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Peter Obi

January 12, 2023

Don’t vote for sick person as president, Peter Obi urges Nigerians 

“We have been here for over two hours, we don’t want people who can’t stand for 30 minutes,” Mr Obi said in Enugu on Thursday.

Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi
January 12, 2023

Doyin Okupe released from SSS, EFCC custody

“I just left the EFCC office where Snr Officers in Lagos & Abuja appologised to me for the error,” Mr Okupe tweeted Thursday.

Doyin Okupe
January 12, 2023

Amnesty asks Buhari regime to release #EndSARS protesters still in detention

Amnesty International has asked President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime to release #EndSARS protesters still held by the Nigerian police over two years after the #EndSARS protest.

#EndSARs Protesters
January 12, 2023

Man arraigned over alleged drug trafficking in Lagos 

The defendant and his accomplices illegally transported 4,238kg of cannabis into Lagos.

Cannabis 
January 12, 2023

Court dismisses PDP suit seeking Gov Abdulrazaq, APC’s disqualification

The judge also agreed with the respondents that the suit was an abuse of the court process.

Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq,APC and PDP
January 12, 2023

SSS nabs Doyin Okupe at Lagos airport

Operatives of the State Security Service have arrested Doyin Okupe, former director-general of the Labour Party presidential campaign council. 

Doyin Okupe and SSS
January 12, 2023

Ondo witnessed increase in domestic violence, rape in 2022: NSCDC 

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it handled no less than 150 domestic violence and rape cases in Ondo last year. 

Olayinka Olatundun
January 12, 2023

Managing Chelsea ‘hardest job in football’, Graham Potter laments

Chelsea manager Graham Potter has described running the team as “probably the hardest job in football.”

Graham Potter with chelsea players
January 11, 2023

Sri Lanka condemns Canada’s sanctioning of its two ex-presidents

Canada imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan state officials, including former Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa
January 11, 2023

Bauchi magistrates decry poor salaries, warn of dire consequences

“This is perilous. It renders the judicial system susceptible to corruption and monetisation of access to justice, making justice in favour of the highest bidder, God forbid.”

Bauchi magistrates and Bala Mohammed