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Any Rerun Poll Should Be Between Atiku and I - Tinubu Tells Court  President Bola Tinubu has appealed to justices of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PREPEC) in Abuja to exclude the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, and his party in the event of any rerun presidential election, claiming that only him and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, are constitutionally qualified to recontest. Tinubu argued that if the justices void the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Obi and his party will not be qualified to recontest.But Obi urged the five-member panel of the PREPEC not to subvert the will of the people as expressed in the February 25 presidential election, stressing that they should sack Tinubu without further delay. Tinubu faulted both Obi and LP for asking the court to cancel the election and compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh poll in which he (Tinubu), Sh...

37-year-old HIV-positive man sentenced to life imprisonment for def!ling 4-year-old girl in Abia A 37-year-old man, Chiemela Victor Ekeke, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Magistrate’s Court in Umuahia, Abia State, for the s3xual assault of a 4-year-old girl.  The incident happened at Eze Ogbulafor Street in Umuahia, Abia State on Friday, July 7, 2023.  Ekeke, who is a labourer and farmer from Ndioru in Ikwuano Local Government Area of the state, confessed to being HIV-positive but claimed that his doctor had “flushed” away his viral load. Delivering her ruling on the matter, the Presiding Magistrate, N. Lekwa, said that the court in the last sitting found Ekeke guilty of child defilement. The prosecution commended the court’s decision as consistent with the law concerning child def!lement.   Prior to the life sentence, Ekeke had been discharged on a count of conspiracy, while a second defendant was acquitted due to insufficient evidence linking him to the cri...

Hotel Staff Returns $70,000 She Found In A Hotel Room A Nigerian lady, Kekwaaru Ngozi Mary, who works at Eko Hotel and Suites, has been widely praised on social media for her honesty after she returned $70,000 (54,355,000 Naira) that a customer had misplaced.  The incident drew admiration from many Nigerians, who were impressed by her integrity. The heartwarming act of Ngozi has garnered attention on platforms like TikTok, where a video of her story was shared.  In the video, it was revealed that she didn't touch any part of the large sum and promptly returned it to its rightful owner.  Her actions have been seen as a shining example of honesty, especially in a time when some may have acted differently. However, not all the reactions were positive, as a few people expressed skepticism, suggesting that she might face challenges in life for not keeping the money.  Nevertheless, many Nigerians commended her for her honesty and integrity, acknowledging that she did the r...

 The Stadium of Aphrodisias, Asia Minor (Turkey) is considered the best preserved stadium in the Mediterranean. With a length of 262 meters, a width of 59 meters and a capacity of 30,000 spectators on 22 rows of seats, it is also one of the largest of its kind. Unlike, for example, the construction of the Perge stadium (also one of the largest stadiums in Asia Minor), the substructure of the rows of seats was largely made up of mounds of earth. This is an indication that the original building of the stadium was already built in Hellenistic times. Another special feature of this stadium is that it is closed on both narrow sides. Thus it differs clearly from the mostly horseshoe-shaped stadiums of the Roman Empire. The athletes entered the arena through a tunnel embedded in the narrow sides of the stadium. Above the western entrance tunnel was the emperor's box, from where he opened the games held in his honor. The stadium was originally crowned by a circumferential portico (colonnad...

At least 22 people have been killed and dozens injured in an airstrike in the city of Omdurman, Sudan, according to a Reuters report citing the Sudanese ministry of health. In a statement released Saturday, the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said that more than 31 people were killed with homes demolished and dozens of civilians injured. “The Rapid Support Forces condemn the most severe aircraft bombing on Saturday morning, on innocent citizens in a number of residential neighborhoods,” the statement read. “We call on all activists at home and abroad to do their responsibilities to monitor and document the killings committed by the coup d’etatists and the ruling system on a daily basis.” Clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and RSF erupted in April, killing hundreds and injuring thousands more, officials say – while parts of the capital Khartoum have become a war zone. SAF said they carried out an operation on Saturday in Omdurman, Sudan’s most populou...