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Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist, Tonye Patrick Cole, has filed a ₦40 billion defamation lawsuit against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Channels Television. The suit, filed on Friday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), alleges that Wike’s comments during a live broadcast on September 18, 2025, […]

As the internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensifies, a growing chorus of Nigerians, civil society groups, and opposition voices are calling on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and curb Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike’s alleged exploitation of public resources to advance his faction’s anti-party maneuvers. Critics point to the minister’s […]

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to defeating terrorism in Nigeria. In a statement posted on X on Friday, Tinubu said the country will continue to confront security challenges without compromise. “We are faced with terrorism, a challenge Nigeria has battled for nearly two decades, and we will not back down. We will […]

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Police Force has broken silence on the arrest and remand of Samuel Ojeogwu, the brother of Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels. Ojeogwu, who is popularly known as Sammy West, was arrested in Lagos last week and flown to Abuja. The actress, who has been in the news […]

Nollywood actress Regina Daniels broke down in tears in a new video shared on her Instagram Story early Friday, expressing frustration and despair over ongoing family challenges, and posted a heartfelt message declaring, “I give up.” In the emotional clip, Daniels revealed the toll of her current struggles, saying, “I tried. I feel like I’m […]

Human rights lawyer and public interest advocate, Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo, has responded to an ultimatum issued to him by Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, insisting that he will not retract his public call for the government to investigate the cleric over his alleged defence of terrorists. In a strongly worded statement posted on his […]

Governor Alex Otti has approved a significant increase in the monthly allowances for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in Abia State, raising the stipend from ₦4,000 to ₦50,000. According to a government statement, in addition to the Federal Government’s increased NYSC monthly allowance of ₦77,000, all corps members serving in Abia State will […]

Notorious convicted fraudster Emmanuel Nwude, alongside lawyers Emmanuel Ilechukwu and Rowland Kalu, is set to learn their fate on February 13, 2026, in a high-profile case involving allegations of forgery and tampering with court-forfeited property. Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, fixed the judgment date following oral submissions from both […]

The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has dismissed a court clerk and demoted two judicial officers over allegations of gross misconduct. The affected officials are Salim Umar, Clerk of the Upper Shari’a Court, Rijiyar Lemo; Alkali Shamsu Maul’ainaini, Presiding Judge of the Upper Shari’a Court, Durbunde; and Isa Yuguda Wudilawa, Principal Registrar with the Magistrate […]

The family of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of deliberately preventing him from preparing his defence ahead of his next court appearance, scheduled for Friday, November 7, 2025. In a statement issued Thursday night by Prince Emmanuel Kanu on behalf […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 98.8 percent of registered voters in Anambra State have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this during a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, describing the turnout for PVC collection as “a significant achievement” and […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved two major external loan facilities totaling $396 million to support humanitarian and health interventions in northern Nigeria. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after Thursday’s FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential […]