The Nigeria Police Force has filed additional charges against prominent human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi. The latest filing, submitted on Friday to the Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, includes 12 new counts under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015. The new charges reportedly aim to obstruct Farotimi’s bail application and prolong his…
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who was assigned to hear a suit that was filed by the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, recused himself from the case. The trial judge based his decision on a petition the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, wrote to challenge his objectivity…
A former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been summoned to appear before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja over allegations of criminal breach of trust and possession of unlawfully acquired property. The summons, issued by Justice Maryann E. Anenih, alleged that Bello committed the offences between 2016 and 2023. The summons,…
The campaign team of Seyi Tinubu has launched a biopic on the president’s son in preparation for his 2027 governorship ambition in Lagos state. A documentary of the younger Tinubu has been making the rounds on various social media platforms, over the weekend. The video highlights the president’s son’s biography, focusing on his education, career,…
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States (POTUS). The 78-year-old made a rare comeback four years after he lost to Joe Biden. Trump promised a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback. Republican Trump, 78, was a political…
The federal government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has threatened to shut down any filling stations profiteering from Nigerians by selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, as high as N1,000 per litre. The NMDPRA alleged that several filling stations operated by independent marketers, have raised their prices…
The leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, says she is Yoruba and identifies less as a ‘Nigerian’ because she has nothing in common with people in northern Nigeria, which is a haven for Islamism and Boko Haram. “I find it interesting that everybody defines me as being Nigerian. I identify less with the…
The ongoing crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), took turn for the worst on Friday with the suspension of Iliya Damagum, the party’s acting national chairman and Samuel Anyanwu the National Secretary. Debo Ologunagba, national publicity secretary of the party had issues a statement early, Friday morning announcing their suspension over alleged anti-party activities….
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he is open to being Nigeria’s Vice President in the future. The former Anambra State Governor has however set some conditions to be met before taking such a decision. He made the disclosure in a recent interview on New Central TV which was…
The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced that Friday, November 29, will be a work-free day in the state. This declaration is in honour of the late First Lady, Pastor (Mrs) Patience Umo Eno. According to a statement released by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, on Wednesday, November 27, the public…