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An Area Court at Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, Kwara, has dissolved the Islamic marriage between Rashidat Mumeen and Saliman Mumeen at the request of the wife. The presiding judge, Abdul Qadir Umar, ruled that the husband and wife should go their separate ways due to their inability to settle their misunderstanding. Umar said that the wife should observe the three-month Iddah period, as prescribed by Islam, and that they must conduct another Islamic marriage if they want to continue as husband and wife again. He, however, granted Rashidat custody of the four children produced by the union. The husband had earlier agreed…

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has suggested that the club should sign Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos. Fernandes said that Ramos presses very well and has all the qualities to play for Manchester United and thrive in the Premier League. Man United are keen to sign a new striker this summer transfer window. The Red Devils have been linked with Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Napoli’s Victor Osimhen. “The best always come in handy, be it Gonçalo or another player,” Fernandes told Sport TV. “I think he has all the qualities to play in the Premier League, and when I say Premier…

There was an air of rejoice at the Suleja Prison when Dr. Stanley Uzochukwu provided the inmates with food items, medication and other items in one of his recent visits to the Correctional Center to celebrate his triplet’s birthday. While he was singing, dancing and worshipping with the inmates, one of the inmates was permitted access to Dr. Stanley Uzochukwu and he whispered to him, “Sir, I am being held here because I have nobody to pay my fine of N50,000”, Moved with compassion, Uzochukwu ordered that the list of all inmates with option of fines and those without legal…

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on Tuesday urged the new president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who has been locked up by the Department of State Services, DSS, while his trial continues. MASSOB made the plea today, May 30, 2023, while observing the 56th anniversary of the Biafra Declaration by General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the then-president of the Republic of Biafra. Uchenna Madu, leader of MASSOB, in a statement, also remembered, celebrated, and commemorated the sacrifices of gallant soldiers of…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced its operatives have arrested two members of a syndicate alleged to be involved in the illicit importation and trafficking of the lethal synthetic opioid, fentanyl, in Anambra State. Odoh Collins Oguejiofor and Oliver Chigozie Uzoma were arrested at Ogbogwu market, Onitsha Head Bridge, in Onitsha South LGA of the state. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. Items recovered from the suspects include packs of liquid Fentanyl, different quantities of banned and controlled drugs including Fentanyl, ampoules of…

Today marks a historic moment in the annals of Nigeria as we witness the inauguration of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Sen. Kashim Shettima. This auspicious occasion ushers in a new era of leadership, hope, and progress for our beloved nation. As we celebrate this momentous event, it is only fitting to recognize the efforts and dedication of Engr Mustapha Maihaja, the former Director of Campaign Planning at the Presidential Campaign Council, who played an instrumental role in bringing this visionary team to power. Engr Mustapha Maihaja’s unwavering commitment to democracy and pursuing a prosperous Nigeria has…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has resumed official duties at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shortly after a brief reception at noon on the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, he went into a closed-door meeting with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, and the NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari. The meeting is currently held at the State House, with Vice President Kashim Shettima among the attendees. It is not clear what the agenda of the meeting is, though fuel queues have resurfaced since the President’s announcement of the suspension of subsidy on fuel products during his inauguration yesterday.

The newly inaugurated Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal Dare, on Monday, made two new appointments for the new administration in the State. The new appointments are the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Abubakar Nakwada, and the Chief of Staff, Hon. Mukhtar Mohammed Lugga, currently the State Peoples Democratic, PDP, acting chairman. DAILY POST reports that the two new appointees took their oaths of office in an occasion at the Government House in Gusau. The Governor, after the swearing-in, urged the two political appointees to be God-fearing while discharging their responsibilities and appealed to them to always obey…

The Presidential Election Petition Court has resumed hearing the petitions challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The petitions are of the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, LP, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Allied People’s Movement, APM. The hearing began with President Bola Tinubu through his Counsel, Wole Olanipekun, who made a reference to the Supreme Court’s decision of Friday, 26th May, that dismissed PDP’s case on the double nomination. Olanipekun is seeking to know if the decision of the Apex Court doesn’t knock off the case of the APM, which is also challenging the All…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced the creation of a new agency. The governor made this announcement on Monday, shortly after he was sworn in for a second term at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Oke Ado, Ibadan. Makinde directed the creation of the Oyo State Mobilisation Agency for Socio-Economic Development (OMASED). He said that the agency would be mandated to establish a public orientation and sensitisation framework into which all agencies and departments of government must key in. He added that this framework would ensure continuous sensitisation and enlightenment using traditional, electronic and social media. The governor, while…