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The Supreme Court on Tuesday sealed the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, upholding the declaration of the governor as the winner of the July 2022 election. The decision of the court followed an appeal brought before it by former governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress …

The Oyo state government has demoted six teachers for their alleged involvement in examination malpractices. Oyo State Post Primary Schools Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) said the teachers were involved in examination malpractices during the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).Popoola Akeem Abiola, from …

In an unexpected turn of events at the presidential election tribunal today, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the LP party, inadvertently found himself in the midst of controversy when he was caught on camera taking an unplanned nap. The incident quickly spread across social media platforms, triggering a wave …

Prof. Wole Soyinka, a Nobel laureate, disagrees with the notion that Peter Obi’s visit to him on Sunday was an act of reconciliation.Remember that on Sunday, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi met with Nobel Prize winner Prof. Wole Soyinka. He tweeted that the encounter was enriching. Obi also expressed …

An Imo State businessman, Mr Ikechukwu Ebelebe, has been found dead two weeks after he was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in his hometown in Owerre-Akokwa in Ideato-North Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that his corpse was found by villagers where it was dumped in a locality …

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Monday commenced pre-hearing into the case of some aggrieved parties challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. This followed the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu as the winner of the keenly contested poll by the …

A 95-year-old man identified as Alhaji Muhammad Sabo has reportedly married a young girl said to be 14 years old in Abuja community. The wedding fatiha was held on May 5, 2023, at Dogon Ruwa under Gawu in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. People earlier …

The initial session of the Presidential Election Petition Court, or PEPC, has taken place. This is a formality before the petitions to overturn the results of the 2023 presidential election are actually heard. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared the victor of the presidential …

A total of six countries have qualified for the quarter-final stage of the ongoing Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria.Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets on Saturday night became the latest team to qualify for the quarter-finals. Nigeria defeated their South African counterparts 3-2 in a very entertaining clash at the …

As Nigerians remember the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on the 13th anniversary of his death, his wife and former First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua, has said the husband never liked politics and never wanted to be president.The late president died on May 5, 2010, exactly 13 years ago. …