Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has called for the unconditional release of Barrister Abdul Mahmud from Keffi prison. This followed a remand order issued by a Senior Magistrate Court sitting at the Muhammadu Buhari International Market in Mararaba, which sent…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has openly pledged to step down from office if President Bola Tinubu fails to win the 2027 presidential election. The governor made the declaration on Friday while speaking during an interview on African Independent…
Explosions were heard in the Iranian capital early Saturday morning after the Israeli military launched a surprise assault, according to reports from state-run media in Tehran. Ahead of the operation, the Israel Defense Forces issued an urgent nationwide advisory, instructing…
There is growing tension in Afghanistan after Pakistan’s prime minister’s office on Friday said that ‘133 Afghan Taliban’ were killed amid renewed clashes on the border. “Pakistani counter-strikes against targets in Afghanistan continue,” government spokesman Mosharraf Zaidi said in a…
Israel launched an attack on Iran on Saturday, with the country’s defense minister, Israel Katz, declaring a state of emergency across the country. Katz made the announcement as thick smoke rose from an explosion in downtown Tehran, Iran’s capital. Iranian…
Nigerians have been thrown into confusion as the management of the controversial influencer, Verydarkman, announces his demise, shortly after King Mitchy allegedly ‘passed on’. It would be recalled that the that theent creators had been beefing each other over then…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, February 27, 2026 arraigned Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome, SAN, Ponfa Useni and General Jeremiah Useni (now deceased) before Justice C.N. Oji. Of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama,…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mike Ozekhome has been reportedly arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his alleged involvement in a disputed property case in the United Kingdom, now dubbed Shani affair”. According to report,…
Top opposition leaders in Nigeria met on Thursday to take a united position on the new Electoral Act. The closed-door meeting held at the Lagos/Osun Hall of Transcorp Hilton Abuja. Those in attendance included former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, arraigned three senior officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, before Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged fraud and money laundering offences. The defendants are:…
