Nnamdi Kanu absent in court as co-defendants are arraigned for treasonable offenses

     The leader of the proscribed secessionist group IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was conspicuously absent at the Federal High Court in Abuja today October 17th. Kanu was supposed to appear in court for the resumed hearing of the felony charges leveled against him and three others by the Federal government.

Photos of Ooni Of Ife Celebrating His Birthday in his Palace

 

    Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi who celebrated his birthday was pictured standing in front of the cakes made to celebrate his new age.
Happy Birthday to him!

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88 year-old German grandma is sentenced to 6 months in jail for Holocaust denial

    A German court on Monday sentenced an 88-year-old 'Nazi grandma' to six months in jail, the fifth in a string of similar convictions for the repeat Holocaust denier. Ursula Haverbeck has often denied the mass murder of millions of Jews by the Nazis, which constitutes incitement of racial hatred under German law.

OPC leader, Gani Adams installed as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo; a title once held by MKO Abiola

   

   The National Coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani Adams has been installed as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo designate of Yorubaland by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi saying it was based on his antecedents in the promotion of Yoruba culture.

Mr Ibu is a year older today; See photos to mark his birthday

   

  Mr Ibu who is a year older today, shared this photo on his IG page this morning. He wrote; "Its my Birthday today 17th God i thank u'.

Barack Obama picks Nigerian artist, Kehinde Wiley to paint his official presidential portrait

 

   Former US president Barack Obama has selected New-York based artist, Kehinde Wiley, to paint his official portrait.

Monkey pox patient commits suicide

 

   A victim of monkey pox receiving treatment at the Niger Delta University Hospital (UNDTH), Okolobiri, Bayelsa State, has committed suicide. It was gathered that the victim, whose name was not disclosed, hung himself early yesterday.

Kanu Nwankwo launches N1b lotto

    Nigerian football legend Kanu Nwankwo has launched the N1 billion Jackpot Lotto to Support Kanu Heart Foundation which was inaugurated in 2000. The foundation has helped not just people in Nigeria, but also paid for 538 children to be treated at facilities throughout the world.

Fire guts Kachikwu’s house

    The Asokoro residence of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, had a minor fire incidence on Monday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Kane Can Be Tottenham’s Totti – Pochettino

 

   Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes the emotional images of Francisco Totti’s farewell after a 24-year career at Roma could inspire the on-fire Harry Kane to remain a one-club man.