Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed, has insisted that the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, could not have emerged winner of the contest even if he had secured as many as 10 million votes. Mohammed made the assertion while speaking on broadcaster Edmund Obilo’s podcast,…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of the nine suspects arraigned by the Federal Government over their alleged involvement in the massacre of about 150 people in Yelwata, a town in Benue state, in June last year at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. The trial Judge, Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik,…
The city of Tshwane in South Africa disconnected electricity supply to the High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria over unpaid utility bills, before later restoring power after the debt was settled. The development was disclosed by the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, Dr. Nasiphi Moya, in a post on X. “#TshwaneYaTima:…
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has explicitly tied the forthcoming Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) election to his ambition to contest the 2027 presidential race, telling supporters that their backing at the grassroots level is crucial to his national political journey. The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate spoke while campaigning for the African Democratic…
On the outskirts of Gwagwalada, Abuja, within the vicinity of the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), rows of red-and-black machines sit in silence. Tractors, bulldozers and mobile workshops—lined up neatly—are gathering dust. They are fully mechanised farm equipment shipped more than 7,800 kilometres from Belarus to Nigeria, intended to transform smallholder farming, reduce back-breaking labour…
The tragic passing of Ifunanya Nwangene, the 26-year-old architectural graduate and standout contestant on The Voice Nigeria, has left the nation in mourning. Known by her stage name Nanyah, she was a powerhouse of opera and jazz, a “Soprano Queen” whose life was cut short on January 31, 2026. What to AVOID: Dangerous Myths The…
United States President, Donald Trump, has threatened legal action against the host of the 68th Grammy Awards, Trevor Noah, following comments made during the awards ceremony on Sunday that referenced the US president and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. The controversy followed Noah’s remarks shortly after congratulating Billie Eilish for winning the Grammy for Song…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, amended the charge against nine suspected terrorists who allegedly attacked Yelwata in Benue, where about 150 persons were killed. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, who led the Federal Government’s team of lawyers to court, told Justice Joyce Abdulmalik…
The people of Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency have continued to shower prayers and encomium on Hon. Tosin Alabi, Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal House of Representatives hopeful and Founder of the Tosin Alabi Foundation, following the successful and impactful medical outreach organised by his foundation for residents of the constituency. The large-scale medical outreach, which held at…
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, aka Davido, and his wife, Chioma Adeleke, have sparked a buzz on social media over their outfits to the 2026 Grammys. Recall that the 68th Grammy Awards was held at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1, with popular faces from the music world storming the event in…
