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Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has explained the coalition’s earlier decision regarding party affiliations, stressing that he and Peter…
The Nigerian Army has taken a major leap toward modernising its military training system with the inauguration of a cutting-edge…
Paystack has suspended its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, following an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a subordinate…
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Nigerian rapper and entertainer Okafor Uchenna Victor, popularly known as Mr Real, has openly called…
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Media personality Toke Makinwa has sparked widespread debate after declaring that men, not women, are…
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Two distinguished Nigerians, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and media mogul Mo Abudu, have been named among…
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Fashion designer and content creator Veekee James has made it clear that her husband can…
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Noni Madueke has issued a bold warning to Arsenal’s Champions League and Premier League rivals…
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles winger, Anayo Iwuala, who currently plays for Al-Arabi Football Club of Kuwait,…
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Real Madrid suffered a costly 2–0 defeat at home to Celta Vigo on Sunday in…
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The 25th anniversary celebrations of the ECOWAS Parliament concluded on a lively note with a…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has denied claims that he attempted to extort N150 million from the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu. The allegations, reported by TheCable, suggested that Adelabu had petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), accusing Ayodele of blackmail and demanding money and…
Former Labour Minister Chris Ngige was on Friday brought before an Abuja High Court in Gwarinpa by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged ₦2.2 billion contract fraud. Justice Maryam Hassan ordered Ngige to remain in Kuje Prison pending his bail hearing, scheduled for December 14, 2025.…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the gantry price of petrol from N828 to N699 per litre, representing a N129 drop, about 15.58%, in the benchmark price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The new pricing took effect on December 11, 2025, marking the refinery’s 20th petrol price adjustment this year,…
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has dismissed claims that kidnappers and other criminals still operate with unregistered or fraudulently registered SIM cards despite the enforcement of Nigeria’s NIN–SIM linkage policy. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Tijani said he was not aware…
The Peace Corps of Nigeria, PCN, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of acting in bad faith following the arraignment of its National Commandant, Dr. Dickson Akoh, and Director of Finance, Omolola Aminat Ahmed, at the FCT High Court in Abuja on Thursday. A statement signed by…
Nigerian rapper and entertainer Okafor Uchenna Victor, popularly known as Mr Real, has openly called out veteran Afrobeat star Dbanj over unresolved professional and financial disputes. Speaking during an interview on TheBeat 99.9 FM, the Legbegbe crooner reflected on his past working relationship with the award-winning musician. Mr Real revealed…
Authorities in Wake County, North Carolina, have arrested Roseline Iyewande Ajeshola, a Nigerian-American woman and prominent Lagos socialite, for allegedly posing as a financial broker to defraud a victim of more than $247,000. Arrest warrants obtained from the Morrisville Police Department show that Ajeshola, a resident of Katy, Texas, is…
The student filmed engaging in a confrontation with a lecturer at Rivers State University has been detained and video shows him locked up following the incident. Now, an eyewitness has narrated what led to the altercation between the lecturer, who was a former Deputy Vice Chancellor and the student. The…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has scheduled February 26, 2026, for judgment in the case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Friday after the adoption of final written addresses by…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has overturned the presidential pardon previously granted to Maryam Sanda and reinstated the death sentence originally imposed for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Sanda was convicted by an FCT High Court in 2020 and sentenced to death by hanging, a judgment that was…
