Lt.-Gen. Jeremiah Useni (Rtd), the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is dead. Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau confirmed this in a statement Thursday in Jos by his Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA), Dr Gyang Bere. Mutfwang said Useni, who also represented the Plateau South Senatorial District between 2015 and…
The controversial former military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, also known as IBB, is set to launch his long-anticipated autobiography. The memoir, ‘A Journey In Service,’ will be unveiled at an event billed for the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja on February 20, 2025. This development comes barely 32 years after IBB left…
A corps member has died in a road crash while going to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Ebonyi. On Thursday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Henry Igwe, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki. Igwe said the crash occurred on…
The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has demanded that his case be transferred to the South-East if Justice Binta Nyako is the only judge at the Federal High Court in Abuja willing to preside over it. Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, issued a statement on Wednesday, January 22, 2025,…
Selected members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ‘s National Working Committee (NWC) have affirmed Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the party’s leader in the oil-rich state. The NWC members also declared support for the recent court ruling nullifying the party’s congress in Rivers. They made their positions known during a visit to Fubara…
Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State, and his successor, Usamn Ododo, visited Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), at his Abuja residence. Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, shared photos of the visit on social media on Thursday, January 23, 2025, which caused a stir online. The three politicians, who…
Moses Paul, an aide to former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, has claimed that his principal’s associates in the banking sector avoid interacting with him in public because they fear retribution from President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Paul, who spoke during an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica, stressed that prominent bankers and business leaders…
Tomi Adeyemi’s spellbinding fantasy novel Children of Blood and Bone is finally coming to life on screen, with a blockbuster cast and an equally visionary director at the helm. Set for release in January 2027, the adaptation is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King, The Old Guard) and will be produced by Paramount Pictures….
An FCT High Court has sentenced a prominent Abuja-based clergyman, Bishop Duke, to 20 years imprisonment without an option of fine for raping a 12-year-old girl. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) disclosed this in a statement titled ‘An FCT High Court sentenced a 52-year-old bishop to 20 years imprisonment…
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued Folashade Odumosu, wife of former Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Hakeem Odumosu, and killed her abductors in a daring operation. Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident on Thursday, January 23, stating that the victim regained her freedom on Wednesday, January 22. The ordeal began last…
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