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The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Friday struck out a suit seeking to nullify the candidacy of President Muhammadu Buhari on academic grounds. The court in a judgement said the application was brought outside the specified time for pre-election matters. A three-member panel of the court let by Justice Atinuke Akomolafe-Wilson had reserved judgment for Friday after entertaining arguments from the appellants on Wednesday. The applicants, Kalu Kalu, Labaran Ismail and Hassy Kyari el-Kuris, had approached the appellate court after a Federal High Court dismissed their application on the grounds that it was brought outside the specified period of time. In a judgement on the appeal read by Mohammed Idris on behalf of the three-member panel, the court agreed with the High Court and struck out the motion. “We have decided to settle on the preliminary objection. To determine the issue, we have to pay serious attention to when the cause of action arose. “I have no doubt in ...

R- Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai and the Peanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Mrs Nuratu Batagarawa decorating the newly promoted Lt.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun (Middle) in Jaji, Kaduna State on 12/7/2019 The Nigerian Army on Friday, decorated the newly promoted Lt.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, Maj.-Gen. Bulama Biu and Capt. Abubakar Danjibrin at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji in Kaduna State. The officers were decorated by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Mrs Nuratu Batagarawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the accelerated promotion of the officers on Tuesday on the recommendation of Buratai. The recommendation and the promotion was in recognition of their achievements in the fight against insurgency in the northeast. Lt.-Gen. Adeosun is the Army Chief of Training and Operations, while Maj.-Gen. Biu is the Acting General Officer Commandin...

Subjects of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III have been taught an easy way to disarm a thief.     Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III   The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III has shared tricks on how to disarm a thief.   The 80-year-old traditional ruler, who recently welcomed a son with one of his queens, Olori Mojisola was spotted in a video demonstrating to his subjects on how to defend themselves when they are being attacked.   His subjects, who were present in the palace, cheered him in amazement.   Watch the video below:    

The single will be a first collaboration for both artists. Nigerian singer performing at The Roots Picnic, Philadelphia on June 1, 2019. (Instagram/Davidoofficial) Nigerian singer, Davido is set to release a new single with Chris Brown. The song is titled, 'Blow My Mind.' The announcement, which was made via  Chris Brown 's  Instagram  page comes on the heels of the viral video of  Davido  enjoying a session with members of  30BG ,  Asa Asika  and a seemingly forlorn  Sarz . The caption that accompanied with,  "Coming Soon."  Davido then replied with a bunch of fire emojis and a simple phrase, "F*****ING HIT." Although Chris Brown is a frequent  Wizkid  collaborator, this will mark the first collab with Davido. It will also mark another collaboration effort for Davido after his efforts alongside,  DJ Neptune , American rapper and DIY expert,  Russ  and singer,  Beck...

Nigeria’s billionaire businessmen Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Mr Femi Otedola have promised the Super Eagles $75,000 for every goal scored in their remaining two matches at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). While Dangote made a pledge of $50,000 to the team for every goal in their two matches at the championship, Otedola promised $25,000 for every goal. A statement issued by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) comes on the heels of Super Eagles’ impressive performance against South Africa in the quarter-finals encounter of the competition. The game, played Wednesday night, saw the Super Eagles defeat the Bafana Bafana 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals. The statement added, “On a visit to the team’s Le Meridien Cairo Airport Hotel on Thursday morning, during which he urged the players to even redouble their efforts in order to cross the semi-final stage. President of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick, put a call through to the two well-known philanthropists and urged them to c...

Peoples Democratic Party in Osun state has been accused of betraying Ademola Adeleke in the September 22, 2018 governorship held in the state.   Ademola Adeleke   Dr. Deji Adeleke, founder and Pro-Chancellor, Adeleke University, Ede and elder brother to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 22, 2018 governorship poll in Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday accused the party of betraying them by not fulfilling the many promises made by the PDP before the family accepted the party’s governorship ticket.   Dr. Adeleke, in a statement in Osogbo , declared that his younger brother had no intention to contest the governorship election in the first place, but was prevailed upon by the PDP leadership and elders before the family accepted “most reluctantly after receiving assurances and promises that were never kept.”   He, therefore, rejected the reported nomination of his brother for another try for the governorsh...

jacob zuma's son in court room A South African court on Friday found Duduzane Zuma, son of former president Jacob Zuma, not guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving over a fatal car crash that killed a woman in February 2014. The court said that the prosecutors had failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt. Duduzan’s Porsche sports car collided with a minibus taxi on a highway in Johannesburg in February 2014, killing a woman and injuring at least one other. The defendant, who said he lost control of the car after a puddle caused him to aquaplane, initially avoided prosecution after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) decided not to charge him. The NPA reversed its decision in 2018 after a rights group threatened to prosecute him privately. “I accept the defence argument that none of the evidence presented established that there was anything that a reasonable man in the position of the accused on that night would have foreseen,” the judge at the...

Social media users on Friday reacted to the call by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) to ban reality television show, Big Brother Naija (BBN). The Muslim body had written a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari calling on him to ensure that the Federal Government stops the airing of the television show. MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola in the petition labeled the show as ‘immoral, dangerous and bohemian’ They also wondered why the Ministry of Information and Culture and the National Orientation Agency are doing nothing over the show. This petition sparked a reaction from social media users who took to Twitter to express Read tweets below… Slay Papa   a.k.a Mr. Skye  @TweetAtAustin MURIC: Big Brother Naija should be banned. # BBNaija fans: 22 10:38 AM - Jul 12, 2019 See Slay Papa   a.k.a Mr. Skye  's other Tweets Twitter Ads info and privacy View image on Twitt...