Chief of army staff Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has opened a new office complex named after the late army chief Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru who died in
Emir of Ilorin Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has named the elder brother of Kwara governor Alimi AbdulRazaq as the Mutabali of Ilorin. AbdulRazaq was decorated with the title at a colourful event on Thursday. The title was last held by his late father and the first commissioner
Nigerians have begun reacting to a picture of Senator James Manager (Delta South) kneeling before former Delta governor James Ibori. The picture was taken on
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce before the court 12 detained associates of Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho on July 29. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order after the applicants’ counsel Pelumi
The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned the public on the dangers of public display of affluence, saying it is great security risk. Deputy
Ropo Adeyemo, wife of Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has debunked reports that her husband was found with a fake Benin Republic
Senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly Biodun Fatoyinbo has expressed support for the founder of Living Faith Church International, aka Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, who sacked some pastors for being “unfruitful”. One of about 40 affected pastors Peter Godwin had brought the
Chairman of Cubana Group Obi Iyiegbu aka Obi Cubana and some of his associates have begun holidaying in The Maldives. The holiday comes after the
Nollywood actress Clarion Chukwurah on Saturday posted unusual pictures of herself on Instagram braless to celebrate her 57th birthday. The movie veteran used the photos
Yusuf Buhari, son of President Muhammadu Buhari, will on August 20 wed daughter of the emir of Bichi Princess Zahra Ado-Bayero. Spokesperson for Bichi Emirate Lurwanu Malikawa in a statement on Saturday said the Emir of Bichi Nasir Ado-Bayero had inaugurated a 145-man committee to
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, who is currently in detention in the Republic of Benin, has reportedly filed for asylum in Germany
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday spoke for the first time publicly on the arrest of Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as
One of the tyres of an Air Peace passenger plane burst after landing at the Ilorin Airport in Kwara State on Friday, causing panic. The B737-500 aircraft with registration number 5N-BQR was taxiing to the parking bay at the airport when the incident occurred. It
Big Brother Naija season six tagged Shine Ya Eye officially began on Saturday. Host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu hit the floor running with his sense of style.
An ex-banker Ebenezer Alonge along with his wife Olamide and his mother in-law Moradeke Isakunle have been convicted for theft of the Nigeria Customs fund.
The Nigeria Football Federation says it would immediately report the case of a commuter harassing the Super Falcons on a train in Austria to world football body FIFA and would pursue the case to its logical conclusion. The Falcons were on a tour of the
Super Falcons have clashed with a man on a train in Vienna, Austria who accused them of playing for Nigeria despite the alleged atrocities going
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday denied Nneka Ogwumike’s appeal to play for Nigeria in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. It also rejected
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Monday sealed 16 firms which involved companies and hospitality firms over unpaid consumption taxes. LIRS director of legal services Seyi Alade said during the state-wide enforcement that the state had resolved to wield the stick on defaulters who
Oando Plc has entered into an out-of-court settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following a two-year legal tussle, the commission said on Monday.
About a hundred persons kidnapped in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State on June 8 have been released, police said on Tuesday. Police spokesperson
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the pilot of the Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet, Flt. Lt. Abayomi Dairo, who survived an air crash. Dairo successfully ejected himself from an aircraft that reportedly came under “intense ground fire from bandits” in Zamfara, last week Presidential spokesman
Lead counsel of the Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has given more information on the arrest of the activist. In a statement
Nollywood actor Adewale Abdulrasak Sokoti has said that the most potent enemies that Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has to contend with
A preacher has issued a public apology to businessman Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, for criticising the nightlife entrepreneur and his associates. Obi Cubana had last week held what is considered the most extravagant funeral in the history of Nigeria. Images from the
Police in Bayelsa have begun investigating the abduction of Betinah Benson, mother of the Secretary to Bayelsa State Government (SSG). The 80-year-old woman was taken
Betinah Benson, mother of the secretary to the Bayelsa State Government Konbowei Benson, has been abducted, police said on Wednesday. Mrs Benson was taken into
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has terminated the appointment of Simon Ekpa as a broadcaster on Radio Biafra radio over alleged failure to follow rules of operation. IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful in a release said Mr Ekpa refused to sign the broadcast station’s rules
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu has indicated she no longer had interest in presiding over the trial involving the publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of #RevolutionNow movement,
Aloy Ejimakor, a lawyer for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu, says the Department of State Services has prevented the IPOB
Activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic after being declared wanted by the Department of State Services. The Yoruba Nation agitator was apprehended by local police on Monday night at an airport in Cotonou. He was reportedly heading for
Inspector-general of police Usman Baba has arraigned Chinyere Igwegbe before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory for allegedly blackmailing and providing false information
A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God has died while trying to intervene in a couple’s brawl in Imo, police said on Monday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari has uploaded pictures of himself and club owner Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, from another funeral on social media. The leader of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team shared the pictures on Instagram and Facebook on
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday spoke on the rising food prices in the country ahead of the Eid El-Adha. In his message marking the auspicious
The Upper Area Court Zuba in Abuja has issued a criminal summons against an ex-governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Charles Soludo. The summons
A lawyer of the separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has revealed details about his visit to the IPOB leader in the custody of the Department of State Services. The lawyer Aloy Ejimakor said he delivered two forms to Mr Kanu during the visit on Wednesday. One
A candlelight procession scheduled to hold on Friday, July 16 in honour of the late singer Sound Sultan has been postponed. The Satellite Youth Forum
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered broadcast stations to exercise caution in the reportage of terror activities in the country. In a letter dated
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday acquitted an ex-president of the Nigerian Bar Association Paul Usoro of money laundering charges to the tune of N1.4 billion. Justice Rilwan Aikawa gave the judgment while ruling on Mr Usoro’s no-case submission. The judge said the
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Prof Chukwuma Soludo on Friday shunned the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying he would contest in the
The remains of the former provost marshal of the Nigerian Army Maj.-Gen. Hassan Ahmed have been buried in Abuja. Ahmed was buried on Friday with
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has ordered students to vacate the campus following cases of COVID-19. The senate of the university took the decision during an emergency meeting held on Wednesday. According to a statement by the varsity, classes would continue virtually
The Nigerian Army says two soldiers were killed on Tuesday in Enugu when members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) engaged troops in a gun
Police in Lagos say they have established a case of conspiracy in the murder of the chief executive officer of Super TV Usifo Ataga. “We
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has completed its re-organisation to a holding company structure with the aim of strengthening its long-term competitiveness and growth prospects. Under the terms of the re-organisation, a new operating company has been established and amendments made to the articles of incorporation
The Nigerian Army says it has launched a manhunt for the soldier who allegedly killed his lover Jennifer Ugadu an undergraduate of Niger Delta University,
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu has met his lawyers for the first time since his re-arrest and repatriation to Nigeria. His
There is confusion at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos over the successor of the church’s late founder Prophet T. B. Joshua. While Evelyn, Joshua’s wife, was reportedly chosen by some elders in the church to succeed the SCOAN founder, the press briefing
Senior pastor of Lagos-based House on The Rock Church Pastor Paul Adefarasin has labelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a fraud. In a