President Bola Tinubu on Saturday issued a directive to reduce the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly meetings holding in New York, United States, this September. Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, revealed the directive on Saturday in Abuja during a one-day retreat organised by the…
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has condemned the attempt to introduce Sharia in the Southwest, stating that it is alien to Yoruba culture and religious beliefs. Speaking at the 2025 Oodua festival, held at Enuwa Square, Ile-Ife, Osun state, on Wednesday, Adams stressed that the introduction of Sharia is aimed at…
A 33-year-old Nigerian man, Babatunde Francis Ayeni, has been sentenced to 10 years in a U.S. federal prison for his involvement in a large-scale cyber fraud conspiracy. The scheme, which targeted over 400 individuals across the United States, resulted in a collective loss of nearly $20 million. The U.S. Attorney’s office in a statement said…
A sum of N15.81 trillion has been allocated for debt servicing in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to the joint sitting of the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Defence and Security tops the sectoral allocations in the N47.9 trillion budget presented by the President on Wednesday. The President disclosed this while giving a…
A lady caused a snarl of traffic on Adeniyi Jones Street, Ikeja, when she decided to take her bath in the middle of the road. The incident reportedly happened about 8 am, when most people were going out to their offices. The lady put a plastic bucket of water beside her on the road as…
A Madrid court on Friday sentenced former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption. Judges found Rato who was also a former economy minister in Spain, guilty of “three offences against the treasury, one offence of money laundering and one offence…
Umar Damagum, acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has blamed party leaders for exacerbating the ongoing crisis within the party. Speaking on Wednesday at a meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, Damagum cautioned PDP leaders against prioritising their ambitions over the party’s unity. He said…
A video of a man confronting his wife in a hotel room in Lagos after allegedly catching her with a driver has surfaced. The incident occurred two days after Christmas in 2024, according to Chiemeka Okoro, who recently shared the video. In the footage, the husband, identified as Ifeanyi, is heard confronting his wife after…
The Federal Executive Council has officially directed the full implementation of the suspended Naira-for-Crude agreement with local refiners. The Ministry of Finance disclosed this on its official X handle titled “Update on the Crude and Refined Product Sales in Naira Initiative,” on Wednesday. Recall that the first phase of the six-month deal involving the Federal…
Barring last-minute change of decision, President Bola Tinubu is likely to dissolve his cabinet this week. The dissolution, a top source close to the corridors of power told the Sunday Tribune, “is to pave the way for the injection of fresh minds that can bring the needed vitality to the cabinet.” The president, who just…