Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has vowed to sign the death warrants of four convicts sentenced to death for the kidnapping of a woman at the Vegetable Market along Airport Road in Benin City if they fail to appeal ...
A legal practitioner and public interest analyst, Christopher Chidera, has questioned the legality of the 20-year prison sentence imposed on 48-year-old Paul Okechukwu for membership of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), arguing that the conviction was based on ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted JP Morgan approval-in-principle to establish a merchant bank in Nigeria, marking a significant step in the American financial institution’s plans to expand its presence in the country’s financial markets. The proposed lender, ...
The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has announced funeral arrangements for its late Assistant General Overseer, Pastor Felix Adedeji Peters. Peters served as Assistant General Overseer at the ministry’s Lagos Mega Region 4 in Ijaiye, Lagos State. He ...
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State have reportedly been involved in a road accident while travelling to Kaduna State for a political rally in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. ...
The lingering divisions within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State came into focus on Thursday as several prominent party leaders were absent from the inauguration of the 344-member Presidential Campaign Council for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. Governor ...
Security has been tightened across Kaduna metropolis ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s expected visit on Saturday, October 24, 2026, for the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 presidential campaign flag-off. Security personnel have been deployed to protect campaign posters and billboards ...
Popular Nigerian TikTok content creators Peller and Jarvis have engaged in a heated exchange during a livestream over Peller’s claim that he could act as a father figure to Jarvis’ younger sister. The disagreement reportedly began when Peller insisted that ...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, arguing that the sharp depreciation of the naira and the removal of the petrol subsidy have worsened the financial hardship facing Nigerians. Obasanjo made the remarks on Thursday at ...
A total of 24 states in Nigeria have reportedly approved a bill, while 12 other states are still being awaited, according to a list of states whose approval status has been provided. The list names Adamawa, Delta, Edo, Kwara, Nasarawa, ...
Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has predicted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will defeat former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the January 16, 2027, presidential election. Adeyanju made the prediction in a post on X, where he argued ...
Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru has died at the age of 57 following a brief illness, his family has announced. The family announced his death in a statement posted on his official Instagram page in the early hours of Friday, ...
Former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, has said Nigerians are yet to feel the benefits of the increased revenue accruing to the federal and state governments following the removal of the ...
An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Assistant Superintendent of Corps (ASC) Usman Isah Ndamaka, has admitted that he heard detained miners screaming for help before they died but failed to open their cell because he ...
Research Professor at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Femi Otubanjo, has attributed President Bola Tinubu’s reported decision to limit his campaign activities ahead of the 2027 general elections to the physical challenges associated with old age. Otubanjo argued ...