Oseloka Obi, son of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, has denied rumours linking him to homosexuality following the circulation of viral photos on social media. The images, which trended online for days this week, appeared to show him in the company of another man believed to be a romantic partner. The speculation led…
The lawmaker representing Ibadan North Constituency 1 and Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, has congratulated Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle (DON) on his victory in the Ibadan North Federal Constituency bye-election and on receiving his Certificate of Return in Abuja. Hon. Comforter described the victory as a clear endorsement…
President Bola Tinubu has assured that the new tax reform laws were not implemented to punish poor Nigerians. The president said this while announcing the launch of a Personal Income Tax Calculator developed by his administration. He said the calculator would allow citizens to compare their estimated tax under the new laws to what they…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Students Engagement, Hon. Sunday Asefon has congratulated Ewi of Ado, Oba (Dr.) Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi III, the Ewi-in-Council, APU, and all sons and daughters of Ado Ekiti on the successful celebration of the 2025 Udiroko Festival. Asefon who conveyed the felicitations in a statement on Thursday…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a businessman and son-in-law of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Abdullahi Bashir Haske, wanted over an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. In a notice issued by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC urged members of the public with…
The Government of Niger Republic says its armed forces have allegedly killed a senior Boko Haram leader, Ibrahim Bakoura, also known as Abu Oumaima, during a military operation in the country’s Diffa region. Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN), disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday, saying the operation was carried out on Aug. 15 through…
Process Ongoing To Name Terrorism Financiers In Nigeria - CDS Musa The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has said that the process of identifying and prosecuting terrorism financiers in Nigeria is ongoing, stressing that the matter involves legal complexities. He said, “I think the process is on, I can speak for this government…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to contribute their expertise and resources to national development, saying the country is “on the rise again.” Tinubu made the appeal on Thursday at an interactive meeting with members of the Nigerian community in Yokohama, Japan, on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has advised Nigerians to learn combat skills to protect themselves in the face of danger. The defence chief stated this as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday. He likened the acquisition of combat skills to driving, swimming and other survival skills. Asked…
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, has visited Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, a Nigerian national from Cross River State, who has been imprisoned in the Republic of Benin for nearly two years on rape allegations, describing his condition as “distressing.” Newspaper subscription bundles The visit, which took place at the Central National Hospital…