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Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday declared former President Goodluck Jonathan eligible to participate in the 2027 presidential election. Delivering judgment in a suit filed by a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, the presiding judge, Justice Peter Lifu, held that Jonathan could contest the election. Jideobi had approached the court seeking an order restraining […]
Continue ReadingChairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics LTD/GTE, Dele Oye, has lamented the unprecedented rise in public debt under the current administration, noting that the N65.9 trillion borrowed by the Bola Tinubu administration in the last 24 months exceeds more than five times the total debt Nigeria incurred in the first 55 years […]
Continue ReadingGhanaian actress, and entrepreneur, Beverly Afaglo, has died after battling cancer sickness for two years, according to her manager, Abu Iddris. Iddris, in an interview on Sunday, May 24, disclosed that the actress passed away on Saturday night at the International Maritime Hospital in Tema. “She has been battling cancer for two years. It’s been […]
Continue ReadingIn a post shared on his X handle, Presidential aspirant in the 2027 general elections, Mr Peter Obi has said that after meeting with Nigerians in South Africa, he met with some South African Ministers to discuss how to resolve the migration problems being faced by Nigerians in that country. See his text below: “After […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States, Adepoju Babatunde Salako, 33, pleaded guilty to and was sentenced to prison Tuesday for committing wire fraud through a 2022 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) fraud scheme. Between January and February 2022, according to court documents, the convict devised a scheme to defraud the Alaska Department of Revenue (DOR) […]
Continue ReadingNigerian multi-billionaire businessman, Chief Lucky Adimike, popularly known as Egonaejeije Na Awka-Etiti, was allegedly stabbed to death by his 21-year-old son in Abuja on Friday, May 15, 2026, at their home in Guzape after an argument. The son, who was reportedly keeping late nights and returning from a night club allegedly stabbed him multiple times […]
Continue ReadingPresidential aspirant under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has pushed back against suggestions that he is avoiding former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The former governor of Anambra State made the remarks on Friday in Cape Town, South Africa, on the sidelines of the Spier Dialogue 2026, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified key provisions in the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC)Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections, ruling that the electoral umpire lacks the powers to abridge timelines expressly provided under the 2026 Electoral Act. In a judgement delivered on Wednesday but […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer and songwriter, Niniola Apata, simply called Niniola, has announced the death of her husband, Michael Ndika. The senior sister of another popular Nigerian singer, Teni, and Grammy-nominated artiste shared the heartbreaking news in a series of emotional posts on her Instagram account early Wednesday. Ndika was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NaijaReview, […]
Continue ReadingCol Mohammed Ma’aji, the second accused person in the charges brought against 36 persons accused of alleged mutiny and plot to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Defence Headquarters Garrison General Court Martial sitting in Asokoro, Abuja, to hear the case. Ma’aji, in a preliminary objection filed before […]
Continue ReadingSierra Leone on Wednesday became the latest African country to receive migrants expelled from the United States under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. A first plane carrying nine West African migrants landed Wednesday morning at the international airport just outside Freetown, an AFP journalist saw. “We have received nine deportees this morning from the US,” […]
Continue ReadingFormer Minister of Defence, Theophilus Danjuma, on Tuesday in Abuja donated N3 billion at the public presentation of the autobiography of former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon. Also, Aliko Dangote, the chairman of the Dangote Group, supported the book launch with a donation of N500 million. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, who was recently convicted and sentenced by the Federal High Court, Abuja, for financial misappropriation. Adressing a press conference at the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, confirmed that Mamman was arrested in […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like sum. El-Rufai, who allegedly admitted on national television to wiretapping the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is being charged by the Department of State Services […]
Continue ReadingOne of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been gruesomely killed. As shown in a graphic new video allegedly released by bandits on Sunday, Oyedokun has been beheaded. The video obtained by Punch on Telegram on Monday showed that the teacher was […]
Continue ReadingLeader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church (IESC), Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that some important members of the international community will not support Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. In a statement signed by Osho Oluwatosin, his media aide, Primate Ayodele made it known that the president has all it takes to defeat the opposition parties, […]
Continue ReadingUnited States military and its Nigerian counterparts exchanged fire with ISIS terrorists for over three hours before successfully eliminating Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, the second-in-command of the jihadist militant group, according to the New York Times. His death was announced by US President, Donald Trump and was confirmed by Nigerian government on Saturday morning. Trump said Al-Minuki […]
Continue ReadingEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, has arraigned social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, simply known as Blessing CEO over an alleged N36 million fraud. The defendant, whose real name is Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, was arraigned on Friday before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court […]
Continue ReadingUnited States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian-born former Associate Professor of Education and former nonprofit chief executive, Dr Nkechy Ezeh, to 70 months in prison for orchestrating a $1.4 million fraud scheme involving taxpayer and donor funds meant for vulnerable preschool children. The sentencing was announced in a press release on Wednesday by the […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of the Oyo State Police Command has rescued a United States-based medical doctor from mob action following a false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan, the state capital. In a statement released on Wednesday by the state police public relations officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the incident occurred on Monday at about 2:30 p.m. around the 2nd […]
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