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Ike Ekweremadu and wife This conviction emphasises that when there is a relationship with power dynamics where one person, such as an employer or a benefactor, has the upper hand, the more powerful person is not absolved of wrongdoing by providing partial information to their beneficiary. It is not enough to share the benefits of an offer without sharing the consequences. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and a “middle-man” have been found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot in… Read the full article here
Following the expiration of a 72-hour ultimatum given to the famous singer, Habeeb Okikiola, commonly called Portable, to turn himself in, the Ogun State police command has arrested the singer for refusing to honour the invitation. Early on Tuesday, two videos of the musician raining curses and rough-handling some men of the Nigeria police surfaced on the internet. Displeased by the conduct of Mr Okikiola toward the officers, the police gave a 72-hour ultimatum to the singer, a… Read the full article here
The leadership of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, National Assembly chapter has debunked reports in some news outlets that a whopping sum of N500 million was misappropriated by the union leaders. Chairman of the Union, Comrade Sunday Sabiyi in a statement on Friday, which was sent to DAILY POST in Abuja, described the report as “ridiculous, unfounded, false, baseless and remains the figment of the imagination of the masterminds’, behind it. He explained that nine… Read the full article here
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Gwaram State Constituency in Jigawa State, Mr Zakaria Muhammad Inuwa, has expressed disappointment with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for issuing a Certificate of Return to his All Progressives Congress, APC, rival despite inconclusive election. Reacting to the issuance of Certificate of Return in a statement he sent to DAILY POST, Inuwa pointed out that he had on March 20, 2023 sent a petition to the INEC headquarters,… Read the full article here
There is an outcry for justice from the Mbakwe family in Umuosu Okauiga Nkwoegwu in Umuahia North LGA. The family was last Sunday, sent into mourning by the news of the death of their son, Izuchukwu Mbakwe, who was shot dead by his colleague while on duty. The young man, who was 29 years according to his family, returned from the United Arab Emirates in late 2022, at the request of his family as another travel arrangement was being put together by the family to see him join his two other… Read the full article here
Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police. The Zazoo crooner was arrested on Friday after the 72-hour ultimatum given to him by the Ogun State police command expired. Recall that the singer was handed a 72-hour ultimatum by the police to report himself to the nearest police station after he was captured in a viral video resisting arrest by operatives of the force. The Ogun State Police Command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi,… Read the full article here
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Beninoise referee, Djindo Louis Houngnandandé for the CAF Confederation Cup clash between ASEC Mimosa and Rivers United. Houngnandandé will be assisted by his countrymen, Eric Ayimavo (first assistant) and Lucien Hontonnou (second assistant). Daniel Luc Kassa, another Beninoise will serve as the fourth official. Ghanaian Prosper Harrison Addo has been assigned the match commissioner role , while Algeria’s Mohamed Zekrini is the… Read the full article here
“They are going to arrest us because I cannot pretend to be what I am not,” said Alex, a gay man in Uganda, where MPs last week passed what has been criticised as among the world’s harshest anti-gay legislation. The proposed law, known as the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023, is ready to be sent to President Yoweri Museveni, who is facing calls from the United Nations and the United States to reject it. The bill was passed in a chaotic… Read the full article here
This particular Sunday morning, a group of golfers make their way up to the Yaoundé Golf Club, located on the slopes of Mount Fébé, just below the eponymous hotel. The unpaved road is chaotic and taxing for the members’ cars, causing complaints. The rainy season has not yet begun in Cameroon. So, inevitably, the club’s 18 holes are tinted brown. Only the greens – the areas of mown grass where the holes are located – are sparkling emerald, having benefited… Read the full article here
The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday said it had seized 228kg of cannabis sativa also known as Indian hemp. The anti-graft agency paraded the suspect, Ayodele Osuya, who was allegedly arrested on Wednesday with the drug in the state capital. According to the state Commander of the agency, Mr Kayode Raji, men of the command had been on the trail of Osuya for a long time. Speaking at the Command headquarters, he disclosed that… Read the full article here
