President Donald Trump on Friday called on federal law enforcement to open probes into links between the late financier, Jeffrey Epstein and former President Bill Clinton, seeking to shift attention after a newly released batch of Epstein-related records renewed scrutiny of Epstein’s network. The White House request named other prominent figures and institutions — […]
Obinna Iyiegbu, better known as Obi Cubana, has been removed from the Abuja location of his Cubana Lounge after a court order was executed on Friday. Staffers were observed carrying equipment and belongings from the premises at Plot 81, Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, while an enforcement notice was displayed at the entrance. […]
President Donald Trump on Friday withdrew his public backing for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, marking a sharp break with one of his most vocal congressional allies after she pressed for wider disclosure of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. The split played out on social media and in a flurry of public posts by both […]
Top officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration have apologised to the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, after a heated confrontation between him and naval personnel erupted during an enforcement visit to Gaduwa district earlier in the week. The clash, captured in a viral video on Tuesday, showed Wike in a tense exchange with […]
Traditional rulers and policy advocates from the South-West on Friday renewed pressure on federal and state lawmakers from the region to back the proposed Reserved Seats for Women Bill, arguing that the measure is essential to correcting Nigeria’s entrenched gender imbalance in political representation. Their appeal was delivered at a legislative dialogue organised in Abuja […]
The Department of State Services has ended a three-year search for a notorious Ansaru commander, Abdulazeez Obadaki, after operatives tracked and re-arrested him on Friday morning, closing the chapter on one of the country’s most protracted fugitive hunts since the 2022 Kuje jailbreak. Obadaki, known within extremist circles as Bomboy, had remained at large since […]
Journalist and academic Farooq Kperogi has corrected widespread online claims suggesting that Nigerian Army officer Lt. A.M. Yerima is the son of retired Major General M.M. Yerima, describing the narrative as a product of misinformation amplified by artificial intelligence tools. Kperogi said he revised his previous assumptions after receiving “convincing evidence” from someone familiar with […]
A 16-year-old medical student at Obafemi Awolowo University, Akande Oyinkansola Josephine, has taken the top spot in the 2025 National Undergraduate Essay Competition organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, after outperforming candidates from universities across the country. Akande, a 200-level student, received ₦1 million, a new laptop, and a commemorative plaque at […]
Prominent traditional rulers from Nigeria’s South-west geopolitical zone have thrown their weight behind the Special Seats Bill, urging lawmakers to ensure its passage into law. The call was made on Friday in Abuja during a meeting organised by the National Institute for Democratic and Legislative Studies (NILDS). Leading the delegation was the Ooni of Ife, […]
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, suffered a narrow 77–76 defeat to Turkey in an intense international friendly on Friday in Istanbul. The match served as a key preparation for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup qualifiers. The closely contested game came less than three months after D’Tigress celebrated a historic fifth consecutive […]
