According to The Punch, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday jokingly referred to First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu as “Iya Alakara” during the Presidential Press Corps Dinner at the State House in Abuja. The remark came as the President acknowledged dignitaries before delivering his address at the event, which brought together members of the Presidential Press…
Austin Okai, a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has dismissed reports of internal divisions, insisting the party remains united ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday, July 2, 2026, Okai said former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi is the running mate to the party’s presidential…
According to The Punch on Friday, July 3, 2026, Yobe State Secretary to the Government Mohammed Goje said Governor Mai Mala Buni’s administration has restored peace and stability across the state since 2019, enabling progress in healthcare, education, agriculture, infrastructure and social development. Goje said the government inherited widespread insecurity that left many communities inaccessible…
An Ogoni family in Rivers State has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government, the Rivers State Government, and the Ministry of Interior following the 18-year imprisonment of their son, Gospel Kinanee, who was detained without trial at age 14. Speaking with Arise News, the victim’s older brother, Paul Kinanee, recounted that Gospel went…
A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the remand of Sani Mamman and Abubakar Umar, both residents of Katsina State suspected of aiding bandits. Mamman, a resident of Ruwan godiya in Faskari Local Government was alleged to have been engaged sometimes in March 2025 to convey some suspected bandits to a forest in Faskari…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, July 2, playfully referred to wife and First Lady of Nigeria, Remi Tinubu, as “Iya Alakara” (Mama Akara Seller), in an apparent light-hearted reference to the backlash she received from some Nigerians after advising low-income earners to venture into small-scale businesses like selling akara, roasting corn or kuli-kuli. The…
The Benin Monarch, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has placed a spiritual curse on k!dnappers, armed robbers, and all persons planning to commit evil in his kingdom and across Edo State. Oba Ewuare II invoked the curse through priests and priestesses of all shrines, the Ewaise (traditional physicians), the…
According to a report by Daily Independent, on Monday, March 2, 2026, Mr Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, widely known as Fadojoe and currently a presidential aspirant under the National Rescue Movement (NRM), has publicly articulated his profound remorse regarding his previous action of stepping down from the 2023 presidential race to endorse Peter Obi. Fadojoe…
This article could have been titled: Why Buhari Failed Woefully Or Why Tinubu Inherited An Economy On The Brink Of Collapse and any of those titles would have been apt. One of our former Sunday Editors forwarded a statement credited to an Emir who was once very close to Buhari when they were both…
Sam Amadi, former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has cautioned political actors against underestimating President Bola Tinubu, saying he is prepared to engage opponents “dirty” if they come at him with “dirty dress”. In a post shared on Wednesday via X, Amadi said those urging young politicians to confront the president…
