The alleged diversion of funds meant for the importation of luxury vehicles has come under judicial scrutiny, following the arraignment of a Nigerian-American, Oluwatobi Adegoke, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Directorate. Adegoke was arraigned before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, over an…
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has strongly disowned his inclusion in former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s policy team under the African Democratic Congress for the 2027 presidential campaign. Expressing surprise over a statement released by the campaign team that named him to the role, Moghalu clarified in a statement…
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has approved the composition of his National Campaign Council and Presidential Campaign Management Committee ahead of the 2027 general elections. The announcement was made on Thursday in a statement released by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communications for the campaign. Kashim…
By ‘Sola Rotimi United States President Donald Trump has declared that leadership in artificial intelligence will determine the future balance of global power. Speaking at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, Trump said countries that lead in the technology will enjoy major strategic advantages. He described artificial intelligence as a transformative force…
Security agencies in Kwara State have announced a successful military operation along Babanla Road and a temporary restriction on cattle transactions at the popular Kwara Ajasepo (Kaara) Market, the Joint Security Watch Kwara South said on Wednesday. According to the Joint Security Watch, troops of the Nigerian Army repelled an attempt by suspected bandits to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy about 1.4 million ad hoc personnel across more than 176,000 polling units nationwide for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this in Abuja when he received a Pre-Election Assessment Mission delegation from the International Republican Institute (IRI), led by former United…
Operatives of the Kebbi State Police Command have arrested a 19-year-old woman, Khadija Ibrahim, for allegedly stealing a newborn baby in Zuru LGA to pass off as her own. The suspect, a resident of Rikoto in Zuru Local Government Area, was apprehended on August 14, 2026, following a targeted police investigation. According to Police Public…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has received 178 Nigerian returnees from Tripoli, Libya. The returnees arrived at about 4 p.m. on Monday, August 10, aboard an Air Buraq Airlines flight that landed at the Cargo Terminal of…
Scores of passengers were stranded at the Lagos and Abuja airports on Tuesday following the picketing of domestic airline operators by aviation unions over the alleged non-remittance of the statutory five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and the denial of workers’ rights to unionise. The industrial action was led by the Air Transport Services…
The Abia State Police Command has arrested a woman, identified as Sarah Innocent, for allegedly stabbing her husband, Innocent Nwaoji, to death in Ohuru Isimiri Village, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. According to reports, the couple got married in December 2025. In a statement issued by the spokesperson of the command, Mrs Maureen…
