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Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Jude Okoye, the former manager of hip-hop artists and the defunct music group P-square, on fresh charges of alleged theft of $1,019,763.87 and £34,537.59 before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja. Defendant Jude is also facing a similar case of seven counts before […]
Continue ReadingSultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Sa’ad Abubakar III, has officially declared Saturday, March 1, 2025, as the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Speaking from his palace on Friday evening, the Sultan announced that the crescent moon was sighted earlier in the day, Friday, February 28, corresponding to the 29th day of Shaban. […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin and its cryptocurrency peers have slumped in value over recent days as tariff threats from US President Donald Trump and new scandals affecting the sector shake confidence in volatile assets. Bitcoin dived Friday to trade under $80,000 for the first time since November. Its low of $78,225.84 was more than 25 percent off levels […]
Continue ReadingChairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, disclosed that he turned down offers of about N500m from various individuals during his mother’s funeral in 2019. Olukoyede spoke at the 38th Anti-Corruption Situation Room in Abuja on Thursday which was organised by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre, Kano State […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court, has on Friday, nullified the Rivers State Local Government elections held on October 5, 2024. The five-member panel of the Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Jamilu Tukur, ruled that the conduct of the local government polls in the state was null and void. The apex court set aside the […]
Continue ReadingThe very first face who made history to appear on television in Nigeria with the then Western Nigeria Television Station (WNTS), and by extension in the whole of Africa, Mrs. Anike Agbaje-Williams, has passed away. Mrs. Agbaje-Williams died on Wednesday 26th February 2025, at the age of 88. She passed on peacefully in Ibadan, Oyo […]
Continue ReadingEmbattled former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, presided over a plenary session on Thursday with only four lawmakers in attendance. The session took place after security operatives allegedly forced open the chamber doors, granting Obasa and his loyalists access. As of 3 pm, the plenary was ongoing, but over […]
Continue ReadingJoy Reid is leaving MSNBC, the network’s new president announced in a memo to staff on Monday, marking an end to the prime time show hosted by the progressive political analyst and broadcast news anchor. Reid’s namesake show, “The ReidOut,” has been a fixture of MSNBC’s evening programming since 2020. In the hourlong newscast, held on […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the nation was not getting accurate vote counts during elections due to the involvement of those he described as ‘ghost voters.’ He also said it is better and more honourable for the chairman and other officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission to resign rather than yield […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has demanded a full autopsy and thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the mysterious de@th of Nigerian footballer, Abubakar Lawal in Uganda. In a press release signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Director of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols Unit at the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on Tuesday, the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, Hon. […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, on Wednesday, announced a reduction in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly referred to as petrol, by N65.00. With this, the price will drop from N890 to N825 per litre, effective Thursday, February 27, 2025, a statement by the refinery stated. Dangote stated that this […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Mrs. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has through her lawyer, Victor Giwa, filed a N100.3 billion defamation lawsuit against the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio. The suit was a consequence of the clash between Akpabio and the female Kogi lawmaker which occurred last week over the relocation of her seat in the […]
Continue ReadingIn a communique issued at the end of a meeting of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere led by late Chief Ayo Adebanjo, held at the late leader’s residence in Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State on Tuesday, the group has announced its former deputy leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, as its new leader. The replacement came a few […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
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