An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced a 45-year-old pastor, Ndukwe Ogbu, to 25 years in prison for defiling his 14-year-old daughter (name withheld). In her judgment, Justice Olubunmi…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 145 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, as the country continues to battle the viral hemorrhagic disease across 18…
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday night, hosted a high-stakes reconciliation meeting between suspended Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The closed-door meeting, held at the State…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says it has uncovered an emerging coordinated sabotage campaign being waged by a syndicate of known and faceless actors, within and outside…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, tendered documents against the daughter of former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika and son-in-law in an Abuja High Court. The documents confirmed…
There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, as Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), described the charge…
The proper thing to do when readers respond to a newspaper article is to respect their right of reply. There were two irate responses to my article last week, “Not…
The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the Rivers 2025 Appropriation Bill of N1.48 trillion. This followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Ad hoc Committee on Oversight…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as its National Secretary. Acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, disclosed this at a news conference at the party’s…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has received letters of intent from 110 associations seeking to be registered as political parties ahead of the 2027 general election in…