At the resumed hearing of the UK corruption trial involving former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, prosecutors on Thursday presented what they described as a substantial body of documentary and digital evidence before Southwark Crown Court. Transcripts of…
Veteran Nollywood filmmaker and actor, Stanley Amadi, has been arrested alongside military officers involved in the alleged violent coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Mr Amadi, a director and former chairperson of the Enugu State Chapter of the Actors…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Abuja was informed by a prosecution witness in the trial of Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), that falsified documents were used to take $6.23 million…
Barrister Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has requested an order from the National Industrial Court to imprison the striking employees of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for allegedly disobeying court orders. The workers’ disobedience…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) retail locations across the country have adjusted the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol. According to the most recent prices, drivers in Lagos are now paying N840 per…
The Zamfara state government has reportedly raised the monthly allowance of National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) medical doctors to N150,000. During the recent swearing-in of the 2026 Batch A Stream One corps members in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara, Governor…
Suspected members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have reportedly killed 7 soldiers and captured 6 others, including a commanding officer, in an ambush near Damasak in the Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. The commanding commander was…
In response to waves of sit-at-home protests that have interrupted economic activities, Anambra State Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has issued a severe warning to private schools and business owners around the state, threatening to seal them if they fail to…
Sharia police in Indonesia’s Aceh province, on Thursday, gave a couple 140 strokes of the cane each for having sex outside marriage and consuming alcohol, This bizarre punishment comes in what is believed to be one of the harshest such…
The Lagos State Police Command has stated that it will charge two leaders of the Makoko demolition protest on Wednesday, despite the reported largely peaceful conduct of the protest. Although the demonstration was peaceful, the police had without any provocation…
Ambassador Bashir Isa Gusau, the North-West Youth Leader of the Tinubu-Shettima campaign organisation in Zamfara State, has been kidnapped by gunmen who are thought to be bandits. Security analyst Bakatsine revealed the incident in a post on X on Thursday.…
Despite a court ruling requiring them to return to work, the striking unions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have persisted in their industrial strike action. According to reports, on January 19, employees of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)…
Daddy Freeze, a well-known Nigerian media figure whose real name is Ifedayo Olarinde, has sparked debate on social media after declaring that he would not send a child to college if they had the same artistic ability as TikTok sensation…
As part of attempts to bolster national security and stimulate economic activity in conflict-affected areas, the Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to deploy military veterans to help secure the country’s ungoverned areas. This came after the Minister of…
Community leaders and displaced residents on Wednesday converged on the Ikeja Under-Bridge area of Lagos to demonstrate the ongoing demolitions , further alleging forced evictions in waterfront and low-income communities, including Makoko, Owode Onirin and Oworonshoki. The demonstrators claimed that…