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Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, is facing intense scrutiny in the UK after prosecutors showed she spent £140,000 on luxury furniture and decorative art in one single day. The ongoing trial at the Southwark Crown Court in London, also involves Olatimbo Ayinde, an oil executive, and Doye Agama, Diezani’s brother. Three of […]
Continue ReadingThe new African social media platform, LekeeLekee, developed by the owners of ARISE and THISDAY media group, and announced on February 2 has gone live. Positioned as an African alternative to established big global platforms, Lekeelekee’s establishment emphasizes themes of digital sovereignty, economic empowerment, and community-driven governance for Africans. The platform’s creators highlight LekeeLekee as […]
Continue ReadingA hospital in Toulouse, France, has discovered a World War I artillery shell lodged in the rectum (anus) of a patient identified by French media as a 24-year-old man, a finding that led to the deployment of a bomb disposal unit. As reported by The Mirror on Monday, the incident occurred on January 31 night […]
Continue ReadingA leprosy-stricken beggar on the streets of Indore in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, turned out to be a true slumdog millionaire, with several houses, vehicles and businesses to his name, the media in India reported. As part of concentrated efforts to make Indore a beggar-free city, local authorities recently rescued a physically-challenged man […]
Continue ReadingPresidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for spending much of January abroad. The former governor of Anambra State, in a post on his X handle on Sunday morning, noted that while leaders in other countries focus on domestic governance at the start […]
Continue ReadingA female Abuja-based music talent, Ifunanya Nwangene, has died after she was bitten by snake. Nwangene, a soprano singer with the Amemuso Choir, passed away on Saturday at the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja. The Amemuso Choir confirmed her death in a statement issued on Sunday afternoon and signed by its Music Director, Sam Ezugwu. “We […]
Continue ReadingA retired Nigerian Army General, Mohammed Ibrahim Gana, has been reportedly arrested along with serving military officers and civilians over allegations of plotting to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu. Niger State indigene, Gana, the Danmagayaki of Nupe, was reportedly arrested about a week after his son, Lieutenant Colonel Sadiq Ibrahim-Gana, was detained by […]
Continue ReadingNigerian movie industry was thrown into unexpected anxiety during the week after news came out that actor, filmmaker and former chairperson of the Enugu state chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Stanley Amandi, had been arrested, alongside a number of serving military officers, over their alleged link to a failed coup plot against President […]
Continue ReadingAt least 25 people were killed when suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a town in northern Nigeria, relatives of victims said, the deadliest reported Islamist attack since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered air strikes on Christmas Day. The victims were labourers who had travelled to Sabon Gari town in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State to work at […]
Continue ReadingInspector General of Police (IGP) has re-arraigned Nigerian actress Angela Okorie before the Federal High Court, Abuja, on a 7-count amended charge of cyberstalking. When the charge was read to her during the court proceedings, Ms Okorie pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable them […]
Continue ReadingDrama reportedly occurred during the burial of late gospel singer Bunmi Akinnaanu known simply as Omije Ojumi today after a man claiming to be the biological father of her children surfaced in an emotional phone call that stunned attendees. In a viral video circulating online, the incident happened during the funeral rites where mourners were […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement posted by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, on X account on Friday, the Turaki-led faction of the has announced plans to appeal a judgment delivered on Friday by the Federal High Court in Ibadan, following the court’s refusal to grant an order of mandamus. The Federal High Court […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has constituted a seven-member ad hoc committee to harmonise and distil senators’ inputs on the proposed amendment of the Electoral Act, as the two-house national assembly intensify efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral framework leading to the 2027 general elections. This came about after a three-hour closed-door executive session held on Thursday, during which […]
Continue ReadingA covert intelligence operation coordinated by the Army Headquarters and the State Security Service (SSS), helped thwart a deadly plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government and assassinate key political figures, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. Multiple senior administration insiders said the plot began to unravel in late September 2025 after an unnamed military officer with […]
Continue ReadingSequel to his nomination by his royal family, the veteran Nigerian actor, Prince Abdulrafiu Babajide Akanni Kosoko, simply known as Jide Kosoko, has been elected as the new Oloja of Lagos. The election was carried out on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the Kosoko Palace in Ereko, Lagos Island, where members of the royal family […]
Continue ReadingThe Ojora family of Lagos has announced the passing of their patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, the Olori Omo Oba of Lagos. Ojora was said to have died early Wednesday morning at the age of 93. The family said he will be buried in Lagos according to Islamic rites and called on members of the public […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful and popular Nigerian actress, and celebrity, Angela Okorie, has been remanded at the Suleja correctional centre. Okorie was arrested in Lagos on Tuesday by operatives from the state Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), and was taken into custody by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) in Abuja. She was arraigned over alleged cyber-related crimes, and […]
Continue ReadingConfederation of African Football Disciplinary Board has imposed a series of sanctions on the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football, the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football, as well as several players and officials, following incidents during the 2025 African Cup of Nations final. In a statement posted on its website on Wednesday night, CAF said the sanctions […]
Continue ReadingSahara Reporters publisher, and ex-AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore facing a criminal charge on alleged cyberstalking, has tendered in court a video of Reno Omokri, an ambassador designate, calling Tinubu ‘international drug baron’. Sowore is standing trial for allegedly cyberstalking President Tinubu and calling him a “criminal,” in a case brought by the Department of […]
Continue ReadingOperatives of the Ekiti State Police Command have uncovered an alleged illegal baby factory located in the Ikere local government area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Joe Eribo, said the command received a tip-off and arrested one Onyechi Oluwadare, 43, alongside four other suspects behind a […]
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