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Nigeria’s presidential election tribunal is due to rule on Wednesday on whether Bola Tinubu should stay as president after two rivals challenged his victory in February’s disputed vote, Reuters reported. There have been numerous legal challenges to the outcome of previous Nigerian presidential elections but none have succeeded. Most political …

A 43-year-old man has died as he fell into a well in the Egbejila area, the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. “The victim went to re-dredge a well and during the process of dredging, one of his legs slipped off the ground and he eventually tumbled …

Nigerian banks have informed the public that financial services will be temporarily unavailable on September 5 and 6, 2023, as they are on a two-day nationwide strike. This directive has been issued by the National Union of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFE). The memo, dated September 2, 2023, …

A 26-year-old man has been arrested for posing as a medical practitioner at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. “The suspect posed as a medical doctor in order to admit patients and administer medication,” reports said. He was arrested while in the process of attending to a patient …

A 43-year-old man has been arrested for attempting to rob a new generation bank opposite the Maplewood Estate in the Oko Oba area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The security guards attached to the bank heard the sound of someone hitting an object,” reports said. “The suspect was caught with a …

Paying passengers have used the Lagos metro rail line for the first time on Monday, 20 years after construction began on the project. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was on board as the train began commercial operations months after it was launched at the beginning of the year with test rides. The …

A father and two of his children were killed after a three-storey building collapsed in Otolo Nnewi community, Nnewi North Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. “The building collapsed while the workers were getting ready to start plastering work on the structure,” according to reports. The victims were among those …

A 16-year-old girl was crushed to death by a tanker as she was trying to cross the road in Minna, the state capital, Nigeria, according to reports. “A Mercedes Benz vehicle with number plate SUL 140 AJ driven by a 35-year-old man was coming from Mandela Road heading to Shiroro …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man for killing his girlfriend with a sledgehammer in Lagos, Nigeria. “The suspect was consumed by emotions and smashed the head of his girlfriend, and killed her with the sledgehammer,” according to reports. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa,” …

A 30-year-old man was headbutted to death by a cow in the abattoir located in Agege Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The incident happened after the cow broke loose from the abattoir,” according to reports. “All efforts by the police who stormed the abattoir to arrest the fiery cow proved …