BREAKING: Security Operatives Take Over PDP Secretariat After BoT Meeting Clash
Following the clash between Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoyes over the authentic National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), security agencies have taken over the party secretariat. The operatives…
E-payment transactions in Nigeria hit all-time high of N1.07 quadrillion in 2024
Electronic payment transactions in Nigeria rose to N1.07 quadrillion in 2024, reaching an all-time high and the first time to hit the quadrillion mark. In dollar terms, this is about $702.6 billion based on the closing…
BREAKING: Fight breaks out at PDP BoT meeting
Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye, the two men locked in struggle for the position of National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), clashed at the commencement of the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting of the…
Roman Abramovich could owe UK £1bn over tax dodge that helped bankroll Chelsea FC
Sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich could owe the UK up to £1bn after a botched attempt to avoid tax on hedge fund investments, evidence seen by the BBC suggests. Leaked papers reveal investments…
El-rufai greater, smarter than all Tinubu’s Ministers – APC chieftain Igbokwe spits fire
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe has claimed that the former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai appears to be greater, smarter and bolder than all the federal ministers.…
Police Withdraw Defamation Charge Against Farotimi
The Nigeria Police Force has filed a notice of discontinuance in the alleged defamation suit filed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, against Lagos-based legal practitioner and author, Dele…
24-year-old Nigerian extradited to U.S. for sextortion causing American lawmaker’s son’s death
Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal (luh-wall), 24, of Osun State, Nigeria, has been extradited to the United States from Nigeria to face prosecution in a partially unsealed indictment for the sextortion of a South…
FG ready to welcome deported Nigerians from US — NiDCOM
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said that the Federal Government is ready to welcome deported Nigerians from the United States. The Director of Media and Corporate Affairs of the commission, Abdur-Rahman…
ECOWAS Formalises Exit Of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger But Grants Citizens Free Movement
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has directed its members to continue granting citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic free movements despite the exit of the three countries from the…
FG Vows To End ‘Miracle Examination Centres’ In Nigeria
The Federal Government has announced plans to put an end to ‘Miracle Examination Centres’ across the country. Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa made…
Tragedy as kidnappers kill woman abducted in Abuja
A woman, Esther Adesiyan who was abducted alongside her husband, Michael and her son has been killed by her abductors. Esther was abducted in the early hours of Monday from their residence in Chikakore area of Kubwa,…
Last time we had middle class was under Obasanjo – Amaechi slams Jonathan, Buhari, Tinubu
The former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has decried the growing hardship bedevilling Nigerians across the country. Amaechi while speaking on Tuesday, January 28, at a two-day event on strengthening…
Risevest operating illegally, Nigerians at risk of fraud, SEC insists
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians against engaging with Risevest Technologies Limited, a firm that presents itself as a Digital Dollar/Fund Manager in the Nigerian…
Arsenal win appeal over controversial Lewis-Skelly red card
Arsenal have successfully appealed against the red card shown to Myles Lewis-Skelly in Saturday’s 1-0 win at Wolves, meaning the 18-year-old escapes a three-match ban. The left-back was sent off in the first half at…
4 die, many injured as explosion occurs in Ogun
Four persons were confirmed dead while several others sustained injuries, following an explosion that rocked Sabo area of Owode, in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the incident…
(ICYMI) Third term: US constitutional amendment Trump ‘must’ alter to run again in 2028
The U.S. president-elect, Donald Trump, on Wednesday, while addressing the House GOP conference at Capitol Hill, joked about running for a third term. that the former President secured his return to the White House…
‘We Lost 11 Family Members In Enugu Tanker Explosion’
Eleven members of the same family from the Abofia-Agbaja community in Ebonyi LGA of Ebonyi State died in a tanker explosion that occurred at Ugwu Onyeama, along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, last Saturday. The…
Woman Seeks Divorce, Says Husband Spraying Kids’ School Fees On Musician
A business woman, Oluwatoyin Oguntade, on Tuesday, told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to end her eight-year-old marriage to her husband, Olufemi, on grounds of wasteful spending and frequent assault.…
Telecoms 50% tariff hike: Subscribers head for court as NCC talks deadlocked
Nigerians are mounting a resolute challenge to the contentious 50 per cent increase in call and data tariffs, with telecom subscribers and advocacy groups escalating the matter to the courts following…
Police arraign Sowore today for calling Egbetokun ‘illegal IG’
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has initiated legal action against activist Omoyele Sowore over comments he made on social media, referring to Egbetokun as an “illegal IG.” Sowore is facing three…
BREAKING: Tragedy averted as Max Air plane crash-lands in Kano
A Max Air aircraft with registration number 5N-MBD, B733 crash-landed on Tuesday night at Malam Aminu Kano…
Ogun warn against Shari’ah court panels amid protest in Ekiti
• Muslim media practitioners defend Shari’ah arbitration in Ekiti The Ogun state government has warned against any attempt to establish a Sharia Court in the state. In a statement yesterday, Governor Dapo Abiodun…
After backing removal, divided GAC takes Obasa’s case to Tinubu
Less than 10 days after the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, reportedly got the endorsement of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), new twist emerged yesterday as the seeming…
Police Arrest Gangs Supplying Motorcycles To Boko Haram, Bandits
The Nigerian Police Force has arrested a syndicate supplying motorcycles to Boko Haram terrorists in Niger and Kaduna states. Terrorists in Northern Nigeria mostly use motorcycles as operational vehicles for…