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Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday approved a fresh batch of ambassadorial nominees, including former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, signalling the final stage of their deployment to foreign missions. The committee also cleared former Interior Minister Abdulrahman Dambazau; ex-presidential aide and social commentator, Reno Omokri; former Special Adviser Senator Ita Enang; and Senator Grace Bent, alongside several high-profile technocrats and former governors such as ex-INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Abia’s former governor Victor Okezie Ikpeazu. The screening, conducted in groups of five, unfolded smoothly until Omokri’s appearance triggered a moment of tension on…

…Rushed to the hospital, under observation By Didimoko A. Didimoko Unease swept through Yenagoa on Thursday after Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, suffered a sudden health crisis that forced an emergency rush to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC). The episode happened shortly after midday inside his office, triggering alarm among staff who immediately called for medical assistance. It would be recalled that the Deputy Governor and his political ally, Senator Seriake Dickson, a former governor of the state, were said to have perfected their departure from the PDP to the ADC before the latest development. Medical sources in…

Photo: Deziani Alison-Madueke poster girl of alleged female corruption …List of some powerful women link to corruption Nigeria’s fight against corruption is marked by dramatic arrests, high-profile trials and intense political theatre, yet convictions remain rare. While public attention often centres on male politicians, an emerging pattern reveals a growing list of powerful Nigerian women entangled in corruption allegations, from money laundering to procurement fraud, diversion of public funds and abuse of office. Their stories expose the intricate power webs, weak oversight systems and political protections that shape Nigeria’s corruption landscape. Diezani Alison-Madueke remains the most globally recognised symbol of…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has officially emerged as the governorship candidate of the Accord Party for the August 8, 2026 election, securing 145 votes in the party’s primary held on Wednesday in Osogbo. Adeleke, who defected to the Accord Party on Tuesday after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was also confirmed as the sole aspirant by the party’s Screening Committee. The committee chairman and National Organising Secretary, Ibe ThankGod, said the governor met all nomination requirements and described him as a “worthy gubernatorial aspirant.” A certificate of clearance was subsequently presented to him. In his acceptance speech,…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed widespread claims of a rift between him and federal or state lawmakers from the state, insisting the rumours are baseless. Speaking on Wednesday during the commissioning of the extended and dualized 28.4-kilometre Ahoada–Omoku Road, Fubara said arrangements had long been made for a meeting with the legislators. He explained that the session was to be convened by his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, alongside elder statesman Ferdinand Alabraba and other leaders. According to the governor, anyone suggesting he refused to meet with lawmakers or rejected proposals concerning them…

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to investigate allegations that President Bola Tinubu’s directive withdrawing police escorts from VIPs is being applied selectively, with lawmakers reportedly bearing the brunt of the enforcement. The decision followed complaints raised during plenary on Wednesday by Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central), who invoked Order 9 to protest the withdrawal of his only police orderly. He alleged that while senators were stripped of security aides, ministers, business moguls, political families, and even celebrities continued to enjoy full police protection. Ningi warned that such uneven enforcement could jeopardise the safety of lawmakers and…

The Federal Government on Tuesday arraigned former Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, and her former personal aide, Gloria Odita, before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a five-count charge of alleged advance fee fraud amounting to ₦5 billion. The prosecution, led by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), accused Oduah and her aide of engaging in financial misconduct during her time in public office. Oduah, who served as aviation minister from 2011 to 2014 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, has faced multiple allegations over the years relating to financial impropriety in the…

Photo: Nyesom Wike, FCT Minister An Abuja High Court has ordered substituted service of court papers in a ₦40 billion defamation suit filed against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Justice M.A. Hassan issued the order on Tuesday while ruling on an ex parte application. The judge directed that the court processes be pasted on the gate of the FCT Administration headquarters in Garki, Abuja, after the claimant’s legal team said personal service had proved difficult. The suit was instituted by Tonye Cole, a former governorship candidate in Rivers State, who is seeking ₦40 billion in…

A 23-year-old cashier, Happiness Ephraim, on Tuesday, appeared before a Wuse magistrates’ court in Abuja over charges bordering on alleged misappropriation of her company’s funds. The prosecutor, Mr Simba Ibrahim, alleged that the defendant embezzled the sum of N687, 000 belonging to the company of a complainant, Magaji Zainab. The Magistrate, Chioma Agbaza, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1m, with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case to January 29,

…Nobel laureate says Seyi moves around with heavy troops Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka on Tuesday criticised the heavy security presence around President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi, saying the detail was large enough to quell the recent political unrest in Benin Republic. Soyinka made the remarks at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Awards in Lagos, recounting an encounter at an Ikoyi hotel where he saw what he described as an unusually large number of armed personnel guarding Seyi Tinubu. The 89-year-old writer said he initially mistook the scene for a film set before realising the officers were part…