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Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma to stop presenting himself as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District election scheduled for January 16, 2027. Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the order after ruling that Uzodimma did not win the APC senatorial primary conducted […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday for Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah, an Islamic spiritual exercise involving a pilgrimage to the Holy City. The visit gives the President an opportunity for spiritual reflection, devotion, and prayers for Nigeria’s peace, unity, stability, and continued progress. While in Makkah, President Tinubu will […]
Continue ReadingA former NHS worker, Emmanuel Nbanga, 46, who stole medical supplies from a hospital and sold them back to the same trust in a £279,000 con has been jailed for eight years. He had stolen supplies from Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, for Ultimate Medical (UK) Ltd to sell back – in some cases repeatedly – to […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement issued on Wednesday by its Director of Strategic Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has warned against postponing the January 16, 2027 presidential election, using the Ebola outbreak as a justification for altering the electoral timetable. The council alleged that the Chairman of the Independent National […]
Continue ReadingRainbow Coalition being led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has unveiled its preferred candidates for the 2027 general elections in Rivers State, drawing from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Minister’s Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) faction. The candidates which include those contesting the governorship, Senate, House of Reps […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government’s Independent Investigative Committee looking into what led to the deaths of detainees in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State has found that 37 persons, including 14 minors, died from asphyxiation caused by overcrowding, poor ventilation, heat stress and dehydration. The committee chairman and former Deputy Director-General […]
Continue ReadingWhere is Peter Obi? Someone asked that question last Friday. Why, he wondered, had he been somewhat quiet lately? He even missed a town hall meeting with stakeholders in Jos, Plateau State, that same Friday. “That is true,” I told myself, mentally reviewing the popular politician’s recent public engagements. There had not been much to […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s federal high court sitting in Abuja on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, in his ongoing trial over the alleged unlawful interception of the National Security Adviser’s (NSA) telephone communications. El-Rufai was docked by Nigeria’s Department of State Security (DSS) in a five-count amended charge, marked […]
Continue ReadingThis is a question that may appear paradoxical since republican language speaks about elections, constitutions and political mandates but monarchy seems to belong to a system based on hereditary succession and tradition. But in the Nigerian context, the seeming paradox has never really vanished. The traditional monarchs play an important role in the lives of […]
Continue ReadingThe Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel, says six of the bureau’s most-wanted fraudsters have been captured across four continents, while its global crackdown on scam networks has resulted in the seizure of about $17bn. Patel disclosed this in separate posts on his official X account on Sunday, highlighting the […]
Continue ReadingThis is to remember very great Nigerian and Nollywood actors and actresses who have passed to great glory. Please we may not have a complete list here. We remember: Lari Williams Sam Loco Efe Oyin Adejobi Peter Bunor Adebayo Faleti Rachael Oniga Kola Oyewo Dede One Day Akinwumi Isola Amaechi Muonagor Moji Olaiya Amaechi Muonago […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress and beauty queen, Tenia Abraham has died after battling kidney infection and was buried in Abuja on Saturday October 17, 2026. Tenia was laid to rest at Gudu Cemetery, Abuja, on October 17, according to an obituary shared on her Instagram page. Her family had announced her death on her TikTok page on […]
Continue ReadingThe woman who tested positive for Ebola in Nigeria is the wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, with Switzerland’s government saying she is believed to have contracted the virus while travelling in Uganda, Reuters reports on Thursday. The 42-year-old Ugandan-born woman tested positive on October 20, in what Nigerian authorities described as the […]
Continue ReadingA building has collapsed on Akinola Street, off Ikorodu Road, in the Fadeyi area of Lagos State on Friday morning. One person died while three others sustained injuries Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the cause of the incident was yet to be established, while rescue teams were working to determine how many site […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, Enoho Peggy Ovire, simply called Peggy Ovire celebrated a new beginning on her birthday on Thursday. Sharing a dazzling photo of herself, the beautiful star actress wrote: “What a beautiful beginning. “Thank you, Lord, for your loving kindness. “Thank you for the peace within my soul and your mercies that are new […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nollywood actor, Richard Francis Duru has passed away. News of his death was announced by his family on his personal Instagram page a few hours ago. They wrote: “We, the family of Francis Duru, regret to announce his passing following a brief illness. “We appreciate your prayers, love, and understanding. “May his soul rest […]
Continue ReadingConfession: I despised Gen Sani Abacha with the same intensity Obidients hate President Bola Tinubu. I thought I had overcome the ill-feeling after 28 years. Alas, I watched ‘MKO’ — the documentary on Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola currently showing in film houses across Nigeria — and my emotions went haywire again. It brought back […]
Continue ReadingFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday expressed pessimism about Nigeria’s economic outlook under President Bola Tinubu, saying he sees no indication that the country’s economic situation is improving. Obasanjo also questioned the rationale for seeking a second term for Tinubu to consolidate his economic policies, arguing that the reforms had impoverished Nigerians and had not […]
Continue ReadingSecond born of the king of England, Prince Harry, has expressed his desire to repair his strained relationships with his father, King Charles III, and his elder brother, Prince William, saying reconciliation is important amid other challenges facing the world. In an interview with GQ magazine in New York released on Tuesday, Harry said he […]
Continue ReadingSuspected fraudster has explained how he allegedly stole bank customers’ PINs by pretending to help them operate automated teller machines in Calabar, Cross River State. Though his identity was not disclosed in a statement by the Cross River State Police Command, the suspect said he targeted customers who needed assistance at ATM points, withheld their […]
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