A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a request by Uche Nnaji, minister of innovation, science and technology, to stop the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), from releasing his academic records. Hausa Yilwa, the presiding judge, delivered the ruling on September 22, rejecting Nnaji’s application for an injunction. The minister had filed an ex…
Music star David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, and nightlife socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly called Cubana Chief Priest, visited Senate President Godswill Akpabio in Abuja. The meeting, captured in a video shared by Cubana Chief Priest on Instagram, showed Akpabio addressing Davido and his entourage while holding a document. Cubana Chief Priest paired the video…
Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has narrated how a pastor in the church diverted $8,000 meant for missions, abandoned his wife in South Africa, and traveled to the United States to marry another woman. She shared the revelation while ministering at a recent…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate Nengi has announced the birth of her baby girl, born on February 21. She disclosed this via her official Instagram page on Sunday, describing it as “the purest form of love.” Nengi posted clips from her pregnancy journey up until the moment of her baby’s birth. “My greatest blessing, my…
Below is a highlight list of winners of the Nigerian 2025 by-elections across various states, based on available information from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcements and credible reports: Adamawa State: Ganye Constituency (State Assembly): Misa Musa (APC) – 15,923 votes Anambra State: Anambra South Senatorial District: Emmanuel Nwachukwu (APGA) – 90,408 votes Edo…
Eight suspects have been arrested for prosecution over the alleged mutilation of a 16-year-old boy’s scrotum in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, the police have said. The spokesperson for Osun police command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, revealed this in a statement on Monday, in Osogbo. Ojelabi said three of the suspects, who reside…
Schools wishing to present candidates for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, have been advised to complete their recognition and upload their Continuous Assessment Scores, CASS data before 13 December 2024. WAEC disclosed this on Tuesday, when it announced the opening of online portals for school recognition and the upload of Continuous…
Lawmaker representing Kano South Senatorial District, Kawu Sumaila, has sparked controversy by stating that it was former President Muhammadu Buhari, not President Bola Tinubu, who removed the fuel subsidy. He made the assertion on Channels TV’s Politics Today. He explained that the provision for fuel subsidy typically covered only the first half of the year….
The National Assembly has commenced deliberations on far-reaching constitutional amendments that could see the creation of 55 new states and 278 additional local government areas across the country. Barau’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Speaking at the opening of a two-day joint…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that not more than 30 per cent of Nigerians pay tax to the coffers of the Federal Government, yet many Nigerians want the best to be provided by the government in the areas of infrastructure, education and security among others. Speaking on Monday while declaring open the public hearing…