Reading Time: 2 minutesJimi Lawal, a former senior adviser to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, now faces a five-count charge leveled by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The charges, which encompass unlawful diversion of public funds and money laundering, also implicate...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Deputy Chief Whip of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Adewunmi Onanuga, has departed this earthly realm at the age of 59. Born on December 2, 1965, the lawmaker succumbed on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, following a brief but undisclosed ailment.Representing the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Federal Government has dismissed any suggestion that Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II’s endorsement is essential to substantiate President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. On Thursday, Minister of Information Mohammed Idris expressed disapproval of Sanusi’s recent criticisms, suggesting they stemmed from personal grievances rather than...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe United Nations has unequivocally condemned the massacre of civilians in Kukawa, a locality in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria. The chilling event unfolded on January 12, 2025, in Dumba community, claiming the lives of at least 40 individuals, predominantly farmers and fishermen, who...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has annulled the allocation of 568 plots of land in Abuja, citing unpaid Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) fees as the primary reason.According to a formal statement released by the FCT Administration, the affected plots...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, spearheaded by Africa’s foremost industrialist, Aliko Dangote, is altering the dynamics of the European refined petroleum market. Boasting an operational capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, the facility now supplies diesel, petrol, and aviation fuel domestically and...

Reading Time: 2 minutesTensions flared in Port Harcourt, the heart of Rivers State, as law enforcement officers cordoned off the access route leading to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat along Aba Road. This escalation follows murmurs of a potential takeover by an interim executive committee...

Reading Time: 2 minutesAmid widespread anticipation of a ceasefire, Gaza residents awoke to devastation as Israeli airstrikes reduced neighborhoods to rubble, abruptly ending the brief jubilation. The fragile ceasefire deal, brokered by Qatar and the United States and set to commence on Sunday, now hangs by...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe remains of six individuals who succumbed to a tragic vehicular collision have been deposited at the Federal University Teaching Hospital in Lokoja, Kogi State.The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has officially confirmed the demise of six lives in an accident involving...

Reading Time: 2 minutesPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu affirmed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to fostering a sustainable and equitable world during a keynote address at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in the United Arab Emirates. Speaking on the theme, “From Climate Imperatives into Economic Prosperity: Bridging Africa...