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The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has denied being against the idea of a formidable coalition that can restore the hope of Nigerians ahead of the 2027 elections. Obi made his position known via his official X account on Tuesday. He had earlier rejected efforts by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and some opposition leaders to form a coalition ahead of the next general elections. Obi emphasised that he would not endorse any coalition if the motive is restricted to mere power grabbing. The former Anambra State governor spoke on the sideline of a two-day…

A man lost his life while three others were injured after a building collapsed in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Tuesday evening. The building which was under construction reportedly caved in and fell on some persons suspected to be workers at the site. In a statement on Tuesday, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) also revealed that four other persons sustained varying degrees of injury as a result of the collapse. LASEMA said: “Upon the arrival of the Shark team at the incident scene, it was discovered that a two-storey building under construction had collapsed at the…

Some 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are faced with deportation as Donald Trump begins a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. In a document compiled by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday, the agency revealed the data is broken down by nationality and number of people faced with deportation. It also clarified that as of November 24, 2024, there are 1,445,549 non-citizens on ICE’s non-detained docket with final removal orders. In the document titled “Noncitizens on the ICE Non-Detained Docket with Final Orders of Removal by Country of…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced dates for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said the sale of forms will begin on January 31, 2025, and close on March 5, 2025. He said the sale of application documents and e-PIN vending will begin on March 10, 2025 for direct entry candidates. The exercise will end on April 7, 2025. While the Mock-UTME is scheduled for April 5, 2025, the main exam (UTME) will be held from April 25, 2025, to May 5, 2025. Candidates registering for UTME with a mock exam…

Gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo, has accused her former manager Ezekiel ThankGod aka Eezeetee of sponsoring false news about her son. Mercy and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on October 28, 2023. Soon, it was rumoured that the baby was fathered by another gospel musician, Nathaniel Bassey. Addressing the rumour, Mercy alleged in a video posted on social media on Tuesday that Mr Ezekiel was behind it. “One of my major crimes was when I did a song with Pastor Nathaniel Bassey. Because this man hates Pastor Nathaniel Bassey; you went as far as…

United States President, Donald Trump, has ordered a pause on grants, loans, and other forms of federal financial assistance, according to a leaked government memo verified by CBS News. The memo, signed by acting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) chief Matthew Vaeth, instructs government agencies to ensure spending aligns with Trump’s priorities, sparking criticism and legal questions about the scope of presidential authority. The memo specifies that the pause includes “financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the Green New Deal.” Notably, Medicare and Social Security benefits are exempt. Federal agencies have been given…

Timileyin Ajayi, the suspected murderer of Salome Adaidu has pleaded not guilty to the killing of the National Youth Service Corps member who died a few weeks ago at his residence. The Nasarawa State Police Command arrested him on January 12 and charged him to court for culpable homicide punishable with death. According to the police, the suspect pleaded not guilty to the killing of Adaidu when he was arraigned before Justice Simeon Aboki at Court 2 in Lafia on Monday. The Officer-in-Charge, Legal, of the Nasarawa State Police Command, Stanley Nwaforagu, told newsmen after the court proceeding that despite…

A former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, will be arraigned before Justice Abdullah Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Sowore’s lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, confirmedthat the police will arraign the rights activist on Wednesday, January 29. “The police have procured charges to arraign Omoyele Sowore before Justice Liman at the Federal High Court tomorrow,” Abubakar said. Sowore was arrested and detained on Monday at the Intelligence Response Team detention facility in Abuja after refusing to accept the administrative bail conditions granted to him by the police. He was invited to the Force Intelligence Headquarters…

The Benue State government has confirmed an outbreak of rabies virus in Kwande and Gboko Local Government Areas (LGAs). The Director General, Benue Bureau of Livestock Development and Transboundary Animal Diseases Control, Aondoakaa Asambe, disclosed this in Makurdi on Monday. Mr Asambe said the bureau received reports of suspected rabies cases after a dog bite incident affecting multiple individuals in Adikpo, Kwande, and Gboko LGA. He explained that, in total, seven persons were bitten by two dogs, adding that the government has commenced contact tracing to identify those involved. He said investigations revealed that the infected dog in Adikpo was…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will slug it out with Tunisia, Tanzania, and Uganda in the Group C of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco, Dailynaijanews.com reports. The three-time champions must negotiate a group C that also houses Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles, the Cranes of Uganda and the Taifa Stars of Tanzania. The Eagles open their campaign by clashing with the Taifa Stars. Before the ceremony, Super Eagles’ Head Coach Éric Sékou Chelle told the world that “Nigeria have a good crop of players globally and we believe we are up to the task.” As hosts of the…