Niger Military Junta Sues ECOWAS Over Sanctions

Niger Republic military junta has sued the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over sanctions levied by the West African bloc on the country following the military takeover of power. The Niger Republic junta in their suit asked the ECOWAS court to immediately lift the sanctions imposed on them by their West African neighbours. […]

Spanish Prosecutors Seek 9-Year Jail Term for Dani Alves over Rape Accusation

Spanish Prosecutors have asked a Court to hand down a nine-year jail term for former Brazil football star Dani Alves who is accused of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. Prosecutors have also demanded that the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain full-back, who has been in jail since his arrest […]

Tinubu appoints Rivers PDP Chairman Akawor as RMAFC Federal Commissioner

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Rivers State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Ambassador Desmond Akawor to serve as a Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale in a statement, said the appointment was subject to the approval of the Senate. The statement reads partly: “The […]

Fire Outbreak Guts Small Doctor’s House in Lagos (VIDEO)

A fire outbreak has gutted the Lagos residence of Nigerian artiste Adekunle Temitope, popularly known as Small Doctor. Small Doctor confirmed the fire incident in a post on his Instagram page on Thursday. Reports say the fire destroyed properties worth millions of naira, although Small Doctor said no life was lost. A viral video showed […]

Surprises as Oladips Shares ‘Proof of Life’, weeks after ‘Death’

Nigerian artiste Oladips, who was previously confirmed dead by his management, has come forward with new evidence to prove that he is alive and well. Oladips in an Instagram story shared a video to announce a ‘proof of life’. In the video, captioned in Yoruba language “Orisha bi Iya Kosi” (There is no deity like […]

Appeal Court Reverses Sack of Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reversed the sack of Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule by the State Election Petitions Tribunal. Delivering judgment, the three-member panel led by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, held that the Tribunal acted in grave error in using witness statements on oath not front-loaded as required by law to arrive at […]