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Nigerian man, Akinbobola Akintunde Folajimi, who recently lost his pregnant wife due to the hospital’s alleged demand for a N500k deposit, has responded to senior journalist Reuben Abati, who criticized him for not having a saving set aside for his wife’s antenatal and delivery. Senior journalist, Abati, had sharply criticized the man for what he […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has barred Nigerian radio and television stations from airing the trending song “Tell Your Papa” by veteran rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, citing its “objectionable nature.” In a memo dated April 9, 2025 and issued by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, the commission declared the track Not To Be […]
Continue ReadingHuman rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has described the case of Alabi Quadri, a minor detained at the Kirikiri Minimum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos since January, as another example of the failings of Nigeria’s criminal justice system. In a statement released on Wednesday his X handle, Effiong disclosed that he visited the Magistrate Court of […]
Continue ReadingPresident Tinubu’s Rivers State emergency Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has approved the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. Appointment of the 23 LGs administrators came less than 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt reportedly restrained him from appointing administrators to oversee […]
Continue ReadingEleven Nigerian governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have approached the Nigerian Supreme Court through a summon, to challenge what powers President Bola Tinubu possessed to suspend a democratically elected structure of a state. The plaintiffs who predicated the summon on eight grounds in their suit marked: SC/CV/329/2025, are – Adamawa, […]
Continue ReadingNatasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, has instituted a N5billion defamation case against her colleague, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi for alleging that she had six children for different men. In the suit she filed through her team of lawyers led by Mr. M. J. Numa, SAN, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan described Nwaebonyi’s claim as false, saying it […]
Continue ReadingDirector-General (DG) of the Institute of Law Research and Development of the United Nations (ILAWDUN), US, Cyprian Edward-Ekpo, has asked President Bola Tinubu to reverse the state of emergency imposed in Rivers State. The professor of international environmental law warned that the emergency rule in the south-south state is a threat to Nigeria’s democracy and international reputation. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian gospel music industry has been thrown into mourning as four young and popular Nigerian gospel singers lost their lives when they were involved in a fatal auto accident along the Ikorodu/Sagamu Road in Ogun State, Nigeria. In a statement, the Ogun State Commander and Public information Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Oyo State, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo, has passed away. He died on Sunday, just days before his 90th birthday. His death was confirmed in a statement issued by Barrister Oladapo Ogunwusi on behalf of the family. The statement read: “With a heavy heart but gratitude to the Almighty, we announce the passing […]
Continue ReadingA United States court has sentenced a 47-year-old Nigerian, Imafedia Adevokhai, to 46 months in prison over his involvement in a multi-year stolen identity tax refund fraud amounting to $4,945,886. This was disclosed in a statement by the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Abe McGlothin Jr., according to reports by Punch […]
Continue ReadingThe 46th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade has been crowned. Owoade succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The coronation event took place on Saturday at Oliveth Baptist High School in Oyo, where Governor Seyi Makinde led a […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actress and winner of 2008 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress, Kate Amaka Henshaw, simply called Kate Henshaw, has lamented that she doesn’t find it funny when people call her a prostitute. She took to her X handle to slam trolls for always calling her olosho, prostitute and the like because she […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has on Friday removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had recognised Abure as the party’s national chairman. In its decision, Nigeria’s final court held […]
Continue ReadingNigerian lady, Jenny Jones, has spoken about her decision to return to Nigeria after spending years living and working in the United States. She revealed that the main reason for her move is the burnout she feels in America, where she says she lacks a sense of fulfilment. “I’m going to Nigeria because I feel […]
Continue ReadingThe petition seeking the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, has failed to meet the constitutional requirements outlined in Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yet again, made this announcement on Thursday via its official X […]
Continue ReadingEdo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja Nigeria on Wednesday, has affirmed Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the valid winner of the September 21 governorship election. The three-member panel led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its […]
Continue ReadingIn a released statement, President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart for Paris, France, on a two-week working visit where he will review his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key economic and governance milestones. The statement is titled: ‘President Tinubu to embark on working visit to Paris’. “During the visit, the President will appraise his […]
Continue ReadingDefying restrictions on vehicle convoys, public gatherings ban, and imposed curfew, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived at her Sallah rally by helicopter and addressed a large crowd of supporters. From the podium, she delivered a bold declaration: “Nobody and nothing can stop me from coming home. I’m an Ebira woman; this is my land. I’m the […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced a 41-year-old defendant, one Olasunkanmi Kareem, to life imprisonment for attempting to murder his former boss by setting him ablaze. Kareem was arraigned on November 18, 2024, on a one-count charge of attempted murder, contrary to Section 241 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, […]
Continue ReadingEdo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the Accord Party’s petition challenging the victory of Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress in the September 21, 2024 election. The three-member tribunal ruled on Wednesday that the Accord Party and its candidate failed to prove their claims beyond reasonable doubt, and that […]
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