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Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in as Germany’s next chancellor on Tuesday, heading a cabinet faced with challenges from an ailing economy to fraying US ties and a resurgent far right. Here are his key picks to help govern Europe’s top economy in the coalition between his conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the centre-left […]
Continue ReadingChairman and CEO of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that he is still fighting for the survival of his $20bn refinery, stressing that the fight is not yet finished. The business mogul expressed optimism that he would win the fight for the refinery, stating his determination to fight on. According to Semafor, an […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the recently sacked managing directors and some top officials of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The officials were arrested over alleged mismanagement of funds earmarked for the rehabilitation of the facilities. The total amount […]
Continue ReadingLeader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo has been laid to rest in his native country home, Isanya Ogbo, Ijebu Ode, Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, on May 3, 2025. The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, at the funeral service held for Adebanjo at St Phillip Anglican Church, Isanya […]
Continue ReadingNigerian social media personality and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, was on Friday arrested by the Nigerian police in Abuja on the orders of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), following his public complaints about alleged unauthorised debits from his mother’s bank account. Confirming the arrest on Friday, Barrister Deji Adeyanju, lawyer to VeryDarkMan, […]
Continue ReadingLagos State High Court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square Annexe and presided over by Justice Sherifat Sonaike, has sentenced Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominikoron, to death by hanging for the murder of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwola. Oluwabamise was last seen on February 26, 2022, after she boarded a BRT bus driven by Ominikoron […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Judicial Council (NJC) under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, GCON, at its 108th Meeting, suspended three serving Judicial Officers without pay for one (1) year for various acts of judicial misconduct. It empanelled nine (9) Committees to investigate pending complaints against 27 Judicial Officers for […]
Continue ReadingSuspended Nigerian Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has again opened up, this time, reaffirming her commitment to pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, insisting that the matter must be resolved by the court. In a strongly worded letter dated April 30, 2025, addressed to Akpabio’s legal counsel, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has reaffirmed the commission’s unwavering commitment to impartiality in the fight against corruption, stressing that all politicians, regardless of party affiliation, will be held accountable for financial crimes. Addressing issues as a guest on Channels Television, Olukoyede underscored that the EFCC operates strictly within its […]
Continue ReadingAn Ogun State Magistrate Court sitting in Ifo Local Government Area, on Tuesday, sentenced controversial hip-hop artiste Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months’ imprisonment for assault, with an option of a N30,000 fine. Portable was earlier arraigned before the Magistrate Court in April 2023 on a three-count charge bordering on assault and […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a popular Lagos socialite, Emeka Okonkwo alias E-Money, for allegedly abusing currency notes. Sources within the EFCC on Tuesday said E-Money was arrested on Monday night at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos, for allegedly spraying United States dollars (US$), an act […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday allegedly arrested businesswoman Aisha Achimugu at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. It was gathered that Achimugu was arrested around 5:00am shortly after her return from London. Achimugu had been declared wanted in March by the EFCC over allegations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. […]
Continue ReadingUnited States President, Donald Trump and Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a brief moment together during the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome. The two leaders were pictured at the St. Peter’s Basilica speaking “one-on-one” about possible peace overtures in the Russia-Ukraine war. “It was a good meeting. We discussed a lot one-on-one,” Zelenskyy said […]
Continue ReadingSome of the children of the legendary juju musician, and songwriter, Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, popularly known as King Sunny Ade (KSA), are presently quarrelling over his well-being and whereabouts. Damilola Adeniyi, a daughter of the master guitarist and singer, took to social media to accuse her step-brother, Dayo, of holding their father hostage, and also […]
Continue ReadingHigh Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Wude Zone 2, Abuja and presided over by Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme, on Monday sentenced Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, to death by hanging having found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased on April 8, 2022. Nwachukwu […]
Continue ReadingThe suspended Nigerian Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has on Sunday, taken a satirical swipe at Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, posting a mock apology over allegations of sexual harassment which she first raised earlier this year. In the letter shared on her official Facebook page late Sunday, Natasha, adopting a tone heavy with sarcasm, […]
Continue ReadingRestless and controversial Nigerian singer, and songwriter, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has treated himself to a new whip, a FORD F150 truck. Taking to Instagram to show off the truck, the singer disclosed in one of the videos, that he added some money to the N20 million Burna Boy gave him for defeating Speed […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed willingness to allow eligible Nigerians without Permanent Voter Cards to vote in the 2027 general elections, but insists that such a move must be backed by legislative amendments. According to Punch, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said on Wednesday that the commission […]
Continue Reading77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver, Olatunji W. Bolaji, was killed in a shooting outside a hookah lounge in Philadelphia, United States. Bolaji, who lived in Norristown, Pennsylvania, was on duty around 2 a.m. on Wednesday when he picked up a passenger, a 22-year-old man, outside the Byblos Hookah Bar near Rittenhouse Square in Centre City, CBS […]
Continue ReadingAnnouncement of burial arrangement for a 30-year-old Nigerian woman, Maryann Oluchukwu Onwuchekwa, who was killed by kidnappers, has been made by her family. According to social media post, Maryann was reportedly abducted alongside her sick father and a sister-in-law. Maryann’s father was later left behind due to his health, while the sister-in-law was released after […]
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