The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of one Emeka Ekwunife on an 8-count charge of stealing by fraudulent conversion.Ekwunife was arraigned at Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja on Thursday, 14th of July. POLITICS NIGERIA learned that the suit, “Federal Republic of Nigeria Vs. Chukwuemeka Ekwunife & Structured Energy Limited” which has been in court since 2016 finally came to an end today after the embattled businessman was found guilty on 6 charges and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with option of N50m fine by the Presiding judge, Justice S. Solebo.Further checks by this newspaper reveal…
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Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly as known Portable led APC road show campaign in Osun on Thursday with thousands of party supporters shutting down the road.Osun stands still for Zazu and APCMounted on a police van, the Zazu crooner drew thousands of Osun residents from their homes as they followed him in a procession. Massive crowd as APC recruits Zazu for road showAs usual, he was topless. His activities ostensibly shutdown Osun with serious traffic gridlock. #OsunDecides: Yiaga Africa raises alarm over imbalance distribution of voters to polling unit#OsunDecides: Police announce restriction of movement on Saturday#OsunDecides: Preparations heighten for Osun…
Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo state has backed the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling APCIn his submission, the former national chairman of the ruling APC maintained the Muslim-Christian joint ticket has not done any good to Nigeria. He however noted that he is satisfied with Bola Tinubu’s decision in picking Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2023 election. The former governor of Edo state and former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has reacted to the controversy surrounding the choice of a Muslim running mate by the APC presidential candidate, Ahmed Bola…
Former United States’ President, Donald Trump’s first wife, Ivana, has died at 73, her family confirms.Ivana was found dead inside her Manhattan apartment on Thursday, her family told ABC News.The Trump family released a statement confirming her death.“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump,” the statement read. “Our mother was an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend. Ivana Trump was a survivor.“She fled from communism and embraced this country. She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and…
I grew up in a community where the marriage of a girl child is valued over her education. As soon as a young girl gets her first period, the women in her family start preparing her for marriage. This is done to discourage girls from getting pregnant out of wedlock. To people who grew up in the cities, our practices may seem absurd but to us it is normal. I am the last born of my parents. Due to this, I was not expected to marry at an early age. My parents supported me to go to school and I…
A young lady has lashed out at Benin girls over the rate at which they use charms also known as juju, to be controlling young men.She condemned them for visiting native doctors to obtain juju which is then used to entrap men and make them to do their bidding. The lady wondered why the girls decide to use the juju on men instead of helping their father’s business to boom so that their family can be lifted out of poverty. She said that even when they entrap a man and make him to spend on them, they use it to…
A video making the rounds online captures Nigerian actor, Baba Ijesha being taken by officials of Kirikiri Correctional Services after he was sentenced to jail.The Nollywood star whose real name is Olanrewaju James was convicted by an Ikeja Special Offences Court for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a judgement on Thursday, sentenced Baba Ijesha to 16 years in jail after convicting him of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. After the ruling, Kirikiri prison officials took custody of him so he can be processed to start serving his jail term.
Kwakwanso and IdahosaNew Nigerian Peoples Party presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwakwanso, has unveiled a Lagos-based cleric as hs running mate. This is Archbishop Isaac Idahosa, the presiding Bishop and the senior pastor of God First Ministry, popularly known as Illumination Assembly, Lekki Light Centre (LLC), Ajah, Lagos. He is however a native of Edo State.This was announced on Thursday via a tweet, by Kwakwanso.With the choice of the cleric, he seemed to have sought religious balance since heis a Muslim. Besides, he seems to aim to rival the Peoples Democratic Party by picking a native of Edo, South-South, from where the…
A Nigerian man who lives abroad has lamented that he paid an agent for a room not knowing that there is a cemetery at the back of the house. According to the young man identified on TikTok as Mr.Easytv, he paid the agent online only for him to move in and see a cemetery at the back of the window. He said in a trending video that he hears some sounds at night and said the agent who helped him get the house is wickedA man has lamented his predicament after paying for a room only to discover later that…
We won’t repeal our grazing law, Benue govt tells MACBANGovernor of Benue State, Samuel OrtomFrom Aidoghie Paulinus, AbujaGovernor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has asked the Federal Government to release without delay, the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.Ortom said releasing Kanu will pave way for the peace process in the country to be taken seriously.Ortom who made the call when he received in audience, the American Veterans of Igbo origin in Washington DC, United States, stated that Kanu’s issue is a social-political challenge that must be dealt with politically. Ortom, in a statement by…