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The Court of  Appeal sitting in Abuja today November 17 affirmed the Kano state election Petition tribunal judgment that sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State and declared APC's Nasiru Ganuwa winner of the March1 8 election. The state tribunal in its judgment delivered on September 20, 2023 nullified INEC's declaration of NNPP's Abba Yusuf winner of the election.  The lower court had declared 165,663 votes of Yusuf  invalid on the grounds that they were not signed or stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Yusuf's votes were then reduced to 853,939 while those of Nasir Ganuwa, his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, remained at 890,705. Yusuf had rejected the tribunal verdict, which he described as “unfair” and “a miscarriage of justice”, and headed to the appeal court. At the court, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, lead for Yusuf, asked that the judgement of the tribunal be set aside. Kicking against the ruling on ballot papers, th...

Singer Portable's Wife Petitions Police Over Claims Of Threat To Life By DJ Chicken Omobewaji Ewatomi, wife of singer Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has petitioned the Nigerian police over claims of threat to life and character assassination, amongst other claims, by  Disc Jockey Ademola Abiodun, aka DJ Chicken. In an Instagram post on Friday, Ewatomi, in her petition, claimed DJ Chicken tried to blackmail her with claims of having her sex tape. Ewatomi disclosed that she called his bluff; however, this did not dissuade DJ Chicken, who continued to harass and even threaten to end her life and that of her family. Sharing her petition against the DJ on her IG, Ewatomi captioned the post; "Dj chicken, police invite you since all this day you didn't show up police  send you the petition to you on WhatsApp you didn't respond even you get the mind to block his number so now go and report your self at police station headquarters zone 2 to proof your se...

Off-Season Elections Predetermined, Says Sowore The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, on Thursday described the just concluded off-season governorship elections as scam.  The elections were conducted on Saturday, November 11, in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states.  Sowore made his position known  in a video posted on his official X handle captioned, "Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa off-season election scams by inecnigeria'.  In the video Sowore said, "Well,  if anything else, I have already predicted that these elections are predetermined.  "What they call the PVC is 'Poverty Verification Card', it is meant to confirm that you are poor.  "What you saw in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa is the new strategy of conducting elections that have now become consolidated.  "They don't even hide it anymore that they are not interested in the ballot box and papers, they are not even hijacking ballot boxes anymor...

N48.8bn fraud: Strike stalls Ibeto’s arraignment The nationwide strike embarked upon by labour union, on Wednesday, stalled the scheduled arraignment of the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto, before the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. The trial judge, Justice Ismail Ijelu, had on November 3, fixed November 15, 2023, for the defendant’s arraignment after ordering his arrest. The bench warrant issued by the court followed a motion moved by the counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), who informed him that the defendant had failed to appear in court despite hearing notices repeatedly served on him. The EFCC had charged the defendant, alongside his companies, Ibeto Energy Development Company and Odoh Holdings Limited over an alleged N4.8bn fraud. The anti-graft agency filed a 10-count charge of conspiracy, fraud, forgery, and fraudulent use of documents. The defendant’s arraignment was stalled on September 28, Octobe...

Controversial cleric Anthony Kahura Mwangi alias Pastor T who raised eyebrows when he claimed that he slept with HIV-positive women and still remained HIV-negative, has offered a clarification.    Pastor T had claimed earlier that his confession was misinterpreted. He also disclosed that the incident happened while he was in a secondary school. The cleric also said that his wife is not bothered by the conversation on social media in regard to his confession as she already knew about his past.    He said;   "That was a story that happened while still in high school. I have a problem with bloggers picking certain bits from my teachings just to get views. I have children and the context of the message I was delivering was misinterpreted because they just uploaded a small video and not the whole message. “She already knows my past, and she understands my story. We decide what to check on social media."

The organised labour has suspended the nationwide indefinite strike which began on Tuesday, November 14. The strike was called off hours after the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, met leaders of the organised labour over the nationwide strike.  Ribadu had also said that those who caused the strike by attacking Nigeria Labour Congress chairman, Joe Ajaero, have been arrested.

Diminutive Ghanaian actor, Don Little has revealed that he has lost count of the number of ladies he has sl£pt with since he became popular.  Sharing his experience in a recent interview with Delay, Don Little revealed that it is usually the women who approach him. He added that most of these women are from social media Facebook and Instagram especially. The actor also disclosed that he usually always makes out with them in a guest house to prevent people from talking. He also disclosed that he can get a cheap guest house for 30ghc for a short time. When asked if the ladies enjoyed it, he stated that all he wants is to ejaculate and once he reaches that limit, he doesn’t care about how the ladies feel.

 Aircraft skids off runway at Port Harcourt Airport An CRJ 900 Bombardier aircraft belonging to ValueJet Airline skidded off the runway at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report but it was gathered that it happened around 3:30 pm on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.   The Airline in a statement said the aircraft had stopped on the runway and executed the second turn when it encountered a slip due to algae on the taxiway. “The CRJ 900 Bombardier aircraft with registration 5N-BXR landed safely with passengers wondering what could have happened because the airplane landed safely without difficulty. The minor incident happened at about 3.30pm at the Port-Harcourt International Airport," the Airline stated.  “Captain Stanley Balami reported that the aircraft encountered a slip due to algae on the taxi-way which made it unable to maintain the centre line. ...

Trump Loses Sister At 86 United States ex-president Donald Trump's older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, has died in New York at the age of 86, US media reported Monday. The former judge, who fell out with the ex-president during the later stages of his presidency, passed away at her home in Manhattan. Barry was selected by President Ronald Reagan to serve on the Federal District Court in New Jersey in 1983, reportedly after the intervention of Donald Trump's then-personal lawyer and fixer Roy Cohn. She was appointed to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Barry was close to Donald Trump for decades, and was one of the few people whose advice he sought. ABC said the siblings were in touch over recent years and met this summer at one of Trump's golf clubs. A probe into Barry's alleged judicial misconduct was dropped when she retired in 2019, in the middle of an investigation into the family's tax records. She denied ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts, have resolved to commence the planned nationwide strike from midnight today, November 13. The labour unions agreed to embark on strike is to protest the assault of the NLC President and others in Owerri, Imo State on November 1, as well of the pending labour issues in Imo State. They had on November 7, resolved to declare a nationwide strike by Tuesday, November 14, if their demands were not met. Recall that suspected agents of the state and security operatives had descended on Ajaero alongside other Labour leaders smashing their vehicles, inflicting injuries on them and dispossessing handsets, money, ATM cards among other valuables from the Labour leaders and others who had gathered at the NLC State secretariat to begin a scheduled protest on November 1, over pending Labour issues. The NLC President, other national leaders of NLC and their TUC, counterparts, were at the NLC state ...

JUST IN: WAEC adopts CBT for SSCE The West African Examinations Council on Monday announced that it had ditched the paper and pencil test model and has adopted the Computer-Based Test mode for the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination. This is contained in a statement signed by the acting head of the Public Affairs Unit of WAEC, Moyosola Adesina, and released on Monday. According to the statement, the innovation would kick off with the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates in February 2024. In line with global best practices, the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council wishes to inform the general public, and all its stakeholders, that it has concluded plans to migrate its WASSCE for Private Candidates Examination Diets from Paper and Pencil Test to Computer Based Examination,” the statement from the body partly read. Details later…

Mr Ibu's wife and adopted daughter clash over donations. Stella Maris, the wife of Mr Ibu, has gone on Instagram to call out Jasmine Chioma Okafor, who is Ibu's adopted daughter. Stella Maris did the post in reaction to allegations flying around that she is trying to divert the money donated for Mr Ibu's treatment to use in funding her lavish lifestyle.  Stella Maris is now alleging that Jasmine is the one spreading the rumour. This comes just one year after Stella Maris publicly disclosed that Jasmine is not Ibu's biological daughter. She insinuated at the time that Jasmine is Ibu's girlfriend, a claim that Ibu's sons from his previous relationship rubbished.

Hope Uzodinma declared winner of Imo governorship election Governor Hope Uzodinma has been re-elected as the governor of Imo state.  According to the results announced by Professor Abayomi Fasina, the Returning officer the election this morning November 12, Uzodinma of the APC polled a total of 540, 308 votes. His closest rival, PDP's  Emeka Anyanwu polled a total of 71, 503 votes while Labour party's Athan Achonu polled a total of 64, 081 votes.

Joshua, Wilder in talks for Saudi fight Former heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are in talks to fight on the same card in Saudi Arabia on December 23. Wilder’s team are ‘hopeful’ a deal can be finalised as organisers aim to fill a gap on the card. Tyson Fury’s clash against Oleksandr Usyk was set to headline, but Fury’s difficult encounter with Francis Ngannou last month derailed those plans. Organisers are however very confident a deal is close with Joshua and Wilder. Queensberry promoter Frank Warren said this week that December 23 would be a ‘historic’ night for boxing.  Turki Alalshikh, of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, is leading discussions with Joshua and Wilder alongside Queensberry Promotions. Joshua, 34, is promoted by Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn, while American Wilder has spent most of his career with Premier Boxing Champions and adviser Al Haymon, as well as being managed by Shelly Finkel. Hopes are high that a de...

Burna Boy makes history as the most nominated Nigerian artiste at the 2024 Grammys with four nods Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has made history as the most nominated Nigerian artiste at the 2024 Grammys after getting four nominations.  He received nominations for “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” for Best Melodic Rap Performance, “I Told Them…” for Best Global Music Album, “Alone” for Best Global Music Performance, and “City Boys” for Best African Music Performance. These four nominations make him the most nominated Nigerian artist.  Back in 2021, Burna Boy’s “Twice as Tall” won the Grammy Award for “Best Global Music Album”  The award ceremony will take place on February 4, 2024, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Firm unveils app for diaspora remittance A Nigerian-owned Fintech company has concluded plans to launch a mobile app to boost the growth of Small and Medium Enterprise through diaspora remittance. The firm based in the United Kingdom said the app, FinREMIT, will help bridge the gap between remittances and financial inclusion, thereby providing a much-needed boost to the developing economies. The founder of the company, Temitope Amujo, in a statement on Wednesday, said the app when launched will not only usher in a new era for diaspora financial inclusion but also reshape Nigeria’s financial landscape as well as bridge the gap between diaspora and Nigerian businesses especially the Small and Medium-sized enterprises. According to Amujo, the app would be a financial game-changer with the mission to mobilise diaspora remittance from about 17 million Nigerians outside the country to boost the Nigerian economy. The statement read, “It is an honour to unveil a groundbreaking FinT...

$51bn foreign debt: FG rues dwindling revenue, Reps condemn needless loans, contracts 9th November 2023 Madein Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, The Accountant General of the Federation. The Federal Government has described as worrisome the rise in public expenditure amid dwindling revenue accruals. The Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein stated this on Wednesday at an interactive session on the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance. Mrs Madein however assured the lawmakers that efforts are ongoing “To block revenue leakages and increase revenue generation.” According to her, “The revenue generation and its collection is dwindling in comparison with the expenditure set against the money collected. “But currently, a series of efforts are ongoing to shore up revenue, block the leakages and improve on the revenue that is being brought into the federation. “Inasmuch as the revenue is ...

Nigerian man allegedly k!lls his newborn baby in Libya, buries body in shallow grave A Nigerian man has been arrested in Libya for the alleged murd£r of his newborn baby. Migrant Rescue Watch disclosed this in a post on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. According to the post, the suspect allegedly k!lled the baby with chlorine and buri£d the body in a shallow grave on the farm where he works.  “Western Region Support Forces arrested a Nigerian #migrant worker for intentionally killing his own newborn baby. The accused used chlorine to feed and kill the baby and than secretly buried the body on the farm where he was employed. The individual remains in custody pending referral to Public Prosecution,” the post reads.

Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey voted People magazine's "sexiest man alive" for 2023. The 57-year-old actor replaces last year's titleholder, Marvel's Captain America star, Chris Evans.  Reacting to the honour, Dempsey said in his cover story for People: “It's nice to have the recognition, and certainly my ego takes a little bump, but it gives me the platform to use it for something positive.”  He joked that he has “always been the bridesmaid" to the other sexiest men alive and now he gets to be the real thing.  Dempsey played heartthrob neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy.  He made over 250 appearances on the hit medical drama, starring as a main character from 2005 to 2015.  He returned as Dr Shepherd in a recurring role in 2019, before leaving the show for good.  Dempsey also starred in the 2007 Disney blockbuster, Enchanted, and its 2022 sequel, Disenchanted.  He is due to star as the real-life Italian Formul...

EFCC finally brings Emefiele to court  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally produced the former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, in court for the hearing of his bail application. Emefiele has been in the custody of Security agencies for over 149 days. Last week, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court ordered that the former CBN boss be released unconditionally or be brought to hear his application for bail. Dressed in a yellow Kaftan and a cap and flanked by operatives of the EFCC, the former CBN Governor arrived at the courtroom at about 12:30 pm.P

British- Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua has revealed that he still lives with his mother, Yeta Odusanya, at the age of 34, and is not ready to move out.      Joshua moved back into his mother's two-bedroom ex-council flat in 2017 after earning an estimated £15million from defeating Wladimir Klitschko.      The British boxer sat down with Louis Theroux to discuss his close relationship with his family and warned his future partner they'll struggle to convince him to move out.     'I still live with my mum,' the two-time world champion told the BBC. 'In our culture, we grew up in our own family home, we support our parents.      'Why am I going to move out and leave my mum by herself, for some girl? Family is the most important thing.      'When a girl gets with me, she ain't just marrying me, she's marrying my family.'     Joshua, who is not publicly in a relationship, admitted that he likes to ke...

Four young rice farmers have d!ed when a boat capsized on a river in Hunki village, Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.  The youths, from Ubbe district of Nasarawa Eggon, were crossing river at Hunki village from their farm rice on Monday evening, November 6, 2023, when the tragic incident occurred. The victims have been identified as Alkali Congo, Shedrack Dauda, Mashack Dauda and Akolo Moses.  Spokesperson of the state Police Command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday said the farmers were returning from the farm when the incident happened. The PPRO stated that four corpses have been recovered by local divers while the boat driver is still missing.  He added that effort is ongoing to rescue him or recover his body.

Hilda Baci reacts as Irish chef, Alan Fisher, dethrones her to become Guiness World Record holder for longest cooking marathon by an individual.

A Labour Party lawmaker in the Senate, Senator Neda Imasuen, has said it is unfair for Nigerians to criticize Labour Party lawmakers for not rejecting the plan by the National Assembly to buy Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) allegedly worth N160 million for each lawmaker.   Imasuen, who is also the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, said the Labour Party has only eight senators and cannot prevail on the lawmakers not to carry out a decision majority of their colleagues have decided to take. “I want to say that I have not received any vehicle and none has been offered to me. However, we are in a democracy and where the majority will have their way and the minority will have their say. We can only say what we believe is the right thing to do in the parliament; we are just eight senators, amid 109 senators.  So, those who have zeroed in on Labour Party senators. I think it is very unfair. Assuming 109 vehicles are given to senators and eight...

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have k!lled three persons in Mbaayaar village in Anyiin, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.   The attack occurred on Monday night, November 6, 2023.    Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report but it was gathered that several others were injured in the attack.    One of the victims has been identified as a final year student of Taraba State University Jalingo.   According to a friend, Barreal Tee, the deceased travelled home last week to spend time with his loved ones.    "Cassidy Nwane! As I normally calls you. I’m Speechless, weak and confused. Immediately Usha broke this news to me this morning I shouted No! But in my mind I said nowadays once they pronounced you dead you’re gone," he wrote.   "Your last word to me was yesterday but I didn’t know that was the final word for me to hear from you. I flashed back wen we were still teenagers during our secondary days I, ...

Hilda Baci loses Guinness World Record to Irish chef, Alan Fisher. He cooked for 119 hours and 57 minutes to break the world record for the Longest Cooking Marathon by an Individual at his restaurant in Japan.

One day the oil will dry up, what then?- Singer Timi Dakolo poses a question to Niger Delta leaders