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South Africa’s top court has found ex-president Jacob Zuma “guilty of the crime of contempt of court” over his refusal to answer corruption charges. He has been sentenced to 15 months in prison, DW reports. South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled against ex-president Jacob Zuma, 79, Tuesday, citing him for contempt of court prompted by his […]
A gubernatorial aspirant in the upcoming Anambra state elections, Mr. Maduafokwa Olisakwe has called on his party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to return the money he used in purchasing a governorship form. learned that Olisakwe contested in the party’s primaries on Saturday but lost out as Valentine Ozigbo emerged the winner. The politician who […]
The Federal Government on Monday said it has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26. This was communicated via a statement signed jointly by spokespersons of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC). At least 57.3 million Nigerians have enrolled for the NIN, with […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the online continuous voter registration exercise where intending voters can register before they complete the process at a designated centre. On the INEC portal new voters, as of Monday, can pre-register while those who have registered in the past can access the platform to review their voter registration status. […]
For the third time in a row, Burna Boy took him the plaque after he was named the winner at the 2021 BET Awards on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The 29-year-old beat fellow Nigerian singer Wizkid, Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania and other artistes to win the award. He was present […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the threat issued by the Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday is rather unnecessary. The special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement, quoted Buhari as saying that all issues raised by the group were already responded to when the president met with […]
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has asked Nigerian leaders to begin at this moment in the nation’s history, to prepare for and against population explosion. Obasanjo said Nigeria’s population is becoming a liability due to its improper management, stressing that except there is urgent intervention, then the nation may be declared the third most populous nation in […]
The medical follow-up visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United Kingdom earlier scheduled for today, Friday, June 25, 2021, has been postponed. This is according to a short statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. According to Mr. Adesina, a new date will be announced in due course. On Thursday, […]
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has explained why it is important for the Nigerian government to continue to borrow responsibly to fund critical projects in the country. He believes it is not feasible for the government to tax the people further in the face of the present economic situation and the nation’s infrastructure must […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, the Presidency has said. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He explained that the President’s trip to London was for a scheduled medical follow-up, adding that he would […]
