The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that over N50 billion recovered from fraudsters in 2024 was among the funds invested into the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This disclosure was made in the EFCC’s 2024 statistical report, which was shared with journalists in Abuja. NELFUND, created by the Students Loans (Access to…
Dr. Doyin Okupe, a prominent Nigerian physician and politician, has passed away at the age of 72. Okupe, who served as a senior aide to Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, died on March 7, 2025, after battling cancer. Born on March 22, 1952, in Iperu, Ogun State, Okupe co-founded the Royal Cross Medical Centre…
Mojisola Meranda has resigned from her position as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, following significant pressure from key figures within the All Progressives Congress (APC), including President Bola Tinubu and Lagos APC Chairman Cornelius Ojelabi. Meranda tendered her resignation during Monday’s plenary session, stating, “I take a bow as your speaker.” Her…
Tensions escalated at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday as impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa made a dramatic return to the assembly complex, accompanied by heavily armed security operatives. Obasa, who was removed from office on January 13, 2025, arrived with a contingent of over 11 police officers and proceeded directly to the Speaker’s…
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Lawal Rofiat Kofoworola, has been abducted while traveling from Benin City, Edo State, to Ibadan, Oyo State, en route to her Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) in Ogbomoso. The incident occurred on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, when she boarded a bus heading towards Ore. According to reports, the…
February 24, 2025 – The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, over an alleged ₦80.2 billion fraud continued on Monday before Justice Emeka Nwite at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented key financial documents, including bank records of the American International School, Abuja, as evidence…
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced an increase in subscription prices for its DStv and GOtv packages, effective March 1, 2025. This adjustment comes nearly a year after the last price review. The company cites rising operational costs, including currency depreciation and high inflation, as the primary reasons for the hike. In a statement titled “Price adjustments…
Abuja, Nigeria – Former military President General Ibrahim Babangida has made a groundbreaking revelation, admitting that Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the June 12, 1993, presidential election, widely regarded as Nigeria’s freest and fairest poll. In his newly released autobiography, A Journey in Service, launched in Abuja on February 20, 2025, Babangida disclosed…
Lokoja, Nigeria – Students of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) have issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the federal government, demanding urgent action to stop the frequent killing of their colleagues by reckless truck drivers. The students have threatened to block the Abuja-Lagos Highway if their concerns are not addressed. The protest follows a fatal accident on…
Cleveland, Ohio – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Nigerian pastor Edward Abiodun Oluwasanmi for allegedly conspiring with Osun monarch Oba Joseph Oloyede to defraud the U.S. government of $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. According to court documents, Mr. Oluwasanmi, operating through his companies—Dayspring Property Incorporated, Dayspring Holdings, and Dayspring Transportation—submitted falsified…
