The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has claimed that a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, turned against President Bola Tinubu after he was allegedly overlooked for the position of vice president. “When Mr President chose his vice-presidential candidate, I was one of those Babachir Lawal…
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda was involved in a minor road accident on Sunday evening while traveling along the Daura-Katsina Road. The incident occurred as the governor was returning from Daura, where he had visited the residence of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari to receive condolences from mourners. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary,…
Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has released a video message calling for peace and an end to violence between Fulani and Hausas. In the video obtained and translated by PRNigeria, Turji claims that the ongoing conflict is impossible to win and will only lead to further bloodshed. Turji, who is known for his involvement in…
Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairperson of Nigeria’s Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, says he was forced to flee his home and now lives under police protection after receiving death threats for leading efforts to reduce tax-related extortion in Nigeria. The threats followed his public comments about stopping more than 60 government agencies from collecting…
There was palpable tension for motorists along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following an explosion at the Otedola bridge axis of the expressway on Tuesday. Multiple footage shared on X revealed that the explosion occurred around 7pm. The videos showed thick flames emanating from the explosion. While the cause of the explosion was yet to be ascertained,…
The Oyo State Government has officially withdrawn the criminal charges against Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, the principal of the Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, over the tragic stampede that claimed the lives of at least 35 children during a…
Former Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has appeared at the Federal Capital Territory High Court for the hearing of his bail application, alongside those of his co-defendants. The proceedings took place before Justice Marryanne Anenih at the Maitama court in Abuja. The EFCC had declared Bello wanted in connection with allegations of laundering. The…
Brig Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), disclosed on Wednesday that two individuals who ingested cocaine allegedly en route to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage were recently arrested. Marwa, speaking at the opening of a meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Drug Use Control, said the…
The senator who represented Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, from 2015 to 2019, Shehu Sani, has said northerners have no moral right to vote out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come the 2027 general elections over the controversial tax reform bills. Sani, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and human rights activist, said…
Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, and Bobrisky, the crossdresser whose birth name is Idris Okuneye, will testify before the house of representatives joint committee on financial crimes and reformatory institutions today. Ola Olukoyode, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Haliru Nababa, controller-general of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), are also…