Kevin McCarthy ousted as House Speaker in historic vote
The United States House of Representatives has voted to remove Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the result of infighting within his own party and persistent challenges from its rightward flank. McCarthy was expelled from his role in a 216-210 vote on Tuesday evening, the first time in US history that the House has voted to remove […]
Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” turned 25 this year
Hill released the album on August 25, 1998, Her first solo album. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill had first-week sales of 422,624 copies and set a record for women artistes at the time. Her record was broken in 2015 later by Adele, with her album 25. Miseducation went on to achieve five Grammys making Hill […]
Radio stations Beat 97.9 and NaijaFM are temporarily closed in Ibadan
Megalectrics, a renowned Nigerian broadcasting company has announced there would be a temporary suspension in operations for two of their stations; Beat 97.9FM and Naija FM 102.7FM in Ibadan. The company made this announcement in a press release dated October 2, 2023, accrediting the prevailing economic conditions as the reason behind its decision. The statement […]
Usher is headlining the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show!
The singer, 44, will take the stage for the iconic halftime show, presented by Apple Music, at the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, during the big game on Feb. 11, 2024. In a video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, announcing his upcoming gig, Usher gets an urgent call from Kim Kardashian, who tells the musician about […]
Magistrate acquits University lecturer accused of sexual assault in Rivers State
A magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt has discharged and acquitted Prof David Ogbonna a lecturer with the Rivers State University over allegations of indecently assaulting a 20 year old student Praise Ndamati of the department of Micro biologic department. Miss Ndamati had in 2022 dragged the lecturer David Ogbonna a lecturer with the micro biology […]
Fire guts section of Supreme Court
A portion of the Supreme Court was burnt by fire on Monday Morning. According to our sources, the fire engulfed a side of the judges’ chamber of the apex court. The fire was however, controlled and quenched by the Fire Service In Abuja. However, Dr Festus Akande, Director of Press and Information for Supreme Court […]
33 Billion Naira Released for Construction of Eleme to Onne Road in Rivers State
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi says Federal Government has committed N33 billion to a giant construction company, RCC, to commence work on the Eleme-Onne section of the East-West road in Rivers State. David Umahi, the Minister of Works, revealed this information during his inspection of the project and various other federal government initiatives within […]
Tension in Tai community as youths, elders allegedly dethrone Paramount ruler
There was palpable tension this morning in Kpor-Gor community in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State as scores of youths and elders of the community this morning allegedly dethroned their Paramount ruler Emmanuel Aminikpo Gbarabuleh and replaced him with Felix Biragbara as acting Paramount ruler Armed security operatives were also seen in the community […]
PEPT JUDGEMENT LIVE UPDATE – Tribunal strikes out parts of Obi, LP’s petition
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has struck out about 17 paragraphs from the petition brought before it by Peter Obi and the Labour Party. The court struck out the paragraphs for containing “vague and generic allegations”. A member of the tribunal’s five-member panel, Justice Abba Mohammed, read the lead judgment. Obi and LP are complainants […]
PEPT JUDGEMENT LIVE UPDATE –VP Shettima’s Double Nomination Petition Struck out
The tribunal struck out the petition on grounds of the Court having no jurisdiction Over Pre-election Matters ‘’ The issue of qualification or nomination of any candidate is a pre-election matter. A political party cannot impose credibility status on any candidate unless as prescribed by section 65, 131 and 137 of the constitution. ‘’Elections when […]
