Nathalie Rose Jones, a 50-year-old woman from Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested on August 16, 2025, after travelling to Washington, D.C., allegedly planning to “kidnap and assassinate” President Donald Trump. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia published on August 18, 2025, Jones posted graphic threats on Facebook…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Thompson Oludare, as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). The president also approved the appointment of Kabir Kataka as the Executive Director at the NDIC. These appointments were contained in a letter addressed to the leadership of the Nigeria Senate. Tinubu in the…
The Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability (COCTA) says President Bola Tinubu should sack Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), over his confrontation with a naval officer in Abuja. COCTA’s call comes after the video of the FCT minister confronting a naval officer at a disputed plot of land in…
A magistrates’ court in Abuja has summoned Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo elections, to appear before it over alleged age falsification. He is charged with forgery and perjury. The suit, filed by a PDP chieftain, Honesty Aginbatse, on September 12, alleged discrepancies in the birth dates provided…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the tragic incident that occurred in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the State, where four siblings lost their lives in the early hours of Tuesday, May 6, 2025, following a suspected case of food poisoning. Their mother, who also reportedly consumed the same meal, is battling…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced a man, Bamidele Folorunsho, to 10 years imprisonment for indecently touching a 12-year-old girl’s breast. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Mr Folorunsho after he pleaded guilty to an amended two-count charge of indecent treatment of a child and sexual assault. Mr Folorunsho was, sometime in…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was gathered that they carried out the raid in the early hours of Sunday during a pool party at the premises of…
Love is often depicted in grand gestures and fairy-tale endings, but real love goes much deeper than the fleeting moments we see on screen. In reality, it’s the small, consistent actions and emotional bonds that reveal the true depth of affection between partners. Understanding what genuine love looks like in a relationship requires more than…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised alarm over what he describes as a systematic crackdown on opposition figures by the Bola Tinubu-led administration. Atiku’s warning comes in the wake of the arrest and prosecution of opposition voices, including activist Omoyele Sowore and Professor Usman Yusuf, a vocal critic of the government. In a post…
The media community has been rocked by the news that Salis Manaja, a multimedia staff member with Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), the publishers of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, has been kidnapped by gunmen. Manaja was abducted while traveling from Abakaliki to Ilorin to participate in the organization’s annual Young Communication Fellowship programme. Manaja was…
