The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested prominent business executive, Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. According to a statement from her legal team on Tuesday, Achimugu was apprehended around 5 a.m. upon her voluntary arrival from London. The arrest is linked to an ongoing EFCC investigation into…
Damilola Adeniyi, daughter of renowned Juju musician King Sunny Ade, has raised concerns over the whereabouts and well-being of her father, expressing fears that he may have been kidnapped. In a series of posts on her Instagram page over the past two days, Damilola voiced her distress, alleging that the musician may be under undue…
The Russian Government has expressed its willingness to share with Nigeria the new strategies it has developed to support the country’s fight against terrorism. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, on Monday in Abuja. He said Lt.-Gen. Andrei Averianov, Russian envoy, made the pledge on Monday,…
Confusion continues to surround the purported resignation of the Niger State Deputy Governor, Yakubu Garba, and his alleged departure from his official residence to his private residence. Rumours have been spreading since the weekend that the state’s second-in-command has vacated his official residence and is preparing to submit his resignation letter. However, his spokesperson has…
Pastor David Abioye has launched a new church following his retirement from Bishop David Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel. Abioye, a former vice-president of Winners Chapel, was retired alongside Thomas Aremu in October 2024 after a policy review that pegged the mandatory retirement age for leaders at 55. At the time…
As Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential elections, the Arewa Youth Movement has emphasised that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s best chance of re-election lies in selecting a Northern Christian as his running mate. According to the group, this strategic recommendation would address the perceived religious and regional imbalances that emerged during the previous election cycle. At…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a N1 billion suit that was instituted against former President Muhammadu Buhari and the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, over the Naira redesign policy they introduced in 2023. A legal practitioner, Mr. Uthman Isa Tochukwu had approached the court,…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has described the recent wave of defections by high-profile politicians in Nigeria as “widely exaggerated” and lacking any real electoral value. Speaking to journalists in Kano, El-Rufai dismissed the notion that defections by governors or top politicians determine election outcomes, stressing that true political power lies with the people….
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has said that the people of the state cannot afford to work against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 because the President has shown them so much love. He said Tinubu has been supportive of his administration, adding that the President’s love for Delta State must be reciprocated. Governor Oborevwori…
Members of the Osun State Executive Council have reiterated their loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its leader, Governor Ademola Adeleke. The cabinet members, comprising commissioners and special advisers, also discarded rumours that the governor would leave the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing newsmen on behalf of the forum of…
