Idowu Bankole

By Innocent Anaba A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four Jaiz Bank accounts linked to the immediate-past Group Managing Director, GMD, of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mr Mele Kyari, over alleged fraud. The trial Judge, Justice Emeka Nwite made the order, yesterday after counsel to the […]

By Joseph Erunke Abuja —The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed the recovery of three bodies in the ongoing search and rescue operations following the tragic boat mishap, which occurred on Sunday in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The bodies, according to a statement by NEMA, were retrieved, yesterday, from the river

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA —The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has grilled senior officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, over allegations of fraud and mismanagement during the 2025 Hajj operations. Those questioned include Aliu Abdulrazak, Commissioner of Policy, Personnel and Finance, PPMF, and Aminu Muhammed, Director of Finance and Accounts, DFA.

By Innocent Anaba LAGOS—Prince Abiola Kosoko, the Oloja-elect of Lagos, has filed a fundamental rights suit against the Oba of Lagos, and senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The suit, underscores an escalating dispute over land ownership in the Ogombo area of Eti-Osa Local Government, as

By Kingsley Omonobi Two suspected notorious drug kingpins, 37-year-old Ajetsibo Emami popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ and 51-year-old Solomon Akpomuai have been convicted and sentenced to a combined 10 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos. Emami was arrested in Ikeja, Lagos on June 28, 2025, after NDLEA operatives dismantled his drug trafficking

FOLLOWING the 48-hour ultimatum issued by Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, to Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to withdraw the Oluomo of Yorubaland title conferred on a business mogul, the Ooni’s Spokesperson, Mr Moses Olafare, yesterday, described it as “an empty threat from a dead empire.”

By Sola Ogundipe, Chioma Obinna & Abdulhameed Oladejo LAGOS—EACH morning at Marina, Godwin Akpan, a newspaper vendor, begins his day before the city fully wakes. But lately, his routine has taken on new meaning. Now, with a new pair of prescription glasses, he reads the headlines he sells clearly, confidently, and with a renewed sense

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,555 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,550 per dollar on Monday. But the Naira appreciated to N1,534.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira fell slightly

By Shina Abubakar Osogbo The members and leaders of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Osun State chapter have disclosed that it would not allow anyone to rob the state of local government funds through any legal shortcut. The union also called on the Judiciary to remain firm in the face of an

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Northern Ethnic Nationality Forum NENF has called on President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress APC to discard any plans of presenting a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in the 2027 general elections. The forum, which represents over 200 ethnic communities in Northern Nigeria, said its position against APC’s single-faith