Archive for month: May, 2023

A 37-year-old South African man, Hlabirwa Rassie Nkune, has been sentenced to two life imprisonment for k#lling his girlfriend and her sister. His girlfriend, identified as Pretty Mazibuko and her police sergeant sister Marcia, were sh%t d£ad by the convict on May 15, 2022 in Kanyamazane, outside Mbombela. The...

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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti and all the candidates of the Labour Party in Abia and Kano States. The court, presided over by Justice M N Yunusa, on Friday, May 19, ruled that their emergence...

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The family of late Nollywood actor, Obinna Nwafor better known as Saint Obi, has reacted to an article by filmmaker Zik Zulu Okafor, where he narrated how the actor’s failed marriage allegedly led to his untimely d£ath. The actor’s two older sisters, Ugoeze Edith Chinyere Obichuku and Freda Nwachukwu,...

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The government of the United Kingdom says nearly £162 million ($201 million) was spent on Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral and related events following her d£ath in September, 2022. Finance minister John Glen stated this in a written statement to parliament on Thursday, May 18, 2023. The elaborate state...

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An up-&-coming Nollywood actress, Temidayo Morkinyo, has accused her senior colleague, Shoneye Olamilekan of allegedly a§§aulting her on a movie set in Ibadan. According to the actress, Morkinyo p¥nched her in the face after she reported his unruly behavior to her bosses on May 18th. “On Wednesday, while we...

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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, May 25th, confer National Honours on president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima. Tinubu will be conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) while Shettima will be honoured with the Grand Commander of the...

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The National Population Commission (NPC) says it has spent about N200 billion for the preparation of the 2023 population and housing census. Its Executive Chairman, Alhaji Nasir Kwarra, made the declaration at a breakfast meeting in Abuja on Thursday, May 17, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. According to...

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Embattl£d Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti, will be in police detention till Monday, May 22, a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos has ruled. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatubosun, on Thursday, May 18, granted an application for extension of remand of the singer for additional four days. Mr...

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The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, haven’t been granted access to the documents they are requesting. Speaking at the presidential election petitions court on Wednesday, May 17, INEC’s counsel, Abubakar Mahmoud, said Obi and LP refused to...

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Filmmaker Zeb Ejiro has narrated how actor Saint Obi never recovered from his failed marriage until his d£ath. Recall that Saint Obi passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023, after spending several months at a hospital in Jos, Plateau State, where he underwent treatment of an unspecified illness. Speaking...

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