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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…

…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…

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…

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…

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…

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),…

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…

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…

…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…

Fresh protests erupted in Numan local government area (LGA) of Adamawa State on Tuesday after allegations surfaced that Nigerian Army personnel shot and killed women during an operation to restore order in neighbouring Lamurde. The demonstrations followed Monday’s communal clashes between the Bachama and Chobo communities. Seven women were reported…