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A federal high court sitting in Abeokuta has nullified all the governorship primaries conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. During the primaries,it was gathered that two factions of the party conducted parallel primaries that produced Oladipupo Adebutu and Segun Sowunmi as candidates of the party in the 2023 governorship election. Report had it that,the primary that produced Sowunmi was monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and members of the Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) held at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Abeokuta, the state capital.…
A curious Nigerian publisher and tech enthusiast, Gbenro Adegbola, has delved into the Nigerian name, Sir Kenneth Aphunezi Olisa, OBE which was spotted in the order of procession for the Queen’s funeral last week. Adegbola’s research revealed in a Twitter post that rare ‘strange’ name on the “Order of Procession” was born in the UK in 1951 to a Nigerian Law student father. His dig showed that Olisa never met his father who had a relationship with his British mother. Olisa is the High Bailiff and Searcher of the Sanctuary of Westminster Abbey, a role which connected him with…
The First Bank of Nigeria in partnership with Verve International, have launched the third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card. The bank said this is done with exciting gifts and cash prizes to appreciate their patronage and use of the card to carry-out their electronic banking transactions. A statement made available to the NPO Reports by the bank said the ongoing 2-month promo will end on 30 October 2022 as 20 customers (10 customers per month) with the highest transaction count during the promo will be made millionaires, winning the sum of N1 million…
Central London’s historic Trafalgar Square is set to get a new statue on Wednesday. But this time, it is not a monument to one of the UK’s war heroes or kings. Instead it will be a larger-than-life statue of Malawian Baptist preacher and pan-Africanist John Chilembwe, who fought against British colonial rule. The sculpture, named Antelope, will be the square’s newest Fourth Plinth – which is regarded as one of the world’s most famous public art commissions. Since 2003, the Fourth Plinth has been showcasing different pieces of artwork every two years. While it was originally intended to display a…
Amidst resolve by the Governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu that automatic weapons should be procured by south-west security network, the presidency has warned that no state has been issued authorisation to procure such weapons for its security outfit. In a statement on Tuesday, presidency through the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammad Buhari on Media said the illegal possession of automatic weapons and AK-47 remains illegal in the country. “The Presidency wishes to strongly assert that there is no state, not Katsina, not any other state in the federation, that has been authorized to procure automatic weapons for…
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the recovery and eventual return of the seemingly lost asset to the state, Legacy 600 aircraft, was a reality, and not mere politics. Wike, who had embarked on a short trip to London last Friday, spoke after receiving the Legacy 600 aircraft that touched down at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State on Tuesday afternoon. At the brief reception that took place at the airport, there were some cultural displays staged by Rivers women and youths to celebrate the return of the state-owned aircraft secretly…
Lawyers for Guinea’s former president, Moussa Dadis Camara, say he has been sent to jail ahead of his trial for his alleged role in a stadium massacre 13 years ago. His co-accused will also be detained until the end of the trial, which starts on Wednesday. An international commission found that 156 people were killed and thousands injured during the opposition protest. More than 100 women were raped. Witnesses said the security forces blocked the stadium and shot people or killed them with knives. Mr Camara denies the allegations. BBC
If you needed proof that Afrobeats has found its way firmly into western pop culture, Eddie Kadi reckons he’s got it. “I saw Burna Boy having a conversation with Elton John recently,” he says. Once upon a time, it might have been surprising to see the West African genre’s breakout star chatting to British pop royalty. But Eddie, who’s been hosting the UK’s first Official Afrobeats Chart Show for the past 12 months, isn’t so shocked. “It’s a year that’s been really significant for Afrobeats,” he says. “The growth, the sound that’s penetrated around the world.” The genre – a…
The suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State,Abidemi Rufai has bagged five years jail term in US. A United States district court sentenced Rufai on Tuesday,over $350k fraud case. Rufai was arrested at New York’s JFK Airport on his way to Nigeria in May 2021. In May 2022, the US department of justice said Rufai admitted using stolen identities to receive thousands of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment benefits. He was also admitted to have since 2017 obtained identifying information for more than 20,000 Americans, submitted $2 million in claims for disaster relief and other federal benefits,…
Cuba is completely without power after Hurricane Ian pummelled the western end of the island, its government has announced. The electrical system is experiencing total collapse, officials said, after one of the main power plants could not be brought back online. Two people were reported dead and buildings were damaged nationwide. The category three hurricane, packing wind speeds of up to 195km/h (120mph), is now bearing down on Florida. On Cuban state television on Tuesday, the head of the electrical energy authority announced that an island-wide blackout had occurred as a result of the national electrical system’s breakdown, leaving 11…