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The driver charged in connection with the car crash that injured heavyweight boxing star Anthony Joshua and claimed the lives of two of his friends has appeared before a court in Ogun State. The defendant, 46-year-old Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, was driving Joshua and his associates, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, when their Lexus SUV collided with a stationary truck along a highway in the Sagamu area of the state. Ayodele […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu, a factional National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking official recognition as the party’s scribe. Justice Mohammed Umar struck out the suit on Tuesday after it was established that Anyanwu’s tenure as PDP National Secretary expired in December 2025, thereby rendering the case academic. Anyanwu had instituted the suit against the Independent […]

The Oyo State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate allegations of financial inducement leveled against the Majority Leader of the House, Sanjo Adedoyin. The allegation was raised during plenary on Tuesday by a fellow lawmaker, Ibrahim Shittu. Adedoyin, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), represents Ogbomoso South constituency, while Shittu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), represents Saki West. Speaker of […]

Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has regained his freedom after spending one week in prison. The singer was released on Monday, January 19, 2026, after meeting his bail conditions. In a video that later surfaced on social media, Portable maintained his innocence, alleging that false accusations were made against him. “I’m innocent. They lied against me,” he said. Portable was remanded in custody last week following […]

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 […]