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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has sued the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, over an alleged defamatory publication. Ejimakor, who shared copies of the suit on his Twitter page on Tuesday, noted that Malami’s defamatory publication was injurious to Kanu’s pending cases. The lawyer tweeted, “Last week, I filed a Suit against AGF Malami to stop him from making any further defamatory publication that Onyendu #MNK jumped bail. Such publication is highly prejudicial & injurious to MNK’s other cases pending in various courts. It has to stop!” In the suit, dated January 13, Kanu…

After barely 3 days in the Big Brother house, some housemates have started bonding, with Khosi and Yemi sharing their first kiss. In a video clip obtained, the lovebirds were seen giving each other passionate kisses. Many netizens have expressed their admiration for the new couple after seeing a video of them kissing online. 20 new housemates storm reality TV show BBTitan During their chat, Khosi asked Yemi, ”I hope you are not going to try to kiss me?” Yemi replied, ”Nooooo, I promise I’m not trying to. Khosi then replied saying, ”I can’t believe anything you tell me”. Khosi…

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte believes it is not his sole responsibility to explain the situation at the club and other figures should be held to account over the team’s poor form. Spurs were beaten 2-0 by leaders Arsenal on Sunday and have lost five of their past nine league games. They have dropped to fifth in the table and face Manchester City on Thursday. “In England, I think there’s a bad habit that it’s only the coach [who] talks and explains,” said Conte. “I’ve never seen the medical department coming here to explain. I’ve never seen the club or the…

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the 2023 general election is an election for the young people in Nigeria. Giving a breakdown of voter registration and collection of Permanent Voter Cards in Nigeria at his address at Chatham House, London, Tuesday afternoon, Yakubu said records on the ground showed that the election would be dominated by the Nigerian youth. Yakubu, who said he was encouraged by the turn-out of registered voters to collect their PVCs, said over 600,000 eligible voters collected their PVCs in Lagos alone within the last month. The…

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has said it will spend $8.3bn to continue its work fighting poverty, disease, and inequity in 2023. The foundation’s Chief Executive Officer, Mark Suzman, disclosed this in a press statement on Tuesday which was signed by the Head of Media and Creative, Centre for Communication and Social Impacts, Seun Akioye. Suzman said the foundation uses its resources, voice, and convening power, to call attention to and help find solutions for problems that otherwise might be neglected. The budget, which is the largest in the foundation’s history, is a response to multiple crises that threaten…

African football’s governing body, the Confederation of African Football (Caf), has launched an investigation into political remarks made by Nelson Mandela’s grandson during the opening ceremony of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Algeria. In a statement, Caf said it will “assess whether there was compliance” with rules laid out by both Caf and the world governing body Fifa. The Moroccan Football Federation (FMRF) sent Caf a protest after the comments made at the CHAN opening ceremony on Friday, 13 January, where Zwelivelile Mandela was a guest of the local organizing committee. Both the ceremony and the tournament’s opening match,…

The Nigeria LNG Ltd. says its plant on Bonny Island is still active despite a force majeure declared in October 2022 and feed gas supply challenges. Mr. Andy Odeh, General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, NLNG, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Odeh said the plant continued to produce LNG and Liquefied Petroleum Gas commensurate with the feed gas it received from its upstream gas suppliers. “In addition to ensuring steady operation, NLNG remains committed to its culture of transparency and maintains consistent communication with key stakeholders on developments in the upstream sector. “The company is…

After several years of consecutive decline, the number of journalists killed worldwide rose to 86 last year from 55 in 2021, representing a 36 percent rise, the UN cultural organization. UNESCO reported on Monday. More than half the murders occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean, with most media workers killed in Mexico, followed by Ukraine and Haiti. “The authorities must redouble their efforts to put an end to these crimes and ensure that perpetrators are convicted because indifference is a major factor in this climate of violence,” said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said on Monday. The number of media…

China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low – 6.77 births per 1,000 women. The population in 2022 – 1.4118 billion – fell by 850,000 from 2021. China’s birth rate has been declining for years, prompting a slew of policies to slow the trend. But seven years after scrapping the one-child policy, it has entered what one official described as an “era of negative population growth”. The birth rate in 2022 was also down from 7.52 in 2021, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, which released the…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court was presented with the case of an actor, Temitayo Ogunbusola, who stabbed his neighbor, Oladotun Osho, to death with a knife following a disagreement over the payment of an N1,000 electricity bill. An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Kazeem Oladimeji from the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Lagos gave the narration before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe. Led in evidence by the state prosecuting counsel, Adebanke Ogunde, during resumed proceedings, ASP Oladimeji told the court that he and other members of his team investigated a case of murder involving the defendant. ASP Oladimeji told the court…