The Media team of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has insisted that he was at the facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Earlier, the team said the ex-governor honoured the invitation after consultation with his legal team and political associates. Reacting, the anti-graft agency’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale denied that the former…
Founder and Chairman of the Olusegun Okanlawon Foundation, OOF, Engr. Dr. David Olusegun Okanlawon has been inducted into the Ambassadorial Assembly of the AU Agenda 2063. In a press release made available by the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the newly inducted Ambassador, Comrade Adedokun Sunday Harshasha on Saturday, highlighted the objectives of…
Nigerian literary icon, Wole Soyinka, has hailed former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi for refusing to step down for Bola Tinubu during the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential primary election in 2022. Amaechi was among the over 20 members of the APC that battled for the sole presidential ticket of the ruling party prior…
The US government has introduced a new policy which allows it to impose a visa ban on people considered responsible for the attack on Nigerian Christians. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the US State Department said the policy allows it to deny visas to those who have directed, authorised, supported, participated in, or carried…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Salamatu Danjuma, a 25-year-old resident of Nadabo village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area, in connection with the death of her husband. According to a statement on Monday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, preliminary investigations reveal that the couple had been facing an…
A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday said bandits were threatening to abduct members of the National Assembly. Idris stated this during the resumption of debate on national security in the lower chamber, calling on President Bola Tinubu to review his directive on the withdrawal of police operatives attached…
A 28-year-old photographer in Yobe state, Saidu Abdulrahaman, has been officially recognized as a Guinness World Records title holder for the headshot photographs taken in one hour. In an attempt to break the World Guinness Record for the most head shot photographs taken in one hour, Abdulrahaman snapped 897 pictures of students in September 2024….
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man, Taofik Oladosu, to 14 years imprisonment for attempting to sexually assault a 12-year-old girl, (name withheld). The convict was sentenced following his plea bargain agreement to the amended one-count charge of attempted sexual assault by penetration. While delivering the…
England’s Football Association said it had received assurances from Saudi Arabia that LGBTQ fans would be “safe and welcome” at the 2034 World Cup, explaining its support for the successful bid from the Gulf state. FIFA confirmed on Wednesday that the Middle East nation would host the tournament, underlining the kingdom’s growing influence in world…
China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who were sentenced to death in September 2025 for homicide, illegal detention, and internet fraud, in Myanmar. The Wenzhou City Intermediate People’s Court announced the executions in a statement on Thursday. The suspects, among whom are Ming Guoping, Ming Zhenzhen, Zhou Weichang, Wu…
