President Bola Tinubu is presiding over a meeting of the National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The session began at 7:38 p.m. when the President arrived at the hall. Thursday’s meeting is the party’s second caucus gathering in 2025, following an earlier session held on February 25….
The Department of the State Services, DSS, has awarded a N10 million compensation to an Abuja-based woman, Mrs. Chineze Ozoadibe, found to have been wrongfully arrested and detained by a sister security agency on allegations of involvement in illegal oil bunkering. The woman was held in the DSS detention facility some months back. Director General…
Four teenagers and a would-be bride were said to have been killed by security agents during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano and Zaria. One Isma’il Muhammad, 18, was also gunned down yesterday by a soldier in Samaru, Zaria, in Kaduna State, Daily Trust has reported. The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, has resulted…
Nollywood actress and philanthropist, Sarah Martins, has shared an emotional account of her alleged harassment by officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline task force, after she was reportedly stopped from cooking food for the people of Lagos on a street in Lekki. The Lagos State Government, through its Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Mr…
The Enugu State Police Command has filed a charge against a 29-year-old woman, Mrs Chisom Okonkwo for criminal defamation of her husband Mr Okonkwo Ozioma after accusing him of defiling and raping their two little daughters. Our correspondent gathered that Chisom was having domestic differences with the husband but instead of resolving the issues amicably,…
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…
Actor and filmmaker, Femi Adebayo, has revealed that the inspiration behind his latest film, ‘Seven Doors’, came from the life of a king he was close to. Speaking in an encounter with Saturday Beats, he said, “It is extremely important to preserve our culture. Creating content— films— (woven) around the beauty of our culture is…
VeryDarkMan, the controversial activist, has fired back at social media celebrity Bobrisky after receiving a N1 billion lawsuit threat for alleged defamation. Earlier on Sunday, Bobrisky’s legal team shared a document accusing VeryDarkMan of releasing an AI-generated recording to damage her reputation. They demanded a retraction and apology within 24 hours. Reacting to the letter…
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Chike Osebuka, says he has no plans to get married at the moment, describing marriage as a “stupid step.” The 32-year-old artiste, known for his soulful and love-themed songs, made the remark during an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo. When asked when he was getting married, he replied that he…
Popular TikTok content creator Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has shared the painful childhood experience that led him to convert from Islam to Christianity. During a live session with his followers, Peller opened up about his time at a Quranic school, locally referred to as ‘Ile Kewu,’ where he said he was subjected to…