Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Osaibovo Charles to a total of 50 years’ imprisonment for offences bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, stealing, possession of fraudulent documents and money laundering. Charles...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos-
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola. President Tinubu’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit of the G20 Leaders. After the summit, he will proceed to Angola for the AU-EU summit, a...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the redeployment and appointment of officials in two strategic agencies of the Federal Government. The president’s approval is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Information & Public Relations, office of the secretary of the federation (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen The details are...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the call for foreign invasion of Nigeria by the new factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki. It would be recalled the Turaki, while addressing the press on Tuesdays, over the crisis ravaging his party, called on US President,...
A Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has slammed two men, Hamza Zakaria and Nurudeen Mohammed Ibrahim, with jail terms after they admitted to playing key roles in a staggering ₦8.56 billion cyber-fraud that compromised the computer systems of a new-generation bank. Justice Rahman Oshodi delivered the verdict on...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo The newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by the National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has saluted Nigerians and all members of the Party for their solidarity with the PDP in its struggle against “tyranny and attempt by undemocratic...
President Bola Tinubu has asked Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State on Wednesday to sympathise with the Kebbi State government and assure parents and guardians of the kidnapped schoolgirls that the government will ensure their quick release. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, also...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the constitution of a 16 member government delegation for the 2025 Christian pilgrimage. In a statement his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, states that the delegation will be under the leadership of the Chairman Christain Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop John Bakeni,...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo In a bid to boost the state’s human resources capacity, Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno, has mandated the newly-appointed Head of Civil Service, Mrs Elsie Anietie Peters, to spearhead the training and retraining of the state workforce with a view to enhancing professionalism. Speaking at...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has announced that the state is ready for investment, citing its strategic location, improved security, and a favourable investment climate. The governor made the declaration at the 2025 Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Annual Aviation Conference in Lagos, themed “Elevating the Nigerian Aviation...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has called for a comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s education system to better prepare graduates for the contemporary workforce and address rising youth unemployment. Making remark at the 13th convocation lecture of Nile University in Abuja on Tuesday,...
FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has asked investors to take advantage of the stable policies, modern infrastructure, and the safe, well-planned environment in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to grow their investment in Africa. The Minister who was speaking at the 2025 Nigeria–Hong Kong–China Business Summit held at the...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has rolled out a series of major activities to celebrate its 25th anniversary, marking what it described as a “significant milestone in the region’s pursuit of unity, peace, and development.” The chairman of the ACF Board of Trustees, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, announced this while addressing...
Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, has warned that Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) could claim 10 million lives globally each year, with four million of the deaths likely occurring in Africa. Maiha made the disclosure at the commencement of the 2025 World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) on Tuesday in...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its planned reception for Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, which was initially slated for Wednesday. In a statement released Tuesday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said a new date would be announced in due course. Kefas had earlier made...
Internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worsened on Tuesday as a faction of the National Executive Committee (NEC) led by Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed announced the expulsion of several top party figures, including Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, and Zamfara State Governor Dauda...
Senate has called on the Federal Government to urgently recruit at least 100,000 additional military personnel as part of measures to confront Nigeria’s escalating security challenges. The resolution followed a motion raised on Tuesday on the killing of a vice-principal and the abduction of 25 students of Government Girls...
Chairman House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Hon. Chike Okafor, on Tuesday, threatened to issue a bench warrant of arrest to the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Ayo Sontinrin, the Director-General of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) Dr. Abubakar Adamu Dabban and should...
Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association of Nigeria (BAVCCA) and the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria (COCSON)—have issued a stern seven-day ultimatum to what they described as “economic saboteurs” undermining the Dangote Refinery and Nigeria’s energy independence. Speaking at a joint press conference in Abuja on Tuesday,...
81 Division of the Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of one of its soldiers who was fatally attacked by a mentally unstable man in the Imota axis of Ikorodu, Lagos. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Division’s spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Musa Yahaya, explained that the tragic incident took...