A postmortem has confirmed cardiac arrest as caused of death of 40-year-old Nigerian boxer, Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, who suddenly collapsed during a bout at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Ghana on March 29, 2025. The report, was announced by the Secretary-General of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control and President of the West African […]
In a highly contested grand finale held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, 24-year-old Joy Mojisola Raimi from Osun State has emerged as the 2025 Miss World Nigeria beauty pageant. This was revealed by the pageant organizer, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, on his social media handle on Saturday. Raimi, a graduate of the […]
Some unidentified vandals have destroyed a 24-inch gas pipeline in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, in an apparent economic sabotage that has elicited widespread condemnation. The Bayelsa State Government has condemned the attack on the Ogboinbiri/Obiobi pipeline, which connects Angiama and Angiamagbene communities and vowed to punish the perpetrators. According […]
The Supreme Court has lifted a five-year suspension imposed on a former Imo State Attorney General, COC Akolisa, by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). The July 2021 imposition of the suspension has been revoked in a series of suits challenging the decision by the committee. Akolisa was initially suspended from the practice of […]
Guard Killed as Suspected Herdsmen Attack Benue Community Suspected herdsmen struck again late Friday night in Benue State, killing a security guard at the Otobi Dam, located in Otukpo Local Government Area. The incident was confirmed by Otukpo/Akpa State Constituency lawmaker, Angbo Kennedy, who expressed deep concern over the rising insecurity. “This is becoming […]
A High Court in Ekiti State has sentenced a 33-year-old man, Oluwatuyi Bidemi to 84 years in prison for attempted murder, robbery, kidnapping, and rape. Justice Adeniyi Familoni handed down the sentence without an option of fine after he was convicted on four-count charges. Bidemi, the prosecution claimed, attacked a civil servant, Abiodun Agnes, on […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is deeply saddened by news of the death of Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye, the Ogun State Publicity Secretary of the Party. Prior to becoming Spokesman of Ogun state APC, the late Oladunjoye served as Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area. Oladunjoye was a seasoned communicator, savvy administrator and effective […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Anambra State will go ahead with six candidates, after Chukwuma Umeoji unexpectedly stepped down last week, days before the Saturday poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier scheduled the APC primaries for March 20th to April 10th, 2025 and used the period for […]
A Bayelsa State High Court has issued an injunction restraining the planned rally in support of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from taking place. The ruling, delivered on Thursday, April 3, 2025, by Hon. Justice A.I Uzukah temporarily stops the event until a further hearing scheduled for April 11. […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of its Kogi East zonal chairman, Suleman Omika. Omika, who had only recently assumed office, replacing Nasir Agbodu as chairman, passed away unexpectedly, leaving his friends, family, and political allies in shock. According to sources close to […]
