A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square will, on October 15, 2024, resume the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of Michael Usifo Ataga, the Super TV Chief Executive Officer. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos, is charged with the murder of Ataga alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu, and Adedapo Quadri. The defendants were charged on October 12, 2021, by the Lagos State Government. Ojukwu and Quadri are charged with conspiracy, murder, and stabbing on counts one through eight,…
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Nigeria Living On Borrowed Time As Demons Take Over NNPCL Management.
By OLufemi Adegbulugbe We forget so soon. The same NNPCL that tried to sabotage Dangote refinery is the same NNPCL that has now monopolised distribution of Dangote refinery products as sole-off taker. Alhaji Ahmed Farouk, CEO of NNPCL downstream described Dangote refinery products as low quality and unsafe for use. He told us that NNPCL preference is imported petroleum products from make shift refineries in Malta! We wonder why the same NNPCL has now suddenly become the sole off taker of low quality Dangote petrol products. What has changed? The…
Read More‘Protest Isn’t Enough, Send Signals That We Are Ready To Replace Them’ – Seun Kuti
On the heels of the nationwide protests against bad governance, musician and activist Seun Kuti has called on Nigerians to do more than just protest and to work towards real political change. Kuti made his stance during a recent appearance on the Rubbin Minds show and argued that simply holding demonstrations is not enough to address the country’s problems. He began, “I am going to paraphrase Martin Luther King, but he said something like, ‘I would rather live in a warzone that is just than live in a peaceful place…
Read MoreFavoured Assembly Church Celebrates Mothers’ Day In Imo
By Williams Odunze It was a joyous gathering at Favoured Assembly Church Obinze, Owerri west LGA in Imo State as the church marked its annual Mothers’ Day anniversary with huge number of attendance that came to celebrate with them. The event started with church service which prepared the mind of the congregation before the commencement of the main event. Preaching a Sermon, a renowned man of God also Emperor of the Atlantic, Dr Solomon Winning told the congregation that the best way to live a worthy life is to be…
Read MoreFavoured Assembly Church Celebrates Mothers’ Day In Imo
By Williams Odunze It was a joyous gathering at Favoured Assembly Church Obinze, Owerri west LGA in Imo State as the church marked its annual Mothers’ Day anniversary with huge number of attendance that came to celebrate with them. The event started with church service which prepared the mind of the congregation before the commencement of the main event. Preaching a Sermon, a renowned man of God also Emperor of the Atlantic, Dr Solomon Winning told the congregation that the best way to live a worthy life is to be…
Read MoreNULGE Chairman Dies After Slumping At Filling Station
THE persistent fuel scarcity in the country has claimed another casualty as the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) chairman in Akure South local government of Ondo State, Oluwatuyi Olasoji died few days after collapsing while waiting to buy the Premium Motor Spirit. According to Sunshine Truth, the deceased slumped last week while trying to buy fuel at a filling station in the state capital and was rushed to the Federal Medical Center in Owo. He was said to have undergone a surgery and given up to the ghost…
Read MoreTinubu didn’t extend IG’s tenure – Police
The Nigeria Police announced on Friday that President Bola Tinubu did not approve a tenure extension for Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The police noted that instead, the President gave his approval to the law governing the tenure of the office as required. The IG’s continued stay in office has sparked widespread controversy, especially as Egbetokun officially reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 on September 4. According to the Police Act, police officers are expected to retire upon reaching the age of 60 or after 35 years of…
Read MoreWike Was Struggling To Make A Living In Our Motor Park Before He Became LGA Chair – Edwin Clark
In a recent video shared by News Central TV from 9:55, Elder statesman Edwin Clark responded after former Governor Nyesom Wike said that no one could take away his political structure in Rivers State amid his conflict with his successor Governor Sim Fubara. Clark provided a history of political leadership in the state, explaining how past governors, starting from Ada George, passed down their political structures to their successors. He said that Wike himself benefited from this system, having been recommended for leadership roles early in his career. Clark said that Wike,…
Read MoreRivers Crisis: Wike Held An ‘Owanbe’ Party Out Of Desperation And Called It State Congress – Ugochinyere
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, has said that no Congress of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) was held in Rivers State. He claimed that the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike held a party with his friends, under the guise of a party congress. Naijaonpoint reports that the PDP state congresses, took place some weeks back, and was marred by complaints from several states, including Rivers, Benue, Katsina, and Kogi. In Rivers, the congress was held despite an existing court order…
Read MoreWe chose to stay in Nigeria because life was better here than America, US tourists
The American tourists explained that their initial plan wasn’t to overstay their visas until they saw the need to save drill monkeys in the country because they were impressed by the dominance of interesting opportunities in science and wildlife conservation. They were equally thrilled by the nicety and the spirit of friendliness extended to them by Nigerians, which further strengthened their resolve to stay put. “I’ll tell you what I like about Nigerians. Okay, that’s what makes Nigeria different from every other country in Africa. They would say ‘hey! Oyinbo,…
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