Solomon Dalung, a former Minister of Youth and Sports, has explained the influence of cabals in Nigerian governance. He spoke on the Mic On Podcast published on Sunday. Dalung, who served as minister in the first term of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, alleged how a powerful group hijacked power after the former president’s victory in 2015….
The Rivers government has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to refund the N300 million allegedly paid for the hosting rights of the legal body’s 2025 annual conference. The state government, under the leadership of the sole administrator, said if the NBA is truly anchored on principles, it should demonstrate it by returning the sum….
A group of Christian bishops on Friday converged on Abuja, where they firmly dismissed claims alleging a state-sponsored genocide against Christians in Nigeria. The clerics reacted to recent remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who described Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern,” citing alleged genocidal attacks on Christians. Addressing newsmen ahead of the…
The National Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee, Olaniyan Ibrahim, has urged members of the committee in Nasarawa State to see commercial sex workers, motorcyclists, and street traders as vital agents in the fight against crimes. He made the call in the Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Wednesday at the inauguration…
A Minnesota dad who ranted against President-elect Donald Trump online shot and killed his wife, ex-partner, and his two sons before turning the gun on himself, according to authorities. The shooter, 46-year-old Anthony Nephew, had a “pattern of mental health issues,” Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said on Friday — one day after authorities found…
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, and his wife, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde, have been installed as the Aare Omoluabi and the Yeye Aare Omoluabi of Akure Kingdom. The governor, who was conferred with the chieftaincy by the Deji of Akure, Oba (Dr.) Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, in Akure, on Friday, said the honour was a call to…
Christopher Maikalangu, the chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has dumped his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Maikalangu formerly announced his resignation from the PDP on Sunday, April 13, 2025. In a statement issued by Kingsley Madaki, his media aide, the AMAC chairman said residents of…
A man, Salmon, has approached Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, seeking that his 14-year-old marriage to his wife be dissolved on the accounts of constant complaints, nagging and violence by the latter. Salmon stated that Fadilah treated him with contempt and also denied him s3x. He added that she later told him…
Unknown gunmen, on Saturday around 7:00 pm, abducted a State High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Umokoro, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. He was reportedly kidnapped in front of a popular eatery in the Ekeki area along Chief Melford Okilo Expressway at about 7:00 pm. Although the motive for the abduction is unclear, the kidnapping…
A Magistrate Court has ordered two popular TikTok content creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to formalise their relationship through marriage within 60 days. The directive, handed down on Monday by Magistrate Halima Wali, followed a series of viral videos in which the duo were seen engaging in romantic displays considered “indecent” by…