•Olu Agunloye An objection raised by the former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, to the oral evidence of prosecution witness in his ongoing trial , on Monday, forced the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to tender documentary evidence. The EFCC is prosecuting the former minister before an Abuja High Court over [&hell...
•Minister of Works, David Umahi The newly appointed Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, said he was ready to present the procurement documents of the controversial Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road to investigators if called upon to do so. He said this yesterday in Abuja at a press conference attended b...
•Winner Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, Chidimma Adetshina South Africa is stripping a would-be Miss South Africa contestant, who was at the centre of a row over her nationality, of her national identity papers, the government said. Chidimma Adetshina, 23, withdrew from the Miss South Africa pageant in August amid a torrent of abuse over allegatio...
•PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its decision to challenge the outcome of the recent Edo State governorship election in court, citing irregularities and a compromised electoral process. Speaking to our correspondent yesterday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, affirmed that...
•The culprits A Woolwich Crown Court in London has convicted and sentenced four Nigerians for forging over 2,000 marriage certificates to illegally help people desperate to remain in the United Kingdom. UK Home Office Chief Immigration Officer Paul Moran described the development as an exploitation of people’s desperation following the court’s...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero Heavily armed security personnel stormed and raided the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja last night, the union has said. According to the union, the operatives stormed the Labour House, as its headquarters is called, around 8:30 pm. “They broke in and ransacked the bookshop on the 2nd [&helli...
•Trump A Florida judge appointed by Donald Trump has dismissed the criminal case against the former president on charges of mishandling top secret documents, saying the way that Special Counsel Jack Smith was appointed was improper. The decision is a huge victory for Trump, who had been accused of endangering national security by holding onto ...
The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) has documented over 10,000 species of medicinal plants in its move to boost the country’s traditional medicine sector. According to the Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA), the documentation is part of the agency’s efforts to develop and promote traditional medicine, repor...
•Embattled former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, continued today before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja as a forensic analyst confirmed that the documents used to request the payment of $6.2million for foreign election observers...
•Governor Diri The All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have tendered conflicting election results on the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The conflicting election results were tendered at the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, repo...

