The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has explained that he will not contest the 2027 presidential election out of loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who appointed him to office. The former Governor of Rivers State made this known on Monday during his monthly media chat in Abuja, where he clarified…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Kaduna State governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and other prominent politicians have been accused of planning to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. The allegation was made by a group known as Joint Action on Democracy (JAD). According to JAD, these politicians are aggrieved because President Tinubu has initiated reforms that are already…
An Osun State traditional ruler, the Ajeniju of Halleluyah, Oba Jelili Olaiya has disclosed that youth that laid siege on his palace beat him in the presence of security operatives. The monarch was beaten by some youths who were angry over his decision to appoint a Chief Imam for the community, thereby vandalizing his palace…
Super Eagles and Fulham midfielder, Alex Iwobi, says he is yet to learn the reintroduced Nigerian national anthem. The newly re-adopted anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” was written by Lillian Jean Williams in 1959 and composed by Frances Berda. It was replaced by “Arise, O Compatriots” as the national anthem of Nigeria on 1 October…
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa has told federal Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) title owners to pay their ground rent or have their titles revoked. The minsiter stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at 29th Conference of Directors of Lands in the Federal and State Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Dangiwa said,…
The Federal Ministry of Education has rolled out the Inspire Live(s) Online Real-Time Classes Initiative, a nationwide digital learning programme aimed at expanding access to quality education for schoolchildren across Nigeria. The ministry, in a statement on Tuesday signed by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo, described the initiative as a groundbreaking…
Prominent economist and political activist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has inaugurated a shadow government composed of members from various opposition parties. According to Utomi, the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” launched virtually on Monday evening, will function as a credible opposition force, highlighting the failures of the Bola Tinubu administration while offering ideas for better governance….
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud. The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned Philips…
Nigerians have often accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of showing more speed and precision in prosecuting internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, compared to bringing politically exposed persons to justice. But EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, dismissed these claims, saying the anti-graft agency applies the same level of commitment to all cases,…
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, July 25, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of two fake investigators of EFCC: Buhari Abdullahi and Umar Mukhtar Usman before Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court. The duo were arraigned on a one-count charge for falsely parading…
