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Man Escapes Lynching After Mob Attack in Oso Edda, Ebonyi State (Photo)

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…

Texas Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Demanding Release of Detained 5-Year-Old Migrant

Texas state police officers on Wednesday used tear gas to disperse a demonstration outside a US immigration detention facility where protesters demanded the release of a five-year old Ecuadoran boy among others swept up in the Trump administration’s immigration clampdown….

Nollywood Actress, Angela Okorie Arrested In Lagos, Remanded In Abuja Prison For ‘Defamation’

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…

Akpabio Dismisses Claims of Altered Tax Laws, Says Acts Signed and Gazetted

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed claims that Nigeria’s newly implemented tax laws were altered, insisting that the versions signed into law remain intact and unadulterated. Akpabio made the clarification during plenary on Wednesday, following speculations that multiple versions…

Ebonyi LGA Election : ADC Pegs Chairmanship Form At ₦500,000, Councillorship At ₦150,000

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…

“I Prostrated Flat To Beg Tinubu For Calling Him A Drug Baron” – Reno Omokri Reveals

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…

EFCC Arraigns Former National Coordinator Of NEDC For Alleged N2.2bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the former National Coordinator of the Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP), North East Development Commission (NEDC), Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed and two others over an alleged N2,280,000.00 fraud in Abuja. In a…

Adeleke Warns Against ‘Illegality’ as APC Local Government Chairmen’s Tenure Expires in Osun

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has again raised concerns over what he described as ongoing illegality in the administration of local governments in the state, insisting that the tenure of All Progressives Congress (APC) council chairmen expired on October 22,…

BREAKING!!! 16 Soldiers Face Death Penalty for Plotting Coup against Tinubu (See Names) 

No fewer than 16 serving officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces are set to face court-martial over allegations of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, a charge that carries penalties ranging from life imprisonment to death under military law. The…

Diezani Alison-Madueke Denies Bribery Charges as London Trial Begins

Former Nigerian petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to several bribery-related charges as her trial commenced at Southwark Crown Court in London. Prosecutors alleged that she maintained an extravagant lifestyle financed through illegal payments. The 65-year-old is…