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Aggrieved parents of the 12-year-old pupil of Chrisland International School, Whitney Adeniran, who recently died in strange circumstances during the school’s inter-house sports activities at the Agege Stadium, Lagos State, have said the result of the autopsy on their daughter revealed that she died of electrocution. Whitney’s mother, Blessing, in a live broadcast on Instagram on Wednesday, confirmed the development. …

The candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, on Friday, secured leave of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja to have access to all the sensitive materials the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, deployed for the conduct of the presidential election held on February 25. The appellate court, which will sit as the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, equally …

The Supreme Court has  ordered that old bank noted of N200, N500, N1,000 denominations remain in circulation till December 31, 2023. The apex court further nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999 Constitution. Meanwhile, the apex court declared that President Muhammadu Buhari’s disobedience of its  February 8 order is a sign of …

The Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively have approached to Presidential Election Court to seek permission for the inspection of election materials used during last Saturday’s poll. The PUNCH reports that Atiku and Obi refused to concede defeat in the February 25 presidential election, vowing to recover their mandate in court. The two …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Ekene Enefe, has revealed that some political parties brought in hackers from Russia and Israel to manipulate the outcome of the 2023 elections. Enefe, who is also in charge of contact mobilisation in the APC Presidential Campaign Council, said this on Friday during a live appearance on Arise Television. He also noted that …

Justice Agim stated that  the  act of the president and government of Nigeria is an act of the federation. The court held that the dispute is between the states and the government of the federation and within the original jurisdiction of the court It held that the government of the federation should have held adequate consultation to avoid massive disruption …

The naira crisis and the failure of banks to rise to the occasion have prompted customers to embrace mobile money platforms. Funmi FABUNMI writes on how this has translated into a booming business for fintech The redesign of the naira notes caused a crisis which has made daily operations difficult for many individuals and organisations. Due to a cash shortage …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he is not in alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.  Obi made this known in a reaction to the declaration of the presidential election results during the media briefing in Abuja on Thursday. The former Anambra state governor said he would deploy all legal and peaceful means to …

The United States is committed to significantly reducing Iranian energy exports and will sanction those facilitating Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical trade, Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State said on Thursday. In a press release, Blinken stated: Today, the Department of the State is designating six entities that have engaged in the transport or sale of Iranian petroleum products or petrochemical …

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s election campaign has been energised following last Saturday’s presidential election result that saw his presidential candidate, Peter Obi, floor the ruling party of the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in his home state. The 39-year-old governorship hopeful, who has stepped up his campaign drive, …