Saturday, October 24

Nigeria

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, based in Abuja, decided to postpone judgment in the case filed by the Social Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against Usman Ododo's election victory. At the latest proceedings, Ajaka’s lawyer, Pius Akubo, urged the tribunal to reject the respondents' submissions and support theirs.

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An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 43-year-old man, Akinyemi Ojo, to life imprisonment over a murder attempt on a woman in the farm. Ojo was arraigned before the court on January 25, 2023, on a one-count charge bordering on an attempt to murder. The charge read, “That Akinyemi Ojo on […]

No less than 45 individuals were apprehended by the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, for purportedly participating in certain unlawful acts across the state. The suspects supposedly carried out offenses such as abduction, destruction, stealing, housebreaking, and cultism. Displaying the suspects at the corps headquarters in Akure, the […]

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has signed a new contract, extending his stay at the Premier League club until at least the end of the 2025/26 season. The Spaniard, 41, signed a two-year deal when he joined the south coast club in June last year from Rayo Vallecano. Bournemouth, who have registered their highest-ever Premier League […]

Ahead of the Edo and Ondo gubernatorial elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission is ready to begin the Continuous Voters’ Registration. The INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu revealed this during a gathering with political parties at the commission’s Abuja headquarters on Monday. The CVR will start from May 27 and go on till June 5, 2024. […]

The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has said that the country cannot survive on 4,000 megawatts of electricity. Ajaero stated this at the Headquarters of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, where the organised labour is currently picketing the office in protest of the planned electricity tariff hike. The NLC President also issued […]

There were indications over the weekend that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission plans to collaborate with the United Kingdom prosecutors as an interested party in the trial of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in a UK court. A team from the anti-corruption commission is expected in London to initiate this process by filing […]

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