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Welcome to our live updates page on the arraignment of the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Mr Olawale Bakare. The duo are being arraigned by the Federal Government on seven charges bordering on alleged conspiracy to commit treason, money laundering, and insulting the President, among others. They were brought to […]
One-half of the music group, popularly known as Danfo Driver group, Mountain Black has accused the Nigerian music industry of neglecting Mad Melon, his recently deceased colleague. On Thursday, September 26, 2019, Daddy Showkey announced Mad Melon’s death on Instagram after he reportedly battle with an undisclosed illness. Mountain Black, who rose to fame with Mad Melon in 2003 […]
The Katsina State Government has revealed plans to negotiate the release of 20 of its indigenes, who were kidnapped by bandits and sold as slaves in Burkina Faso. According to Guardian newspaper, the victims were sold to a human trafficker in Benin Republic, who then resold them to another buyer in Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso […]
Newly crowned world 100m champion Christian Coleman has withdrawn from the 200m at the World Championships, the United States Track and Field Federation confirmed Sunday. US sprinter Coleman, who blasted to a brilliant gold medal in the 100m on Saturday, had been due to take part in the heats of the 200m. However a revised […]
Lewis Hamilton claimed his first win in four races on Sunday when he rode his luck to end Ferrari’s winning streak with a well-judged strategic victory for Mercedes in a roller-coaster Russian Grand Prix. The defending five-time champion came home 3.829 seconds ahead of his team-mate and nearest championship rival Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes took […]
Leicester powered into third place in the Premier League with a 5-0 demolition of 10-man Newcastle that piled pressure on Magpies boss Steve Bruce on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers’ side maintained their impressive start to the season as they romped to a fourth win in their last five league games. Ricardo Pereira opened the scoring in […]
The Taraba State INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alhaji Baba Abba is dead. Confirming the report to Channels Television via a telephone interview the Public relations officer of INEC in the state Fabian Vhamhi said he died last night in Maiduguri after a protracted illness. He was a part of the result collation exercise for the […]
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria seals off 332 premises, comprising of 5 pharmacies and 327 patent medicine shops in Jigawa state. Mrs. Anthonia Aruya, the Director of Inspection and Monitoring of the Council, disclosed this in a press briefing after the exercise in Dutse, the State Capital. According to her, the council’s activity is geared […]
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is shocked and devastated by the news of the death of notable social activist and one of its frontline defender in the social media, Mr. Stanley Nwabia. “Indeed, our hearts bleed. Nwabia’s death is a painful loss to our party, the PDP; the teeming Nigerian […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday refuted reports that it arrested a journalist and activist, Chido Onumah in Abuja airport. The agency, in a statement signed on Monday by the Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunaya, explained that Mr Onumah was only engaged in an interaction during which an act of his capable of […]
