Author: Biyi Lawrence
Two ad-hoc staffers of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were called as witness at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Court sitting in Abuja, on Saturday. The INEC ad-hoc staff members, Alheri Ayuba and Sadiya Haruna testified as witnesses in the petition of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, filed to challenge the outcome of the presidential election. They both denied participating in the alleged manipulation of results of the 2023 presidential election. While Ayuba gave his evidence as the 17th Petitioners’ witness, Haruna testified as the 18th witness. Led in evidence by lead counsel…
Nigerian comedian and actress, Anita Asuoha known better as Real Warri Pikin and her husband, Ikechukwu, have renewed their wedding vows ten years after tying the knot in what she described as a low budget ceremony. The couple, who celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in April 2023, are currently holding their wedding party in a star studded ceremony. Celebrities including Richard Mofe Damijo, Toyin Abraham, Stan Nze, Bovi, Enioluwa, stylist Medlin Boss, Lilian Afegbai, others were present at the ceremony. Photos and videos from the wedding ceremony have surfaced online and have left many drooling. Sharing a video of herself…
Nollywood actress, Ruth Kadiri, has slammed Ekiti chef, Damilola Adeparusi, over attempt at breaking Hilda Baci’s unofficial 100-hour cook-a-thon record. Voiceofnaija.ng reports that Chef Dami is set to break Hilda’s record. Chef Dami began a 120-hour cooking marathon in Oye Local Government Area in Ekiti State on Friday. In May, Hilda Baci made headlines by breaking the record for the longest cooking category of the Guinness World Record. READ ALSO: Ekiti Chef Challenges Hilda Baci, Commences 120 Hours Cook-a-thon Chef Dami’s attempt at beating Hilda’s record has since gotten much talk, with most slamming the Ekiti chef for her lack…
Nigerian politician and publisher, Dele Momodu, has advised his niece, Sophia, to calm down over her rift with baby daddy, Davido, as she celebrates her birthday. Momodu appealed to Sophia in a birthday message he posted on his Instagram page on Friday. He said: “Happy birthday to my #thesophiamomodu… As you add one year to your age today. “May God almighty continue to grant you favor, grace, peace, wisdom, prosperity and excellent health… Above all, please CALM DOWN… Love you always.” Momodu’s appeal comes days after Sophia, who has a child with Afrobeats star, Davido, threatened to change the surname…
A 30-year-old photographer, identified as Usman Sani Goga, has reportedly committed suicide in the Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Goga who was said to have got married four months ago, hung himself in his bedroom on Wednesday at Akula Quarters of the local government. The wife while narrating the incident said: “Around 3pm, I called his phone severally without response; I later decided to take a commercial vehicle. “On reaching home, I realised that I was without keys and decided to call his phone again, yet there was no response. READ ALSO: Tragic! 26-Year-Old First Class Graduate Commits…
Niger Delta stakeholders have advised President Bola Tinubu to calm down, study, and discern the real issues before churning out orders concerning oil theft. Recall that last week, President Bola Tinubu, in Abuja, had directed Service Chiefs, Heads of Security, and Intelligence Agencies to “crush” oil thieves. According to the stakeholders, this is not the first time a Nigerian President would be giving such a directive, but the worry is how he expects service chiefs to stop oil thieves when top military officers are among the oil cabal sponsoring illegal oil refining and crude oil theft. The stakeholders said if…
Samuel Adun, a bereaved father, whose pregnant daughter was reportedly killed by his son-in-law, has offered to pay N100,000 to anyone with information that can lead to the suspect’s arrest. His son-in-law was identified simply as Inuaghata and was alleged to have killed his pregnant wife, Osaretin. Adun told journalists in Benin on Friday that his daughter had three children for the suspect. He noted that he was called that his daughter was killed by her husband, adding that Inuaghata had gone into hiding since 24 May when the incident happened. He said: “I hail from Orhionmwon Local Government Area.…
Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu was shocked by the atrocities allegedly perpetrated by the immediate past governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje. Kwankwaso, who spoke to State House correspondents from the Aso Rock Villa on Friday after a closed-door meeting with the President, disclosed that he and his successor, Ganduje, were both summoned to the State House by Tinubu over the ongoing demolition in Kano State. He told the BBC Hausa Service in an interview, that he met Tinubu for about 2 hours at the Presidential Villa and was able to convinced…
A House of Representatives member-elect on the platform of the Labour Party, Godwin Amobi Ogah, has received severe backlash for extolling President Bola Tinubu, following a meeting with him. He said he never knew the APC presidential flagbearer was so intelligent and prepared to serve Nigeria. Amobi, who was elected from Abia State, stated this in an interview he granted to newsmen after the meeting between the federal lawmakers-elect and Tinubu at the State House to resolve the ongoing leadership crisis in the National Assembly. He made the statement, amid his party’s presidential candidate’s ongoing petitions, contending the victory of…
President Bola Tinubu, at a meeting with the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), on Friday, said his administration took the right decision by removing the subsidy on petrol. He said Nigeria can not continue to be a Father Christmas to the neighbouring countries in the guise of subsidy on the premium motor spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. Tinubu described the subsidy as an elephant that could have brought the country to its knees because it is struggling to pay salaries. He said Nigeria should not be Father Christmas to neighbouring countries by providing them subsidized petrol.…