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The Kano State High Court has postponed the hearing of preliminary objections in the bribery and misappropriation case involving the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven other defendants to February 13, 2025.    The case, filed by the Kano State Government, centers on allegations of bribery, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds amounting …

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has issued an interim injunction against Lagos-based lawyer Dele Farotimi, restraining him and his representatives from publishing, selling, or distributing his book Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.    The order, granted by Justice Peter Kekemeke, applies to both physical and digital versions of the book and extends to various entities, …

Manchester United’s new coach, Ruben Amorim reportedly fears that the new job is more complicated than he first thought’.   Amorim hadn’t lost a league game all year before arriving at Manchester United, has endured back-to-back defeats by Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, only the second time he has suffered consecutive league losses as a manager.   But with an ailing squad, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s unpopular decisions, and the exit of sporting …

Gay rights activist, Amara The Lesbian, has called out the family of her ex-girlfriend, Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim.    Recall that in 2022, Uyaiedu, the lesbian sister of Nollywood actress, Nse Ikpe-Etim, accused Amara of being abusive, claiming she displayed violent behaviours during their relationship and screamed at her at the slightest provocation. Read HERE and HERE    The matter was resurrected …

Nigeria’s power grid has once again collapsed, making it the 12th time in 2024.    The Independent System Operator (ISO) website showed all the generation power plants on the grid did not produce electricity by 2pm, having all contributed an average of 3,087 megawatts of electricity by 1pm   In a statement, the Jos Disco confirmed the collapse, saying; “The …

  A lawyer representing several of his alleged victims of s3xual abuse has claimed there could be as many as 300 civil legal cases against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.     Tony Buzbee, who has already issued 20 lawsuits from people seeking damages from the disgraced hip-hop mogul, said his team has received around 3,000 calls since he asked potential victims to come forward …

50 Cent has gone on Instagram to troll Jay-Z and Diddy again.  He has been mocking Diddy for months over the multiple r@pe allegations he’s facing.  Now, with Jay-Z facing child r@pe allegations too, 50 Cent has decided to mock him too.  He shared an AI-generated video of Jay-Z and Diddy being placed in handcuffs by police officers before being …

The condition of a toilet in a Syrian prison was shared on X by Syrians who were shocked at the poor state.   But Nigerians trooped to the tweet to compare the Syrian prison toilet to toilets in Nigeria.  Many Nigerian commenters claimed that toilets in NYSc camps and in Nigerian schools are way worse. Others added that the Syrian prison …

A man has gone viral on X with his tweets about his neighbour.  The neighbour, a Chinese grandpa, sends messages to the younger man, offering him food and the younger man reciprocates.  But what is endearing is the fact that the elderly man speaks limited English so he’s usually brief with his questions.  “You want? Yes or no?” He usually …

Aba Power Limited Electric (APLE) has submitted an application to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) seeking approval for a tariff increase.    Ugo Opiegbe, Managing Director of Aba Power, presented the proposal during a NERC hearing in Abuja on Tuesday, December 10.   The company plans to raise electricity tariffs across various consumer categories starting in 2025. For Band …