Barrister Maxwell Okpara, a vocal legal practitioner and political commentator, has sparked a fresh round of discussions regarding the future of the Nigerian opposition ahead of upcoming electoral cycles. During a recent interview, the lawyer analyzed the shifting dynamics within…
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, continued on Thursday, January 29, 2026, with the continuation of testimony by Prosecution Witness Seven, PW7, Olomotane Egoro, a…
Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi was arrested alongside military officers accused of planning a violent overthrow of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, NEWSMAX NIGERIA has learnt. Mr Amandi, a director and former chairperson of the Enugu State Chapter of the…
The Anambra State Government has issued a stern directive mandating all schools in the state — public, private, mission, and returned — to ensure complete resumption of academic activities every Monday, with immediate closure as penalty for any school that…
Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested and detained some of its officers over the death of a motorcyclist identified as Nwanchor Uwaezuruike. The police disclosed that due to alleged “unprofessional” conduct of some officers on patrol on 27th day of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 29, 2026 arraigned BFI Group Corporation, Reuben M. Jaja, Uzor Chidi Jerry, David Femi James, Imeobong Jumbo Udom, Adeola Edward and Emeka Emmanuel Okorie before Justice M.S Idris of the…
A middle-aged man narrowly escaped being lynched on Saturday after he was attacked by a mob in Oso Edda, Ebonyi State, following a violent protest over a fatal road accident in the area. A relative of the victim, who spoke…
Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has been remanded to the Suleja correctional centre following her arraignment over alleged cyber-related crimes. Okorie was arrested in Lagos on Tuesday by operatives from the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Abimbola Adebisi, the Lagos police…
The Ebonyi State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Jennifer Adibe-Nwafor, has announced that nomination forms for the August 2026 Local Government Elections in the state have been fixed at ₦500,000 for chairmanship aspirants and ₦150,000 for councillorship…
A former presidential aide Reno Omokri has revealed how he was able to get back into the good books of President Bola Tinubu. Omokri who was recently nominated as an ambassador by the president said that while he admits to…
