Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has ordered the demolition of a notorious building known as Sambel Joint in Idoji, Okene Local Government Area, following information linking the site to criminal activities. The demolition followed a state government directive ...

Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has shared her decision not to remove the tattoos on her body, even after committing herself again to her Christian faith. Naija News reports that since reconnecting with her faith, Tonto has been open about her ...

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to the death of three brothers who lost their lives in a fire outbreak at the Great Nigeria Insurance building in Lagos. In a post shared on X on Thursday, Obi ...

The official Instagram account of Ghanaian referee Daniel Laryea has been deactivated following numerous complaints from aggrieved football fans after he officiated Nigeria’s game against Morocco on January 14, 2026. Nigeria lost 4–2 on penalties after Samuel Chukwueze and Bruno ...

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, is attending proceedings marking the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day, AFCRD, at the cenotaph of the Unknown Soldier in Eagle Square, Abuja. The Vice President is representing President Bola Tinubu, who is ...

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has emphasised the urgent need to save Nigeria from a one-man dictatorship. Momodu made the call on Thursday, speaking ahead of the 2027 general elections. He said, “I’m glad we ...

Ganduje, who is listed as the first defendant in the suit, was granted temporary relief on Wednesday after the court declined to issue a bench warrant compelling his arrest for failure to appear in court. A Kano State High Court ...

Activist, Omoyele Sowore has taunted a former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami for being held in the same correctional facility as Prince Emmanuel, a brother to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Sowore ...

Former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu, on Thursday officially joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Momodu made the declaration in Benin City, the Edo State Capital, while addressing his followers. He noted that he was promoting the interest of the people ...

The criminal charges instituted against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Federal Government have been struck out by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This new move by the court brings to an end a high-profile legal ...

Inside the APC, the 2027 conversation is slowly shifting from “Will Tinubu run again?” to a more sensitive question: who stands beside him on the ticket. The pressure point is clear. After the Muslim-Muslim Tinubu–Shettima pairing in 2023, some party ...

The federal government has halted the issuance of guidelines for the implementation of the new tax laws, citing uncertainty over the final version, Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman, Presidential Tax Reform Committee, has revealed. He said he had told the Nigeria Revenue ...

The Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker Martin Amaewhule, failed to resume plenary on Thursday, one week after adjourning its previous sitting. The House, during its first sitting in 2026, held last Thursday, initiated impeachment proceedings ...

Students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, who were arrested and remanded at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre over a recent protest, have been released alongside other detainees. The release was confirmed in a statement released on Thursday by the Chief Press ...

The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo on Wednesday visited the family of late Hon. James Onoja Ignatius, popularly known as Kross, who was the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security for Idah Federal Constituency, and promised to ...