Gospel singer Omije Ojumi’s children discover their father at her funeral

Drama reportedly occurred during the burial of late gospel singer Bunmi Akinnaanu known simply as Omije Ojumi today after a man claiming to be the biological father of her children surfaced in an emotional phone call that stunned attendees. In a viral video circulating online, the incident happened during the funeral rites where mourners were […]

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Court nullifies PDP Ibadan convention, Turaki faction heads to Appeal Court

In a statement posted by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, on X account on Friday, the Turaki-led faction of the has announced plans to appeal a judgment delivered on Friday by the Federal High Court in Ibadan, following the court’s refusal to grant an order of mandamus. The Federal High Court […]

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Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti receives Grammy Lifetime Award

‘Abami Eda’, the Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has received a major global honour nearly three decades after his death. The BBC reported on Friday that the Recording Academy will posthumously confer a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Nigerian music legend at the Grammy Awards, making him the first African to receive the honour. BBC […]

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Senate names seven-man review committee to harmonise Electoral Act

Nigerian Senate has constituted a seven-member ad hoc committee to harmonise and distil senators’ inputs on the proposed amendment of the Electoral Act, as the two-house national assembly intensify efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral framework leading to the 2027 general elections. This came about after a three-hour closed-door executive session held on Thursday, during which […]

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How we foiled plot to assassinate Tinubu, others ―DSS, CDS Oloyede say

A covert intelligence operation coordinated by the Army Headquarters and the State Security Service (SSS), helped thwart a deadly plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government and assassinate key political figures, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. Multiple senior administration insiders said the plot began to unravel in late September 2025 after an unnamed military officer with […]

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New York Times and Onitsha Screwdriver Seller’s Data, By Farooq A. Kperogi

The New York Times of January 18, 2026, published an explosive story showing how unverified and methodologically questionable data produced by a little-known Onitsha screwdriver seller who moonlights as an NGO activist, Emeka Umeagbalasi of Intersociety, traveled upward into US Republican politics and helped shape a narrative of “Christian genocide” in Nigeria, culminating in Trump-ordered airstrikes in Sokoto […]

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Nigerian man wants a beautiful woman as a wife, says it’s urgent

Nigerian man, Egwunye Fidelis Goodluck has told his group on the social media platform that he is looking for a beautiful woman as his wife. Egwunye took to a singles Facebook group to seek a beautiful woman as a wife. He wrote: “Please admin. I need a beautiful wife from this group, very urgent.” See […]

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Veteran Nigerian actor, Prince Jide Kosoko elected as the new Oloja of Lagos

Sequel to his nomination by his royal family, the veteran Nigerian actor, Prince Abdulrafiu Babajide Akanni Kosoko, simply known as Jide Kosoko, has been elected as the new Oloja of Lagos. The election was carried out on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the Kosoko Palace in Ereko, Lagos Island, where members of the royal family […]

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When Criminals Govern and the Guilty Sit in Judgment, By Victor Olumekun

“Judge not, that ye be not judged.” These words of Jesus Christ, recorded in Matthew 7, are among the most abused passages in public discourse. They are routinely invoked by those seeking immunity from accountability, as though Christianity demands moral silence in the face of wrongdoing. It does not. Christ was condemning hypocrisy and not […]

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Pretty Nigerian actress, Angela Okorie remanded in prison custody

Beautiful and popular Nigerian actress, and celebrity, Angela Okorie, has been remanded at the Suleja correctional centre. Okorie was arrested in Lagos on Tuesday by operatives from the state Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), and was taken into custody by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) in Abuja. She was arraigned over alleged cyber-related crimes, and […]

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Of Godfathers and ‘betrayal Day’, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Last Friday, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State resigned from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on which he came to power in 2023. His estranged political godfather, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, took it personally, christening January 23 as a ‘Day of Betrayal’. Beyond the fact that such declaration is quintessentially Nigerian in its victim […]

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ADC announces composition of 50-member wise men and women policy and manifesto committee (Full list)

In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced a composition of 50-member wise men and women committee to formulate policy and manifesto for the Party. See the statement below: PRESS STATEMENT The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the constitution of its 50-member Wise Men […]

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CAF Disciplinary Board passes judgment over violations at the 2025 AFCON final match

Confederation of African Football Disciplinary Board has imposed a series of sanctions on the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football, the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football, as well as several players and officials, following incidents during the 2025 African Cup of Nations final. In a statement posted on its website on Wednesday night, CAF said the sanctions […]

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June 12 activists and the betrayal of Kudirat Abiola, By Abimbola Adelakun

Last Thursday brought the curtain down on the multi-decade quest for justice for Alhaja Kudirat Abiola—wife of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola—who was assassinated during a dark era in our nation’s history. The circumstances of her killing, during agitations against the annulment of the June […]

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If you want us to leave America, tell us, we will leave ―Nigerian woman tells Trump (Videos)

A Nigerian woman (name unknown) based in the United States has lamented the operations of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) especially their acts that led to the death of an ICU nurse a few days ago. In video clips, she said something not clear about her son, and started crying. She said […]

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Obasanjo’s daughter, Iyabo Obasanjo joins APC

Daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s daughter, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, has reportedly registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, according to a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government. It was gathered that the former senator representing Ogun Central completed her e-registration on Tuesday at Ibogun, Ward 11, Ifo Local […]

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Facing cyberstalking charge, Sowore tenders video of Reno Omokri calling Tinubu ‘international drug baron’

Sahara Reporters publisher, and ex-AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore facing a criminal charge on alleged cyberstalking, has tendered in court a video of Reno Omokri, an ambassador designate, calling Tinubu ‘international drug baron’. Sowore is standing trial for allegedly cyberstalking President Tinubu and calling him a “criminal,” in a case brought by the Department of […]

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Film director, Biodun Stephen condemns women who don’t wear panties, shares experience at a salon

Nigerian filmmaker, writer, producer, and film director, Biodun Stephen has condemned the “fashion trend” that sees women going out without wearing panties. She went on to share an encounter at a salon where she saw a woman who came for pedicure and lifted her leg for the procedure, only for her bare private part to […]

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I was on my way to hell but Jesus pulled me out ―Singer Paul Okoye’s wife, Ivy Ifeoma says

Former PSquare member, singer Paul Okoye’s new wife, Ivy Ifeoma, has revealed that Jesus saved her from going to hell. She shared her testimony in an Instagram story on Saturday, even though she did not say the thing she was doing that Jesus saved her from. She wrote: “He saved me. Y’all don’t understand. I […]

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