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Governor Ademola Adeleke is poised to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Accord Party, following his formal resignation from the PDP and the emergence of Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola as the party’s candidate for the August 8, 2026, Osun State governorship election. Adeleke’s resignation, dated November 4, 2025, was addressed to the…
The Senate will today, Wednesday, December 3, 2025, screen retired General Christopher Gwabin Musa following his nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Minister of Defence, in a move aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s security architecture amid worsening insecurity. The nomination was transmitted to the Senate on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, through a formal letter…
Former manager of Afrobeats star Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, Kaka Igbokwe, has confirmed that the singer was briefly arrested at London’s Gatwick Airport following a disagreement with his pregnant wife, Natasha Osawaru. Igbokwe made the disclosure on Monday, December 1, 2025, during an Instagram Live session hosted by media personality Daddy Freeze….
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect, less than 24 hours to the party’s scheduled governorship primary election. In a resignation letter dated November 4, 2025, addressed to the PDP Chairman of Sagba Ward 2 in Ede and made public on Monday…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has named Chief Superintendent of Corrections Jane Osuji as its new Public Relations Officer, marking the first time a woman will hold the position. Controller General Sylvester Nwakuche announced the appointment in a statement issued by Deputy Controller General Ado Sale on Monday in Abuja. Nwakuche described Osuji as…
Former manager of Nigerian music star Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, Kaka Igbokwe, has confirmed that the singer was briefly arrested at London’s Gatwick Airport following a disagreement with his pregnant wife, Natasha Osawaru. Igbokwe made the disclosure on Monday, December 1, 2025, during an Instagram Live session with media personality Daddy Freeze….
Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa (retd.), on Monday paid a private visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in his first known meeting with the President since stepping down from office on October 24, 2025. Musa arrived at the State House at about 7:03 p.m. in traditional northern…
Meta has suspended the official Facebook and Instagram accounts of veteran Nigerian rapper and social critic, Eedris Abdulkareem, following the release of his latest single titled “Open Letter to Donald Trump” in November 2025. The musician announced the development on Sunday, November 30, 2025, stating that both of his verified social-media pages were taken…
French energy giant TotalEnergies has agreed to sell a 40 per cent interest in two Nigerian offshore exploration licences to Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a subsidiary of American oil major Chevron. The deal, announced on Monday, covers licences spanning about 2,000 square kilometres in the oil-rich Niger Delta deep-water basin and remains subject…
A former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said the President should not seek re-election in 2027, insisting that Tinubu has failed to show the same drive he displayed in his quest for power. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on November 30, 2025, Baba-Ahmed, who resigned from…
