The Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has insisted that his lawyers and journalists must be present before he appears before the House of Representatives committee investigating the council. Adeyemi is currently in police custody over allegations surrounding the creation and operations of the PFIPC. The House Ad Hoc Committee, led by Yusuf Gagdi, is investigating how the council allegedly secured office space at […]

Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has unveiled a new spiritual movement, the New Wine Prophetic Tabernacle (NWPT). Dikeh announced the initiative on Sunday through her Instagram page, describing NWPT as an interdenominational platform for believers seeking spiritual revival and transformation. The actress said the movement is anchored on Mark 2:22, which refers to putting new wine into new wineskins. According to the announcement, NWPT aims to promote prayer, revival, apostolic training, […]

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Jibrin Okutepa, has accused some Nigerian lawyers of undermining justice, fuelling impunity and contributing to the weakening of democracy in the country. Okutepa, in a post on his X account, said lawyers had a major responsibility to protect democracy, the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. He expressed concern over the state of the legal profession and the Nigerian Bar Association, particularly following […]

Fifteen passengers have been burnt to death after an 18-seater bus crashed and caught fire along the Enagi–Costain Duma Road in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The accident occurred on Saturday at a sharp bend around Costain Duma, trapping the passengers inside the vehicle as it was engulfed in flames. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the death toll, although the identities of the victims and the […]