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The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a bill seeking to expand Islamic law in the 1999 constitution.    The bill, which is sponsored by Aliyu Missau, intended to amend sections 24, 262, 277, and 288 of the 1999 constitution by removing the word “personal” wherever “Islamic law” is mentioned.    Section 262 (1) of the constitution states that: “The …

The explosive moment Denzel Washington clashed with fans waiting for autograph outside an event in New York has been captured on camera.  Washington, 69, was in New York to attend an event honouring Samuel L. Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art, and had stopped to greet fans and pose for pictures outside of the venue.  However, the actor’s attention was captured by …

Music executive, Ubi Franklin, has shared a lovely video of Chioma Adeleke, calling him on video call just to see her husband, Davido, performing on stage.    The singer was on stage to perform at an event when the excited Mrs Adeleke who wasn’t with him, called Ubi to see her husband perform. She beamed with joy as she watched …

  Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner, Georgina Rodriguez has revealed that she recently spent four days in hospital with pneumonia.     Rodriguez, 30, shared a health update on her Instagram story which explained the news.     She said: ‘Finally back home! I spent four days in the hospital with pneumonia, I’m better now but still recovering at home with my family.   …

 EFL Championship side, Luton Town, has condemned racist abuse directed at one of its players, British-born Nigerian  Elijah Adebayo on social media.  On Wednesday evening, the Nigeria-eligible striker received racist abuse on his Instagram account.  It came after the 26-year-old scored his first goal of the Championship season in a 2-1 loss to Sunderland on the same night.  Following the abuse, his club …

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the size of debt being owed by the country, years after he left office in 2007. Obasanjo said he left Nigeria with about $70 billion, including a $45 billion reserve and $25 billion in a designated “excess crude” account. “I came in 1999 and met $3.7 billion in the reserve. And I have …

A South African woman has been arrested for allegedly orchestrating the m8rder of her husband, Raymond Themba Mathebula.      Mathebula, a teacher, was taken into custody during proceedings at Nkowankowa Magistrate’s Court on Friday, October 25, 2024.      Raymond was discovered dead following an incident involving an unidentified burned body in a vehicle on June 15, 2024, at …

King Charles has backed UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in ruling out reparations over slavery, saying: ‘None of us can change the past. But we can commit, with all our hearts to learning its lessons and to finding creative ways to right inequalities that endure.’     Speaking with leaders in Samoa, the monarch and new head of the Commonwealth said that …

Former Senate Minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that what the Igbos want and have clamoured for over the years if for them to just be treated with fairness and as other regions of the country have been treated.   Abaribe stated this during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday night October 24.    ‘’Sometimes when I discuss …

  DNA testing has revealed that a skull found decades ago in the wall of a house in Illinois, USA, belonged to an 18-year-old woman who died just after the American Civil War.   Officials in Kane County told a news conference Thursday, October 24, that a skull discovered during renovations at a property in Batavia, west of Chicago, in …