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INEC can’t defend Tinubu on Drug, Dual citizenship offences, Atiku tells Tribunal

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in the last election, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku on Friday told the Presidential Election Petition Court that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC lacks legal right to Defend Ahmed Bola Tinubu in the Drug and Dual Citizenship Accusations. Atiku insisted that INEC...

Men Are Wired To Cheat, Says 2Baba

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

Singer, Innocent Idibia, also known as 2Baba, has said that men are genetically programmed to cheat on their partners. He said this during season 2 of a reality TV show, ‘Young, Famous and African’, which premiered on Friday. The singer said, “Men are wired like that. A man will love...

Buhari Unveils N21bn Presidential Medical Centre

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, unveiled the Presidential/VIP Wing of the State House Medical Centre in Abuja. The hospital, built on 2,485 square metres, is a specialised Intensive Care Centre to cater for the President, Vice President, their immediate families and other VIPs. The presidential/ VIP...

10th NASS: Gbajabiamila’s Action, a threat to democracy, CSO writes US calls for intervention

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

Concerned Citizens Forum of Nigeria, CCFN, has called on the United States of America to intervene in the succession battle going on the the House of Representatives. The group, in a letter to the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, accuses the incumbent Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon....

Communal clashes/kidnapping: Engineer Sule convenes emergency security meeting

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

…go back to drawing board-Governor tasks security agencies Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has convened an emergency security meeting, with a view to tackling the resurgence of communal clashes across parts of the state, as well as the escalation of kidnapping activities. In an opening remarks at the Government...

Autistic Lady Denied By Lover Births Baby Boy

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

A lady simply identified as Joy, suffering from autism, a disability caused by differences in the brain, has given birth to a baby boy after the man responsible for the pregnancy denied her. This was revealed in a trending video shared online on Friday. The video disclosed that Joy was...

Why I Left My Acting Career To Become Housewife – Jennifer Eliogu

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

Nollywood thespian, Jennifer Eliogu, has revealed why she took a break from her acting profession. The actress revealed this in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, published on Thursday. According to her, she left her acting career to focus on her family, particularly during her children’s formative years. She...

Lamidi Apapa In Court For Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

The embattled factional chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, has kept his word on returning to the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday, where he was booed on Wednesday. He, however, sat at the back of the courtroom, not in the area reserved for Labour Party officials. A member,...

Xi, Central Asian leaders announce establishment of head-of-state meeting mechanism

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of five Central Asian countries announced on Friday the official establishment of a mechanism for meetings among the heads of state of China and Central Asian countries. The announcement was made in Xi’an, where the China-Central Asia Summit was held on Thursday and Friday....

China-Central Asia Summit issues Xi’an declaration

NewsDeskNgMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of five Central Asian countries have signed the Xi’an Declaration and adopted the List of Outcomes of the China-Central Asia Summit. The two-day summit concluded on Friday in Xi’an City, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.