna Eleazar Ikonne, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 33 of the Electoral Act 2022, the NWC has released the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the conduct of a fresh Governorship Election Primary in Abia State.” READ ALSO:  Abia PDP Governorship Candidate Is Dead The timetable and schedule of activities as listed by the committee are: Notice to INEC (J

Manchester City have won the FA Cup battle with Premier League title rivals Arsenal as Nathan Ake’s goal gave them a narrow fourth-round victory at the Etihad Stadium. The Gunners have established an impressive lead in the league but it was City who shaded a tight contest thanks to Ake’s precise 64th-minute finish after good work from Jack Grealish. Arsenal had chances of their own, especially in the first half when City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, deputising for Ederson, saved well from Takehiro Tomiyasu and new signing Leandro Trossard. There was little to choose between the sides and their Premier League battle will come into focus once more when they meet at Emirates Stadium on 15 February. City were again short of their fluid best but have a squad so rich in quality and versatility that there is invariably a match-winning moment, on this occasion provided by Grealish’s weaving run into the area and a clever finish from Ake. Erling Haaland was quiet but the fact that City got ov

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has restated his rejection of the tribunal judgement and affirmed that he was going to appeal to the higher court. In an address to the people of the state on Friday, Adeleke stated that the discrepancies mentioned in the judgement of the tribunal chairman, Justice Tetsea Kume, were tantamount to a “miscarriage of justice.” He also said the claim of over-voting in the judgement was unfounded. A statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, quoting the governor further read in part, “My good people of Osun State, we have all heard the split judgement of the governorship election tribunal. READ ALSO: Akeredolu Backs Oyetola, Concurs With Tribunal’s Decision To Sack Adeleke As Osun Governor “Two members of the tribunal delivered two opposing judgements, the chairman and the member one. The member two did not deliver any judgment, she abstained. “The chairman’s judgment affirmed the claim of over-voting, while the member one’s judgement a

Former director of the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Naja’atu Mohammed, has accused her former party’s  vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima of sponsoring terrorism. Muhammad who said this during a television interview on Arise Television revealed that a notorious terrorist, Kabiru Sokoto, was found and arrested in the home of the former Borno State governor turned vice presidential candidate, long time ago. Information Nigeria had earlier reported that Naja’atu resigned from her appointment with the APC and Tinubu’s campaign train weeks to the February 25 polls. Harnessing her reason for leaving the ruling party, Naja’atu said, “Especially as it concerns security, you must have an enabling environment before you do anything, so you cannot take someone that is virtually senile and another person that has been associated on several occasions with funding terrorism. That is Kashim Shettima. READ ALSO:  Decision To Abandon Shettim

The police in Benue State have apprehended the suspected leader of a nine-man gang that allegedly tortured an 89-year-old man, Kyado Justin. Kyado Justin was accused of using witchcraft to inflict sickness on a youth, Terzunge Agena, at Tse Agena-Gbamacha, in the Gwer East Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, Catherine Anene, said the police rescued the victim. Anene said, “On January 18, 2023, around 11.30am, it was gathered that Elder Kyado Justin, 89, was abducted by a nine-man gang for alleged witchcraft against a young man who had been sick in the area as pronounced by a witch doctor. READ ALSO: Family Demands investigation After Police Allegedly Shoot 29-Year-Old Tailor In Osun “The youth took him (octogenarian) to an area where they prepared fire and compelled him to sit by the fire so that by that torture, he would confess that he had a hand in the ill health of one Terzungwe Agena. “Upon the arrival of the police,

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has insisted that it will be impossible for anyone without the Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) to vote in the forthcoming elections. Yakubu who spoke at a media briefing organised by the Abuja branch of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) with the theme: 2023 General Election: Judiciary and Sustainability of Nigeria’s Democracy, yesterday in Abuja faulted the insinuation that PVC would not be necessary for voters to cast their ballots during the forthcoming elections. The INEC chairman said the commission was worried about misinformation and disinformation on INEC’s technological deployments as seen on social media. Yakubu said the problems were compounded by the attitude of some media houses that pick up news bulletins from social media platforms and discuss such on their morning shows and political programmes without reaching out to the commission for necessary clarification. H

A former All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Naja’atu Muhammad, has said the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has “an emperor mentality” and cares little about the country. Muhammad who spoke in a programme aired by Arise Television on Thursday, had recently announced her resignation from the APC and subsequently pledged support for Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Reacting, the APC presidential campaign council accused her of being a mole, saying she had been sacked from the party before her resignation. However, Muhammad, who was APC campaign director in charge of civil society reacted to the comments from the APC, reiterating that she left the party because “Tinubu is incapable”. READ ALSO:  Be Wary Of Playing Into Hands Of Fake Loyalists – Tinubu’s Disciples Caution APC-PCC She said Tinubu only seeks “to hold the knife that will cut the pie” and gain “material and psychological control of the people

The organised labour on Thursday said that its decision to support the Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi and his running mate Datti Ahmed was sacrosanct. The organised labour under the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, said that Nigerian workers will only vote for candidates that are workers friendly in the forthcoming elections. This is as the NLC has demanded an urgent action from the nation’s apex bank the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to review the Naira Redesign policy including the extension of its timelines. Speaking during an interactive session with labour reporters in in Abuja, the out-going President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba said that people are tired of all bad governance and the pain it has inflicted on the masses over the years. He urged workers in the country to ensure that they use their votes to install credible leadership in the coming general election. READ MORE:  My Trading Experience Will Help Tackle Issues In Gove

The Lagos State government has said that health insurance is compulsory for all residents of the state regardless of their socio-economic status. The Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, disclosed this during the 2022 Ilera Eko Day organised by the Lagos State Health Management Agency. In his keynote address at the event which witnessed the unveiling of the Ilera Eko Service Charter, Ilera Eko Enrollee Handbook, and Bill of rights, Muri-Okunola said the state government was determined to make healthcare accessible to all residents. READ ALSO: Protesters Barricade Lagos-Benin Expressway Over Petrol Scarcity, Price Hike “Lagos State health insurance plan is not meant for only civil servants but for every resident of the state. The administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the health sector a focal point of his administration and this is one of the initiatives in the health sector which is to ensure accessibility of healthcare to all the residents. “It is

Marcus Rashford’s sensational scoring streak continued at the City Ground as Manchester United closed in on an EFL Cup final appearance at Wembley next month with a 0-3 victory over Nottingham Forest. Rashford’s brilliant solo effort gave United the advantage six minutes into the first leg of the semi-final. Wout Weghorst added a second just before the break with his first goal for the club and Bruno Fernandes wrapped up the scoring a minute from time to provide Erik ten Hag’s men with a healthy advantage for the return at Old Trafford in seven days’ time as United look to end a trophy drought stretching back to 2017. Rashford’s goal took his tally to 10 in as many games since he returned from the World Cup, underlining his status as one of England’s form players at present. It was his fifth goal in this competition alone, putting him at the head of the leading scorer’s list. Weghorst has every reason to be pleased with himself too as he reacted quickest after Wayne Hennessey ha

Police in India have arrested a suspected Nigerian drug peddler, Ojengwa Emmanuel Osondu and seized 5 grams of cocaine worth Rs. 60,000 (over N10m) from his possession. On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, Hyderabad’s Narcotic Enforcement Wing agents and the Bahadurpura police arrested Mumbai resident Osondu, 34, while he was selling a cocaine sample to Level Arjun, a local drug dealer, in Bahadurpura. READ ALSO: NAFDAC Destroys 5 Containers Of Unregistered Drugs Worth N95bn The police said that Emmanuel Osandu, of Enugu state, came to India in 2016 on a student visa and has been residing in Mumbai since. He was previously arrested by the Goregaon police in December 2020 in an NDPS Act case. Besides the contraband, the police seized his mobile phone. They are in the process of identifying Arjun and other peddlers and consumers, a press release issued by H-New DCP Gummi Chakravarthy stated. Watch video below: #Nigerian national supplying #drugs caught by @hydcitypolice at Bahadu

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says in 2022, it arrested 509 suspected drug traffickers in Borno State. Joseph Icha, the NDLEA commander in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri on Tuesday that the suspects comprised 500 males and nine females. The commander said large quantities of indian hemp, cocaine, heroin, tramadol, Rohypnol, diazepam and other psychotropic substances were recovered from the suspects. READ ALSO:  NDLEA Arrests Blind Grandpa, Leper, Others For Drug Trafficking According to him, 295 persons were counselled against drug abuse, while 27 others were sent to rehabilitation centres. During the period, he stated that the Borno office of the NDLEA secured 34 convictions of drug traffickers and users, while 174 cases were still pending in courts. However, Icha said that the agency was working with relevant security agencies to ensure a drug-free society. He further urged politicians to sensitise their supporters against the use of

Nollywood actress, Wumi Toriola, has finally reacted to rumours concerning her marriage, confirming that she has separated from her husband. The 34-year-old made this known on Tuesday via her Instagram page. She confirmed the rumours concerning her marriage, claiming that it was true the marriage came to an end. Toriola also addressed the alleged allegations that she was violent against her mother-in-law, stating that such allegations were false. READ ALSO: “I’ve Been Single For Four Years, Was Divorced Before I Met Lover, Ifeoma — Paul Okoye She said, “There has been a lot of media attention on me lately regarding my marriage. “Yes, it is true the marriage is over. We have gone out separate ways for over a year now. It didn’t work out, there was no need for drama hence my reason for not letting my fans know. “But yesterday I saw a report where it was alleged that I was violent while the marriage lasted, and I used to beat my mother and my mother-in-law. It was reported that m

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi better known as Tems has made an historic nomination in the 2023 Oscars for her contribution as a songwriter on ‘Lift Me Up’, one of the soundtracks on Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”. Tems co-wrote “Lift Me Up” with global singer, Rihanna; music producer, Ludwig Göransson; and Black Panther’s director, Ryan Coogler. The full list of nominations was released on Tuesday with multiverse sci-fi smash, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, topping the list with 11 nominations. This was followed by Irish dark comedy, “The Banshees of Inisherin”, and World War I flick, “All Quiet on the Western Front”, at nine each. READ ALSO: Tems React As Snoop Dogg Reaches Out To Her For Collaboration Here are the nominees for the 95th Academy Awards, to be handed out in Los Angeles on March 12. Best Picture All Quiet on the Western Front Avatar: The Way of Water The Banshees of Inisherin Elvis Everything Everywhere All at Once The Fabelmans Tár T

The Nigerian Army says gunmen disturbing the peace of the South-East region of the country cannot stop the 2023 general elections in the region because the Army has greater ways of tackling them. The Commanding Officer, 24 Support Engineering Regiment, Abakaliki, Lt. Col. Sunday Atomode, who said this a media in a chat with newsmen in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, maintained that the armed criminals could not overpower the military and other security agencies during the elections. Atomode, who said the military already had plans to ensure there were peaceful and successful general elections in Ebonyi State and other parts of the country, was quoted as saying, “We have superior weapons and superior strategy to tackle the miscreants. “Let me say this, elections will hold in Ebonyi State peacefully. Those saying that there won’t be elections in Ebonyi State and South East do not have what it takes to suppress the military and other security agencies in the state. “They do not have