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Mr. Victor, a welder from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, experienced a harrowing incident on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, while at work in Ota, Ogun State. While going about his daily duties at a construction company responsible for building the ark in Faith Tabernacle, also known as Winner's Chapel, Victor faced an unexpected altercation with his boss, an Italian man named Mr. Lucas. According to Victor, the altercation escalated when Mr. Lucas suddenly slapped him on the ear from behind, without any apparent provocation. Shocked by the unwarranted assault, Victor instinctively retaliated by delivering a slap in return.  However, the situation took a drastic turn when Mr. Lucas allegedly instructed some Nigerian boys to physically assault Victor in retaliation. Subsequently, Victor was subjected to a brutal beating by the group of assailants, resulting in severe injuries, including pores coming out of his ears. Since the incident, Victor has been struggling to recover both physical...

  The High Court of Delta State sitting in Effurun, Warri has refused the application filed by Nigerian-American singer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, seeking a stay of proceedings in the N2 billion suit filed against him by Brownhill Investment Company Limited over the annual ‘Warri Again Concert’ The claimant, in the suit number EHC/183/2023, is praying the court to award N2billion as general damages against Davido. Besides, the claimant is praying the court for N150 million as legal and professional fees, and additional sum N30million as cost of filing the suit.  Listed as defendants in the suit are David Adeleke a.k.a “Davido”, and his music label, Davido Music Worldwide Limited. When the suit came up yesterday, Wednesday, 21 February, 2024, Davido’s legal team led by Norrison Quakers SAN informed the court that there was a pending appeal and that the defendants have filed a motion for stay of proceedings.  Quakers also told the court that the defe...

United States-based organizations, including the National Union of Ogoni Students International (NUOS INT'L USA), the Center for Democracy, Human Rights, and Anti-Corruption International (CDHRAC INTL USA), and the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), have persistently raised concerns about the environmental degradation of Ogoniland, Rivers State, Nigeria, attributing it primarily to oil companies, notably Shell Oil. In this interview, Mr. Pius Barikpoa Nwinee, President of NOUS INT'L, USA, shared his perspectives on addressing the pressing issues in Ogoniland.   Can you provide an overview of the current environmental situation in Ogoniland and the specific challenges faced by its residents? A short overview of Ogoniland situation is chaos, disaster, slow walking genocide and extinction of our land and people by the Royal Dutch Shell corporate greed , negligence and reckless degradation violence. That is why we have consistently and repeatedly asked the Niger...

The De-Zenith Club of Lagos, a prominent social club, held its highly anticipated End of Year Party and Annual Convention in Lagos today. Members of the club, along with esteemed guests from Nigeria and various parts of the world, gathered for a glamorous evening of celebration and camaraderie. The event was not only an occasion for members to come together and reflect on the achievements of the past year but also to reaffirm the club's commitment to philanthropy and community service. In line with this commitment, the De-Zenith Club of Lagos announced its renewed dedication to supporting indigent children and providing assistance to the vulnerable in communities across Lagos State and beyond. Throughout the evening, attendees were treated to a variety of entertainment, including musical performances, cultural displays, and engaging activities. The festive atmosphere was palpable as members and guests mingled, exchanged ideas, and shared experiences. Speaking at the event, Abayomi ...

Stakeholders in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have expressed grave concern over alleged plans Governorship Primary Committee raised by Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State  to manipulate the primary election scheduled for Saturday in an arrangement planned to produce Senator Monday Okpehbolo and Honorable Dennis Idahosa, as the winner and first runner up in the contest. This, the stakeholders, said in a statement, is the political card being played by the former Governor of the State, Senator Adams Oshiomole, to field both aspirants as the Governorship candidate and running mate of the party in the forthcoming Edo State gubernatorial election. The stakeholders raised an alarm over the committee's failure to dispatch election officials to oversee the process in various local governments. This omission raises suspicions that the committee may be intending to announce predetermined results rather than ensuring a free and fair electoral exercise. The stake...

Pro- Asiwaju groups, the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, and the Asiwaju Transformation Vanguard, have called for stop to persecution of Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on terrorism, arson charges. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja had issued a warrant for the arrest of Edison Ehie over his alleged involvement in the burning of the State House of Assembly. Ehie, is the immediate past Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly. The court had ordered his arrest along with five other persons based in Port Harcourt which includes; Jinjiri Bala, Happy Benedict, Progress Joseph, Adokiye Oyagiri and Chibuike Peter also known as Rambo for allegedly participating in some criminal activities. Justice Nwite granted order on Wednesday for their arrest while delivering ruling in an ex-parte application brought before him by the Inspector General of Police IGP. However, the groups in a press confrence on Thursday called upon all stakeholders in ...