The late elder statesman and former Ohanaeze Ndigbo President -General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has left behind a final Will that bans his wife, Lolo Frances from remarrying. The document, released on June 16, 2025, and managed by Will administrator Chief Chukwuma Ekomaru (SAN), outlines how the respected businessman and politician’s wealth is divided among his…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has dismissed preliminary objections filed by social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, in the N1 billion defamation suit instituted by human rights lawyer Femi Falana, (SAN), and his son, musician and activist Folarin Falana, also known as Falz. Justice F.A. Azeez, who delivered…
A 16-year-old student, Miss Praise Malachi, has drowned in Zaria, Kaduna State, while hurrying to check her Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) result. Praise, a final-year student of Government Day Secondary School, Samaru, was reportedly excited after hearing from her friends that she had passed with excellent grades. Her father, Emmanuel Malachi, narrated the heartbreaking…
The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has announced a sweeping set of 50 tax exemptions and reliefs aimed at easing the financial burden on low-income earners, average taxpayers, and small businesses, as part of Nigeria’s new tax reform framework set to take effect on January 1, 2026….
Operatives attached to the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested three suspects with alleged specialty in forging cheques of international banks. The suspects, the police said, were also notorious for impersonating foreign celebrities. Innocent Odumosor, 27, Ajie Samuel Chukwudi, 31, and Godwin Divine, 19, were arrested at their Lagos…
The UAE said Tuesday it had requested consular services for Telegram’s Pavel Durov after the Dubai-based tech boss was arrested in France over alleged failings to curb criminality on the app. “The UAE is closely following the case of its citizen Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, who was arrested by the French authorities in Paris–Le…
A new global report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that loneliness is responsible for more than 871,000 deaths each year, equating to over 100 lives lost every hour. The report highlights the widespread impact of loneliness and social isolation on individuals and societies, calling it a “defining public health challenge of our…
In another shocking revelation, Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church has recounted how a woman in Port Harcourt, held captive by occult forces, was miraculously delivered when a Shiloh flyer in her bag began to ‘speak in tongues.’ Speaking to his congregation, Oyedepo described the incident as a divine intervention that not only…
A 73-year-old man, identified as Pastor Awolola, on Monday died in a fire incident in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The incident occurred at about 11:58 a.m. on Cemetery Road, Irewolede area of Ilorin metropolis, according to a statement by the spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle. “Pastor Awolola reportedly set undergrowth on…
A day-old-baby was stolen from Okeyinmi Primary Health Centre in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, when the mother of the newborn was taking a nap when the baby was taken away. Our correspondent gathered that the baby was delivered around 8pm on Sunday at the facility located close to the popular Bisi Market in Okeyinmi…
