•SERAP logo, Senate President Akpabio and House Speaker Abbas Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to immediately withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The organisation warned that it would insti...
•Pete Edochie Veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has dismissed rumours of his passing. His communications team, Afrolens Media, confirmed in a statement today that the 78-year-old is alive, well, and actively going about his daily engagements. The statement read, “We wish to categorically state that the news circulating on some blogs and soc...
•Oba Rashidi Ladoja and a Fulani herdsman The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba (Dr.) Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, Arusa I, has expressed strong displeasure over the continued practice of open cattle grazing within Ibadanland, describing it as illegal, dangerous, and unacceptable. The monarch made this known in a press release issued and signed by the C...
•Tanimu Turaki Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) for extending invitation to Nyesom Wike-backed faction of the party. INEC had a meeting with Chairmen and Secretaries of political parties at the Ccommissions’ National Headquarters in Abuja ...
•Mercy Johnson Actress and producer Mercy Johnson has threatened legal action against online trolls and platforms spreading false information about her and her family. In a video on her Instagram page, Johnson revealed she had withdrawn charges against TikTok content creator Eedie Bliss, who alleged her husband bought a mansion for a mistress,...
•Cultists Edo State government has warned and begun consultations for legal action against the Neo Black Movement, also known as Black Axe, over the spate of killings and cult-related violence in the state. This is contained in a statement today in Benin by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor. Itua explained […]
•CAN President Archbishop Daniel Okoh The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed displeasure with the directives by the governments of Bauchi, Katsina, Kano and Kebbi states mandating the closure of all public and private schools for up to five weeks to observe the Ramadan fast, effective from late February to early April 2025. I...
•Nedu Popular comedian, media personality and talk show host, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, known as Nedu Wazobia, held a press conference in Lagos on Thursday to address recent controversies surrounding him. Nedu clarified his departure from the Honest Bunch Podcast, stating it was a personal decision and not a result of being fired, reports Saturday...
The Nigerian Communications Commission approved a 50 per cent increase in call tariffs yesterday, which may raise the average cost of calls to N16.5 per minute. Based on the 2023 national telephone traffic data, this hike could generate over N6.74 trillion in revenue for telecom operators in 2025 if call volumes remain stable, hence Nigerians ...
•House of Representatives The Labour Party, today, revealed that it would request the leadership of the House of Representatives to declare vacant the seats of its former members who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress. The opposition party also vowed to take legal action against the defecting lawmakers and announced that it had...

