INEC shifts 2023 elections over late signing of Electoral Act (Punch) The Independent National Electoral Commission has shifted the 2023 Presidential election from February 18 to February 25, 2023, following the late signing of the Electoral Act by the President,…
*I’ve told Buhari I’ll contest for presidency in 2023, says Tinubu (Tribune)*FAAN arrests over 90 touts at Lagos, Abuja airports (Punch)
I’ve told Buhari I’ll contest for presidency in 2023, says Tinubu (Tribune) Former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to vie for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The…
Jussie Smollett and Lee Daniels no longer on speaking terms
Jussie Smollett and Lee Daniels no longer speak — and it’s not just because of Smollett’s alleged hate-crime hoax. Smollett starred on Daniels’ Fox hit “Empire” for five seasons. But we’re told that the pair butted heads over, among other…
*One dies in Ikorodu cult clash (Punch) *Sanwo-Olu threatens to ban NURTW in Lagos (Guardian)
One dies in Ikorodu cult clash (Punch) One person was killed and several others sustained injuries when members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities clashed on the Sagamu Road in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses told…
Jussie Smollett: Police bodycam noose footage released (BBC)
Video recorded on a police bodycam from the night Jussie Smollett was allegedly attacked has been released. The ex-Empire actor says he was punched in the face, had an “unknown chemical substance” poured on him and a rope wrapped around…
Jussie Smollett ‘attacker’ wins Chicago Golden Gloves after victorious boxing match (Metro)
One of the brothers who claimed that Jussie Smollett paid them to fake a racist and homophobic attack on him has won the Chicago Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament. Abimbola ‘Abel’ Osundairo, 25, who allegedly took $3,500 (£2,700) from Smollett…
Jussie Smollett: City of Chicago to sue actor over alleged attack (BBC)
Jussie Smollett will be sued by the City of Chicago after “refusing to reimburse” the cost of investigating an alleged assault on him in the city. Prosecutors say a homophobic and racist attack was staged to boost the actor’s career,…
Jussie Smollett’s attorney accuses Chicago officials of continuing ‘campaign’ against Empire actor (Metro)
Jussie Smollett’s attorney has accused Chicago officials of continuing their ‘campaign’ against the actor despite all charges having been dropped. The Empire actor was charged with a 16 count indictment for filing a false police report in the investigation into…
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Islamisation: Fear not, Osinbajo tells Nigerians Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has dispelled insinuations about an underground plot by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to Islamise Nigeria. State House Chaplain, Pastor Oluseyi Malomo, said this on behalf of the vice president, during the…