Category: News

The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed criminal defamation charges against Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi over alleged defamatory remarks made against the Senator representing Kogi Central District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The five-count charge, marked CR/547/2025, was instituted before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, by Mohamed Babadoko Abubakar, Director of the Department of Public […]

Actor, music artiste and self-acclaimed friend of President Bola Tinubu’s son, Adams Kehinde, popularly known as Lege Miami, has explained why he was edited out of a special video documentary produced to mark Seyi Tinubu’s 40th birthday anniversary within the week. In a viral video on Friday, Lege Miami said his inability to speak fluent […]

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian legal practitioner, Tolu Obamuroh, on his elevation to the partnership of White & Case LLP, one of the world’s most prestigious international law firms headquartered in New York. Obamuroh’s appointment, which takes effect from January 1, 2026, marks a major milestone for Nigerian representation in the global legal space. […]

Professor Sunday Olowo Samuel, the immediate-past Acting Vice Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) in Ekpoma, Edo State, has been honoured with a Distinguished Academic Leadership and National Development Impact Award. Organised at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja, at the weekend as part of the 65th Independence Anniversary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Friday, said Nigeria was strategically positioned to anchor a new era of intra-African trade and investment, leveraging its market size, innovation hubs and economic weight to lead the continent’s next phase of growth. Speaking on behalf of the Vice President, his Deputy Chief of Staff, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, delivered […]

Madagascar’s political landscape shifted dramatically this week as Colonel Michael Randrianirina, the 51-year-old commander of the elite CAPSAT unit, was sworn in as president, following a military intervention that forced President Andry Rajoelina to flee the country. The ceremony at the High Constitutional Court in Antananarivo on Friday, October 17, 2025, formalised his appointment, drawing […]

Nollywood producer Seun Oloketuyi has described his forthcoming movie, ‘The Exco’, as his own way of protesting against Nigeria’s leadership shortcomings, saying he uses filmmaking as a platform to tell the truth about the country’s political and social realities. Oloketuyi made the statement on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television’s breakfast show, ‘The Morning […]

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) under the Federal Government’s Skill-Up Artisans Programme (SUPA), has commenced the screening of 15,000 artisans in Plateau State aimed at equipping Nigerians with vocational and technical skills for self-sustenance. The screening exercise, held at the ITF Vocational Training Centre in Jos, Plateau State, attracted thousands of applicants, seeking to participate […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has called for stronger collaboration and mutual understanding between the military and the media, stressing that journalists play a critical role as frontline partners in safeguarding national security. The Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, made this known during an interactive session […]

The Gombe State Government has finalised arrangements with Rano Air Limited for the commencement of scheduled commercial flight operations between Abuja and Gombe. This followed a meeting between Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and top management officials of the airline at the Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, where both parties concluded plans to begin the service. The […]