Popular comedian and skit maker Samuel Perry, widely known as Broda Shaggi, has reportedly been hospitalised after sustaining a gunshot injury in the Sango-Ota area of Ota of Ogun state. According to a report by The Punch, the incident was…
Adamu Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). According to earlier reports, Adamu, a former commissioner in Adamawa State, resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday. Just hours after…
A human rights lawyer, Ikechukwu Obasi, has filed a lawsuit against Nollywood actress and politician Tonto Dikeh at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja over an alleged exorcism performed on a schoolgirl. The suit, filed under…
A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya’s main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country, the BBC reports. Zhang Kequn was intercepted during a security check at Jomo Kenyatta International…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has disowned the admission of candidates into the Law Faculty of Lead City University, stating that the programme remains under a five year suspension. The Board clarifies that the admissions did not pass…
A prosecution witness in the trial of a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, on Thursday, March 12, 2026 narrated before the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how a total sum of $760,910.84 was paid…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday authorised the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to access and examine electronic gadgets recovered from the Abuja home of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The approval was…
Nine senators from various political parties officially defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday, marking another shift in the political landscape of the Senate. Among the lawmakers who joined the party are Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto South), Enyinnaya Abaribe…
The Nigerian banking sector is entering a decisive phase as the March 31, 2026 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for bank recapitalisation approaches. Recent reports show that 31 banks have already met the new minimum capital requirements,…
British authorities have announced extensive security measures ahead of the planned state visit of Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, to Windsor next week. President Tinubu is scheduled to arrive in the United Kingdom with his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday, March…
