Category: NEWS
Tinubu Is A ‘Use-and-Dump’ Leader, Former APC Stalwart Declares
Former Zamfara Central Senator, Kabiru Garba Marafa, who served as the Zamfara State Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Organisation in the 2023 Presidential Election, has announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central in the Senate from 2011 to 2019, said his decision to quit the party was borne…
Nigerian Boy Branded Witch, Rescued By Aid Worker, Graduates Primary School
Hope, the Nigerian child who was rescued after being branded a witch and left to die by his family, has graduated from primary school and is preparing to begin secondary education in September. Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén, who rescued him in Akwa Ibom in 2016, disclosed this in a Facebook post on Monday,…
VIDEO: NYSC Condemns Assault On Corps Member, To Provide Psychological Assistance
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has condemned the assault meted out on a corps member, Jennifer Elobor, by local security operatives in Anambra State. Describing it as “unfortunate,” the NYSC wrote in a statement on Wednesday that there was no justification for such an action. “Management strongly condemns the unacceptable and dehumanising manner in…
Ooni, Alaafin Differ Over Conferment Of Chieftaincy Title On Businessman
Moses Olafare, the spokesperson of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, says the monarch will not comment on a threat by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, over the conferment of a title on Ibadan-based businessman, Dotun Sanusi. According to a statement on his Facebook, Olafare said the Ooni of Ife has directed…
We Will Reciprocate Visa Rules On American Applicants’ – Nigerian Govt To US
The Federal Government has vowed to introduce reciprocal actions against United States citizens applying for Nigerian visas. This is in response to the new US regulations requiring applicants to disclose their social media history and other online activities. In response, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Kimiebi Ebienfa, stated that the country would readily impose…
Court Begins Trial Of Owo Church Attack Suspects
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja is set to commence the trial of five persons accused of masterminding the bombing of a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The Department of State Services (DSS) had on the 11th of August, 2025, arraigned the five men before Justice Emeka Nwite over their alleged involvement in…
VIDEO: Oyo Governor Gifts Ayefele SUV After Fire Incident
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, presented a new brand Sports Utility Vehicle to the popular gospel singer, broadcaster, and Chairman of an Ibadan-based, Fresh FM Radio 105.9, Yinka Ayefele, following a fire incident that engulfed the Music House in Ibadan last Friday. The Music House was gutted by fire on Friday, and…
Yiaga Africa Faults By-Elections Results, Seeks Reforms
Election observer group Yiaga Africa has said that Nigeria must move beyond holding “relatively peaceful” elections to processes that inspire trust and confidence in the electoral system. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, its Programme Director Cynthia Mbamalu, she explained that the by-elections were generally peaceful except for some constituencies where there…
APC, PDP Must Prove They’re Not Terrorist Organisations — Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must “urgently” take legal steps to prove they are not terrorist organisations, following a recent Canadian court ruling describing them as such. In a statement on Monday, Falana argued that instead of hurling insults at the…
Nigerian Applicants Who Omit Social Media History Risk Visa Denial — US
The United States Department of State has mandated that every Nigerian visa applicant provide a five-year social media history as part of the requirements to be considered eligible to be on the United States’ soil. In an X update on Monday, the US Mission in Nigeria said applicants who fail to disclose their five-year social…