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Following her confirmation by Nigerian Senate on 25 September 2024, President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Succeeding Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who assumed office on 27 June 2022 and bowed out on 22 August 2024, upon attaining the retirement age of 70 years, Justice […]
Continue ReadingA lion has killed a 35-year-old zoo worker at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The incident happened on Saturday, September 28, 2024, when the Bauchi State-born lion handler identified as Babaji Daule, went to feed the animal. Reports say the deceased forgot to secure the locks and barricade […]
Continue ReadingSenator representing Borno South at Nigeria’s National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria, saying the trend is a major challenge facing the nation. Ndume stated this during an interactive session with journalists in Kano on Saturday, September 28, 2024. “Our major challenge in this country is corruption. Up till now, […]
Continue ReadingA death row inmate has been executed for the murder of a woman during a home invasion, despite the prosecutor, victim’s family, and Richard Branson calling for his life to be spared. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted of the 1998 killing of Felicia ‘Lisha’ Gayle, who was stabbed more than 40 times during a burglary […]
Continue ReadingOne of the aides of former President, Mohammadu Buhari has denied the claim of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, who blamed the current economic hardship in the country on the poor handling of the nation’s economy from 2015 to 2023 when Buhari served two terms. The aide said the […]
Continue ReadingGunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a 22-year-old Idowu Oguntuase and abducted four other persons in Ekiti State. The gunmen abducted the four victims along Isan-Iludun Ekiti road in Ilejemeje local government area of the state on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The victims were said to be traveling along the road on Sunday evening […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that the phone number of the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has been hacked. Director of Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade, confirmed this on Friday. Before the official statement, Mamman himself had issued a disclaimer about the hacked […]
Continue ReadingInvestigative journalist, Bristol Issac Tamunobifiri popularly known by his X name, PIDOM Nigeria, has been granted bail. According to The Nation, the Nigeria Police Force said the officials from the National Cybercrime Centre (NCC) arrested him for allegedly undermining the integrity of government operations. Tamunobiefiri operates as an anonymous whistleblower, 99% Oppressed, on X.com, and […]
Continue ReadingMrs. Patience Umo Eno, wife of the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Pastor Umo Eno, has passed away. In a press statement issued in the early hours of Friday, the state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, announced the First Lady’s death. According to the commissioner, the First Lady died at a hospital on September […]
Continue ReadingIn a memo, Nigeria’s Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFISB) has suspended two officers at the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre in Lagos. They were suspended following a voice note shared by Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, claimed that after his conviction and sentencing […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved for first reading a bill seeking an alteration to the 1999 Constitution to allow independent candidates to stand for elective offices in future elections. The proposed law is titled: “A bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against the wanted former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, accusing him of N110bn fraud. The commission originally filed 19-count charge against the former Kogi governor, along with his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, for money laundering offences amounting to N80,246,470,088.88 […]
Continue ReadingChambers of Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, have issued a formal letter demanding a retraction of defamatory statements made against his son, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz. The demand was made in response to allegations linking Falz to a conversation involving Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, regarding financial […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star singer, actor, celebrity, motivational speaker, and politician, Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has relocated to the United States with his family. The boss of Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) revealed the move on his Instagram page, sharing that he will be pursuing a Master’s degree at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Alongside […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court Judge, Justice Binta Nyako has indicated stepping down from presiding over the criminal trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The judge made this known today at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, at the resumed hearing in the trial of Kanu. Justice Nyako’s […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the imprisonment of corrupt politicians in Nigeria, stating that “thieves cannot provide just governance.” The Nigerian statesman made this demand while speaking virtually at the memorial lecture for Denis Joseph Slattery, a late cleric, in Lagos. In his speech, titled: “The Imperative for Moral Rectitude in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has emerged victorious in the recently concluded Edo State governorship election. Okpebholo emerged victorious over his main challengers, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP). The gubernatorial election Returning Officer for the state, Prof. Faruk Adamu […]
Continue ReadingPopular Nigerian gospel singer, Jacob Oladele Agbeyo, professionally known as Dele Gold, has been laid to rest. The Ekiti-born singer died after a brief illness on September 11, 2024. His burial ceremony which took place at his residence in Abule Egba, Lagos on Thursday, September 19 2024, was attended by prominent figures. Among the prominent […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, is under fire after allegedly being linked with terrorism and banditry in the country. Matawalle is alleged to have procured vehicles for bandit leaders, including a notorious kingpin, Bello Turji, and others while serving as Zamfara State Governor. Current state governor, Dauda Lawal, who appeared on a […]
Continue ReadingSeyi Tinubu, son of president Bola Tinubu, has donated the sum of 500 million Naira to victims of the Maiduguri flood which ravaged 70 per cent of the city and displaced millions of residents. The president’s son, who was accompanied by his brother, friends, and associates while donating on their behalf said they were in […]
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