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The Sagamu Magistrate Court in Ogun State has adjourned the trial of 46-year-old Adeniyi Kayode, the driver of a Lexus SUV involved in a road accident linked to heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, which claimed the lives of two of his friends. Kayode was arraigned on January 2 before Magistrate Olufunilayo Somefun on a four-count charge. The offences include dangerous driving causing death, contrary to Section 5(1) of the Federal […]

Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has appeared before the Southwark Crown Court in London for a preliminary hearing in her ongoing bribery case. The session was held on Monday before Justice Thornton in Court 8. The appearance comes ahead of her substantive trial, which is scheduled to commence on January 26, 2026. UK authorities had, in August 2023, formally charged Alison-Madueke with allegedly receiving a £100,000 bribe. […]

The Oyo State Government has raised the alarm over a group of individuals posing as government officials to extort money from retirees under the guise of fast-tracking the payment of gratuities. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, described the group as “unscrupulous elements” operating within the civil service and assured that the government was closing in on them. According to Oyelade, some retired civil and public servants are being […]

Department of Security Service (DSS) agents arrested former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami in Abuja. Malami was detained on Monday, shortly after his release from Kuje Prison, where he had met the conditions of his bail imposed by a federal court. A video circulating on social media shows the former minister being escorted from the prison to what appears to be a DSS vehicle. Witnesses reported that […]

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf met with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday, fueling speculation about a possible switch by Yusuf to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor arrived at the villa in the afternoon and left several hours later without speaking to the press. While details of the meeting were not officially released, sources indicate that Mr. Yusuf will return later in the […]

The Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, called on the government of Kano State to ensure that anyone convicted of murdering innocent people is sentenced to death. He made this appeal at a press conference on Monday, January 19, 2026, in response to the brutal murder of Fatima Abubakar and her six children in the Chiranci Dorayi neighborhood of Kumbotso County the previous weekend. The Emir warned that impunity […]

The incessant industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may finally be coming to an end, following what has been described as a historic and symbolic signing of a new agreement between the Federal Government and the academic union. The new pact signed on the 15th of January,2026 in Abuja addresses the three issues that have driven nearly two decades of conflict:pay,welfare and the structure of the […]

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Jabi, Abuja, has adjourned further hearing in the ₦550 million defamation suit filed by Senator Chris Anyanwu against a former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, to March 17. The matter, which was scheduled to continue on Monday, could not proceed due to the absence of the presiding judge, Justice M. I. Sani, who was reported to be indisposed. […]

A tanker truck overturned on the Tincan Liverpool Bridge in the Apapa district of Lagos, raising serious safety concerns. Residents and passersby began collecting spilled fuel at the scene. The tanker reportedly lost control and overturned early Monday morning during rush hour, spilling fuel under the bridge. At the time of publication, traffic control and emergency services had not yet arrived, leaving the area unsecured. Eyewitnesses reported that a large […]