Apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has once again asked the federal government to free the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, after four years in detention. This was contained in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Ezechi Chukwu, in Enugu weekend. The statement pleaded with…
Vice President Kashim Shettima and other dignitaries on Saturday attended the wedding Fatiha of Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwaso’s daughter, Dr Aisha Kwankwaso, and her groom, Fahad Dahiru-Mangal. Also in attendance were former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, and Sen. Adamu Alero. Others were: the Minister of Defence,…
Osun Leaders of Thought (OLT) has urged Governor Ademola Adeleke not to defect to the All Progressive Congress(APC) but advised him to fully support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. In a statement issued by Comrade Adesola Adigun, Chief of Public Affairs, in response to raging agreement of defection and coalition formation, the…
A confrontation recently erupted at a checkpoint in Jeddo, Delta State, between personnel of the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Air Force, creating a chaotic scene that drew widespread attention. Clarifying the cause of the altercation in a post on X.com on Thursday, the state police spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, said the incident occurred…
Taiwan has expressed its desire to strengthen diplomatic ties with Nigeria, lauding President Bola Tinubu’s recent state visit to Saint Lucia as a landmark step in expanding Nigeria’s global engagements. Taiwan’s Representative and Head of Mission in Nigeria, Andy Yih-Ping Liu, commended Tinubu’s outreach to the Caribbean nation, describing it as visionary and comparable to…
Renowned Ifa priest, Ifayemi Elebuibon, has intervened in the ongoing controversy between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, urging both monarchs to prioritise peace over rivalry. Speaking in an interview with Bamidele Adeyanju, popularly known as Agbaletu, Elebuibon referenced history to stress that the…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, heard how a former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, who served under the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, purchased a N200million property in Abuja with a cash payment in dollars. Mamman is answering to a 12-count charge bordering on conspiracy and money laundering to the…
A shocking incident unfolded this morning along New Airport Road near Poultry Farm in Calabar, where a man was found dead after being electrocuted by high-tension power lines. The bizarre nature of the incident has left the community divided, with some claiming supernatural involvement while authorities suspect criminal activity. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the victim’s body…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, June 27, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of 14 Chinese nationals for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The suspects are: Su Zong Gen, Li Zhong Chang, Chen…
South Korea facing the world’s lowest birth rate, is now turning to financial incentives in a bid to reverse its demographic decline. The Saha District in Busan has rolled out a new program that offers residents up to $38,000 for dating and marriage. This initiative is part of a broader effort to combat the nation’s…