•Sadiya Umar-Farouq After facing a 12-hour marathon interrogation by anti-graft operatives, ex-minister Sadiya Umar-Farouq returned home last night and is expected to resume today at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. The former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development is facing pro...
•South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee posing with puppies South Korea’s parliament is expected to vote today to ban eating dog meat and its trade, a traditional practice that activists have long called an international embarrassment for the country. Dog meat has long been a part of South Korean […]
•Victor Osimhen Newly crowned African Player of the Year Victor Osimhen is a star on a mission. He wants to transform the suffering of Nigerian supporters into joy with an Africa Cup of Nations title. The Napoli forward topped the African poll last month to finish ahead of Egyptian Mohamed Salah and Moroccan Achraf Hakimi […]
•Peter Obi and Tinubu Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate during the February 25, 2023 General Elections, Peter Obi, has kicked against what he described as federal government’s disturbing pattern of huge borrowing and profligate spending on non-essential procurements, warning that such pattern would soon wreck the economy. The former Ana...
•DSS operatives The Department of State Services in Niger State has arrested 17 suspects over the vandalism of interlocks, armoured cables, metals and other state government property on the streets of Minna. The suspected vandals, whose ages range from 18 to 70 years, were arrested last Saturday between 11 pm and 1 am while carting […]...
•Aso Rock, Betta Edu The Presidency has withdrawn the pass of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, thereby denying her access to the Aso Villa in Abuja. The pass enables top government officials to gain entry to the Villa and meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reports Daily Trust. […]...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has reaffirmed its readiness to commence the conduct of its West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) for private candidates on a digital platform, starting with the first series of exams this February. The organisation has also restated and made it clear that the Computer-Based E...
•Aregbesola The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State chapter, has sued former Governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, before a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly causing factions within the party. The opposition party in the state, through its counsel, Ayodele Kusamotu, Yemi Akingbade, R. Oloyede and B. Nwayen, asked the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will appeal an N100m fine imposed on it by the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the violation of the rights of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele had instituted a fundamental human rights suit against the agency, the federal […]
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has sacked the chief executives of the Federal Competition and the Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement late yesterday, saying the dismissal of Babatunde Irukera as the FCCPC EVC/CEO and Alexander Ayool...

