The Supreme Court will on Monday, December 16, determine the fate of President Bola Tinubu in a fresh suit seeking his removal from office as Nigeria’s leader. The new suit marked SC/CV/667/2023 is praying the apex court to sack Tinubu on two major grounds of alleged non-qualification to hold office as Nigeria’s President and usurpation…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has defended his decision to approve a private airstrip amid rising concerns and allegations of preferential treatment. Keyamo said this on the ‘This Morning’ programme on Arise News on Sunday. Where he stressed the importance of fairness and adherence to legal processes in granting approvals for…
Police operatives from Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested two suspects allegedly specializing in forging certificates from various international universities and defrauding unsuspecting victims online. The suspects, Elvis Osakpolo Edokpain, 23, and Kelly Osas Endgieen, 24, were accused of amassing wealth through fraudulent activities, using the proceeds to acquire luxury vehicles and build mansions…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol across its retail outlets. According to Tribune Online correspondent who visited the NNPCL retail outlets in Ibadan observed that petrol, which was sold between N1,025 to N1,040 per litre, has been reduced to N1,015…
The military junta of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic will end their membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January 2025, the regional bloc said on Sunday. This is part of the resolutions reached at the end of the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Commission Authority of Heads of…
Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, met with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over the weekend in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to deliberate on Nigeria’s political future. The meeting, held at Obasanjo’s residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), also had former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, in…
Tragedy struck on the River Benue as around 20 people, mostly women and children, reportedly drowned when a wooden boat capsized near Ocholonya in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State on Saturday. The victims, traders returning to Odenyi in Nasarawa Toto LGA of Nasarawa State after attending the Ocholonya market, were caught in the…
British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has announced that she no longer believes in the existence of God. In a now-viral interview with The Free Press, Badenoch described herself as agnostic and a cultural Christian, explaining that her once-strong religious beliefs have changed over time. When asked if she believes in God, she responded, “Not…
China on Friday jailed former Premier League star and men’s national coach Li Tie for 20 years for bribery, snaring one of the country’s greatest football figures in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption in sport. President Xi Jinping has waged an unrelenting campaign against deep-seated official corruption since coming to power over a decade…
Several property worth millions of naira was destroyed on Saturday, in a fire that gutted a two-storey building at number 21, Oduntan Street, Mushin area of Lagos State. The affected building comprises of two units of 3-bedroom flats. The second floor of tte building was gutted by fire that reportedly started from the front flat…