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PETER OBI ENDORSES LABOUR PARTY AHEAD OF UNITED KINGDOM ELECTION
Ahead of the upcoming United Kingdom general election, Nigerian political figure Peter Obi has urged voters to “Vote Labour on Thursday 4 July.” This intervention comes as the UK prepares for what pollsters predict will be a landslide victory for the Labour Party in the UK. Obi’s statement on Tuesday via X, though brief, is…
REPS MEMBER ACCUSES DEPUTY SPEAKER OF DISCRIMINATION, STAGE WALKOUT
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency, Rivers State, Cyril Hart, on Tuesday during plenary, walked out of the green chamber after accusing the Deputy Speaker of discriminating against new members during parliamentary debates. Hart, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, made the allegation a few minutes after the lawmaker…
THREE STUDENTS AT UNILAG’S MEDICAL COLLEGE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Students at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (UNILAG) are embroiled in a string of sexual assault cases. Anonymous accounts from purported students detailed a few cases on the micro-blogging site X and alleged inaction by the university. The purported victims used the hashtag “#EndSACultureInCMUL” on Monday and Tuesday, generating media discourse on the matter. An activist…
WE DISCOVERED ₦35BN IN MOMPHA’S BANK ACCOUNTS, EFCC TELLS COURT
A witness has narrated how the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) discovered up to ₦35 billion in bank accounts traced back to Ismaila Mustapha, the socialite better known as Mompha. Mompha is facing trial in a ₦6 billion case of alleged fraud brought against him by the EFCC. In 2022, EFCC arraigned Mompha and his…
MINIMUM WAGE: WORKERS NOT HAPPY WITH TINUBU’S DELAY —SSANU
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has expressed sadness over the lingering delay on the part of President Bola Tinubu in concluding the new national minimum wage and making the final figure known to workers. The trade union said the President was supposed to have concluded all needed consultations with the necessary stakeholders…
COURT DISMISSES NNAMDI KANU’S N1BN SUIT AGAINST FG
Justice James Omotoso of a Federal High Court, Abuja has just dismissed a N1 billion suit filed by the. detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government and the Department of State Services (DSS). The Judge held in his judgment that the IPOB leader failed to show evidence…
JUST IN: MANY FEARED TRAPPED IN ABUJA BUILDING COLLAPSE
A four-storey building attached to the Westbrook Hotel in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja collapsed on Monday night, trapping numerous individuals under the debris. An eyewitness reported that there may be fatalities, citing the lack of coordination among emergency responders hindering efficient operations. “There is a possibility that there could…
SUPREME COURT PROVIDES WIN TO TRUMP, RULING HE HAS IMMUNITY FOR SOME ACTS IN ELECTION INTERFERENCE INDICTMENT
The Supreme Court on Monday raised the bar for prosecuting Donald Trump, ruling that he has immunity for some of his conduct as president in his federal election interference case, but maybe not for other actions, adding another obstacle for special counsel Jack Smith taking the case to trial. In a novel and potentially consequential case on the limits…
DJ CUPPY ENDORSES UNITED KINGDOM’S LABOUR PARTY AHEAD OF JULY 4 ELECTION
DJ Cuppy has declared her support for Keir Starmer, the British politician, ahead of the UK elections on July 4. In May, Rishi Sunak, the UK prime minister, announced that he would dissolve the parliament and call a general election. Starmer is the UK Labour Party’s candidate for prime minister in the elections. In a social media post on Monday, Cuppy…
KATE HENSHAW BLASTS NIGERIANS SHARING OLU JACOBS DEATH RUMOR
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has faulted the actions of Nigerians who shared false information, claiming veteran actor Olu Jacobs was dead. The rumours of Jacobs’ death had earlier spread online on Sunday without official confirmation. Reacting to the news spreading on social media, Henshaw, who is also the Director of Communications for the Actors Guild…