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Popular Social Media Influencer Dan Bello Arrested, Released At Kano Airport
Popular social media influencer, Bello Habib Galadanci, widely known as Dan Bello, was briefly arrested by security operatives on Saturday at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport. The incident, which…
LG Elections: Again, Lagos ex-governor Fashola absent at polling unit
Former Governor Babatunde Fashola was absent from his polling unit on Saturday to vote for the APC candidate for the chairmanship and councillorship election. The ex-governor, who was expected at the polling unit with…
Labour Party hails Shettima for rejecting Fubara’s removal, cautions Tinubu not to intimidate…
The Labour Party has commended Vice President Kashim Shettima’s remarks on President Bola Tinubu’s controversial suspension of Governor…
Thousands demonstrate across Israel for deal to release hostages
Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, calling for the government to secure the release of the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. “The window of opportunity to bring…
Anglican Church bars politicians from pulpit after Wike’s thanksgiving
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has officially banned politicians and government officials from speaking on its pulpits during church services. The directive, issued barely a week after Minister of the…
Ijanikin: Chimamanda chronicles college life in new book
A young Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Umeh, has shared vivid experiences of secondary school life in her latest book, titled ‘Ijanikin, My Journey to College’. The author began writing at 13 when she debuted her first…
Mass Apathy rocks Lagos LG elections as LASIEC fumbles
The Lagos State Local Government and Local Council Development Area elections on Saturday were marked by widespread voter apathy and late arrival of election…
161m Nigerians now face food insecurity – FG
The federal government says about 161 million Nigerians are currently food insecure, even as it intensifies efforts to avert an impending food and nutrition crisis. The Director, Nutrition and Food Safety…
Ahead NEC: APC Dangles Chairmanship Between N/Central, N/West
Ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), there are indications that the party is yet to agree on where to pick its national chairman from. Credible sources…
‘Stand By Your Statement That Tinubu Has No Powers To Remove Councillor, Let Alone Sitting…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed the Presidency’s clarification on Vice President Kashim Shettima’s recent comments regarding the President’s constitutional powers. The party describes the statement…
Despite recurring accidents, Lagos fails to enforce daytime truck ban
When a container truck lost control and barreled into shoppers at Balogun Market on June 20, 2025, it wasn’t just a headline;…
Is Shettima rebelling against Tinubu?
PICTURE a Vice President stepping up to a podium, his voice calm but heavy with meaning. Every word lands like a stone in…
Delta: Storm in a teacup over Tompolo, Tantita
Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, an ex-militant leader, and the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) engaged to shadow and provide…
Ex-Afromedia director Mohammed Gobir jailed seven years over N1bn, $3.5m fraud
A Lagos high court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced Mohammed Gobir, a former director of Afromedia Plc, to seven years in prison for a multi-million naira and foreign currency fraud. Gobir was arrested by operatives…
Lagos LG Polls: Odds Favour APC Despite Optimism In Opposition Camp
As residents of Lagos State go to the poll to elect those who will the lead the 20 local government areas and 37…
2027: Hurdles before APC, coalition as Nigerians weigh options
Following the adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by opposition leaders as the platform on which to challenge the AllProgressives Congress (APC) at the 2027 polls, penultimate Thursday, talks have…
Akpoti-Uduaghan Writes Senate to Resume July 15, Appeals Contempt Conviction
The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Natasha…
Gunmen Kill Civil Defence Officer, Abduct 3 Students In Edo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted three students of the Catholic’s Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary School, in Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo state. It…
Alleged N29 Billion Fraud: Ex-governor Nyako, EFCC consider out-of-court settlement
A former governor of Adamawa State, MurtalaNyako, has opted for an out-of-court settlement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a N29 billion alleged fraud case. The EFCC arraigned Mr Nyako in…
Court dismisses scavengers, beggars’ N500m right suit against Wike, others
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the N500 million suit filed by some vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, against the Minister, Nyesom Wike. Justice James Omotosho, in a…
CTC clarifies ruling: Natasha to apologise to court, not Senate
A Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Federal High Court judgment delivered on July 4, 2025, has clarified that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is…
Obaseki’s financial records will be probed – Okpebholo
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has announced plan to investigate the financial dealings of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. The governor disclosed this on Friday while addressing a crowd of party…
When the sirens go silent: Inside Lagos’ dying emergency ambulance system
In the early 2000s, Lagos stood tall among Nigeria’s 36 states, pioneering one of the country’s most functional public ambulance networks. With sirens slicing through traffic and mobile intensive care units…
US court jails Nigerian 11 years for $1.3m COVID-19 fraud
A United States court has sentenced a Nigerian, Abiola Quadri, to 11 years in prison for defrauding California and Nevada out of $1.3m in COVID-19 pandemic unemployment and disability insurance benefits. The…