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Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ruled that the Nigerian Senate acted beyond its powers by suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, ordering her immediate recall to the Red Chamber. Justice Binta Nyako, who delivered the judgment, described the duration of the suspension as “excessive” and without a clear legal foundation. […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the only way to stop President Bola Tinubu from returning to power in 2027 is for citizens to take their fate into their own hands. According to him, Nigerians cannot achieve meaningful change through wishful thinking. The former Rivers State governor, spoke on Thursday at […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have paid tribute to former Nigerian goalkeeper and 1994 Africa Cup of Nations champion, Petert Rufai, following news of his death. The national team, in the statement released on Thursday via X, described Rufai, fondly known as “Dodo Mayana,” as a towering figure in Nigerian football history […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State House of Assembly has on Thursday confirmed Justice Lekan Ogunmoye as the substantive Chief Judge of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogunmoye had been acting as the Chief Judge of the state since November 2024. The Assembly, which was presided over by the Speaker, Adeboye Aribasoye, in Ado-Ekiti, […]
Continue ReadingHigh Court of Lagos State, sitting in Ikeja has dismissed the application filed by Joseph Aloba, the father of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba known as Mohbad, seeking to quash the legal advice and court proceedings that freed Naira Marley, and Sam Larry, from any involvement in the singer’s death. Aloba had filed the application on […]
Continue ReadingBritish R&B star Jane Eugene, lead vocalist of the iconic 1980s group Loose Ends, has been detained by U.S. immigration officials and now faces deportation after allegedly overstaying her visa by 26 years. The 64-year-old singer, also known as Jane Peters, was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at the Niagara Falls […]
Continue ReadingInternational football star and Liverpool and Portugal forward, Diogo Jota, is dead, He died at the age of 28 following a tragic road accident in Spain. The unfortunate incident occurred on the A-52 motorway, at kilometre 65, near the municipality of Palacios de Sanabria in the province of Zamora. Jota, born in 1996, was a […]
Continue ReadingFrance-based Nigerian, Newton Ofioritse Jemide, who was extradited to the United States over his involvement in an $8m disaster fraud, has been sentenced to three years and five months’ imprisonment. Jemide was sentenced on Tuesday by Judge Deborah K. Chasanow of a US District Court. On March 6, the 47-year-old Jemide was extradited from France […]
Continue ReadingFormer Senate President David Mark and former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, have been appointed as the interim National Chairman and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which is a coalition opposing President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the run-up to the 2027 general elections. This announcement confirms months of speculation surrounding the platform […]
Continue ReadingRemains of the illustrious Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, were laid to rest on Tuesday, July 1, in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Dantata, who passed away on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was buried at the Baqiyya cemetery, one of the most revered Islamic burial grounds. Earlier to his interment, funeral prayers […]
Continue ReadingUS-based lawyer and political figure Owolabi Salis has become the first Nigerian to voyage beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Salis was one of six private astronauts aboard Blue Origin’s NS-33 suborbital mission, which launched from the arid plains of West Texas on June 29, 2025. Going with him on the brief but historic flight were Allie Kuehner, […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his visit to Saint Lucia, describing it as ill-timed and insensitive to the current hardship and insecurity ravaging the country. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to Tinubu, said on Friday that the President […]
Continue ReadingFederal High Court sitting in Lagos Nigeria and presided over by Justice Daniel Osiagor, has on Friday convicted and sentenced 14 Chinese nationals for cyberterrorism and internet fraud. Justice Osiagor delivered the judgment after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) informed the court that the defendants had entered into a plea bargain agreement with […]
Continue ReadingNational Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has stepped down from his position. A source within the APC national headquarters, who would not want his name mentioned in print because he is not authorised to speak on the matter, said the National Working Committee (NWC) will announce an acting chairman soon. […]
Continue ReadingIn a landmark judgment the High Court of Kenya, has declared the abduction and forced transfer of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 as unlawful and unconstitutional. Delivering judgment on 24 June 2025, Justice E.C. Mwita condemned both the Kenyan and Nigerian governments for gross […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with key political actors from Rivers State in a move to resolve the prolonged crisis rocking the state. The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, brought together the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Speaker […]
Continue ReadingHigh Court of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, sitting in Lafia, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of a National Youth Service Corps member, Salome Adaidu. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Simon Aboki found Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide, having killed and dismembered the victim. Justice Aboki said that the prosecuting […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Police Force (NPF) has condemned the conduct of its officers, who appeared in a controversial viral video with Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie. Two armed officers were seen in the video, running after the actress while she jogged. In a statement signed by Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force PRO, on Wednesday, the police said a process […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Kwara State and ex-Nigerian Minister of Communications, Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo, is dead. He died on Wednesday morning in Abuja at the age of 84. Governor of Kwara state, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in a press statement on the development, expressed his condolences over the passage of the former governor. In the statement, the […]
Continue ReadingFormer Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has alleged that a property belonging to his younger brother was demolished in Lagos without legal support. Obi, who disclosed the incident via a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday, said the property, owned by his brother’s company, […]
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