A petition filed by the Action Alliance challenging the victory of Governor Seyi Makinde in the March 18 governorship election, was on Friday, June 2, dismissed by the Gubernatorial Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. The three-member panel of the court led by Justice Ejiron Emudainohwo dismissed the case after the petitioner’s…
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Jigawa State Command, have arrested a 22-year-old man and three teenagers for allegedly sodomizing eight underaged boys. Spokesperson of the Corps in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, June 2, 2023, said the suspects lured the…
Sunderland forward, Jack Diamond has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual assault at Newcastle Crown Court. The 23-year-old appeared in court on Friday morning, June 2, for an initial hearing linked to one charge of rape and another of sexual assault alleged to have taken place at a home in Tyne and…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he has no plans to retire from football, despite being Serie A’s oldest goalscorer at the age of 41. His contract with AC Milan runs out at the end of the season, and there are no hope of him playing in their final game of the season against Verona after…
Four children have been abducted in Amako community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. The children identified as Jemine Divine, 4, Jemine Isaiah, 2, Ugwuegbu Victor, 2, and Ugwuegbu Success, 4, were abducted by two new female tenants on Saturday, 27 May, 2023. A source in the community said the children…
American boxer, Gervonta Davis has been sent to prison for the next two months for violating the terms of a sentence that initially saw him avoid jail time. Baltimore sheriff’s deputies took the lightweight boxing star into custody following a court hearing on Thursday, in which Judge Althea Handy ordered Davis to spend the…
A man stabbed his fiancée to death near their crying infant in a murder-suicide after learning that she had allegedly been unfaithful. Carlos Diaz, 25, from Florida, USA got enraged on May 26 when he murdered Amanda Hicks, 26, then turned a gun on himself in their Port St. Lucie apartment as their 11-month-old…
Football star, Cristiano Ronaldo has conceded he did not expect to finish the season empty-handed at Saudi Arabian club, Al Nassr after forcing his way out of Manchester United who won the Capital one Cup, qualified for next season’s champions league and could win the FA Cup against Manchester City this weekend. Ronaldo…
A student of University of Maiduguri arrived at campus on his donkey as hike in the pump price of fuel has led to increment in transportation fares. The post Fuel subsidy: University of Maiduguri student reportedly arrives at campus on a donkey as transport fares skyrocket appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
The immediate former Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of money laundering. Sources privy to the development confirmed to Punch that Tallen was quizzed by operatives of the EFCC at its Zonal Headquarters, in Wuse, Abuja….
Former This Morning presenter, Phillip Schofield has revealed that his affair with a young studio runner began with a kiss in a dressing room before ‘five or six’ sexual encounters. This comes days after he admitted to having an affair with a younger ITV member of staff. Phillip has since been dropped by…
Jibola, the son of popular Fuji singer, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, has graduated as the best student with a 4.20 GPA from a high school, Harlan Community Academy, in the United States. He shared pictures from the graduation ceremony on his Instagram account this afternoon with the caption; “#1 Valedictorian, mission accomplished.Graduation day .Glory…
Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested two suspects, Sunday Paul and Bali Joshua, over the murder of a commercial tricyclist in Suleja area of the state. Spokesperson of the the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Friday, June 2, 2023, said the suspects alongside an accomplice, Zingfa Selchak, who…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a nationwide strike from next Wednesday. The strike was declared over the removal of fuel subsidy which has led to an outcry across different parts of the country. Channels Television reported that the congress made the announcement on Friday, June 2, after a National Executive Council…
Prince Harry’s US immigration records should be unsealed following revelations about drug-taking in his recent book, a conservative think tank will argue in a federal court next week. The Heritage Foundation is suing the US government to find out if it followed procedure when it granted the Duke of Sussex a US visa. Under US…
Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has said that the decision of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to increase the pump price of PMS is illegal. Speaking on the sideline of an emergency meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National Executive Council in Abuja, Falana said NNPCL…
The 2023 Tribeca Festival has officially unveiled its star-studded jury which includes the award-winning actress and filmmaker Stephanie Linus. She will be joining a roster of several dozen actors, writers, filmmakers and producers including Brendan Fraser, Chance the Rapper, Jeremy O. Harris and more to decide winners in 15 award categories. The highly acclaimed…
A US attack drone controlled by artificial intelligence turned against its human operator during a flight simulation in an attempt to kill them because it did not like its new orders, a top Air Force official has revealed. The military had reprogrammed the drone not to kill the people who could override its…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that the petroleum subsidy regime ended in February 2022. NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television. When asked why petroleum subsidy was removed on Monday, May 29, rather than the last week of June, Mr Kyari…
Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oloyeloogun, has resigned from his position. Oloyeloogun resigned few days to the expiration of the ninth Assembly. His resignation was conveyed in a letter addressed to the assembly clerk and dated 01-06-2023. It read; “Please permit me to inform you that I, Rt….