Supreme Court dethrones Obong Of Calabar, orders fresh election

Calabar, the Cross River State capital, yesterday, was gripped with palpable shock, as the Supreme Court of Nigeria dethroned the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, after 15 years of legal tussle. However, the Supreme Court judgment written by Justice Amina Ahgid and read by Justice Akomoye Agim, yesterday, upheld the judgment of […]

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Sarumi remains candidate to beat in Ibadan North – Group

A group, Young Progressives in Oyo State (YPO) says the People’s Democratic Party House of Representatives flag-bearer in Ibadan North, Lanre Sarumi remains the best candidate for the Federal Constituency. The group, in a statement by its President, Wale Adeoye, in Ibadan today, described Sarumi as the best choice. It maintained that among the candidates, […]

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High bride price, ‘extortion’ of grooms and dignity of Igbo women in marriage

Despite institutional and individual efforts at reducing the cost of traditional marriage rites in some parts of the South East geo-political zone, especially Imo State, to foster timely marriage among young men and women of marriageable ages in the region, the desired result has remained a mirage; no thanks to greedy parents and kinsmen who […]

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‘Men are comfortable to be bossed by capable women’

Club Admin Chair, Rotarian Habeebat Abiodun Popoola (left); District Governor, Rotarian Omotunde Lawson (fourth left; President, Rotary Club of Dolphin Estate, Rotarian Oyebola Adeyanju and others at the tree planting project Rotarian Omotunde Lawson is an educationist par excellence. She was employed into Lagos State Teaching Service in 1982 as a Biology teacher and became […]

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Kidnappers, vandals threaten $4.12 billion railway infrastructure

Edo Govt Visits Family Of Late Police Rescuer Abductions Scaring Passengers Away, Says Akerele Nigeria Needs Minimum Security Checklist For Rail Operations— Opeifa ‘NRC Should Be Unbundled To Encourage Private Sector Driven Solutions’ With last Saturday’s kidnap of 20 train passengers at the Tom Ikimi/Ekehen Station in Igueben, Edo State and several cases of vandalism […]

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Ikare-Akoko: Comport yourselves or be banished, Ondo warns Olukare, Owa Ale, relaxes curfew

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Government has sternly warned the two Obas in Ikare Akoko, the Olukare and Owa Ale to comport themselves in line with government decisions or face banishment. Specifically, it declared that any further crisis or escalation in Ikare will result in banishment of the two royal fathers. Simultaneously, it relaxed the […]

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Ondo builds two 250-bed hospitals

Laments worrisome exodus of medical personnel from Nigeria Decries poor management of UNIMEDTH Two 250-bed hospitals are being built in Akure and Ondo City by the Ondo State Government to complement public health facilities in the state in providing health services to the people of the state and neighbouring states. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu declared on […]

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Kanye West secretly weds ex-wife’s look-alike

Rapper Kanye West has tied the knot with Bianca Censori, the look-alike of his ex-wife, Kim Kardashain. He reportedly married Censori, who has worked as an architectural designer for his Yeezy brand for a number of years, in a private event though they’re yet to legalise it by filing for a marriage certificate. The duo […]

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2023: Nobody can rig election again in Nigeria – Akeredolu

Says APC Is The Most Popular Party In The Country Commends INEC On Improved Electoral Process With the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS),it has become difficult to rig elections in Nigeria, Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has maintained. Describing the BVAS as a laudable development in the nation electoral process, he commended […]

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Mercy Johnson opens up about cancer scare, life-long medication

Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, has opened up about a cancer scare that made her doctors place her on medication for the rest of her life. She made the revelation while hosting veteran actress Joke Silva on her cooking show, Mercy’s Menu, published on Thursday. The actress also revealed that she had surgery where her thyroid […]

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