Benin Jails 30 Over Foiled Coup Plot
Benin jailed on Tuesday around 30 people, most of them soldiers, accused of links to a thwarted coup attempt this month, legal sources told AFP, while several mutineers are still on the run. Soldiers appeared on national television on December…
State of Emergency: Kenneth Okonkwo Faults Supreme Court Judgment
Legal practitioner and Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has criticised the Supreme Court’s ruling on the emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State. Okonkwo who is a member of the African Democratic Congress party, spoke on Channels Television’s…
BREAKING!!! Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad Dies in Saudi Arabia
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), has passed away. The former head of the Nigerian judiciary died in Saudi Arabia, marking the end of a long and distinguished career in public service. Justice Muhammad reportedly died…
Gunmen Attack Osun Border Community, Abduct Ex-Customs Officer, Kill One
On Monday evening, gunmen reportedly attacked the Ora community situated on the Osun–Kwara boundary, and abducted a retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi. Residents said the abduction threw the community into panic, with people fleeing in different directions as the assailants…
Don’t Run Into Debt for World Cup – Scotland Coach Tells Fans
Scotland Coach, Steve Clarke, has urged Scotland supporters not to put themselves into financial difficulty in order to follow the national team at next year’s World Cup in the United States. As reported by BBC on Tuesday, the Scotland head…
Ex-AGF Malami In Deep Trouble As He Faces $16.9Million Abacha Loot Allegations, Azbir Hotel, Rayhan University, Rice Mill, Others
Multiple petitions submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have accused a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, of involvement in an alleged $16.9 million legal fees scam linked to the recovery…
How Buhari Believed Aso Rock Gossip I Planned Killing Him, Started Locking His Room – Aisha
A Nigerian Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has narrated how her husband, the late President Muhammadu Buhari “began locking his room” following gossips in Aso Rock that she (Aisha) planned to kill him. The ex-First Lady also said the health…
Osun 2026: Accord Chooses Adeleke Over Imumolen, Says PDP’s Umbrella Leaking
The National Coordinator of the Accord Party, Rev. Isaac Adeniyi, has distanced the party from a statement credited to its former presidential candidate, Chris Imumolen. NEWSMAXNG reports that a faction of the Accord Party had on December 3, launched a…
Alleged N2.2bn Fraud: Court to Deliver Verdict on Ngige’s Bail Application December 18
The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwarimpa, Abuja, has fixed Thursday, December 18, to rule on the bail application filed by a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. Ngige is facing an eight-count ₦2.2 billion contract…
Former Minister, Chris Ngige To Remain In Kuje Prison Till Thursday As Court Defers Ruling On Bail
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Gwarinpa has deferred till Thursday, ruling on an application the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, filed to be released on bail, pending the determination of…