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Former UNILAG VC Ogundipe Gets NUC Chair Job

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a move to strengthen leadership in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector, Prof. Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, former Vice-Chancellor of the University...

Keir Starmer announces resignation as Prime Minister

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation, saying every decision he made in office was driven by a desire to...

Breaking: APC’s Oyebanji Wins All 16 LGAs, Secures Historic Second Term In Ekiti

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been re-elected as governor of Ekiti State after recording a resounding victory in...

Guilt-Racked Suspect Sentenced to Death 12 Years After Nyanya-Abuja Bombing

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Twelve years after the deadly Nyanya Motor Park bombing that claimed over 70, a Federal High Court in Abuja has...

Ekiti Governorship Race: Three Parties Contest 1 Million Votes

As 1,059,360 registered voters head to the polls today to elect Ekiti State’s next governor, the APC, PDP, and ADC are each expressing...

Olatimbo Ayinde: Nine Years of Allegations, Six Months of Trial, One Verdict: Not Guilty

For almost a decade, Nigerian businesswoman and energy executive Olatimbo Ayinde lived under the shadow of one of the United Kingdom’s most high-profile...

Tinubu Taps Accountant Elebute to Chair FRCN Board

By Omoyeni Ojeifo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed expert financial management consultant and Chartered Accountant, Kunle Elebute, as Chairman of the Governing...

Terror Threat: Security Forces Deploy Drones to Secure Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos

Following a viral video showing two masked individuals coming out of a forest near Pan-Atlantic University in Lekki, the Lagos State Government has...

Profoundly Relieved, Completely Vindicated”: Diezani Speaks After UK Court Clears Her

Former Petroleum Minister says her name has been cleared and an 11-year ordeal marked by “unjust vilification, condemnation and scrutiny” has finally come...

BREAKING: Diezani Alison-Madueke Cleared Of All Bribery Charges In UK Trial

Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been found not guilty of all bribery charges brought against her by British prosecutors...

N2.5m Newborn Baby Sale: Medical Doctor, 3 Others Arrested

A shocking child-theft plot has landed a Lagos medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant, and a newborn’s parents in police custody after they...

Just In: Legal Tug-of-War: Appeal Court Overturns High Court Ruling on INEC Party Deregistration

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Court of Appeal in Abuja has faulted a ruling of the Federal High Court delivered by Justice Peter Lifu,...

FG Mulls Strengthening Maritime Data Through Unified System”

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a bid to strengthen maritime safety and coordination, the Federal Government is deploying a unified ocean data-sharing system. This...

Breaking: Military Rescues Late Major General Rabe Abubakar’s Widow

In a dramatic rescue operation, Nigerian troops have freed Mrs. Amina Abubakar after a violent clash with bandits in Tunga village. She is...

Breaking: Abuja Court Orders De-registration of ADC, Accord, 3 Other Parties

Five political parties the ADC, APP, AA, Accord Party, and ZLP face de-registration following a Federal High Court order in Abuja. Justice Peter...

Just In: 2027 Presidential Race: Atiku-Amaechi ‘Unity and Rescue Ticket’ Unveiled

By Samuel Akpan ​In a bid to position itself as a major contender in the 2027 presidential election, the African Democratic Congress (ADC)...