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Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like sum. El-Rufai, who allegedly admitted on national television to wiretapping the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is being charged by the Department of State Services […]
Continue ReadingOne of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been gruesomely killed. As shown in a graphic new video allegedly released by bandits on Sunday, Oyedokun has been beheaded. The video obtained by Punch on Telegram on Monday showed that the teacher was […]
Continue Reading“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.” — Aristotle. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin is Aesop’s story of a donkey who finds a lion’s skin abandoned in the forest. He wears it and begins […]
Continue ReadingIn a major shake-up that swept across several states in Nigeria, including Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, Imo, Jigawa and Delta, no fewer than 19 serving members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) lost their bids to secure return tickets during the party’s primaries ahead of the 2027 general […]
Continue ReadingLeader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church (IESC), Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that some important members of the international community will not support Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. In a statement signed by Osho Oluwatosin, his media aide, Primate Ayodele made it known that the president has all it takes to defeat the opposition parties, […]
Continue ReadingOrganisers of popular reality television show, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), have officially started preparations for the 11th edition by opening audition registration for interested contestants. According to the organisers, only successful applicants from the online registration stage will proceed to the physical audition phase, while available slots remain limited. Intending housemates were directed to visit […]
Continue ReadingIn less than eight months, Nigeria will hold another presidential election, likely to be as fiercely contested as the 2023 version, if not more. The final cast of contestants will emerge after the primaries and possible last-minute alliances and some say by the courts. But it is not only the presidential candidates and their permutations […]
Continue ReadingUnited States military and its Nigerian counterparts exchanged fire with ISIS terrorists for over three hours before successfully eliminating Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, the second-in-command of the jihadist militant group, according to the New York Times. His death was announced by US President, Donald Trump and was confirmed by Nigerian government on Saturday morning. Trump said Al-Minuki […]
Continue ReadingEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, has arraigned social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, simply known as Blessing CEO over an alleged N36 million fraud. The defendant, whose real name is Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, was arraigned on Friday before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court […]
Continue ReadingDespite Standing Rules practically exempting him from serving as a principal officer in the 8th Senate, the name of a certain Godswill Akpabio was announced in plenary as Minority Leader on 28th July 2015. Having left office as Akwa Ibom State Governor just a few weeks before, Akpabio had been nominated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday formally joined the presidential race for 2027 under an alliance involving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM). In Makinde’s declaration speech delivered at a rally held at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo State, and witnessed by a mammoth crowd, he said: “Today, I, […]
Continue ReadingUnited States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian-born former Associate Professor of Education and former nonprofit chief executive, Dr Nkechy Ezeh, to 70 months in prison for orchestrating a $1.4 million fraud scheme involving taxpayer and donor funds meant for vulnerable preschool children. The sentencing was announced in a press release on Wednesday by the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has bought a mansion in London in the sum of £53 million ($72 million), adding to a slew of deals the UK capital’s luxury housing market has seen in recent months. Otedola bought the 10-bedroom house in the city’s St John’s Wood district — a short walk from Regent’s Park […]
Continue ReadingI have fallen victim to two sets of phone calls in recent weeks about political developments in Nigeria. Between foreign friends and associates on one hand and my local elite readers and friends on the other. The foreigners have uniformly expressed consternation at recent political developments in Nigeria. They just cannot understand the peculiarities of our […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of the Oyo State Police Command has rescued a United States-based medical doctor from mob action following a false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan, the state capital. In a statement released on Wednesday by the state police public relations officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the incident occurred on Monday at about 2:30 p.m. around the 2nd […]
Continue ReadingAn old firm of architects with a rich history of project design and delivery sent a letter to the Sierra Leonean government on September 15, 1960. In that letter, the firm listed some of the projects it was handling in Nigeria. The multi-storey building called Cocoa House in Ibadan was on that list. But the […]
Continue ReadingAhead of 2027 Presidential and general elections, the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC has pegged its cost to pick the form for its presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms at N60 million as the party unveiled its timetable for primaries and sale of forms ahead of the 2027 general elections. The NDC has also fixed […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actor, Alex Ekubo has passed away. He died at the age of 40. His death was confirmed on Tuesday by his colleagues, Funke Akindele, Bolanle Ninalowo, and some other notable actors who claimed to be close to him. Taking to her Instagram story, Akindele wrote: “Hmmmmmm. Rest in peace, Alex. I tried to […]
Continue ReadingTina’s marriage to Otunba was the envy of their circles, social and political. In church, she was a reference point on what a good wife should be. She dressed elegantly always without exposing any part of her body believed to be the exclusive preserve of her husband. She was respectful and respected. Otunba was a […]
Continue ReadingThe 2026 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), the 12th edition, took place in Lagos, Nigeria, at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos on Saturday May 10, 2026. The ceremony, which began at 7 p.m. on Saturday, celebrated outstanding achievements in African film, television and digital storytelling. Below is the list of winners and […]
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