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For two long nights between May 15 and 16, Kubwat and Fungzai villages in Mangu Local Government Area, LGA, of Plateau State were killing fields. Terrorists unleashed mayhem on the villages, razing houses and foodstuffs, and killed no fewer than 100 persons mostly women and children. So far, 50 bodies …

Supreme Court reserves judgment in Section 84(12) Electoral Act.The Supreme Court has adjourned until May 26 to deliver judgment in a case by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, the vice-president-elect. The PDP had urged the apex court to reverse …

In search of better education and quality of life, a total of 128,770 Nigerian students enrolled in universities in the United Kingdom between 2015 to the end of 2022, analysis of the data obtained from the Higher Education Statistics Agency of the UK has revealed. The number of Nigerian students …

Popular chef and world record breaker, Hilda Baci, has appealed to Nigerians to see beyond her dressing but to project her ingenuity and doggedness to place Nigeria on the global map. Baci said this in reaction to the wide criticisms of her dressing that erupted after her rise to fame …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has said that the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, came to Lagos with nothing about 45 years ago, but he is now Africa’s richest man. “Dangote came to Lagos with nothing about 45 years ago, but he is now Africa’s richest man,” …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed a lawsuit on Monday asking for Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, and Kassim Shettima, the vice president-elect, to be declared ineligible. The Supreme Court of Nigeria set May 26 for the court to rule on the case. Additionally, the party pleaded with the court to …

On Monday, the Presidential Election Petition Tibunal in Abuja rejected a plea to broadcast daily sessions related to petitions seeking to invalidate the results of the 2023 presidential election. The two major candidates’ attempt to challenge the election results was turned down by Justice Haruna Tsammani’s five-member panel because it …

Veteran Yoruba actor, Prince Adewale Adeyemo, died on Monday morning after a brief illness. The news was announced by fellow actor, Kunle Afod, on his Instagram page. Sharing a picture of the deceased, Afod wrote, “Hmmmm God you know best RIP Prince Adewale Adeyemo. “He passed on early hours of …

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried the delay in the commencement of tribunal proceedings on the 2023 governorship election in the state. The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (JANDOR), and the party had submitted a petition before …

Nigeria’s profile in the global oil industry will be boosted today as President Muhammadu Buhari leads five other African Presidents to inaugurate Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals. The Presidents are Faure Gnassingbé (Togo), Nana Akufo-Addo(Ghana); Macky Sall (Senegal), Mohamed Bazoum (Niger Republic) and Mahamat Déby(Chad). Also expected is President-elect Bola …