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Ex-boxer George Foreman’s Third Wife Sues Him For Rape

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

Former American boxer, George Foreman, 74, has been sued for rape by his third wife who is now 64 years old. She claims the ex-boxer raped her at his ranch in Livermore, California when she was 15, making her the third woman to accuse him of child sex abuse, Daily...

IG Unveils New Station, Barracks In Jigawa

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday unveiled a modern station and barracks in Ringim, Jigawa State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced this in a tweet on Thursday. Sharing pictures from the unveiling, Adejobi tweeted, “Commissioning of modern station and barracks in Ringim, Jigawa State,...

ACCI, SMEDAN Partner on Funding Forum for SME

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) delegation led by the Executive Director National Chamber Policy Centre (NPAC) of the Chamber, Mr. Chidiebere Onwumere paid a courtesy call on the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) seeking partnership for the upcoming SME event, “The Funding Forum” jointly...

Ajaokuta Steel Concession: Court Extends Restraining Order, Warns Against Flaunting It

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

A Division of the High Court of Justice of Kogi State sitting in Lokoja, the state capital, has today warned parties involved in the motion on notice filed by the Attorney-General of the state against the Attorney-General of the Federation and five others on the concession of Ajaokuta Steel Company...

Army Rescues Two More Chibok Girls In Borno

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it had rescued two additional girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, nine years after their abduction by Boko Haram in 2014. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, made this known...

Who Should The 10th Senate Elect As Its President?

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

By Malam Farouk U. Muhammed, mni This little piece is about the above subject. However, given the Nigerian political environment, it would be proper to contextualize the supportive role the incoming Tinubu/Shettima Administration and indeed the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership should play. Already, the National Assembly (NASS) leadership tussles...

Between Hadiza’s “Stepping on Toes” and Impunity: Revisiting the BUA Saga

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

By Ibrahim Mohammed I remember how Hadiza Bala Usman happened in Nigeria’s public sector as a special assistant to then Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Nasir el-Rufai and was exposed during a senate committee’s public hearing on the FCT, during which the public was apprised of how she...

Veteran Musician, Chris Mba, Is Dead

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

Veteran Nigerian musician, Chris Mba, has died after a long battle with heart issues. The musician, who was famous in the 1980s for his jerry curl and hits like ‘Funky Situation’, ‘Baby Don’t Cry’, ‘Making My Way’ and ‘Love Everlasting’, died on Wednesday at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Michael...

Doctors Peform First-ever Brain Surgery On Baby Inside Womb

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

Medical doctors have performed a first-ever brain surgery on a baby with a deadly genetic disorder while it is still inside the mother’s womb. The yet-to-be-born baby was diagnosed with a vein of Galen malformation at 30 weeks and children born with this kind of condition have a 30 per...

10th Senate Presidency : Tinubu National Alliance Drum Support For Senator Barau Jibrin

NewsDeskNgMay 4, 2023May 4, 20230

Supporters of the president-elect under the aegis of Tinubu National Alliance (TNA) have urged the top echelon of the party and the incoming senators of… Supporters of the president-elect under the aegis of Tinubu National Alliance (TNA) have urged the top echelon of the party and the incoming senators of...