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The Senate has passed a bill that seeks to establish an Electoral Offences Commission bill. The bill, if signed into law, will empower the commission to investigate electoral offences, prosecute electoral offenders and maintain records of all persons investigated and prosecuted. The legislation also prescribes a 20-year jail term for offenders found guilty of […]
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the pro-Biafra group, IPOB, has spoken for the first time from detention since he was arrested in Kenya and brought back to Nigeria about three weeks ago to face treason trial. He is detained in the facility of Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS, in Abuja. Mr Kanu’s special […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 48 new COVID-19 infection on Wednesday, according to its website on Thursday. It revealed that the country’s COVID-19 active cases now stood at 2,138 with majority in a stable conditions. The public health agency noted that no death was recorded on Wednesday keeping the fatality toll […]
Nigerian Afro-Pop duo, Ajebo Hustlers are out with a new classic tune titled “Yanfu Yanfu“, ahead of their forthcoming album. The Ayzed-produced song “Yanfu Yanfu” arrives shortly after Ajebo Hustlers announced the title of their album, ‘Kpos Lifestyle Vol. 1‘. “Kpos Lifestyle Vol. 1” will be AjeboHustlers’ debut project. Ajebo Hustlers have made it […]
South African vocalist Nomcebo Zikode and producer Kgaogelo Moagi aka Master KG who brought the world together with the global hit Jerusalema appear to have reached troubled waters. The two musicians have been going through a court battle regarding royalties. This was revealed by Zikode in a statement via a social media statement. […]
Nigeria music stars Burna Boy and Wizkid will headline a new Afrobeats festival slated to take place in Sacramento, California this fall. A new afrobeats festival tagged ‘Lost in Riddim’ is slated to take place this fall in Sacramento, California and will be headlined by Nigerian Grammy Award winners Burna Boy and Wizkid. The […]
Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove half his colon. Francis, 84, sat in the passenger seat of the Ford car, which left Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic around 10:45 a.m. (0845 GMT; 4:45 a.m. EDT). He made a stop […]
Netflix has debuted the official trailer for its new Jason Momoa led thriller, ‘Sweet Girl’ ahead of its August release. Also starring Adria Arjona, Isabela Merced, Justin Bartha, Amy Brenneman, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza, the new film will follow a devoted family man who sets out on a revenge mission […]
The sponsor of the controversial Nigeria Press Council (NPC) and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) amendment bills, Segun Odebunmi, on Tuesday said that the House has agreed to suspend the bills. Mr Odebunmi who doubles as the chairman of the House committee on information, national orientation, ethics and values, said the reprieve would avail […]
The Presidency on Tuesday reaffirmed its confidence in Lauretta Onochie as Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission despite Senate’s rejection of the nomination. A Presidency source told newsmen , “The fact that President Muhammadu Buhari — who made the nomination — had not chosen to withdraw it shows that he still has faith […]
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