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Two suspects, Egunlae Ademola, 52, and Oluwafemi Ajayi, 65 were on Monday, December 30, arraigned by the Police before the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ court over alleged attempted murder  of an aide to Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji.

He has been awarded the Certificate of Recognition as a 2nd Class Traditional Ruler by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara

Nigerian actor and movie producer, Pere Egbi has reacted to the issues surrounding Nollywood and cinemas in the country.

A stolen grey Toyota Corolla with registration number, KWL 738 BB belonging to one Mr Kaseem Mustapha, has been recovered by the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command.

  Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State presented a N1.18 trillion budget proposal for 2025 to a factional House of Assembly comprising only three lawmakers on Monday, December 30.

The Confederation of African Football has announced that it has fined the Libyan Football Federation $50,000 for misconduct during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

 Chris Brown’s December concert in South Africa has been trending and it has now emerged that a photo he took with a female fan has led to marital crisis.   

The Abuja High Court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to release the detained president of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, from its custody.

  Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, condemned, the scathing attacks by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, against ex-Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, saying that the former governor betrayed former President Goodluck Jonathan, wife, Patience and former Governor Chibuike Amaechi.

A man set his wife on fire after she gave birth to their third daughter in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district, India, police said on Saturday, December 28, 2024. 

  A young Nigerian woman, Hauwa Haruna has passed away a day after her wedding. 

  Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, passed away on Sunday at the age of 100 in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by family. 

  Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has condemned the killing of a Catholic priest in Anambra State.

It has been projected that the Nigerian Naira will depreciate to N1,804 per dollar fair value at the official market in 2025.

Cristiano Ronaldo, the Al Nassr captain, has hinted that he finally married long-term partner, Georgina Rodriguez.

Political tensions have flared in Kwara State following the sudden removal of Senator Saliu Mustapha’s billboards, which were strategically placed across Ilorin, the state capital, reportedly by suspected hoodlums.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to request the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to make his assets public.

 Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff (CoS) of President Bola Tinubu, has downplayed the possibility of running for governorship in Lagos State.

On Christmas Eve, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted two boats carrying 1,960 kilograms of cannabis, also known as “Ghanaian Loud,” at Eleko Beach in Lekki, Lagos.

  The Ofokutu Royal Family of the Bilaro Oluodo Ruling House in Ilesa has officially rejected the selection of Loja Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland.

According to a statement on Sunday via X by the hospital’s spokesperson, Dr. Tayo Haastrup, the patient was reportedly involved in a road traffic accident along Jabi Express Road and was brought in unconscious by a good Samaritan.

The aircraft, a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800, had just arrived from Bangkok, Thailand, and was carrying two Thai nationals.

He maintains they will be assimilated into the American labour market 

Actress Olivia Hussey Eisley, best known for starring in Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, has passed away at the age of 73.

At least 13 people lost their lives in a fiery auto crash on Saturday along the Owo-Ikare highway in Ondo State, near Abule Panu and Ose Bridge.

Gloria George’s life took a devastating turn when her 34-year-old son, Horsefall Rowland, was found dead after a harrowing kidnapping ordeal. Rowland failed to return home on the night of September 10, 2024, after informing his mother he was attending a meeting along Peter Odili Road and the Government Reserved Area (GRA) in Port Harcourt.

Former Rivers State governor, Dr. Peter Odili, has commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara for preventing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, from turning Rivers State into his private estate, as reported by Vanguard Newspaper.

The Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has characterized the governorship position as a transitional role. He stated that current governors should be focused on meaningful impact in their states rather than seeking for an absolute power after leaving office.

Bandit leader Bello Turji challenges Nigerian soldiers, says ‘you know our location, come to battlefield and let’s fight’

The Nigerian Army confirmed the death of two soldiers in a clash with operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), an armed wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The Plateau State police command has denied involvement in the investigation into the alleged hacking incident of VeryDarkMan’s NGO and diversion of N180 million from the account.

Elder statesman and respected Niger Delta leader, Anabs Sara-Igbe, has weighed in on the political crisis in Rivers State between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. 

Abimbola Fashola, wife of the former governor of Lagos Babatunde Fashola, has said that people thought she would leave her husband when there were allegations that he had children outside of wedlock.

Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a former governor of Rivers State, has disclosed the reasons for his decision to back President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the most recent presidential election, as well as the cautions he received. 

A soldier attached to 3 division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba Barracks, Jos, allegedly st@bbed a tricycle rider, Abdullahi Muhammad, who was also a herder, to de@th.

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has insisted that President Bola Tinubu’s tax policies will not favour the northern region of Nigeria.

The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi has announced the gruesome m$rder of Reverend Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo by unknown assailants. 

A 24-year-old woman, Ntombizodwa Hlatshwayo, 24, was allegedly st@bbed to d3ath by her fiancé in South Africa.   

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says he is in charge of lands in Abuja and can’t grab what he is in charge of consti­tutionally. 

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has authorized the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited from the network of MTN Nigeria due to unpaid interconnect charges.  

As US President-elect, Donald Trump prepares to re-enter the White House, universities across the USA are warning international students including Nigerians to be aware that executive orders on immigration could affect their status in the US.

The Chief Imam of Lagos Central Mosque, Ridhwan Jamiu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his performance in office, saying the president has not disappointed Nigerians.  

The police is looking to reunite three siblings with their family after they were found wandering the streets in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has publicly clashed with Celestine Omehia, a former Rivers State governor, during a recent end-of-year thanksgiving event.

A former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has taken a swipe at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, NyesomWhile speaking at the commissioning of a road project in Rivers state on Tuesday, December 18, 

There was bloody commotion at the funeral service of late Deaconess Elizabeth’s Mba-Ngeri in Eleme, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State as guests and visitors ran for their lives following a fight that ensued between supporters of Governor Siminilaiye Fubara and former Governor Nyesom Wike.

Thousands of rail passengers had their journeys ground to a halt in France on Christmas Eve after a TGV driver jumped from the cabin of a moving train in a suspected suicide.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly taken into custody Mrs. Joy Enwa, the Accountant General of Delta State, as part of its ongoing probe into the former governor of the state, Ifeanyi Okowa.

A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced four dr¥g lords to prison after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 2,139.55 kilograms of coc@ine from a residential estate in Ikorodu in 2022.

Hudson Meek, a teenage Hollywood actor known for portraying a young version of Ansel Elgort in the 2017 movie Baby Driver, has tragically passed away at 16 after a car accident.