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A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered popular social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist Blessing Okoro, widely known as Blessing CEO, remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service pending the start of her trial on September 24, 2026. Justice Yellim Bogoro gave the order on Wednesday after the Economic and…
Persons with disabilities in Bayelsa State now have legal protection against exclusion after Governor Douye Diri signed the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) Bill into law, alongside legislation formally establishing the Bayelsa Medical University Teaching Hospital (BMUTH). Diri assented to the bills on Wednesday during the 188th State Executive Council meeting at Government House, Yenagoa,…
The Edo State government has ordered the immediate closure of three secondary schools in Akoko Edo Local Government Area after receiving credible intelligence of a planned mass abduction of students by suspected bandits. A circular issued by the State Ministry of Education and signed by its Permanent Secretary, Mr Enodolomwanyi Otamere, directed the shutdown…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has published alleged WhatsApp conversations that he says support his claims of bribery involving Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress. The posts on his X handle on Wednesday morning followed demands by Obi’s lawyers for N5 billion in damages and a…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has urged those he accuses of sponsoring rising insecurity across Nigeria to stop their actions and allow the administration of President Bola Tinubu to concentrate on governance and development programmes. Speaking on Tuesday at the flag off of the All Progressives Congress campaign for local government council elections…
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has summoned the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Air Staff and the Minister of Finance to appear before it and give a full account of funds released for security operations. The move comes amid widespread concern that massive budgetary allocations have…
A reported N5 billion defamation suit threat by former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi against his former campaign spokesperson Kenneth Okonkwo has drawn a firm response from the actor turned politician, who has labelled the move unwise and challenged Obi to proceed with court action. Okonkwo, who served as spokesperson during Obi’s 2023…
Factional national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has advised Senator Seriake Dickson, national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), to be cautious in his alliance with Peter Obi and his supporters, warning that the party could face challenges similar to those experienced by the LP after the 2023 general election,…
The widow of late Portugal forward Diogo Jota has urged Scotland captain Andrew Robertson to carry her husband’s World Cup dream with him as he prepares to lead his country at football’s biggest tournament. Jota died aged 28 in a car crash last July, alongside his brother Andre Silva, after helping Portugal secure qualification…
National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has urged Nigerians to set aside regional sentiment in choosing leaders and to back candidates with competence, integrity and vision, declaring himself fully comfortable as a northerner supporting a southern presidential candidate. Baba-Ahmed made the call while featuring in the News Agency of Nigeria Personality…
