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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, October 30, by the special adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. He said that Oluyede will serve as the COAS until the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who …

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has warned the judiciary not to engage in acts capable of setting Rivers State on fire.   His caution comes in the wake of Wednesday’s order by a Federal High Court in Abuja, telling the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt all payments to the state.   In a statement signed on …

Tragedy struck the quiet town of Afashio, in Uzairue, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State after five persons, including a female, were found d@ad in a room under questionable circumstances.      The shocking incident which occurred on Saturday, October 26, 2024, has left the community reeling.     It was gathered that two of the victims were …

The Rivers State government has reacted to the new Federal High Court ruling in Abuja, which ordered the cessation of local government allocations, stating that the ruling was anticipated due to various developments during the court process. Rivers state Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, on Wednesday , October 30 said;, “When the trial Judge refused to add the 23 Council …

A final-year student of the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers State, has been convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison for internet fraud. Henry Nathaniel Ekanem was jailed on Wednesday, October 30, by Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt.  The development follows his arraignment by the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the …

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode.   Fr. Oyode, the Rector of Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area was abducted by gunmen during their evening prayers and Benediction on Sunday.    It was …

Kanye West and adidas have settled their years-long legal battle, which dated back to the company cutting ties with the rapper and producer back in 2022 over his antisemitic comments. On Tuesday, October 29, a report by Reuters announced that the parties had reached an out-of-court settlement that concluded all of the cases between them. “Both parties said we don’t …

The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, Abdulrahman Lekki, has passed away.   According to a statement released by the Office of the Lagos State Head of Service, Lekki d!ed in the early hours of Wednesday, October 30, 2024, after a brief illness.   “With the total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, the Head of Service …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio cautioned Senator Osita Ngwu for praising the beauty of Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu during a ministerial screening on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday.   Bianca, like six other ministerial nominees screened by the Senate, read her credentials before the red chamber and was subsequently quizzed by the lawmakers.    The lawyer, businesswoman and beauty …

Grammy-nominated music producer, Metro Boomin is being accused of r@pe in a new lawsuit.   The lawsuit alleges the music producer, real name Leland Wayne, drugged and raped a woman in 2016, resulting in her pregnancy. The woman, Vanessa LeMaistre, says she was at a studio session when she took half of a Xanax pill and the producer gave her …