•Diaz The rebel group holding Luis Diaz’s father hostage has demanded “security guarantees” before his release. The National Liberation Army (ELN) said the ongoing military and police search “will delay the release and increase the risks”, Colombian media reported. Luis Manuel Diaz was kidnapped at gunpoint along with his wife in Barrancas, Co...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on heads of tertiary institutions across the country to join hands in tackling the rising cases of internet fraud among students. Olukayode disclosed this during an interactive session with chancellors, rectors and provosts of tertiary ...
•Some of the protesting students Students of Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, today, gathered at the university premises to express their dissatisfaction and protest against the recently announced tuition fee hike for the upcoming 2023-2024 session, as reflected on the student’s portal. It was learned that today, t...
•A protest by LP Members of the Abia State chapter of the Labour Party took to the streets of Umuahia, the Abia State capital, today to protest the sacking of Senate minority whip Darlington Nwokocha by the Appeal Court on Saturday. A panel of the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos had declared the candidate of […]
•Peter Obi during the world press briefing in Abuja this afternoon Peter Obi has described the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed Bola Tinubu’s election as Nigeria’s president as a breach of the citizens’ trust in the judiciary. The apex court had some weeks ago dismissed the appeals of Obi, who contested under the Labour Party […]...
•Descushiel and IGP Egbetokun The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says that it has pardoned Mercy Isoyip, also known as Descushiel, an actress, rapper, and singer, who made a blunder while reciting the national anthem. Last week, during a conference and retreat for senior police officers in Owerri, the capital of Imo state, Descushiel, dressed in [...
•Emefiele The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele didn’t make it to the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory today. This is despite an order of a trial judge Justice Olukayode Adeniyi for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce him in court for hearing of his […]
•Peter Obi Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, will host an international press conference today, Monday November 6. This was disclosed in a statement issued today by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh. The statement reads, “His Excellency Peter Obi will address a World Press Conference scheduled for 2 pm to...
Fire has broken out at the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria in Abuja’s Central Business District. Confirming the incident, the Head of Operations of the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, told our correspondent in a phone interview that two people were fatally injured in the incident, while about three or four other victims had […]
At least 15 people have died in Kenya as floods swept away scores of houses and devastated farmland following torrential rains, the Red Cross said today. Heavy rainfall has pounded the country, particularly the bone-dry north, in recent days, and sent water gushing into homes and submerging roads, with similar scenes playing out across other [...

