Ezenwa Nwagwu
8 Feb
The decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to relieve three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from Adamawa, Sokoto, and Abia states of their jobs for partisanship during the last general election is a step towards restoring public trust in the country’s electoral process.
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A fatal accident at Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday has been attributed to brake failure, leading to multiple collisions involving 15 vehicles. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in a statement issued by its spokesperson Olusegun Ogungbemide on Wednesday, confirmed that the accident claimed two lives and left five others injured. According…
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Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o was elected to the CAF executive committee by acclamation in Cairo on Wednesday as he was the lone candidate from the central Africa region. The 44-year-old became eligible only last week after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned a CAF ban on the ex-Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was denied access to the official quarters of the state House of Assembly along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. The facility has been the venue for legislative sittings held by lawmakers loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Fubara arrived at the complex alongside key government officials, including the Secretary…
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Two popular Kannywood singers, Adamu Hassan Nagudu and Yusuf Karkasara, have defected from the New Nigerian People's Party (NNPP) and the Kwankwasiyya Movement to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nagudu and Karkasara announced their exit from the NNPP and Kwankwsiyya Movement when they paid a visit to the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin,…
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Mamman Giwa, has assumed duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police in the Nigerian Police Force, Enugu State Command. Giwa who succeeds the former Commissioner, Mr. Kanayo Uzuegbu, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) and redeployed, resumed duty on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement by the…
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A 21-year-old notorious bandit leader, Salisu Mohammed, also known as Dogo Saleh, has been killed by his own gang members after being apprehended by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. Saleh, identified as a hitman for criminal gangs operating in Rijana Forest, Kaduna State, was linked to multiple kidnappings and killings along…
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Atletico Madrid striker Angel Correa was banned for five matches on Wednesday after insulting the referee during his team's La Liga defeat by Getafe. The forward was sent off for a high tackle and then abused referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, with Atletico going on to lose 2-1 in the derby clash on Sunday. Correa will…
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The Nigeria Police Force has officially scrapped regulations mandating the dismissal of unmarried female officers who become pregnant while in service. Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Aishatu Baju confirmed this development on Wednesday during an appearance on The Morning Brief show on Channels Television. Baju, the highest-ranking female officer in the force, emphasized that all…
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TikTok may boast more than one billion users worldwide, but a ban set to be enforced in Albania this week is only the latest setback for the social network that has been in the sights of regulators from Washington to Bucharest. Here is a closer look at the rise of the platform: - Born in…
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The Deputy Director of the Africa Office at the MacArthur Foundation, Dr. Amina Salihu, has raised concerns over the alarming rates of intimate partner violence in Nigeria, stating that one in three women experiences abuse at the hands of a spouse or partner. Salihu made this statement on Wednesday in an open letter marking International…