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A High Court of Ekiti State, sitting at Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery contrary to section 314, 312 (2) (b) and 344 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021. The condemned persons, Lasisi Afeez (33), Ilesanmi Seun (32) and Ajewole Peter (53) were arraigned before […]
Continue ReadingThe 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has commended the students of Dominican University, Ibadan, Oyo State, for returning his phone after he inadvertently left it behind during a visit to the institution. In a text he posted on his verified X handle on Monday, Obi said the experience renewed his hope […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQs) on Monday said personnel indicted after investigations into alleged misconduct by some military officers, which uncovered claims of a plot to overthrow the government, will be arraigned before an appropriate military military court. Security and military sources familiar with the matter said President Bola Tinubu had expressed confidence in the military […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused President Bola Tinubu of deducting N100b every month from the federation account without approval. During an interview on ‘Prime Time’, programme on Arise Television, El-Rufai said such an action deserves nothing but impeachment. According to him, the unauthorised deductions have been going on for over 15 months, […]
Continue ReadingExcept for any unforeseen contingency, the Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, may return to the country any moment from now and will also be fully reintegrated after his clearance had been granted by the Presidency. The activist had fled the country in July 1, 2021, following the invasion of his Ibadan […]
Continue ReadingJailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been granted honorary citizenship of the State of Georgia in the United States of America. The IPOB leader was also adopted as an ‘Outstanding Citizen’ who should be “accorded every courtesy as a Goodwill Ambassador from Georgia.” Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, […]
Continue ReadingIndigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo against intimidating indigenes taking part in the planned Monday sit-at-home protest. In a statement by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB insisted that the sit-at-home is a peaceful and legal expression of solidarity with detained leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu . The group warned Soludo […]
Continue ReadingMustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, one of the children of 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has resigned his appointment as Kano State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development. Mustapha announced his resignation as a member of the State Executive Council in a statement posted on his official Facebook account on […]
Continue ReadingIn what presidency termed a state visit, President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday and heading to the Republic of Türkiye (Turkey). Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement he signed on Sunday titled: “President Tinubu to undertake state visit to Türkiye. “The visit is […]
Continue ReadingAn All Progressive Congress (APC) Chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, finally visited his village in Anambra State, Nigeria, for the first time in so many years, and was spotted on top of a palm tree he climbed. After many years away, the locals were stunned to spot him perched atop a palm tree with a cutlas to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Government has banned electricity distribution companies and installers from collecting any form of payment for meters, warning that distribution companies (DisCos) officials and installers found extorting customers will be prosecuted. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, issued the warning on Thursday during an on-site inspection of newly imported smart meters at APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s House of Representatives Minority Caucus Ad-hoc Committee investigating alleged distortions in the nation’s tax laws has confirmed that illegal alterations were made to some recently passed tax reform laws. The minority ad-hoc committee identified the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025, as the law most affected by alleged distortions. Findings were revealed on Friday in […]
Continue ReadingA data consulting organisation – Statisense, established in 2012, has revealed the number of church buildings destroyed by gunmen, extremists in Nigeria from 2009 to present. In a post, the organisation said: “Over 16 years, the destruction of churches in Nigeria hit a consistent triple-digit average. “Every month, Nigeria lost nearly 100 churches. “That is […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Power Grid collapsed once again, leaving parts of the country in total darkness and disrupting electricity supply to millions of households and businesses. Punch reports that electricity generation dropped sharply from over 4,500 megawatts to as low as 24 megawatts as of 1:30 pm. All 23 power generation plants connected to the grid […]
Continue ReadingAfro juju music star, Sir Shina Peters has responded to Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo’s latest preaching, where the cleric compared his reported 1990 financial decision to that of Zenith Bank founder, Jim Ovia at the same year. Ashimolowo, while preaching about ‘wealth and timing’ at COZA 12DG, compared the two men and asked people to make […]
Continue ReadingA Law graduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Lagos, has died just one day after her convocation, shocking family and friends. An X user, @plantcodesss, took to her handle to share the sad news as she remembered her as an inspiration despite tough times. The law graduate was part of the 2023 set, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria has been on edge since the Trump administration designated it as a ‘country of particular concern’ and launched military strikes in Sokoto. The under secretary of the U.S. State Department, Allison Hooker, is visiting Nigeria as part of an eight-day international trip to multiple countries across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, which commenced on […]
Continue ReadingChief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has declined to set up a judicial panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, citing court orders and an appeal. The Rivers State House of Assembly had requested that Amadi set up a seven-member panel to probe Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, has on Wednesday, in a suit marked: THC/ABJ/CS/2262/2025, sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Presiding judge, Justice Peter Lifu, relied on the April 4, 2025 verdict of Nigerian Supreme Court to declare a former Minister of Finance, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, […]
Continue ReadingHilda Baci, the Nigerian celebrity chef, has announced that she is now a three-time Guinness World Record (GWR) holder, following confirmation that her September 2025 feat also earned her the title for the largest serving of rice overall. Baci, who had already broken the world record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice in […]
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