Natasha Osawaru, the partner of singer 2Face Idibia, has been removed as the Minority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly. Osawaru, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), represented the Egor constituency. Her removal came after a shift in the party’s majority status, triggered by the defection of four PDP lawmakers to…
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State on Monday sentenced two men, Shibu Abdullahi, 21, and Yakubu Usman, 25, to one month in prison each for stealing two chickens valued at N70,000. Magistrate Mrs. O.O. Fadairo handed down the sentence after the men pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and theft. Both convicts were given…
In a statement on Sunday, April 6, Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, announced that the first delivery of 75,000 meters under the International Competitive Bid 1 (ICB1) is expected in April 2025, with an additional 200,000 meters set to arrive in May…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to reject the recently approved $1.08 billion World Bank loan. In a statement, the organization called on the president to initiate an investigation into allegations that over N233 billion in public funds have gone missing, been diverted, or are unaccounted for by the…
A farmer, identified only as Jesuyon, has tragically lost his wife, Abosede, in a canoe accident on the Erekiti River in Lagos State. According to journalist Deji Rambo, Jesuyon and his 25-year-old wife set out from their home on Sunday, March 30, 2025, to work on their farm. To reach their destination, the couple boarded…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Bayelsa State Command has dismissed recent reports claiming that former First Lady Patience Jonathan was involved in the illegal detention of 15 of her former domestic staff at the Okaka Custodial Centre. The command labeled these claims as false and part of an attempt to damage the reputation of the…
Two Chinese nationals and a police officer were killed in an ambush by gunmen on Friday evening, April 5, in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia State. The victims, identified as Manager Mr. Quan, his colleague Mr. Cai, and Inspector Audu Saidu, an escort officer, were attacked while en route to a company site at…
Chief Omololu Olunloyo, former Governor of Oyo State, has passed away at the age of 89, just days shy of his 90th birthday. The respected elder statesman, renowned mathematician, engineer, and technocrat, died in the early hours of Sunday, April 6. His death was confirmed through a statement by Barrister Oladapo Ogunwusi, who expressed the…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has officially invited the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, for questioning regarding the violence that occurred during the recent Eid-el-Fitr procession in Kano, which resulted in the death of a local vigilante member. The invitation follows a tragic incident on Eid Day when the Emir’s entourage was…
Nigeria’s total public debt increased to N144.67 trillion ($94.23 billion) as of December 31, 2024, marking a significant 48.58% rise from the N97.34 trillion ($108.23 billion) recorded at the end of December 2023. This was revealed in the latest report on the nation’s debt profile, released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Friday,…
