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By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to embark on a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom from March 18 to 19, 2026, in a move widely described as a major diplomatic milestone in Nigeria–UK relations. The visit, announced by the British Royal Communications team, follows an official invitation from King Charles III, who, alongside Queen Camilla, will host the Nigerian leader at Windsor Castle. President Tinubu will be accompanied by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. In a statement, the palace said: “The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accompanied by…

By Deborah Nnamdi Veteran Nigerian singer Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba or 2Face, has dismissed claims that his wife, Natasha Osawaru, controls his movements or restricts him from performing at shows. The music icon spoke during an interview on the Mic On podcast, where he addressed persistent rumours surrounding his marriage. Describing the allegations as false and exaggerated, 2Baba said suggestions that Natasha limits his professional activities were “absurd.” “People just try to create doubts and fake news. There is nobody in this world who doesn’t get involved in a disagreement once in a while. Everybody is just hiding…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Lagos-based businessman, Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.589 kilograms of cocaine by ingesting 95 wraps of the illicit drug. The arrest was made at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, according to a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi. Babafemi said the 62-year-old suspect was intercepted on Saturday, January 31, 2026, during the outward clearance of passengers preparing to travel to China via Addis Ababa on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET940. A routine body scan…

By Oghenekevwe Kofi Who runs the world, girls. It sounds playful, almost cheeky, but when you pause and take stock of Nigeria’s banking industry today, it feels increasingly accurate. What was once an industry dominated almost entirely by men has slowly, deliberately opened its doors to women who now sit at the very top of financial power.Twenty years ago, the story was very different. In the early 2000s, Nigeria’s bank MD and CEO positions were firmly male territory. Female executives existed, but rarely at the apex. Board chairs were even more exclusive, and the idea of women leading multiple commercial…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 40-year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly poisoning the three-year-old son of her tenant in Omifon, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Police said the incident followed a dispute between the suspect and the child’s mother, identified as Rofiat. Lateef, who is the landlady, was alleged to have given the boy a liquid substance suspected to be poisonous. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. According to him, the incident occurred on Tuesday, February 4, 2026, at about…

United States Congressman Riley M. Moore has dismissed claims that Washington supports any move to break up Nigeria, warning that promoting separatist agendas would worsen insecurity and expose Christian communities to greater danger. Moore made the remarks in a statement posted on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account following a visit to Nigeria, where he met with government officials, church leaders, humanitarian organisations, and internally displaced persons. “I have travelled to Nigeria and engaged in multiple high-level meetings with Nigerian officials, the Church, aid groups across the country, and IDPs, to get a better understanding of the rampant persecution of…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigerian socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has been appointed as the Imo State Director of the City Boy Movement (CBM), a youth-focused support group backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. The appointment was announced in a post on the movement’s official Instagram page, where CBM described Chief Priest as a key figure in promoting the president’s Renewed Hope agenda. According to the group, the socialite brings “experience, influence, and a people-centred approach” to mobilizing support for the campaign. “City Boy Movement appoints Pascal C. Okechukwu (Cubana Chief Priest), who stands as a symbol…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected bandits have killed three persons and abducted a Catholic priest, alongside at least 10 other residents, during a deadly early-morning attack on the Karku community in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Among those abducted is Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye, the Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Karku, under the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan. The incident was confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday by the Diocesan Chancellor of the Kafanchan Diocese, Rev. Fr. Jacob Shanet, who said residents described the assailants as terrorists who carried out a coordinated operation. According to the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Yobe State Police Command has launched a manhunt for an 18-year-old woman, Khadija Jamilu, following the alleged stabbing of her husband during a domestic dispute in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state. Police said the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, February 6, 2026, when the suspect allegedly attacked her 25-year-old husband with a knife, inflicting a serious injury. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, said operatives of the Potiskum Divisional Police Headquarters responded to a distress call at about 3:00 p.m. after the attack…

A Nigerian national, Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, has been sentenced to 97 months in a U.S. federal prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable Americans. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Nnebocha, 44, and his accomplices operated the scheme for more than seven years, sending hundreds of personalized letters to victims across the United States. The letters falsely claimed the recipients were entitled to multimillion-dollar inheritances from deceased relatives, with Nnebocha and his co-conspirators demanding advance payments for supposed delivery fees, taxes, and other charges. The DOJ said over 400 victims…