On January 12, the Supreme Court confirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s election as the governor of Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu had been declared the winner of the March 2023 Lagos State governorship election by INEC. However, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) of the Labour Party and Abdulazeez Adediran (Jandor) of the PDP, who secured 312,329 and 62,449 votes, respectively, contested…
Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, has handed down a ten-year prison sentence to Idris Musa for Automated Teller Machine (ATM) fraud. The conviction took place on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, following Musa’s guilty plea to a one-count charge of cheating during his arraignment by the Kaduna Zonal Command…
The Supreme Court has confirmed Abba Yusuf, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate, as the duly elected governor of Kano State. This decision set aside the judgments of both the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal, which had earlier declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the…
Mantoa Morapedi Padi, a Facebook user, expressed her intention to marry in 2024, citing her weariness with engaging in sexual immorality.
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Alex Otti as the Governor of Abia State in the March 18, 2023, governorship election. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, in delivering the lead judgment on January 12, declared that the appeals brought before the court by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Chief Okey Ahiwe, and the All…
Mohammed Bello Mu’azu, the Gombe State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has issued a warning to men, urging them to verify the HIV status of their extramarital partners, commonly known as ‘side chics.’ Mu’azu conveyed this caution while revealing the arrest of an 85-year-old man who had reportedly enticed numerous…
The Supreme Court has upheld the election victory of Dauda Lawal from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor of Zamfara State. The court’s decision, delivered on January 12, overturned the Court of Appeal’s ruling, which had initially declared the governorship election in Zamfara State inconclusive. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bello…
In Ogun State, a tragic incident unfolded as Philip Fiama, a shuttle bus driver residing at Sobande Close, Alagbole, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area, lost his life in a fatal stabbing by his neighbor, Ikem Emmanuel. The dreadful event occurred around 6:30 pm on Sunday, January 7. The confrontation arose when Fiama, originally from Adamawa…
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, at the State House in Abuja, held a meeting with the Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, and the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, during which he received briefing on investment prospects in the steel sector. The President emphasized that a revitalized steel development industry is both…
President Bola Tinubu sympathizes with former President Goodluck Jonathan over the passing of his elder sister, Madam Obebhatein Jonathan. Madam Obebhatein, fondly called Amissi, was a teacher, businesswoman, mother, and grandmother. President Tinubu urges Dr. Jonathan to take solace in the legacy of Amissi, who dedicated her life to the service of God and humanity.…
