Popular Nollywood star and film producer, Nkechi Blessing has caused a stir online after she shared her staggering bride price list. She took to her Instagram page to repost a photo capturing the list of items that a netizen had written as her bride price. The list contained such items as 200 cows, 200 bags…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called for the training of trusted youths across Benue State to serve as vigilantes under military supervision to protect their communities from terrorist attacks. Speaking during a meeting with traditional rulers in Makurdi on Tuesday, the CDS said the approach, if successfully used in Borno State,…
Thirty-one members of the United States Congress have endorsed President Donald Trump’s decision to classify Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over alleged religious persecution. The lawmakers said the designation offers “a sign of hope” for millions of Christians facing attacks in the country. The chairman of the US House foreign affairs Africa subcommittee,…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked the Ondo State Labour Party’s candidate for Saturday’s governorship election, Olusola Ebiseni. Ebiseni was sacked by a three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous lead judgment read by Justice Adebukola Banjoko. The judges ruled in favor of the appeal filed by the Labour Party. The appeal, marked…
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has made history as the first African artist to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy. The late music icon was posthumously honoured at the 2026 Special Merit Awards held in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 31, on the eve of the main Grammy Awards ceremony. The award was…
Dr. Maxwell Opara, one of the lawyers representing the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, visited him on Sunday at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, accompanied by four other associates. Daily Trust correspondent observed the group leaving the facility with several large documents. Access to the prison area was…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described former President Muhammadu Buhari as a disciplined and incorruptible leader who never misused public funds. Speaking during an expanded Federal Executive Council (FEC) session held in honour of Buhari at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday, Akpabio praised the former president’s legacy of integrity and selfless service….
Orji Kalu, senator representing Abia north, says former president Olusegun Obasanjo invited him to the presidential villa to inform him of his third-term ambition. On September 20, at a Democracy Dialogue in Accra organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Obasanjo denied ever pursuing a third term in office. The former president had said no Nigerian…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in 23 newly elected local government chairmen in Rivers State. The exercise held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday, comes a day after the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted an election at the grassroots. The event…
South Africa’s Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has said he would prefer that Nigeria’s Super Eagles do not qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing tensions between the two countries during the qualification campaign. McKenzie made the remarks during an interview with Radio 947 in Johannesburg, where he accused Nigerian football…
