Ghali Isma’il, a social media influencer who shared videos online claiming that President Bola Tinubu passed away due to a serious illness, was remanded in the Keffi Correctional Centre by a Chief Magistrate court in Abuja on Friday. Days after…
The Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a 16-year-old boy, Lawal Wahab, whose mutilated body was discovered days after he was declared missing. Wahab was living with his grandmother when his father, Lawal Olumide,…
Governor Olayemi Cardoso of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been given a deadline by the House of Representatives’ Joint Committees on Public Accounts and Public Assets to send N3.64 trillion to the Federal Government or face the possibility…
On Friday, gunmen killed at least seven people when they raided the towns of Umualoma, Ndiakunwanta, and Ndiejezie in Arondizogu, Ideato North Local Government Area, Imo State. Locals in the villages of Umualoma, Ndiakunwanta, and Ndiejezie were shot by gunmen…
Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president and leader of the opposition, has blasted President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly meddling in opposition parties’ affairs rather than addressing Nigeria’s escalating security and economic issues. Following…
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police and the Inspector-General of Police have been ordered by a Federal High Court in Lagos to compensate some #EndSARS protesters for the infringement of their fundamental rights with N10 million. During the trial judge…
The Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, in contrast to 2023, when it threw its ticket open. This coincides with the party’s founding fathers’ decision from Wednesday. In addition, the PDP declared…
The Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Tinubu, Lagos Island, arraigned Rakiyat Musa, 59, on Thursday for allegedly posing as a Nigerian Customs officer and receiving more than N34, 116,000 under false pretences. The four charges against Musa, who appeared before Magistrate…
Priscilla Ojo and her Tanzanian celebrity husband have recently announced and welcomed their first child. Priscilla Ojo, who is the daughter of popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo made this announcement to the public and fans during in a joint Instagram…
The former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has responded to a statement attributed to Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo State, on Thursday. The remark purportedly stated that Obi needed to obtain permission before travelling to the state.…
The Federal Government has been under heavy fire from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over the most recent U.S. travel alert, which rates Nigeria at Level 3: “Reconsider Travel.” The party called the recommendation a “national embarrassment” and said it…
A number of PDP members who defected to join a competing political coalition are now rejoining the party, according to Umar Iliya Damagum, the party’s acting national chairman. Damagum revealed the information Thursday during the 101st National Executive Committee (NEC)…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly opposed the proposed bill to reduce electricity tariff adding that state governments might not be able to bear the cost of providing Band A energy customers with subsidies. In a recent interview Bolaji…
Rotimi Amaechi, a former minister of transport, declared yesterday that coalition leaders will back the African Democratic Congress’s ultimate presidential candidate in full for the general elections in 2027. His remarks coincide with ADC’s claims that policies being implemented by President…
Dr. Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s (LP) vice presidential candidate in the general election of 2023, and Peter Obi’s running mate has acknowledged that Julius Abure is still the party’s national chairman in light of the Supreme Court’s decision. Regarding…