Angela Okorie, the Nollywood actress, has publicly apologised to her colleague Mercy Johnson. The apology comes weeks after the actress was arrested in Lagos by operatives from the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID). She was remanded to the Suleja correctional centre following her arraignment over alleged cyber-related crimes related to their feud. The conflict erupted…
EFCC Chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede, hands over a 753-unit housing estate formerly owned by Godwin Emefiele in Abuja on May 20, 2025. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has officially taken delivery of a 753-unit housing estate formerly owned by the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Disclosing this in…
The Trump administration is reportedly considering plans to close nearly 30 U.S embassies and consulates worldwide in a significant effort to downsize the federal government’s international presence as tariff war escalates. According to an internal State Department document reviewed by CNN, the recommendations were prepared by the department’s undersecretary for management. It suggests the closure…
Residents of Egbeda and Ona Ara Federal Constituency have continued to shower encomiums on Hon. Tosin Alabi for his remarkable show of compassion and people-oriented leadership following the distribution of foodstuffs to one thousand residents during the recent festive season. The humanitarian gesture, carried out under the auspices of the Tosin Alabi Foundation, saw foodstuffs…
U.S. President Donald Trump paused military aid to Ukraine following last week’s clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, potentially hampering Ukraine’s efforts to fend off Russia as he pivots towards warmer relations with Moscow. Trump upended U.S. policy on Ukraine and Russia upon taking office in January, opening talks with Moscow. The reversal culminated in…
US prosecutors announced charges on Friday in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump. The foiled assassination plot was allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to avenge the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 in a US strike ordered by then-president Trump, the Justice Department…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the date for the screening of over 500 exceptional candidates below 16 years of age seeking admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026. The screening exercise scheduled to hold between September 22 and 26 at designated locations in Lagos, Abuja, and Owerri would be conducted by…
Tears flowed freely at the Ita Eku area of Igirigiri Road in Odo Ado, Ado Ekiti on Tuesday on seeing the lifeless bodies of husband and wife in a pool of blood in their residence. Although it could not be ascertained whether the incident was an attack, sources believed that the couple must have killed…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured that President Bola Tinubu’s administration will put an end to judges in the FCT living in rented apartments. Wike gave this assurance on Monday while flagging off the design and construction of official residences for the Heads of Courts, including the President of…
Musliu Akinsaya, popularly called MC Oluomo has emerged National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). MC Oluomo, a former Lagos state Chairman of NURTW is a loyalist of President Bola Tinubu. The Southwest Zone of the union elected Oluomo as national chair during its Quadrennial Delegate Conference at its Zonal Secretariat…
