A South Korean judge sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other crimes linked to his disastrous martial law declaration and its chaotic aftermath. It is the first in a series of verdicts for the disgraced ex-leader, whose brief suspension of civilian rule in South…
Two Nigerians, Chukwudi Okafor, 31, and Samuel Eze, 34, who are living in India, have been arrested for allegedly beating their friend, Emeka Christian, to death following a dispute over a woman in Pune, India. According to India Today, the incident occurred in the Pisoli-Phursungi area of Pune in the early hours of Monday. According…
The Alaafin of Oyo Kingdom, Oba Abimbola Owoade has countered the Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde over rotation of Chairmanship of the State Council of Obas and Chiefs. In a letter by Bode Durojaiye, Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin Palace, he said Oba Owoade has never hold any meeting with Governor Makinde…
The son of Nigeria’s former Vice President, Abba Atiku Abubakar, has joined the All Progressives Congress. Atiku also pledged to mobilize support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. He was received by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin and the National Vice Chairman of the APC, North East, Mustafa…
A Professor of Political Science and Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Salisu Ogbo Usman, has recommended the death penalty for Nigerians found guilty of corruption. The Rector also advocated that corrupt practices should be rated as a capital offence in Nigeriaās legal system so as to discourage people from embarking on the negative trend…
Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed as fake news a report claiming that the Federal Government has halted the issuance of implementation guidelines for Nigeriaās new tax laws. Oyedele made the reaction on X on Thursday, responding to a lengthy report which alleged that uncertainty over the final versions of…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday led top government officials in releasing pigeons at the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony, in a symbolic gesture representing Nigeriaās commitment to peace, unity, and freedom. The Vice President was joined by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio; the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun;…
An Abuja High Court, on Thursday, struck out the criminal charges instituted by the Federal Government against the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, effectively bringing to an end a high-profile legal battle that sparked national debate. Court records showed that the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation filed a Notice of Discontinuance,…
The Federal Government has restated its position that it does not pay ransom for abducted victims. This was as it insisted that security forces rely on military pressure and intelligence operations to secure their release. The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, made this clarification in an interview with BBC Hausa monitored in Kaduna, amid persistent…
Pressure is mounting on President Bola Tinubu to ensure a religious balance on the presidential ticket, as he goes for re-election in 2027, Daily Sun can reveal. Competent sources stated that forces from the United States have indicated a preference for a Muslim-Christian ticket in Tinubuās quest to retain his position as president of Nigeria…
