Popular skit maker and comedian Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, widely known as Sabinus, has openly confirmed that his marriage to Ciana Chapman has come to an end—clarifying months of speculation that trailed the couple. Speaking during a candid TikTok live session, Sabinus revealed that the marriage, which began in 2023, ended...
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Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, widely known as 2Face or 2Baba, has finally spoken out—though in the most cryptic way—amid the swirling controversy surrounding his marriage to Natasha Osawaru. On Wednesday, the usually private singer shared a brief but startling message on his Instagram Story: “Help me.”No explanations. No...
The Senate has confirmed the former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, as the Minister of Defence. The Senate confirmed Musa on Wednesday via a voice vote after a rigorous screening session in which lawmakers asked him many questions. Musa, who retired barely 40 days ago, was nominated...
BY PAUL ADAJI A new dimension has been introduced in the ongoing investigation and prosecution involving Ms Uche David Obinali, also known as Uche Edwin Emedo, a niece of former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, who is being questioned by police over an alleged ₦127 million fraud. Ms Obinali...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has implored state governments, ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government, the organised private sector, and other stakeholders to do more in advancing the business environment in Nigeria. He acknowledged the successes recorded this year, describing them “as the triumph of collaboration...
In a remarkable display of courage and compassion, troops of Operation HADIN KAI have brought hope back to 12 families after rescuing seven women and five children from Boko Haram captivity in the unforgiving terrain of the Mandara Mountains. The victims, who were on transit were abducted on 14...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has signed a sweeping Executive Order halting all masquerade displays on major streets and highways across the state, saying the move became unavoidable following a surge in harassment, violence and disorder allegedly linked to recent outings. Announcing the directive, the governor stressed that...
Elder statesman, renowned philanthropist and business magnate, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, has announced plans to usher in a new wave of private investment into Borno State. The pledge was made during a high-profile visit led by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum to Indimi’s residence in Maiduguri on Tuesday. The visit was...
Minority Leader of the 10th House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, was on Tuesday honoured in Abuja with the 2025 Leadership Award for Integrity, Stewardship and Transparency in Public Service—a recognition he described as “a call for sober reflection.” The award, presented by the Centre for Credible...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the Kogi State House of Assembly. The proposed budget estimates for the 2026 fiscal year is ₦820,490,585,443 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Billion, Four Hundred and Ninety Million, Five Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty-Three...
The judgment creditors (Peter Orngu and 13 others) and Tiv traditional rulers from the Sankera and Kwande axis of Benue State, North-Central Nigeria, have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Makurdi Zonal Office, over the alleged fraudulent collection of N8 billion by Hon. Eze Nwa of Rhemalaw...
Edo State House of Assembly has issued a one-week ultimatum to Hon. Natasha Irobosa Osawaru, the lawmaker representing Egor Constituency, directing her to appear before its Committee on Ethics and Privileges following her recent spotlight in a viral social-media video. The summons was announced during Tuesday’s plenary, where Speaker...
FCT Police Command, acting on credible intelligence and supported by digital forensic reconstruction, has arrested four (4) members of a notorious armed robbery and car-snatching syndicate. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. She said the recoveries were...
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, has formally handed over the affairs of the Party to the new National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN. Addressing an enlarged meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC), and other Party officials after the hand over, ...
The GBP/USD pair has always carried a certain influence in the global currency market. It’s not just another price point on a chart. It reflects how two major economies respond to pressure, growth, political change, and global uncertainty. When the pair rises or drops, traders often use it as...
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, donated N200 million to the Nigerian Legion, assuring that the government will give more attention to the well-being of the military, injured officers, and the families of fallen heroes. The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, and the Deputy Speaker of...
Tension rippled through parts of Akwa Ibom last week after a false report claiming that female students of a secondary school in Oron had been abducted spread rapidly across social media. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that what began as a rumour soon snowballed into statewide panic before the government stepped...
A prosecution witness, Alvan Gurumnaan, in the ongoing trial of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, and Henry Omoile, over an alleged $4.5bn fraud, has told Justice Rahman Oshodi of Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos that Omoile did not make his...
Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CCSO) on Tuesday openly reversed its earlier position on allegations of fraud and abuse of office levelled against the Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, and the agency’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Olanrewaju Obasa. The press conference, held...
The trial of Akindele Akintoye, Platforms Capital Investment Partners Limited and Duport Midstream Company Limited continued on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court Abuja, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting its fourth witness. Akintoye and the two companies are...