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Sierra Leone on Wednesday became the latest African country to receive migrants expelled from the United States under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. A first plane carrying nine West African migrants landed Wednesday morning at the international airport just outside Freetown, an AFP journalist saw. “We have received nine deportees this morning from the US,” […]
Continue ReadingFormer Minister of Defence, Theophilus Danjuma, on Tuesday in Abuja donated N3 billion at the public presentation of the autobiography of former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon. Also, Aliko Dangote, the chairman of the Dangote Group, supported the book launch with a donation of N500 million. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, who was recently convicted and sentenced by the Federal High Court, Abuja, for financial misappropriation. Adressing a press conference at the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, confirmed that Mamman was arrested in […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like sum. El-Rufai, who allegedly admitted on national television to wiretapping the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is being charged by the Department of State Services […]
Continue ReadingOne of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been gruesomely killed. As shown in a graphic new video allegedly released by bandits on Sunday, Oyedokun has been beheaded. The video obtained by Punch on Telegram on Monday showed that the teacher was […]
Continue ReadingLeader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church (IESC), Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that some important members of the international community will not support Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. In a statement signed by Osho Oluwatosin, his media aide, Primate Ayodele made it known that the president has all it takes to defeat the opposition parties, […]
Continue ReadingUnited States military and its Nigerian counterparts exchanged fire with ISIS terrorists for over three hours before successfully eliminating Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, the second-in-command of the jihadist militant group, according to the New York Times. His death was announced by US President, Donald Trump and was confirmed by Nigerian government on Saturday morning. Trump said Al-Minuki […]
Continue ReadingEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, has arraigned social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, simply known as Blessing CEO over an alleged N36 million fraud. The defendant, whose real name is Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, was arraigned on Friday before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court […]
Continue ReadingUnited States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian-born former Associate Professor of Education and former nonprofit chief executive, Dr Nkechy Ezeh, to 70 months in prison for orchestrating a $1.4 million fraud scheme involving taxpayer and donor funds meant for vulnerable preschool children. The sentencing was announced in a press release on Wednesday by the […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of the Oyo State Police Command has rescued a United States-based medical doctor from mob action following a false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan, the state capital. In a statement released on Wednesday by the state police public relations officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the incident occurred on Monday at about 2:30 p.m. around the 2nd […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actor, Alex Ekubo has passed away. He died at the age of 40. His death was confirmed on Tuesday by his colleagues, Funke Akindele, Bolanle Ninalowo, and some other notable actors who claimed to be close to him. Taking to her Instagram story, Akindele wrote: “Hmmmmmm. Rest in peace, Alex. I tried to […]
Continue ReadingIt was announced at its national convention on Saturday, that the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has zoned its presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria for a single 4-year term. The motion to zone to the south was moved by the member representing Ogbaru Constituency of Anambra State in the National Assembly, Afam Victor Ogene and was […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday again adjourned indefinitely the suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025 filed by an African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Nafiu Bala Gombe, challenging the party’s leadership under former Senate President David Mark. Presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter sine die after the plaintiff informed him that he […]
Continue ReadingAfrican Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has said there is no guarantee that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will defeat Peter Obi at the primaries. He said this on Wednesday while answering questions in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’. Momodu was speaking in respect of the defection of Obi and Kwankwaso […]
Continue ReadingAs part of efforts to strengthen the relationship between the Town and Gown, the Oye Progressive Union, under the leadership of His Royal Majesty (HRM), Oba Michael Oluwole Ademolaju, hosted a grand reception in honour of the 5th Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, with renewed emphasis on deepening community -university collaboration. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday jokingly said that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was dead following a fresh wave of defections that saw lawmakers move en masse to other political parties, including the Nigerian Democratic Congress and the Labour Party. Akpabio made the remark while presiding over plenary, shortly after the Senate formally […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court faced tension on Monday as scores of demonstrators staged a protest, warning President Bola Tinubu against alleged interference in the judiciary and the Independent National Electoral Commission. Under the aegis of Concerned Northern Nigeria Stakeholders, the protesters marched to the entrance of the court premises in Wuse, Abuja, chanting solidarity songs […]
Continue ReadingUnited States disbursed a total of $1,385,151,397 in foreign assistance to Nigeria over the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years. The data was published on the US Department of State’s website on April 30, 2026, under the title, ‘US Foreign Assistance.’ Under the Nigeria category, the breakdown of the disbursement showed that the country received $879,102,695 […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has updated its official records to reflect David Mark as the national chairman of the African Democratic Congress, signalling a major shift in the party’s protracted leadership dispute. The update, which became visible on the commission’s online portal, effectively restores Mark’s camp to formal recognition after months of uncertainty […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a controversial “status quo ante bellum” order made in the protracted leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress, holding that the preservative directive could not validly subsist after proceedings had been concluded. Justice Mohammed Garba, who delivered the judgment held that although courts possess inherent powers to make […]
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