National Rescue Congress Criticizes Supreme Court Judgment as ‘Technical Nonsense’ The National Rescue Congress (NRC) has condemned the Supreme Court’s judgment which affirmed Bola Tinubu duly elected President of Nigeria as being based on “technical nonsense” and questioned its moral foundation. NRC made the stand during a Global Press Conference held on Thursday to address…
Manhunt Underway for Gunman in Lewiston Mass Shooting A widespread manhunt is currently underway for an unidentified gunman who carried out a mass shooting at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday evening. The individual of interest in this case, Robert R. Card, a 40-year-old resident of Bowdoin, is being actively sought…
BREAKING: Supreme Court Rejects Atiku’s Bid to Present Fresh Evidence Against Tinubu The Supreme Court has dismissed the application by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, seeking permission to introduce new evidence in support of his appeal. Atiku had requested the apex court’s permission to submit credentials allegedly obtained from Chicago…
Supreme Court to Rule on Presidential Candidates’ Appeals on Thursday The Supreme Court has scheduled Thursday for delivering the judgment on the appeals presented by the presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. These appeals challenge the results of the February 25th election, which saw…
Court Sacks Ghandi as Soun of Ogbomoso The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso has sacked Oba Ghandi Olaoye as the new Soun of Ogbomoso. The court ordered the Oyo State Government to conduct a fresh selection process for the next Soun. This followed a suit filed by one of the contestants, Kabir Laoye….
Ethiopian-Born Scientist Awarded US National Medal of Science Ethiopian-born scientist Gebisa Ejeta has been honored with the National Medal of Science, the highest accolade for scientists in the United States. US President Joe Biden praised Mr. Ejeta for his exceptional contributions to the field of plant genetics. Mr. Ejeta is a renowned figure in the…
Ohanaeze Tells Tinubu, National Assembly to Create New State in Southeast Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, on Tuesday appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to ensure action is taken to create a new state in the southeast in order to address the injustice of the region having only five states….
Speakership: Divisions in Republican Party Over Emmer’s Candidacy Republicans have selected Tom Emmer as their third nominee for Speaker of the House of Representatives, following the removal of their previous leader in a right-wing revolt three weeks ago. The entire chamber will soon vote on the candidacy of the Minnesota congressman, but the outcome remains…
Nigerian Senate Launches Probe into N11.35 Trillion Refinery Contracts The Nigerian Senate has initiated an ad hoc committee to probe contracts worth N11.35 trillion awarded over a 13-year period for the rehabilitation of state-owned refineries, Excel Magazine International has gathered. The Senate also tasked the committee with interrogating entities such as the Ministry of Petroleum…
Blackface Opens Up About Longstanding Feud with 2Face Popular dancehall singer and ex-member of the defunct Plantashun Boiz, Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo, better known as Blackface, has said the agelong rift between him and former bandmate 2Face has continued over the years due to the latter’s inferiority complex. Speaking in the latest episode of The Honest…