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The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress shelved talks on the controversial zoning of the 10th National Assembly leadership at its emergency meeting on Monday. The two-hour closed-door meeting, which took place at the party’s headquarters in Abuja, was chaired by APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Abubakar Kyari.The …

A man, Jeremiah Akinsetemi, has accused the management and medical practitioners at the Faith-Hills Specialist Hospital of negligence resulting in the death of his wife, Rachael, who got delivered of a baby at the hospital in the Egbeda area of Lagos State. Punch Metro gathered that Akinsetemi, who works at …

A Point of Sale (POS) operator, identified as Alfa Rafiu, has been arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State capital for allegedly spending the sum of N280 million mistakenly sent to his bank account. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the suspect, a resident of the Akuji compound, Abayawo area in the Ilorin …

Cyriacus Okeh, who runs a provision store, recently became frustrated, not only because he could not receive money from his customers but also because he was unable to re-stock his store due to the consistent failure of his bank app. But he admitted he never had any issue with his …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the governorship election in Adamawa State.Mr Fintiri won the supplementary election with the total votes of 9,337 to defeat his closest rival, Aisha Dahiru, popularly called Binani, who came second in …

The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Adamawa governorship election Senator Aishatu Binani Dahiru has filed a motion exparte before the Federal High Court in Abuja to forthwith recognise her as the governor-elect of the State. Binani is seeking a judicial review of the administrative decision of …

A Chinese acrobat has died after falling during a show in Suzhou city on Saturday.A viral clip showed the moment Sun Moumou, 37, fell from a height onto the stage.Her husband failed to catch her with his legs as the pair transitioned in mid-air. Local news claimed Sun fell from …

A commercial bike rider, Yusuf Hassan, whose relationship with a single mother of one, Busayo Falola, turned sour, leading him to an alleged attempt to set her ablaze, has said that he only wanted to destroy her property out of bitterness over her calling it quits with him. However, not …

Governor David Umahi has disclosed that his family conspired against him to vote for Peter Obi of the Labour Party without his knowledge during the presidential election. He disclosed this on Monday during Channels Television’s interview. He said it was surprising that President Muhammadu Buhari and the president-elect lost their …

 A 33-year-old woman, Olaide Adekunle, has reportedly sold her 18-month-old baby for N600,000 to offset her bank loan. The suspect, who lives in Sango in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State reportedly left her house for Lagos where she sold the baby to a yet-to-be-identified buyer.The suspect was arrested …