Wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria. A reliable source on Wednesday confirmed her return to Nigeria. It will be recalled that Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK court over charges related to organ harvesting. The former Deputy Senate…
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, recently graced the historic inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States with his spiritual presence and profound insights. While in Washington, D.C., the renowned Nigerian cleric sat down with Fox News for an exclusive interview, offering an…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has remarked that Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has not disappointed in ensuring the airport project come to fruition. He noted that Adeleke has handled the project’s matter with maturity in the face of the shenanigans of the opposition which he stressed was designed to frustrate the planned establishment of…
Father of Timilehin Ajayi, the gospel singer arrested for killing a corp member, Salome Adaidu, has pleaded for the release of his son.Ajayi was found in possession of the severed head of Salome Adaidu in a polythene bag and has been remanded by a Nasarawa State High Court. The gruesome incident reportedly occurred in Agwan Sarki,…
Niger has freed an editor-in-chief arrested after his TV news channel aired a programme critical of the ruling junta.Seyni Amadou, editor-in-chief of private broadcaster Canal 3 TV, was arrested on Saturday, in the latest crackdown on the press since the military took power in a 2023 coup. His detention came a day after Niger’s communications…
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the separate but patriotic efforts of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari in France against a scheme to defraud Nigeria of more than $400m. Obasanjo and Buhari are in France to testify before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, France, in connection with the $2.3 billion arbitration proceedings…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has eulogised Nigerian Tribune columnist and editor of Saturday Tribune, Dr Lasisi Olagunju, for the quality of his writings in his column, Monday Lines.He described Olagunju and another Tribune columnist, Professor Farooq Kperogi, as government critics who are genuine in their comments. Vice President Shettima spoke as the Special Guest of…
Oba Otudeko, a former chairman of the First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), has suddenly left Nigeria. This comes as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) set to arrained him and three others in court on a 13-count charge of alleged fraud. According to The Cable, security sources said the businessman left the country via…
Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, has said that he will not assist the current administration in explaining its economic policies. Sanusi spoke in Lagos on Wednesday at the 21st memorial lecture of Chief Gani Fawehinmi organised by the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The theme of the lecture was: “Bretton…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Fouad Oki has said that the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa as the speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly was in the best interests of the state. According to him, President Bola Tinubu himself saw the Speaker’s alleged unimaginable behavior when he tried to resolve the…
