The United States government has announced plans to investigate how past foreign aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries has been utilized. This comes after President Donald Trump’s January 20, 2025, decision to suspend all foreign aid for 90 days, citing concerns about global destabilization and misalignment with American interests. The move follows increasing scrutiny […] More
The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu has been absolved of any involvement in the ongoing crisis at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The spokesperson of the Assembly, Olukayode Ogundipe said that despite claims that Tinubu is backing the impeached Speaker, the First Lady has no hand in the political turmoil rocking the state. […] More
The governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has said that his style of governance is one that is people-oriented. Fubara said he is not interested in running the Biblical Babylonian style of leadership but believes in the adoption of Jesus’ style of leadership. The governor said this while inaugurating the newly constructed one-storey twin-building Labour […] More
An aide to the impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, Niniola Adegoke, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu informed supporters of the current Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, of what to do. The aide, a special Assistant on Youths to Obasa, also alleged that the speaker no longer wants to remain in […] More
Local government chairmen and councillors in Osun State have resumed work at local government secretariats despite a directive from Governor Ademola Adeleke. The officials were elected following the October 15, 2022, local government election. Their actions have intensified the leadership crisis in the state as both political sides continue to struggle for control over local […] More
Following the gun powder explosion at the Talatan Mafara weekly market in Zamfara State, two victims have been confirmed dead. It was gathered that the deceased – Lawal Matusgi and Sani Adamu Kanarkalgo – died on Wednesday, February 19, at the Intensive Care Unit of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto State. Recall […] More
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared that Nigeria is making unprecedented strides in the fight against corruption, citing the recovery of 753 real estate units in a single operation as a record-breaking achievement unmatched by any anti-corruption agency worldwide. Speaking on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at the public […] More
Controversial Nigerian Singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has surrendered himself to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Yaba. This follows an ongoing police investigation into allegations of violent conduct and assault on government officials in Ogun State. The surrender was confirmed by Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin via […] More
The Young Progressive Party (YPP) has collapsed its structure for Paul Chukwuma, one of the aspirants in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election. YPP’s structure collapse for Chukwuma comes in barely two months to the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries scheduled to hold in April. The members of the party who defected to APC said they […] More
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has issued a strong warning to all Igbos residing in Lagos State to maintain strict neutrality in the ongoing political crisis surrounding the Speakership of the Lagos State House of Assembly. The group expressed concerns that the dispute between the impeached Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, and the newly elected […] More
Andy Yih-Ping Liu, the Representative and Chief of Taiwan Mission in Nigeria has confessed that his country admires Nigeria’s rich natural and human resources. Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Liu said Nigeria’s natural wealth and freedom from disasters like earthquakes, tornadoes and the likes is of great advantage to Africa’s most populace nation. He stated […] More
The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange company Binance Holdings Limited, demanding $79.51 billion and ₦231 million in compensation for alleged economic losses caused by its operations in the country. The lawsuit, filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) at the Federal High Court in Abuja, also seeks an […] More