Enioluwa Adeniyi

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that former Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Bamidele Akingboye, was murdered, bringing clarity to the controversy surrounding his death. Speaking to Channels Television, the Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Olorundare Jimoh, revealed that the Command had received the toxicology and autopsy results conducted on […]

The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has dismissed widespread social media rumours alleging the death of former Governor Willie Obiano. In a statement on Friday signed by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, Soludo described the report that Obiano died in a London hospital as “malicious and utterly false.” The governor said he had personally

Indications have emerged that Navy Lieutenant A. M. Yerima may not face disciplinary action over his confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, during an enforcement visit to a disputed land in Abuja. The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, had earlier stated that the Federal Government had initiated an investigation into

A coalition of retired military officers on Friday condemned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his confrontation with a young naval officer, describing the minister’s conduct as “demeaning,” “unacceptable,” and “a direct insult to the Armed Forces and the Commander-in-Chief.” Naija News reports that the group, comprising retired generals and senior

Four governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have arrived in Ibadan, Oyo State, even as a Federal High Court order has halted the party’s planned national convention scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The South-West Chairman of the party, Kamorudeen Ajisafe, confirmed to Saturday Punch on Friday that the governors of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed; Zamfara,

Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has been released from prison after spending more than three years behind bars over alleged sexual assault. Naija News learnt that the actor regained his freedom on Friday, November 14, 2025, following a decision of the Court of Appeal, which cleared him of the offences for

The Department of State Services (DSS) has re-arrested a wanted terror suspect, Abdulazeez Obadaki, one of the inmates who escaped during the July 2022 attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre in the Federal Capital Territory. Obadaki, said to be a notorious terror operative, was among the over 800 inmates, including Boko Haram suspects, who fled

The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended its former Majority Leader, Hon. Saater Tiseer, and former Minority Leader, Rt. Hon. Michael Audu, over alleged gross misconduct said to be capable of undermining the unity and integrity of the legislature. Naija News reports that the decision was reached during plenary on Friday, presided over by

The Oyo State Police Command has announced sweeping security measures ahead of the 2025 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention scheduled for Saturday, November 15, and Sunday, November 16, at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan. In a statement released on 𝕏 on Friday, dated November 13, 2025, and signed by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP