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Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and his immediate predecessor, Nyesom Wike have agreed to end the political crisis rocking the state. NEZIESBLOG reports that the agreement was reached after President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders met with the two warring factions on Monday. A document emerging from the meeting directed that all impeachment proceedings initiated…
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Setting up another major ruling on reproductive rights set to come in a presidential election year, on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a request by President Joe Biden’s administration to preserve broad access to the abortion pill. The justices will decide on the administration’s appeal of an August decision by the New…
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A Canadian man, Kenneth Law, 58, faces 14 counts of second-degree murder charges after allegedly aiding over a dozen young people across Ontario in ending their lives by sending them poisonous substances through the mail, according to authorities. Initially, Law was charged with 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide, but the charges have now…
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It lifted the lid on a world of celebrity and privilege – thrilling the internet. Now the bizarre court case which saw Gwyneth Paltrow sued over a skiing accident has been turned into a new stage show after its writers recognized proceedings last March were “solid gold for theatre”. Tasked with embodying Paltrow, Linus Karp…
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If taking on the tabloid press is Harry’s “life’s work”, he’s just won round one. This judgment rules that Prince Harry is a victim of phone hacking. It also found hacking was widespread and known about by senior executives. But what will perhaps be more important to Harry is the judge’s finding about Piers Morgan.…
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Six teenagers in France have been convicted for their roles in the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist three years ago which shocked the country. Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, was killed on 16 October 2020, near his school in a northwest Paris suburb by an 18-year-old of Chechen origin who…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Thursday, demanded the removal of the General Officer Commanding One Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Major-General V.U. Okoro, over the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. 2. The…
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Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court has warned members of the public to stop leaving charms in his courtroom. Justice Oshodi gave the warning on Monday as the trial of five men charged with the murder of one Ifeanyi Etunmuse began. “No one should leave charms in my courtroom. It should not be…
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A woman has been found guilty of handing over a three-year-old British girl for female genital mutilation (FGM) during a trip to Kenya 17 years ago, in the first conviction of its kind. Amina Noor, 39, was convicted of assisting a non-UK person to mutilate the girl’s genitalia overseas at the Old Bailey on Thursday. This is the…
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The Presidency has urged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, to congratulate President Bola Tinubu over his victory in the February 25 presidential election. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the remark in response to Atiku’s defeat at the Supreme Court. Posting on X, Onanuga stressed that…
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Good afternoon from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Federal Executive Council on Monday approved the application for a $3.45bn loan to finance five items. They include projects in the power sector, renewable energy, states’ resource mobilisation programme, adolescent girls’ initiative for learning and empowerment and a women’s empowerment project. 2. President…
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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced the Medical Director of Optical Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, to double life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved the two-count charge of defilement and sexual…
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The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the victory of the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon, in the February 25 Plateau North senatorial election. This was as the Appeal Court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a fresh election within 90 days. The court gave the ruling on the…
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Good evening rom Meziesblog! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, filed an emergency motion to stop the Chicago State University, CSU, United States, from releasing his academic record to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu is seeking a delay in the implementation of the self-effectuating…
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Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been jailed for 22 years for helping plan the January 6 US Capitol riots. Tarrio – along with three other members of the far-right group – was convicted of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors say was an attempt to overthrow democracy. Described as a…
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A judge denied a call from Disney attorneys to narrow the federal lawsuit the company has filed against Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and the board for the district encompassing the Walt Disney World Resort, leaving just a complaint on alleged violations of free speech. Disney late last week tried to withdraw the first four…
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