Madagascar’s new government has officially revoked the Malagasy citizenship of ousted president Andry Rajoelina, according to a decree published on Friday, October 25—just ten days after his removal from office in a military takeover. The decree, published in the country’s official gazette and confirmed by multiple local media outlets, stated that Rajoelina lost his citizenship…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he declined a proposal to make former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, his successor in 2007, citing El-Rufai’s lack of maturity at the time. Obasanjo made this disclosure on Friday, October 24, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the second edition of the Ajibosin Platform Annual Symposium themed “The…
The Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Most Rev. Julius Babatunde Adelakun, has passed away at the age of 91. His death was announced on Saturday, October 25, by the Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, who said Bishop Adelakun died on Friday after a long and fulfilling life of service…
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the Service Chiefs and announced their replacements. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, General Olufemi Oluyede has been appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding General Christopher Musa. Major-General W. Shaibu is now the Chief…
U.S. President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in 2023, according to two sources familiar with the matter. In a statement, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump “exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a…
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has called on residents to take up self-defence against bandit attacks, declaring that his administration will neither pay ransom nor negotiate with criminals under any circumstance. The governor made this known during a visit to Rijau and Magama Local Government Areas, where several communities were recently attacked by bandits operating…
The House of Representatives has denounced the arbitrary hike in rents across the country, insisting that no rent increase should exceed 20 percent of the current rate, regardless of improvements in infrastructure or other factors. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Bassey Akiba, representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency, titled “Need to Regulate Arbitrary Rent…
Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested one Musa Buhari over the alleged murder of a commercial motorcyclist in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. Confirming the arrest, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, said the suspect was apprehended after police recovered the victim’s mobile phone from him. According to…
A 50-year-old woman, Halima Abdulahi, has been sentenced to one year imprisonment or an option of a N500,000 fine for unlawful possession of tramadol. Halima was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Federal High Court, in Lagos. Justice Ibrahim Kala convicted Abdulahi after she pleaded guilty to a count charge filed against her by the…
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of a 27-year-old woman, Ajirotutu Bosede, at the Correctional Centre over an alleged inhuman act that caused grievous bodily harm. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, informed the court that the defendant, on October 3, 2025, at about 12:00 p.m. on Matthew Street, Ado-Ekiti, unlawfully…
