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…
In a significant act of clemency marking his inauguration, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has pardoned 43 inmates across various correctional facilities. This decision, announced on Monday, February 24, 2025, reflects the governor’s commitment to reformative justice and humane governance. The pardons were granted following recommendations from the State Advisory Council on the…
Osogbo, Nigeria – The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has issued a 14-point advisory to Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, urging the suspension of the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. Fagbemi contends that proceeding with the elections would contravene a recent Court of…
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…
On Thursday, February 20, 2025, a heated confrontation erupted in the Nigerian Senate between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central. The dispute began when Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan discovered that her seat had been relocated without her consent. Outraged, she demanded an explanation and refused to move, leading to a tense exchange….
Prince Eniola Joseph Ojajuni, the National President of the Afenifere National Youths Council, has been kidnapped in Abuja, with his abductors demanding a ₦100 million ransom for his release. The incident, which took place on February 17, 2025, has raised fresh concerns about the growing insecurity in Nigeria. According to reports, Ojajuni was attacked by…
The Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has shut down the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) headquarters in Ibadan in protest over the mass dismissal of over 3,000 workers and the non-payment of the new national minimum wage. The protest, led by NLC State Chairman Kayode Martin, took place at IBEDC’s office…
