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  An anti-terrorism court in northwest Pakistan has convicted and sentenced a Muslim man to death after he was accused of posting blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group. Syed Muhammad Zeeshan was convicted under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act and Anti-Terrorist Act by the court in Peshawar on Friday, March 24.  "Accused Syed Muhammad Zeeshan, son of Syed Zakaullah in custody has been convicted and sentenced after being found guilty", the court order said, a copy of which was obtained by AFP. Zeeshan, who is a resident of the northwest city of Mardan, was also fined 1.2 million rupees ($4,300) and handed a total of 23 years imprisonment. He has the right to appeal. The case arose after Muhammad Saeed, a resident of Talagang in Punjab province filed an application with the Federal Investigation Agency two years ago accusing Zeeshan of posting blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group, Saeed's counsel Ibrar Hussain told AFP. The "FIA had confiscated Zeeshan'

The Lagos State Government says a case of involuntary manslaughter in addition to reckless and negligent acts has been established against Chrisland School, some members of staff and a vendor in the death of a 12-year-old student, Whitney Adeniran. Recall that Adeniran slumped during her school’s inter-house sport on February 9 and an autopsy later revealed that she died from Asphyxia and electrocution. The Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, in a statement on Friday, March 24, said: “On the 9th of February 2023, Whitney Omodesola Adeniran a Student of Chrisland High School, Ikeja aged 12 years, slumped during the Inter-house Sports organised by the School at the Agege Sports Stadium and was subsequently rushed to Agege Central Hospital, Agege, Lagos, where she was confirmed “brought in dead” (BID) by the doctor on duty. The case was referred to the Nigerian Police Force which carried out thorough investigation with the help of other agencies. The file was subseq

  Bandits have killed a pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Rev. Musa Mairimi, and kidnapped his wife in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.      The incident happened on Thursday night, March 23, 2023,  at ECWA Church Buda (2) Kasuwa Magani DCC in Kajuru.      Hausa Christians Foundation - HAFCO, confirmed the incident in a Facebook post on Friday, March 24.    “The Church in Kajuru woke up to the sad news of Murder and Kidnapping this morning. The Fulani Militia have killed Rev. Musa Mairimi and abducted his wife this night 23/3/2023 at ECWA Church Buda (2) Kasuwa Magani DCC. Kajuru local government of Kaduna State. Oh Lord we ask for the Grace and Courage to Boldly declare your Counsel for the Salvation of Mankind even amidst this raging persecution. May Your Church keep advancing in Jesus Name. Amen,” the post read. 

  Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, and his wife Priscilla Chan have welcomed their third child.  The couple announced the news on Facebook, as they have done with their previous children. The baby girl's name is Aurelia chan. Zuckerberg and Priscilla are also parents to two other daughters, Maxima and Aurelia's older sister, 2-year-old August. Congratulations to them 

The Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, March 24, ordered the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, should be served with copies of petitions seeking to nullify his election, through substituted means. Vanguard reports that a three-man panel of the court led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, directed that the petitions should be served on Tinubu, through his political party, the All Progressives Congress. This comes after separate ex-parte applications that were brought before the court by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his counterpart in the Labour Party, Peter Obi. The duo accused Tinubu of deliberately avoiding the service of their petitions on him. They told the court that several attempts they made to effect service of the petitions on Tinubu, proved ab%rtive. According to the petitioners, the President-elect deliberately made himself elusive with a view to fr¥strating their effort to hand him copies of the petition as required

The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has ruled that Ademola Adeleke was duly elected as the governor of Osun State in the gubernatorial election that took place on July 16, 2022. A three-member panel of justices gave the judgement on Friday, March 24. The panel of judges, while delivering judgment in the appeal filed by Adeleke, held that the election tribunal erred when it ruled that the 1st and 2nd respondents (Gboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress) proved their allegation of over-voting. Recall that the Osun governorship election tribunal, in January, held that Oyetola was able to prove that there was over-voting in some of the polling units. Consequently, the majority judgment of the tribunal ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Adeleke and issue a fresh one to Oyetola as the duly elected governor of Osun.

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is under pressure to review the just concluded 2023 general elections where evidence of malpractices has been established. Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country have asked the commission to ensure that there is evidence of electoral malpractices and that the commission should review allegations of voter suppression and vote buying based on provisions of the law. The CSOs are Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), Transparency International (TI) and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC). A report released by their leader, Awwal Musa Rafsanjani, said INEC should review elections where they are confirmed to be rigged. “INEC must review all evidence of electoral malpractices presented before it,” Rafsanjani said in the report compiled by the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG). The CSOs said that insecurity, voter suppression and vote buying characterised the conduct of the just concluded gubernatorial e

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has concluded plans to go after some outgoing governors and other public officials after May 29. Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, on Thursday, March 23, EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said more arrests would be made immediately after May 29. According to DailyTrust, besides targeting those to be picked at the end of this administration, Bawa also disclosed that at least two ministries are currently under the radar of the commission for fraudulent activities that border on procurement processes. “Currently, we’re investigating two ministries where double payments were made. In one of the ministries, the double payments, cumulatively, were about 20 contracts of over N4billion. These were contracts that were done way back 2018, and then some group of people, so bold, came up with the same narration. They moved the documents from the file, forged them, and then of course in conspiracy of some civil servants, raised vouchers and

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over N4 billion for the construction of barracks for personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said: “As you are aware, there has been renewed and sustained onslaught against drug cartels and barons over time. Within the three quarters of 2023 about 18,940 arrests were affected by the NDLEA and indeed drugs with the estimated value of over N40 billion were confiscated. Again, about 2,904 convictions were recorded. These successes recorded unfortunately, translated to unprecedented thr£ats and attacks on personnel, officers, men, and other ranks of the agency, and then the need has arisen for the federal government to consider the possibility of taking security measures that will now provide the desired protection to the officers and men of the commission. So with that in mind, what was presented before the Federal Executive Coun

 Four men were on Thursday, March 23, sentenced to death by hanging by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja.   The convicts - Victor Chukwunonso, Ifeanyi Maduaka, Obinna Nwankwo, and Richard Nwabueze - were sentenced for armed robbery and the kidnapping of a woman, Mrs Gloria Emole.   Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo held that the prosecution was able to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.   The convicts were said to have committed the offences on November 19, 2012, at about 8.30 am. They were arraigned on July 13, 2013, and were remanded in prison custody.   The convicts were arraigned on a three-count bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping preferred against them by Lagos State.   The state Director of Public Prosecution, Dr Babajide Martins, had told the court during their arraignment that they kidnapped the victim who was about to leave her house at 7, Unity Street, Ogudu GRA, Lagos.   According to the prosecutor, the offences committed are contrary to and punish

  Cristiano Ronaldo has earned FIFA record for men's international caps with a 197th appearance after appearing in Portugal's Euro 2024 qualifier against Liechtenstein.   The five-time Ballon d'Or winner overtakes the total of Kuwait forward Badr Al-Mutawa having previously earned his 196th cap against Morocco at the World Cup in Qatar.   And the veteran forward marked his record-breaking night by scoring a double against Liechtenstein including a signature free kick to take his tally to an all-time goalscoring record to 120.   Ronaldo earned his first Portugal cap at the age of 18, when he came on for Luis Figo in a friendly against Kazakhstan in 2003. He scored his first international goal on his eighth cap against Greece.   Ronaldo surpassed Ali Daei last September for the most international goals by a men's player, scoring two goals against the Republic of Ireland to go clear of the Iranian's total of 109.   The 38-year-old has since taken his tally to 118 goals

 Operatives of Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi, Lagos, attached to the Diplomatic Section have arrested and arraigned one Abioye Abolaji, on an eleven-count charge bordering on alleged forgery, obtaining money by false pretence, false representation and stealing.     The spokesperson of PSFU, SP Eyitayo Johnson, in a statement on Thursday, March 23, 2023, said Abolaji, 53, is a member of a notorious syndicate that specialises in visa fraud, forgery of United Nations invitation letters and other documents.     “The arrest of the suspect was in furtherance to a petition from the Diplomatic Security Services (DSS) Regional Security office at the United States Consulate General (USCG), Lagos; which requested discrete investigation into forged documents submitted by certain C-2 Visa applicants to the Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Unit of USCG. C-2 Visa is a NIV category reserved for participants at United Nations (UN) Conference/Events," the statement read.     "Investigation by

  A woman and her Nigerian boyfriend were arrested with drugs by members of the East London Tactical Response Team (TRT) in Eastern Cape, South Africa. The provincial spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Captain Yolisa Mgolodela, in a statement on Wednesday, March 22, said Promise Uchechukwu, 29, and his girlfriend, Anihle Sikade, 27, were arrested on Saturday, March 18. He said after the TRT’s R75 000 drug bust, the investigation was taken over by the East London based So­uth African Narcotics Enforcement ​ Bure­au (SANEB) of the Serious Organised Crime Investigation team of the hawks. “It is alleged that on March 18, mem­bers attached to TRT discovered a large quantity of drugs, ammunition and fi­rearm while searching a house in the Cuba ad­ministrative area in Butterworth. They arrested one suspect," Mgolodela said. "On the same day, they received further information that the drug dealer from East London who supplied the suspects with

  The People’s Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Enugu, Peter Mbah, has been declared the winner of the 2023 polls in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mbah’s declaration came after days of controversy over the results from Nkanu East Local Government Area. According to the Returning Officer, Prof. Maduebibisi Iwe, collation was taken over by the INEC national headquarters in Abuja after those of them in Enugu could not have a common ground. Mbah polled 160,895 votes slightly above his closest rivals — Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP) who scored 157,552 and Uche Nnaji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 14,575 votes, amongst others.

  A hypertensive patient, Simon Maduekwe, has died from the shock he suffered after suspected political thugs invaded his residence on Fatomi Crescent, Off Bajulaiye Compound, Shomolu, Lagos State, while pursuing a yet-to-be-identified man using his mobile phone to capture their violent actions at one of the polling units in the area during the state governorship and state house of assembly elections. Punch reports that late Maduewke and other residents of the area came out to cast their votes for their preferred candidate. As voting was ongoing, it was learned that some suspected political thugs started creating tension and warned the voters against voting for another candidate other than their preferred candidate. However, after he cast his vote, the late Maduekwe left the polling unit for his house. His son, Chuka, said his late father was at home when one of the political thugs, while subjecting some of the voters to different forms of intimidation and suppression, spotted a reside

 Governor Nyesom Wike has issued a 48-hour quit notice to Daar Communications, owners of AIT/Raypower television and radio stations to remove the building housing facilities of the media outfit at Ozuoba area of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, or it will be demolished in 48 hours. The State Government gave the ultimatum in a quit notice issued signed by Mrs. Ebere Dennis Emenike, Permanent Secretary of the Rivers Ministry of Works Government dated Tuesday March 21. The state government claimed that the building is one of the structures marked for demolition in GRA Phase 5 in Port Harcourt. The quit notice reads, “Following the imminent commencement of GRA Phase 5 project the structures are impacting on the Right Of Way have been earmarked for demolition, including your own. “[b]Consequently, you are by this notice requested to remove Structures within 48 hours to allow for speedy progress of work”. However, the Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),

  Mesut Ozil, the former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany star has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34. Ozil, who played as an attacking midfielder, won numerous titles during his career, including the World Cup in 2014 with Germany. He was known for his technical skills, vision and creativity on the field, and was regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation. Ozil began his professional career at Schalke 04 before moving to Werder Bremen in 2008. He then joined Real Madrid in 2010, where he won the La Liga title and the Copa del Rey. In 2013, he signed for Arsenal, where he spent seven and a half years, making 254 appearances and scoring 44 goals. Ozil was also named the German Footballer of the Year five times. Despite his success on the field, Ozil's career was not without controversy. He was criticized for his performances in big games and was also embroiled in a political controversy in 2018 when he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoga

  A yet-to-be-identified man has been found dead with some of his body parts missing in Akure, the Ondo state capital.  The spokesperson of the state police command, Olufumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at Oba-Ile Police Station and his men had visited the incident scene. The deceased body was found dumped around the Benin motor park area of the state. She said the corpse had been checked and moved to the mortuary in the specialist hospital, Akure. “Preliminary findings showed that the man was said to be a driver from Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo state,” she said The police spokeswoman added that the corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the state morgue.

 Rapper Bad Bunny’s ex–girlfriend is suing the rapper for at least $40m over a well-known voice recording she provided the singer before he became famous. Carliz De La Cruz Hernández, whose breathy “Bad Bunny, baby” recording was included in two of the artist’s songs, claimed in a lawsuit filed this month in a Puerto Rico court that her voice and the phrase she came up with are being used without her permission. The lawsuit, which was first reported by online Puerto Rico news site Noticel, notes that the phrase was used in the “Pa Ti,” song, which has more than 355 million views on YouTube and more than 235 million reproductions on Spotify. It also was used in the “Dos Mil 16” song, which has more than 60 million views on YouTube and 280 million reproductions on Spotify. The lawsuit states that De La Cruz’s “distinguishable voice” also has been used without her consent for songs, records, promotions, worldwide concerts, television, radio, and social and musical platforms. “Since then,

  Preparing for an outbreak is an important step in protecting yourself and your family. The first step is to stay informed. Make sure to follow the news and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other health organizations.  Additionally, create an emergency plan and practice it with your family. This plan should include details on how to stay in contact with each other, how to access medical care, and where to go in the event of an emergency.    Stock up on essential items such as food, water, and medication, and make sure to have enough for at least two weeks. Additionally, make sure to have a first aid kit and other medical supplies on hand. Finally, practice good hygiene habits such as washing your hands regularly and avoiding close contact with people who are sick. By following these steps, you can help protect yourself and your family during an outbreak.  In some situation when you have a baby at home , It is an exciting time for your family, bu

 The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, has declared his intention to contest for Senate presidency in the 10th National Assembly. Kalu, who won re-election to represent Abia North in the Red Chamber, disclosed this Tuesday while briefing newsmen at the National Assembly. The ruling All Progressives Congress maintained a majority in the Senate, having secured 57 seats. APC senators eyeing the Senate presidency have been lobbying their colleagues to seek their support. Aside from Kalu, who has publicly declared interest in the position, Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom); Sani Musa (Niger); Barau Jibrin (Kano); and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) are also said to be interested in running for the coveted office. The final candidates for the position will largely be determined by zoning. However, the APC leadership said it has not zoned the Senate presidency. Some pundits believe that it is likely that APC might zone the post to the South for power balance, especially after its Muslim-Muslim ticket trigg

 The Supreme Council of Ndi Eze Ndi Igbo in Lagos, yesterday, called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the state to release one of their traditional rulers, Eze Chinedu Mozie, detained by the police after he challenged thugs that stopped him and his people from voting in the just concluded governorship and House of Assembly elections at the riverine community of Ibasa Satellite town. The council alleged Eze Mozie was manhandled and beaten up after he resisted an attempt by the thugs numbering over 50 to lynch him, as he ran into the palace of the Bale of the community for refuge only for the Bale to hand him over to the police, who arrested and took him to the State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Bureau, SCIIB, Panti, Yaba and is still being detained. In a statement by the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary of the council, Eze Lawrence Eze, Eze Vincent Iwobi and Eze Edwin Obi, they said the victim and Igbo community have lived peacefully with their host until the ugly inci

 The 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, who was arrested in Ogun State for allegedly causing the death of her landlord by pulling his manhood, has denied the allegation.   The suspect was arrested on Saturday, March 11, 2023, following a report lodged at the Nigeria Police Divisional Headquarters Sango Ota by Mr. Olaleye Taiwo, who stated that his brother, Monday Oladele, aged 50, had a quarrel with his tenant over the non payment of electricity bill.   In an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, Ms. Ossai denied grabbing the landlord’s manhood, saying that she was surprised that such a story could be formulated against her.   Ms Ossai, who hails from Ndukwa Local Government Area of Delta State, claimed that the landlord was making a call when he slumped with his phone in his hand.   According to her, before this, she and the landlord’s wife had fought, which made him to start calling someone. She said that she had returned to her apartment when someone called her to come and see the land

  National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has alleged that an attempt is being made to alter the outcome of governorship elections, which it won in Adamawa and other states. According to him, the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, failed to deliver on its promises to Nigerians, even during last Saturday’s governorship and State Assembly elections. Ayu, who raised the alarm at a briefing in Abuja yesterday, said: “From the results obtained by our Party and Independent Observers directly from the Polling Units, the PDP recorded sweeping victory in most of the States where the elections held. “Sadly, the announced results are not reflecting voter choices. Once more, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has failed the integrity test. “Its officials have connived with chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)and security agents to swindle the PDP out of its deserving electoral victories. “Of particular note is the brazen

 The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state. Declaring the result at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) State Headquarters in Abakaliki on Sunday, the State Returning Officer, Charles Igwe, said Mr Nwifuru garnered a total of 199,131 votes cast across the 13 local governments in the state. His closest challenger, Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), got a total of 80,191 votes to place second. The candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Bernard Odoh, came third with 52,189 votes. “I, Professor Charles Igwe, hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer of the governorship election held on 18th March 2023 in Ebonyi State. “That Francis Nwifuru of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law and having scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared winner and is returned elected,” he said Mr Igwe, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the Univ

The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has sacked 64 development centre coordinators and over 100 board members and commissions . According to the Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner. His Excellency the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi, FNSE, FNATE, CON, has approved immediate dissolution of Boards, Commissions, and Development Centre Coordinators, except Ebonyi State University Governing Council.  In view of the foregoing, the Development Centre Coordinators are to handover all government property in their possession including their official vehicles to the office of the Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner, on or before the close of work on Tuesday 21st March, 2023. Similarly, the Boards and Commissions are to handover government property in their possession to their parent Ministries on or before the close of work on Tuesday 21st March, 2023. The Government shall constitute a transition committee who w

 Chimaroke Nnamani , the senator representing Enugu east, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He made the announcement after losing the Enugu east senatorial seat to Kelvin Chukwu, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, who represents Enugu east, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Nnamani made this announcement after losing the Enugu east senatorial seat to Kelvin Chukwu, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Nnamani's resignation from the PDP comes as a surprise to many, as he has been a member of the party for several years. However, his defeat in the recent election seems to have prompted his decision to leave the party. It is not yet clear which political party Nnamani will join next, but his resignation from the PDP is likely to have significant implications for the party's future in Enugu east.

  Oyibo Nwani, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has been killed by suspected political thugs, IGBERETV reports. Oyibo Nwani, an agent in the governorship and House of Assembly elections, was shot dead by the thugs who stormed his polling unit in the Onicha Local Government Area on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Onicha LGA is home of the PDP governorship candidate, Chief Ifeanyi Odii. According to report, the thugs came to snatch ballot boxes but youths made frantic efforts to resist them. During the scuffle, the PDP chieftain who held tightly to a ballot box was shot in the head. Confirming the killing, spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, stated that Nwani was a victim of stray bullets from attacks by gunmen in the area.

 Chelsea football club is reportedly planning to sign Napoli's Victor Osimhen in the summer in a player-plus-cash deal.  The deal player-plus-cash deal is expected to include Christian Pulisic moving to Italy.  It remains to be clear whether the Serie A leader would be open to such an offer, but the prospect of Pulisic playing more minutes at the Stadio Armando Maradona than he currently does at Stamford Bridge could be exciting for him.  Despite manager Graham Potter's future hanging in the balance, club executives are seemingly intent on planning its recruiting strategy for next season, according to Italian website Calciomercato.  Per TransferMarkt, Osimhen is estimated to be worth $74million (€70million).  The 24-year-old Nigerian is in the form of his life this season, scoring 21 goals in 23 matches in Serie A, as Napoli remains 19 points clear of second-place Lazio. 

  The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has won Enugu South and Nkanu East local government areas while Labour Party won Igboeze South local government in the ongoing governorship election in Enugu State. According to the results announced, the PDP won Enugu South with 10557 votes while Labour came second with 7438 votes. The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA came third with 3110 votes while the All Progressives Congress, APC, got a paltry 560 votes. Below is how the other parties performed in Enugu South local government: APM 06 APP 05 BP 19 NNPP 144 NRM 37 PRP 44 SDP 07 YPP 13 ZLP 13 The story is the same for PDP in Nkanu East as the party garnered 30350 votes while the Labour Party came a very distant 2nd with 1855 votes, the APC scored 448 votes while APGA got 188 votes. Nkanu East is the local government of the PDP governorship candidate. Below is the votes scored by other political parties: AA 06 AAC 00 ADC 11 ADP 03 APM 07 APP 03 BP 02 NNPP 17 NRM 13 PRP 06 SDP 05 YPP 46 ZLP 04