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Buhari Swears In Seven ICPC Board Members

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2023March 15, 20230

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), swore in seven reappointed board members for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission at the council chamber of the State House, Abuja on Wednesday. The members include Justice Adamu Bello (retd.), Katsina State; Hannatu Mohammed (Jigwa State); Olubukola Balogun (Lagos...

Sanwo-Olu donates N100m to Akere traders

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2023March 15, 20230

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has donated N100m to traders in the burnt Akere Motor Parts and Allied Dealers Association (AMPADA) in Ajegunle. He also laid the foundation for a new two-story market building. Sanwo-Olu, who visited the burnt site, said the efforts were to help alleviate the plight of the...

Women Protest Election Results In Rivers

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2023March 15, 20230

Women on Wednesday protested the February 25 election results at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They wore black and carried placards with inscriptions conveying their grievances. Some of the placards read, “INEC Rivers State is not for sale,” “INEC we are watching,” and “INEC...

Wrongfully Convicted Man Freed After 34 Years In Jail

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2023March 15, 20230

A man, Sidney Holmes, was released after serving more than 34 years of a 400-year prison sentence after the state of Florida reinvestigated the case and determined that he did not commit armed robbery. According to abcNEWS on Tuesday, a thorough re-investigation of the 1988 armed robbery case that led...

Ojukwu turns in his grave: Prof. Soludo is killing APGA – Uzoma Ahamefule

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2023March 15, 20230

Since Peter Obi rescued Anambra State from the hands of political godfathers under APGA, Anambra people have never had it so bad like they are currently having it under Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the governor of Anambra State. And the Ikemba of Nnewi, Chief Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu is not happy...

Davido Clears Instagram Posts, Deletes Profile Picture

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2023March 15, 20230

Superstar Davido has deleted the majority of his posts on Instagram, leaving only three. Checks by our correspondent on Wednesday revealed that the singer also deleted his profile picture. The only posts remaining on his Instagram page of 26.4 million followers are that of his late son, Ifeanyi; the viral...

Polish Activist Found Guilty Of Supplying Abortion Pills

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2023March 14, 20230

Polish activist Justyna Wydrzynska was on Tuesday found guilty of supplying a pregnant woman with abortion pills in the Catholic country, her NGO said, in Poland’s first such case. Poland has one of Europe’s most restrictive termination laws and all abortion is banned except in cases of rape and incest,...

Election Security Committee Meets In Abuja Ahead Gov Polls

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2023March 14, 20230

The Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on election security met at the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Abuja in preparation for the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. Photos from the meeting, as well as a statement, were shared via INEC’s Twitter handle on Tuesday. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, in...

Rail accident: NRC begins construction of flyovers at level crossings

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2023March 14, 20230

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has begun construction of underground pass and overhead bridges at the 11 level crossings across Lagos State to avoid accident.

Sanwo-Olu Meets Bishop Oyedepo

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2023March 14, 20230

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday disclosed that he met with the bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, on Monday. Sharing a picture of both of them on Twitter, he wrote, “Yesterday, was indeed a memorable day as I met with a man after...

UK Actress Charged Over Alleged A$296m Meth Smuggling Plot

Court Sentences Mother, Sister Of Eliminated Terrorist Kingpin Battujo To 40 Years’ Imprisonment

Saibari’s Early Strike Earns Morocco Crucial Victory Over Scotland

Buhari Swears In Seven ICPC Board Members

Sanwo-Olu donates N100m to Akere traders

Women Protest Election Results In Rivers

Wrongfully Convicted Man Freed After 34 Years In Jail

Ojukwu turns in his grave: Prof. Soludo is killing APGA – Uzoma Ahamefule

Davido Clears Instagram Posts, Deletes Profile Picture

Polish Activist Found Guilty Of Supplying Abortion Pills

Election Security Committee Meets In Abuja Ahead Gov Polls

Rail accident: NRC begins construction of flyovers at level crossings

Sanwo-Olu Meets Bishop Oyedepo