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President Bola Tinubu has recently made two new appointments to his team, adding to the list of appointments he has made since assuming office just two months ago. Jubril Gawat, former aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos,…
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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Seeking Disqualification of Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment on an appeal filed by Ikie Aghwarianovwe, who sought the disqualification of Delta…
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INEC Files Charges Against Suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa State The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken legal action against Yunusa Hudu Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner for…
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The suspects involved in the brutal killing of Christian female student, Deborah Samuel, have been released, as reported by Sahara Reporters. The reason for their release was attributed to the failure of Nigeria Police prosecutors to appear…
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Reactions Erupt as RCCG Pastor, INEC Witness, Rejects Swear with the Holy Bible. A Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor, Lawrence Bayode, who was brought as a witness by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…
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Alleged UTME Forgery: Student Denies Accusations, Claims Printed Result from JAMB Portal. In a recent development regarding the case of Ejikeme Mmesoma, the 16-year-old student from Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra…
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Innoson Group's Head of Corporate Communications, Cornel Osigwe, has responded to the allegations of certificate forgery against Mmesoma Ejikeme, who presented herself as the top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination…
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The commencement of the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) defence before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) was delayed this morning due to the absence of its first witness. INEC, as the first respondent in the…
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No cause for alarm over berth of Chinese warship, MSL DESTROYER in Lagos A Chinese warship named MSL DESTROYER made an official visit to Nigeria and docked at the Lagos port. The ship's arrival was met with a warm reception by Nigerian…
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Panic Grips Eke Community as Vigilante Member and Woman Allegedly Killed by Nigerian Soldiers. Residents of Eke community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State are living in fear and panic following the alleged killing of…
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SGF Akume meets Ortom amidst defection talks, the G-5 governors are set to collapse PDP structures into the APC in the coming month. Defection talks are currently underway as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George…
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Tinubu’ll put judges, lawyers in calabash, you can’t win,  Primate Ayodele to Atiku, Peter Obi. In a cautionary statement issued on Saturday, Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, expressed…
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Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has expressed the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for President Bola Tinubu's efforts to reposition Nigeria, often referred to as the "giant of Africa." Read…
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Outrage on Twitter ensues as Obi deletes tweet addressing Tinubu as president. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has faced severe criticism after deleting a tweet in which he addressed President…
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Police van runs over handcuffed man in Edo State.  The university town of Ekpoma in the Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State experienced a state of panic on Thursday evening when a group of police officers, along with…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's first month in office has been marked by significant progress and substantial reforms in the nation's economy. Tinubu was inaugurated as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29, and as of Thursday, June 29, he…
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Mercy Chinwo Anniversary: one month in view Mercy Chinwo Anniversary: Mercy Chinwo, a gospel musician, posted on Instagram to mark the first month of her marriage to Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa. Chinwo posted a picture of the two of them…
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Names, identities, and ranks of NSCDC (Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps) officers killed in Kaduna during intense gunbattle with bandits have come to light. In the state's Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, suspected bandits…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed that seven of its personnel were killed in an ambush at the Kuriga mining site in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Bandits killed security…
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Buhari's in-law quits APC, cites impunity, injustice  Sani Sha'aban, a former candidate for governor of Kaduna State in the All Progressives Congress and an in-law of the president Muhammadu Buhari left the party on Monday. Sha'aban,…
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