President Bola Tinubu has declared that governors under the All Progressives Congress (APC) remain leaders of the party in their respective states. Tinubu made the declaration on Saturday at the official reception of Gov. Agbu Kefas into the APC held in Jalingo. Represented by Sen. Kashim Shettima, Vice President, Tinubu announced that Gov. Kefas has…
Unidentified hoodlums on Saturday disrupted the Labour Party (LP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) event in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The event was organised by the parties to officially mark the defection of LP members in Alimosho into ADC. The hoodlums, numbering over 100, stormed the first venue of the event…
Britain’s former Prince Andrew was again engulfed Saturday by the Epstein scandal, after newly released files included photographs of him kneeling on all fours over a woman lying on the floor. The images were among millions of new documents disclosed Friday by the US Justice Department from the Jeffrey Epstein files, which also featured the…
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has seemingly reacted to comments made by fellow filmmaker Kunle Afolayan on the pressures of promoting cinema movies, sharing a series of pointed messages on her Instagram story. In a series of posts shared on Instagram on Saturday, the actress, whose movie Behind the Scenes recently hit two billion…
The police command in Kano State has arrested three suspects, Ibrahim Tijjani, Jamilu Auwal, and Mohammed Nura Dauda, for allegedly buying a Mercedes-Benz GLE motor vehicle with a fake payment alert. They were arrested on January 28, 2026, at Kabuga Quarters, Kano. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi…
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has strongly rejected calls by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria seeking the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, over comments he allegedly made on genocide. In a statement signed by its National Secretary, Bishop David Bakare, the PFN described…
Iranian army chief Amir Hatami on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against an attack, saying his country’s forces were on high alert following Washington’s heavy military deployments in the Gulf. He also insisted the Islamic republic’s nuclear expertise could not be eliminated, after Trump said he expected Tehran to seek a deal to…
Renowned filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has said he is not interested in box office records or competing for cinema revenue, stressing that his focus is on creative control and long-term value rather than headline earnings. Afolayan made the remarks while speaking at the Lagos Business of Film Summit on January 30, where he criticised what he…
In a move that has sparked intense debate across social media, popular Nigerian pastor Kingsley Okonkwo has found himself at the center of an online firestorm after revealing a new tattoo on his arm — and openly addressing how it fits with Christian teachings. Known for his engaging approach to faith and relationships, Okonkwo’s latest…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ (OPHK) have killed a notorious Boko Haram/ISWAP Commander (JULAIBIB), operating within the Gujba axis of the Timbuktu Triangle, during an encounter around Kimba, Damboa LGA of Borno State, on 30 January 2026. These troops recorded multiple successes in Adamawa State after responding swiftly to…
