The Presidency has dismissed allegations by opposition figures that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is undermining Nigeria’s multi-party democracy and deploying anti-corruption agencies for political purposes, describing the claims as baseless and motivated by partisan interests. In a statement issued on Sunday, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said the opposition…
A British-Nigerian art expert, Oghenochuko ‘Ochuko’ Ojiri who has appeared on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt has pleaded guilty in a terrorism financing case after failing to report a series of high-value art sales to a man sanctioned for alleged links to Hezbollah. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, admitted eight counts of failing to make a disclosure during…
The management of Fresh FM Nigeria has confirmed a fire outbreak that gutted its head office at Challenge, Ibadan, on Friday night. In a statement late Friday and signed by the Group Head of Corporate Affairs, Fresh FM Nigeria and Yinka Ayefele Limited, Samson Akindele, the station disclosed that the fire outbreak affected key facilities,…
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, yesterday said that illegal and hidden activities like prostitution and drugs peddling will now be included in the calculation of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP. In a report by Vanguard, the NBS has proposed 2019 as a new GDP base year and 2024 as new base year for…
Bandits on Wednesday evening kidnapped 100-year-old Chief Samuel Fagbemi in the Ihale community and a vigilante officer in the Kabba-Bunu local government area of the state. The President of Ihale Development Association (IDA), Chief P. M. B. Omolewa, who confirmed the incident, has strongly condemned the gruesome attack on the Ihale community by armed bandits…
Carlo Ancelotti will officially leave Real Madrid following the club’s final La Liga fixture of the 2024-25 season to become the head coach of Brazil’s national team, according to The Athletic. The veteran Italian manager has signed a contract with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and will assume his new role on May 26, just…
A 60-year-old woman, Mrs Sade Akindeji, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for burglary and stealing in Ondo town, Ondo State. Mrs Akindeji was convicted by the Oke Eda Division of the Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure after she was found guilty of a two-count charge brought against her by the Ondo State Amotekun…
Troops serving under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) successfully repelled a coordinated assault by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on their base in New Marte, Borno State, early Tuesday morning. The Nigerian Army confirmed that scores of insurgents were neutralized, and substantial enemy materiel—including arms, vehicles, and explosives—was recovered. According to Capt. Reuben Kovangiya,…
TikToker Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender woman, has been sentenced to almost three years in prison for telling Jesus Christ to cut his hair. Several images of the Christian messiah have always shown him with long hair. Ms Thalisa allegedly spoke to the image of Jesus on her phone, telling him to get a haircut…
Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has officially received recognition from Guinness World Records for the longest chess marathon, after completing an astonishing 64-hour session in New York City’s Times Square. Onakoya achieved the feat alongside American chess player Shawn Martinez, with the marathon taking place between April 17…
