Police detain INEC official, quiz Wike’s media aide over voter data breach

Operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) have questioned the Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lere Olayinka and detained an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official over the alleged unauthorised release of a voter’s registration record. Sources who spoke on condition of […]

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Four sentenced to death for terrorism in Owo church massacre

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group to death by hanging for their involvement in the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, which left more than 40 worshippers dead and over 100 others injured. Justice Emeka Nwite, the trial […]

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Former Minister Adelabu’s sister, children kidnapped by gunmen

Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, sister of the former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Bayo Adelabu, and her twin children have been kidnapped in Ibadan, the state capital on Wednesday in the Challenge area of Ibadan South West Local Government Area of the state. In a […]

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“Tinubu Must Go” protests hold in Port Harcourt

“Tinubu Must Go” protests took place in Port Harcourt on Monday, June 1, , with hundreds of residents, youths, and coalition leaders taking to the streets to demonstrate against soaring inflation, severe economic hardship, and government policies. Demonstrators carried placards and chanted slogans calling for the president to step down. See the video below: Happening live […]

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Killers of Nigerian man, Sylvester Abayomi, jailed in UK

A driver and passenger who filmed themselves at speeds of over 130mph (209kmh) in a 30mph zone have been jailed over the death of a man they crashed into. Uways Hussain and Usmon Mahmood filmed themselves inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon, running red lights and weaving through traffic before hitting 50-year-old Sylvester Abayomi, who was on […]

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After receiving ₦11m ransom in Ekiti, bandits still refuse to release over 15 kidnap victims

Residents of Eda Oniyo in Ekiti State have cried out to the government and security agencies for intervention following the continued captivity of more than 15 kidnapped victims, 32 days after they were abducted by suspected bandits. According to residents, members of the community raised and paid a ransom of ₦11 million, along with bags […]

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Nigerian Catholic priest convicted of sexual assault in US

Former Nigerian Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, has been convicted by a Texas jury of sexually assaulting women to whom he provided spiritual direction, concluding a closely watched case involving allegations that he abused his position as a clergyman to pursue sexual relationships with vulnerable parishioners. Comprising eight women and four men, the jury found […]

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Appeal Court upholds high court judgment sacking Wike-backed Rivers APC EXCO

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, on Friday, upheld the judgement of the Rivers State High Court nullifying the allies of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike’All Progressives Congress (APC) Congresses that produced Chief Tony Okocha and other members of his executive council in the state. The sacked Chairman and […]

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Despite over-borrowing by N1.54trn, FG implements only 17.66% of capital project

The federal government borrowed N1.54 trillion more than it had projected for the first nine months of 2025, yet left 82 per cent of its capital budget unspent — a fiscal paradox that analysts said raises serious questions about how Nigeria’s growing debt stock is being deployed. Official data from the 2025 third-quarter budget implementation report, […]

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Opadokun names David Mark, Sule Lamido, Jim Nwobodo among June 12 annulment ‘signatories’

General Secretary of the National Democratic Coalition, Ayo Opadokun, has unveiled the names of prominent political, military and technocratic figures he alleged signed a document that paved the way for the nullification of the June 12, 1993, presidential election won by Chief MKO Abiola. The revelation is contained in Opadokun’s newly launched 509-page book titled […]

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Court clears Jonathan to contest 2027 presidential election

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 […]

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Tinubu’s borrowing in 24 months surpasses Nigeria’s 55 years debt record ―Dele Oye

Chairman 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 […]

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Pretty Ghanaian actress, Beverly Afaglo dies

Ghanaian 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 […]

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Peter Obi meets 3 South African Ministers over Nigerian immigration challenges in that country

In 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 […]

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Nigerian man gets six and a half years in prison for $5m COVID-19 fraud in US

Nigerian 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) […]

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Nigerian multi-billionaire businessman stabbed to death by his own son

Nigerian 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 […]

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I’m not running from Atiku ―Peter Obi

Presidential 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, […]

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Court nullifies INEC deadline for party primaries, other deadlines

Nigeria’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 […]

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Grammy-nominated Nigerian singer loses husband

Nigerian 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, […]

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