The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has explained that his recent remarks instructing Peter Obi not to enter the state without clearance were not meant as a threat, but as a directive concerning protocol and security. During a defection rally in Uromi on Friday, July 18, Governor Okpebholo stated that Obi should obtain clearance…
Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister and notable political figure, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has recently married his third wife. The traditional wedding ceremony celebrated the union between FFK and Adaugo, a beautiful woman he has been dating for over two years. Adaugo, 29, is from Abia State and runs a successful interior design business. A devout Pentecostal…
Wasiu Oloyede, a notorious leader of a kidnapping gang, was arrested by police in the Odo Pako area of Ota, Ogun State, on Sunday, July 20, 2025. Oloyede’s gang had kidnapped a soldier in Alagbado, Lagos, on Friday, July 18, stealing the soldier’s uniform, ID card, ATM cards, and phone. Fortunately, the soldier managed to…
The Nigerian Senate has once again warned suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to stay away from the National Assembly premises, stating that no court order compels her immediate recall. The warning follows Akpoti-Uduaghan’s declaration on Saturday, July 19, that she would resume plenary duties on Tuesday, July 22, citing a recent Federal High Court…
The Federal Ministry of Education has debunked viral online claims alleging the cancellation of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In an official press release issued on Sunday, July 20, the ministry described the reports as “false and misleading” and urged the public to disregard them. The false information, shared as an…
Six members of the Malindi family, who lost their lives in a devastating car accident, were laid to rest on Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Unitaspark, Vereeniging, Gauteng. The emotional funeral was attended by grieving relatives, friends, and members of the local community. The family had been returning from a funeral in KwaZulu-Natal when their…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has urged the Nigerian Government to urgently address the ongoing crisis at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) concerning the graduation and induction quota for dental students. UNICAL is currently facing a serious credibility crisis after it was revealed that the university admitted significantly more…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, revealed that the agency is currently investigating 18 sitting governors. Olukoyede made this disclosure during a sensitisation programme held in Lagos on Friday, July 18. He explained that while investigations are ongoing, the EFCC will take further action once the governors’ terms have…
Deborah Mason, a 65-year-old grandmother nicknamed the “Queen Bee” by police, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a family-run drug trafficking gang responsible for supplying nearly a tonne of cocaine across the UK. The group’s cocaine shipments, moving over seven months in 2023, had a street value estimated at £80 million.…
Suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has announced that she will resume her duties in the Senate on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Speaking to journalists on Friday, July 19, during a training programme in her hometown of Ihima, Kogi State, Senator Natasha stated that her decision is based on a valid court order. She…
