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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, wanted over alleged criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, and diversion of public funds. In a notice posted on its website on Saturday, the anti-graft agency said Farouq, 52, an indigene of Zamfara State,…
Fresh political alignments ahead of the 2027 general election gathered momentum on Saturday after former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, publicly endorsed the decision of the Nigeria Democratic Congress to zone its presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria. Kwankwaso spoke during the party’s national convention in Abuja while addressing delegates, supporters and party stakeholders, describing the…
In today’s Nigerian entertainment industry, the story is no longer just what happens; it is what is allowed to be seen. From carefully curated interviews to strategic silences, the narratives surrounding celebrities are increasingly shaped long before they reach the public. What audiences consume is not always the full picture, but a version that has…
Nigeria’s Senate has passed the 2026 Statutory Appropriation Bill for the Federal Capital Territory, green-lighting a total expenditure of N2.285 trillion for the administration and development of Abuja and its satellite communities. The bill scaled through third reading during a Thursday plenary session, following the presentation of a harmonised report from the joint…
Nigeria’s commercial banking sector generated combined gross earnings of N18.2tn in the 2025 financial year, a figure that underscores the industry’s enduring revenue strength even as profitability weakened considerably across several major institutions. Audited financial statements from leading banks reveal a sector navigating a delicate tension between impressive top line growth and shrinking bottom…
Afrobeats superstar Davido, whose full name is David Adeleke, has moved beyond passive support to become an active participant in the governorship re-election campaign of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, signalling a deepening intersection between celebrity influence and electoral politics ahead of the August ballot. In posts shared across his social media pages, the…
Tensions over Iran’s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup have sharpened after the president of the country’s football federation, Mehdi Taj, insisted that FIFA remains the tournament’s true host and demanded guarantees that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will not face insult during the event. “Our host is FIFA, not Mr Trump or…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio sparked laughter on the floor of the upper chamber on Tuesday when he declared that the African Democratic Congress was effectively finished, following a fresh wave of defections that saw lawmakers abandon the party for the Nigerian Democratic Congress and the Labour Party. Akpabio made the remark while presiding over…
An FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to pay N100 million in damages to two Department of State Services officials after finding that the civil society organisation’s posts on X amounted to libel. Justice Yusuf Halilu delivered the judgment on Tuesday in suit number FCT/HC/CV/4547/24,…
Sixteen years after the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, former President Goodluck Jonathan has paid an emotional tribute to his late principal, describing him as a leader whose humility and commitment to national service remain unmatched in Nigeria’s post-independence political history. In a statement published on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Jonathan, who…
