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How CJN Ariwoola disguises on wheelchair in London hotel for secret meeting with Bola Tinubu

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2023March 23, 20230

According to an online newspaper, Peoples Gazette, the Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has been sighted in London pretending to be a physically-challenged old man, in what Supreme Court sources said was a clandestine preparation for a meeting with President-elect Bola Tinubu. Mr Ariwoola’s movement was exposed as Mr Tinubu was arriving...

UK Court Finds Ekweremadu, Wife, Daughter Guilty Of Organ Harvesting

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2023March 23, 20230

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, wife, daughter and doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, by a United Kingdom Court. After 6 weeks of trial at the Old Bailey Court, Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, his wife, Beatrice, daughter Sonia and Dr Obinna Obeta were found guilty of...

China assisting Malawi and Mozambique after deadly cyclone

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2023March 23, 20230

The Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide the Malawi Red Cross Society and the Mozambique Red Cross Society with $100,000 and $50,000 in cash, respectively, as emergency humanitarian assistance. The two African countries sustained heavy casualties and losses during deadly Cyclone Freddy, which has killed 507 people...

Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Husband Mark 27th Wedding Anniversary

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2023March 23, 20230

Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, and her husband, Matthew, are marking their 27th wedding anniversary. The actress shared a picture of herself and her husband on her Instagram account on Thursday and wished her husband a happy birthday, which also falls on their anniversary. She expressed her love for her...

Egyptian Referee Suspended For Using Spectator’s Phone To Review Goal

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2023March 23, 20230

An Egyptian referee, Mohamed Farouk, has been suspended indefinitely by the country’s FA, after allegedly disallowing a goal after looking at footage on a spectator’s phone. Mohamed Farouk took charge of an Egyptian Second Division clash between Al-Nasr and Suez on Friday and in the absence of VAR, relied on...

RAMADAN: Pray Fervently For the Nation, Engage in Good Deeds, Gov Bello Charges Muslims

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2023March 23, 20230

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has congratulated the Muslim Ummah on the sighting of the moon which signifies the commencement of this year’s Ramadan fast, urging the people to dedicate the season to pray fervently for the state and country in general. In a statement issued in Lokoja on Wednesday...

Otti Gives Acceptance Speech As Abia Governor-elect

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

Abia State Governor-elect, Alex Otti, on Wednesday gave his acceptance speech after emerging victorious at the state governorship election. The Returning Officer, Prof. Nnenna Oti, declared the LP candidate the winner at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Umuahia, the state capital, after completing the suspended collation...

Rhodes-Vivour Visits Victims Of Election Violence

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

The Lagos State governorship candidate under Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has visited persons that were injured at the just-concluded governorship election in the hospital. Rhodes-Vivour, shared photos of the victims receiving treatments on his Twitter page on Wednesday. He said, “Elections are not war. Governance should be about protecting, not...

NLC Directs Members To Cripple Activities At CBN Offices Nationwide

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, directed all workers to picket all the offices of Central Bank of Nigeria nationwide starting from next week over current cash crunch in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, gave the directive at an ongoing press briefing at Labour House in...

My Wife Is 21, Says 60-year-old Man Accused Of Marrying 11-year-old

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

A 60-year-old man, Aminu Danmaliki, accused of marrying an 11-year-old girl in Kano State, has spoken out about the rumour. The wedding video recently went viral on social media, with people claiming he married an 11-year-old girl, which they condemned, claiming that underage girls should be protected rather than married...