Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has cleared the air on why he called the newly crowned Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, “my dear brother” after suffering backlash on social media. The former Anambra State Governor faced backlash in his congratulatory message to the traditional ruler. In a statement posted on X (formerly…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly made waves less for what he said than for who wasn’t listening. According to figures released by Israel on Saturday, 77 national delegations either skipped the session or staged a walkout as he began speaking, YNET reports. The 41-minute speech was delivered to a…
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the theft of one of its official vehicles, a Toyota Buffalo Land Cruiser, from the premises of the Force Headquarters in Abuja. According to an internal wireless message from the Commissioner of Police (DFA, Katsina Command) relaying information from the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), the vehicle, with chassis…
Oyo State Governor, Oluseyi Makinde, yesterday rewarded Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets with the sum of $15,000, after the two-time World Cup runners-up defeated their Rwandan counterparts 4-0 in a 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. Goals by Precious Oscar, Tumininu Adeshina, Janet Akekoromowei and Alaba Olabiyi steered…
The Kogi Security Force, the Police, and the Military, in a joint operation, rescued eight kidnapped passengers in Kogi along the Okene-Auchi road on Saturday. It was gathered that bandits had kidnapped 23 passengers along the Okene-Auchi express road. The kidnappers attacked a Big Joe Ventures Ltd Toyota Hiace commuter Bus (Edo FUG 13 XY)…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to make public details of the process for appointing the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The current chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, will complete his 10-year tenure in November 2025, after serving two five-year terms. His successor is expected to be appointed…
Facts have emerged as to why the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested Kaduna-based social media activist, Abubakar Muhammad, popularly known as Sultan. A top security source told our correspondent that Sultan was arrested on Sept. 27 at Layin Dan-Masani, Rigachikun in Igabi Local Government Area, following a formal complaint that he used phishing social…
A Sidcup man who launched a savage and unprovoked attack on two female Metropolitan Police officers has been jailed for eight years. Mark Weatherley, 43, of Hatherley Road, Sidcup, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, 26 September, after admitting two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent. He will serve a further four…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has called on Christian pilgrims to Israel and Jordan from Imo and Adamawa States to uphold President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu in prayer during their spiritual journey to the Holy Land. He made the…
Barrister Onyesom Peace Udoka, a newly called to bar lawyer, has been reportedly kidnapped alongside her sister while returning home from her Call to Bar ceremony. It was learnt that the abduction occurred around Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday, September 27, 2025, just days after she was called to the bar on Tuesday, September…