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The United States, on Monday, released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme. The United Kingdom was excluded from the programme but remains eligible under specific conditions. The list also does not include any African countries, such as Nigeria, Ghana, or South Africa. While most of the VWP list remains unchanged, […]
Continue ReadingA Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos State, has on Tuesday, acquitted popular musician, Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, in relation to the death of Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, better known as Mohbad. According to Channels TV, Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, who read and implemented the legal advice issued by the Lagos State […]
Continue ReadingIn a press statement Monday, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has kicked against the proposed creation of additional states, adding that the South-East is only interested in referendum to determine their exit from Nigeria and not additional states. Spokesman for the pro-Biafran group, Emma Powerful, said the group is against the creation of new states […]
Continue ReadingMr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the Governor of Ondo State, to begin his first full four-year term following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu which occurred in December 2023. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Monday, administered by the state’s chief judge, Justice A. Olusegun Odunsola, at the Ondo State Sports Complex […]
Continue ReadingRaeese Abacha, a grandchild of the late military dictator, Gen Sani Abacha has taken to X to respond to Ibrahim Babangida’s statement at his book launch that it was Abacha that annulled the June 12 1993 presidential election won by MKO Abiola. He wrote: “If the lifespans of these two consequential figures were reversed, this […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Saturday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims that it conducted its South-South Zonal Congress, stating that a reported gathering in Calabar, Cross River State, was not an official event of the party. The statement further explained that the party had officially […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in all the 30 local government areas of Osun State. Hashim Abioye, Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), made this known at a press conference on Saturday in Osogbo, the state capital. He also said the PDP also cleared the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has authorised the relocation of 29 of the Nigerian correctional centres across the country as part of ongoing efforts to modernise the nation’s custodial facilities. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, confirmed this development during the commissioning of 39 newly acquired vehicles and five bullet-resistant guard booths for the Nigerian Correctional […]
Continue ReadingFormer military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, on Thursday, expressed regret over the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, describing it the most difficult period of his life. Babangida said this at the official launch of his memoir, ‘A Journey in Service,’ in Abuja. He said, “Undoubtedly credible, free and fair elections were […]
Continue ReadingFormer military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has finally admitted, 32 years after, that Chief Moshood Kasimawo Abiola (MKO) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Babangida, in his newly launched autobiography, ‘A Journey in Service,’ unveiled in Abuja, has revealed that the annulment of the election was […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said that the tolerance of Nigerians fuels the bad behaviours of the political leaders. He stated that once Nigerians begin to demand and insist that the right thing be done, the political leaders will begin to do the right thing. Jonathan also strongly criticised the deployment of military personnel […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actor, Dele Odule has addressed the false stories and rumours circulating on social media about his death or alleged crime and arrest. In a video shared on Instagram, Odule expressed disappointment and frustration with the baseless stories. Odule specifically called out a blogger for sharing a photo of him with the caption “RIP”, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday rejected the request of the embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from giving effect to his removal as the party’s secretary. Instead, the Presiding Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, directed Anyanwu to notify […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has resolved the passport printer crisis at Nigeria’s consulates in New York and Atlanta, United States. Guided by the directives given by Nigerian Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in January 2025, the Nigeria Immigration Service delivered and installed new passport printers at both consulates on Tuesday The move follows recent calls from Nigerians […]
Continue ReadingA Texas man convicted of murdering a pastor was put to death on Wednesday, February 5, and he had some last words before being executed. Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was convicted for the 2011 killing of the Rev. Clint Dobson — who was beaten, ch0ked, and suff0cated with a plastic bag inside NorthPointe Baptist Church […]
Continue ReadingOperatives from the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested one Jimoh Abdulrahman for allegedly assaulting his wife, Mrs. Akintunde Bidemi Taiwo, a nursing mother. The marks showing on Bidemi’s body looked like she was beaten mercilessly with horse whips. Jimoh was arrested on Saturday, February 15, 2025 after a disturbing video of the incident surfaced online. Spokesperson […]
Continue ReadingAbout four days after the death of the Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo’s death, another Nigerian elder statesman, a Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) foremost leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, has passed away. He died on Monday, 17th February 2025, at the age of 97. The former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader’s death […]
Continue ReadingNo fewer than six persons reportedly lost their lives on Monday as the dispute over the status of former local government chairmen of Osun State turned bloody. At least, two persons were feared killed in Iragbiji of Boripe Local Government Areas of Osun State, while several others wounded in other LGs in the state following […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the Lagos State House of Assembly passed a vote of confidence in Speaker Mojisola Meranda on Monday, dismissing rumours of her possible resignation. This decision came amid speculations about the potential return of former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa as the leader of the chamber. Oladipo Ajomale, a member representing Oshodi-Isolo Constituency 2, moved the […]
Continue ReadingAbdulrahman Bello, a 29-year-old Islamic teacher, was arrested on Saturday by the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly killing a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Yetunde Lawal. Bello was said to have met with the 25-year-old Yetunde on Facebook and invited her to his house through a phone call on February […]
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