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Primate Elijah Ayodele, Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has refuted allegations that he attempted to extort N150 million from the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. A media report had indicated that Adelabu petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), alleging that the cleric demanded the purchase of about 1,000 trumpets—estimated at N150 million—and that his refusal supposedly led to a prophecy claiming he would never become governor of […]

The Supreme Court has set aside the presidential pardon earlier granted by President Bola Tinubu to Maryam Sanda, who was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute in Abuja. President Tinubu had commuted her death sentence to 12 years’ imprisonment on compassionate grounds. However, in a landmark judgment delivered on Friday, the Supreme Court—by a split decision of […]

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has advised proponents of the proposed New Oyo State to prioritise internal consensus-building in order to strengthen their agitation for state creation. The monarch gave the advice while receiving members of the Committee on the Creation of Ibadan and New Oyo State, led by Francis Adedayo and Saheed Malik, during a visit to his palace at Oke-Aremo, Ibadan, on Thursday. Oba Ladoja recalled […]

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu, has called for deeper collaboration between the Nigerian Army and traditional institutions to enhance ongoing military operations across the country. General Shaibu made the appeal during a courtesy visit on Thursday to the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty Oba Rilwan Akiolu I, at his palace. In a statement issued on Friday by the Army spokesperson, Colonel Apollonia Anele, the COAS […]

The House of Representatives on Thursday advanced a bill seeking major amendments to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act as part of efforts to improve transparency, governance, and oversight at the apex bank. The bill, sponsored by House Leader Julius Ihonvbere and Jesse Onakalausi, passed second reading without opposition during plenary. Titled A Bill for an Act to Amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 1991, to Allow for […]

The Federal Government has launched a new online platform for gas trading and exchange, marking a major step toward creating a transparent and competitive gas market in Nigeria. Speaking at the launch in Abuja, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, described the initiative—known as the Gas Trading Licence, Clearing House, and Settlement Authorization—as a turning point for the industry. “This milestone event signifies the dawn of […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Minister of Labour and Productivity and ex-Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chris Ngige. Ngige was picked up from his residence in Asokoro, Abuja, on Wednesday by operatives of the EFCC. According to family members, the arrest was carried out abruptly, with the former governor taken away before he could change out of his pyjamas. He had previously been […]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, as the inaugural Chairman of the ECOWAS Business Council (EBC). ECOWAS President, Dr. Omar Touray, announced the appointment during the 95th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers held on Wednesday in Abuja. The EBC is an independent platform created to strengthen the private sector, promote sub-regional trade, drive investment, […]

Wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs. Tamunominini Makinde, has called on women across the state to uphold the spirit of giving, strengthen family bonds and continue championing peaceful communities as the year 2025 winds down. Speaking in Ibadan at the 2025 End-of-the-Year and Christmas Women’s Party, Mrs. Makinde—represented by the wife of the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Ajibola Lawal—commended Oyo women for their resilience throughout the year. She noted […]