The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed why he didn’t support the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who currently serves as a minister under the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, and has been in the headlines partly on allegations of anti-party activities, said his decision was based on…
The Rivers State Executive Council has cancelled a N134 billion contract awarded by the past sole administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ikot Ete Ibas (rtd). The contract was for the reconstruction of the ageing State Secretariat complex in Port Harcourt. The contract was awarded to CCECC during the period of emergency rule by Ibas….
Orji Kalu, senator representing Abia north, says former president Olusegun Obasanjo invited him to the presidential villa to inform him of his third-term ambition. On September 20, at a Democracy Dialogue in Accra organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Obasanjo denied ever pursuing a third term in office. The former president had said no Nigerian…
The FBI has identified Izunna Okonkwo, a celebrated Pastel tech startup co-founder who made the highly coveted Forbes 30-under-30 list in 2023, as a person of interest and co-conspirator in an insider trading and money laundering scheme that generated $41 million in illegal profit from several companies within five years, court filings reviewed by Peoples…
The Police Command in Benue State has confirmed the arrest of two unidentified persons for being in possession of human parts in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Emenari Ifeanyi, disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, the state capital, during a press conference. Ifeanyi stated that the suspects were arrested on October 22…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, rejected former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s request for the release of his passport to enable him to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for medical care. Trial judge Emeka Nwite, who oversees Mr Bello’s N80 billion money laundering trial, ruled that the former governor failed to…
Actress Oluwabukola Awoyemi, popularly known as Bukola Arugba, has raised an alarm over Tuesday’s attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, saying her relatives were abducted. In a video posted on Instagram on Wednesday, the actress, who hails from Eruku, said the incident was…
Oyo State lawmaker, Hon. Dele Adeola, representing the Iseyin/Itesiwaju State Constituency, has applauded Governor Seyi Makinde for the successful hosting of the national Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in Ibadan, describing him as a trailblazer whose leadership continues to set new standards within the party and the state. Adeola said the seamless and widely commended…
The legal counsel to Bobrisky, Avwerosuoghene Omuvwie has told the House of Representatives Committee that his client Bobrisky could not honour the invitation of the Commitee due to Illness. The Commitee however questioned that he provided them with evidence from Bobrisky’s doctor on his health and the Lawyer said he had not such document. Bobrisky…
The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Com. Olusola Ladoja has affirmed he remained the only legitimate, and globally recognised leader of the body. He maintained that there is no factional leadership in NANS, saying the purported claim of a parallel NANS President as laughable and a pitiable display of imposture. A…