A Facebook user claims that Pope Leo XVI and other bishops have pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kalu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from detention. The claim by @NgoziCommedy was accompanied by a video showing Tinubu in conversation with some bishops. The two-minute, 29-second video has…
A sum of N15.81 trillion has been allocated for debt servicing in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to the joint sitting of the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Defence and Security tops the sectoral allocations in the N47.9 trillion budget presented by the President on Wednesday. The President disclosed this while giving a…
Pastor David Ibiyeomie of Salvation Ministries has issued a stern warning to bloggers, threatening arrest and detention for anyone who reports on him negatively. In a video circulating online, the cleric accused some bloggers of deliberately twisting his messages and alleged that certain church members are working against him. Declaring that he would not tolerate…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has handed the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to refund allegedly diverted workers’ funds from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and immediately constitute the Governing Board of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). In a communiqué issued after its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, August…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has submitted a memorandum to the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review, calling for changes to Nigeria’s constitution. In the memorandum shared by his special adviser on media, Abdul Rasheeth, Atiku is seeking a rotational presidency between the North and South, with a six-year single term for the president and governors. This…
The Nigerian Army has raised alarm over the poor enlistment of South East youths into military service, and called for a change of attitude to reverse the trend. According to the Army, while Kaduna State has recorded over 3,000 applications in the ongoing 2025 recruitment exercise, Enugu State is still struggling with just a hundred….
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan will commence on Saturday, March 1, after the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom. With the confirmation, more than 1.8 billion Muslims across the world will begin fasting from sunrise to sunset each day. Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the…
A magistrates’ court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Tuesday remanded a bishop, Onyeagoziri Ndubueze, in the Abakaliki Correctional Centre for alleged sexual abuse of a 22-year-old female member of his church. The chief magistrate, Nike Chima, ordered his remand after the magistrate rejected the bail application by the defence counsel, Friday Agbom. The magistrate told…
The Access to Basic Medical Care Foundation has warned that engaging in sexual activity with multiple partners significantly heightens the risk of cervical cancer, as the Human Papillomavirus—responsible for more than 95 per cent of cervical cancer cases—is primarily transmitted through sexual contact. The warning was issued during a sensitisation programme for secondary school students…
Okuneye Idris popularly known as Bobrisky has caused buzz online after posting himself having a romantic session with another man. Bobrisky, who has left Nigeria after his encounter with EFCC, Immigration and even correctional services in Nigeria, which started from his Naira mutilation charge. The self acclaimed mother of Lagos has also said he won’t…