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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday detained the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) Osita Okechukwu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, was reportedly detained over a case of conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of ₦1.3 billion. The VON D-G …

Title favourite Daniil Medvedev saved a match point before producing a stunning comeback against Felix Auger-Aliassime to set up an Australian Open semi-final against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas. Second seed Medvedev eventually won 6-7 (4-7) 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 6-4, becoming the first player to fight back from two sets down …

 Egypt beat Cote d’Ivoire 5-4 on penalties to reach the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon following a 0-0 draw. The North Africans got the upper hand in the shoot-out when substitute keeper Gabaski saved Eric Bailly’s effort in the third round of spot-kicks. And Pharaohs captain …

 Liverpool star Sadio Mane insisted he was doing fine despite being taken to hospital after suffering concussion during Senegal’s victory over Cape Verde at the Africa Cup of Nations. There was concern for Mane after he clashed heads with Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, with the latter sent off for his …

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual  Offences Court yesterday fixed February 17, 2022, for a Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, to open his defence in his ongoing trial over allegations of defilement of a minor. Justice Taiwo fixed the date following the submission of …

 A United States court will, on February 14  sentence social media influencer Ramon Abbas Olorunwa (aka Hushpuppi) for allegedly laundering $24 million. Court documents unsealed in July last year indicated that Hushpuppi could face up to 20 years in prison, and will need to “pay full restitution to the victim(s).” …

  National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu The Chicago State University says All Progressives Congress stalwart and presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu, indeed attended the university. Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, said …

  Iyabo Ojo and her children, Priscilla and Festus (Before) Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo said she never knew she would be successful in life especially with her journey as a single mother. The actress stated this on Thursday in a gratitude post on her verified Instagram page. The mother of …

The United Kingdom (UK) has announced the resumption of work and study visa applications processing in Nigeria. The British High Commission had on December 6, 2021, suspended visa applications from red list countries, including Nigeria. But a post by UKinNigeria on its social media handles on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to …

  The hope that there could be a first Nigerian elected female State Governor between 2022 and 2023 finally dimmed on Wednesday, January 26 2022. Senator Biodun Olujimi, who many thought could pick the ticket and, perhaps, go ahead to win the upcoming Governorship election in Ekiti State lost it. …