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Former Minister of Information and erstwhile President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has cautioned that Nigeria risks disintegration before the 2027 general elections unless urgent steps are taken to restructure the country. Delivering a keynote lecture titled ‘How Did We Get Here?’ at the public presentation of two books by veteran journalist Ike […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has lamented that politics in Nigeria is now in the hands of criminals and touts, who care little about investing in the country’s economic prosperity and the well-being of its citizens. He equally decried what he described as bad governance and sheer infrastructural decay in the Southwest, […]
Continue ReadingMeta on Tuesday, August 5, said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in the first half of this year and is ramping up safeguards against such schemes. “Our team identified the accounts and disabled them before the criminal organisations that created them could use them,” WhatsApp external affairs director Clair Deevy […]
Continue ReadingDr. Doyin Aboaba-Abiola, wife of Concord Publisher and winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, is dead. She died at the age of 82 at exactly 9.15 pm yesterday after illness, according to sources. The former managing director and publisher of National Concord was the first Nigerian woman to be an […]
Continue ReadingFollowing their record fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket win, President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours, financial gifts, and housing rewards on Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress. At a presidential reception in their honour at the State House Banquet Hall on Monday, Vice President Kashim Shettima announced that each player will receive $100,000 and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian movie industry is in a mourning mode at the moment following the sudden passing of a beautiful Nigerian actress, Omotola Odunsi. Her death was confirmed on Thursday by actor Akinola Akano, popularly known as Segbowe, who shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram. He posted photos of Omotola alongside screenshots of their final conversation, in […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Niger State, Umar Bago, has directed the sealing of Badeggi FM, a private radio station in Minna, over allegations of inciting violence and unethical broadcasting practices. He gave the directive on Friday, August 1, during a meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders held at the Government House in Minna. In a statement […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of Kwara State sitting in Ilorin has sentenced Abdulrahman Bello to death by hanging for the murder of Hafsoh Lawal, a 24-year-old final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. According to court proceedings, Hafsoh was attending a naming ceremony on February 13, 2025, when Bello invited her to his […]
Continue ReadingA cornerstone of West African cuisine, Egusi (melon) seeds, are poised for an unprecedented journey to outer space. First in scientific experiment, spearheaded by Nigerian space scientist and Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) alumnus, Temidayo Oniosun, aims to evaluate the nutritional and functional suitability of Egusi seeds for extended human space exploration. The historic […]
Continue ReadingAn extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has been granted by President Bola Tinubu. Adeniyi, whose tenure was initially set to expire on August 31, 2025, will now remain in office until August 2026. A statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and […]
Continue ReadingA female officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) identified as Blessing Akpan was stabbed to death by unknown assailants in Abuja, Nigeria. It was learnt that Blessing was stabbed in front of her residence in Piawe, Bwari, in the early hours of Tuesday last week, and was confirmed dead at Bwari […]
Continue ReadingA middle aged man identified as Joseph Ayuba, slumped and died while separating a couple fighting in the Dogon-Ruwa community in Abaji Area Council of the FCT, Nigeria. Barnabas Yakubu, a native of the community, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 stated that the couple, who were neighbours to […]
Continue ReadingOndo State Police Command, on Monday, said it had arrested one Augustina Mowari for allegedly killing her boyfriend, Michael Ikuedowoni, in the state. The suspect stabbed the deceased to death following an argument that ensued between them over suspected infidelity on Sunday at Okitipupa, the headquarters of the Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state. […]
Continue ReadingLabour Party’s presidential flagbearer in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for allegedly presenting inaccurate statistics to obscure the country’s worsening economic situation. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Obi said Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate during the last election, once ridiculed his emphasis on […]
Continue ReadingThe former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has stated that all elected officials in the North, including governors seeking re-election, will not be re-elected unless they join the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). Answering questions during an interview on Trust TV’s Sunday Politics, Lawal said the ruling APC has destroyed […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has rewarded the Super Falcons with national honours, cash prizes, and homes following their historic win at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. In a ceremony at the State House in Abuja on Monday, Tinubu conferred the title of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer, songwriter, television presenter, publisher, producer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has reacted to the Lagos government’s decision to rename the popular Charly Boy Bus Stop in Bariga to Olamide Baddo Bus Stop, in honour of the rapper and Bariga native, Olamide Adedeji. Responding to that exercise, Charly Boy in a post […]
Continue ReadingA kind of drama arose at the entrance of Nigeria’s National Assembly complex in Abuja on Tuesday as security operatives prevented suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from gaining access to the premises. Natasha arrived at the gate accompanied by activist Aisha Yesufu, rights advocate Mama P, activist Randy, and a crowd of supporters, […]
Continue ReadingOndo State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the death of a murder suspect, Femi Oladele, also known as Tallex, during a brief illness. Oladele was arrested for his alleged role in the abduction and death of Andrel Okah and John Abba, two students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. The two students, who were […]
Continue ReadingPrince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Ayingba, has said that it is still investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a lecturer in the Department of Social Science Education of the institution, Mr Olabode Ibikunle. The lecturer reportedly died last Thursday while in company of one Miss Glory Ojochegbe of the same department. PAAU […]
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