Thirty-two-year-old Timileyin Ajayi, has been remanded in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Nasarawa State Police Command in Lafia, the Nasarawa State Capital. Timileyin was apprehended for the murder of his alleged girlfriend, Salome Eleojo Adaidu, a 24-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), serving at Nicon Insurance in the Nation’s capital,…
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has narrated how he drew strength from a popular Nigerian evangelist, Uma Ukpai, when he lost his son…
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, said on Monday that the Federal Government had not found the antidote to the frequent collapse of the National Grid, a development that shut down power supply to the whole country many times in 2024. He told senators in Abuja that there was no guarantee yet that the…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been impeached. Mojisola Meranda, representing Apapa state constitiency I, was elected immediately as Obasa’s replacement. The Deputy Chief Whip, Hon Fatai Mojeed, has also been elected as the Deputy Speaker. Obasa fell out of favour following his controversial comments on the Lagos 2027…
The Oyo State High Court granted bail to Naomi Ogunwusi, the former queen of Ife, Oriyomi Hamzat, and Abdullahi Fasasi on Monday, January 13. The bail was set at 10 million naira with two sureties for each defendant. Additional conditions include sureties having landed property in Ibadan, submitting their international passports, and refraining from media…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he was imprisoned under the military regime of the late Sani Abacha because he refused to keep quiet on national and international issues. Obasanjo spoke during an interactive session with 15 young African leaders at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, over…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited two children of the influential billionaire businessman Razaq Okoya for questioning over alleged naira abuse. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed this on Saturday in Abuja. “Yes, they have been invited; the two children, Wahab and Raheem Okoya are expected to report to the commission’s Lagos…
Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Oba Francis Olushola Alao, has challenged Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to integrity test, declaring that the former president is a corrupt former Nigerian leader. The traditional ruler also said there was no way the former president can exclude himself from allegations of corruption. Olugbon further dared Obasanjo to surrender himself to the Economics…
The inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has announced February 1, 2025, as the commencement date of enforcement of vehicle third-party insurance. The IGP stated this on Friday when the Commissioner for Insurance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, and team visited him at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. In his remarks, the…
The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has ordered all banks operating in Nigeria to blacklist media executive Nduka Obaigbena and members of his family over alleged debt to First Bank of Nigeria. The December 30, 2024, Mareva order also sought to prevent Mr Obaigbena from moving any assets linked to him from the…
