Popular Nollywood actress Omowunmi Dada has opened up about her recent leg surgery, sharing her deeply personal journey of enduring chronic pain, emotional resilience, and recovery. In a heartfelt post on Instagram on Tuesday, the award-winning actress revealed that she had been silently battling severe leg pain for a long time, all while maintaining her…
In a surprise announcement, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day Ukraine ceasefire from May 8 to 10, coinciding with Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, which the Kremlin confirmed on Monday. The temporary truce, aimed at commemorating the 80th anniversary of World War II Victory Day, is scheduled to begin from midnight on May 7 and…
Borno State is in mourning following a fresh wave of deadly attacks by Boko Haram terrorists, resulting in the tragic deaths of at least 30 persons across Chibok and Kala Balge on Monday. In Chibok Local Government Area, 14 persons, including seven mourners, were gunned down during a third-day prayer for a late community leader…
Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late Nigerian gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja. Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme delivered the judgment on Monday, April 28, 2025, after dismissing Nwachukwu’s no-case submission. The court found him guilty of culpable homicide…
Access Bank has issued an official statement in response to serious allegations that a former Contact Centre agent secretly filmed female colleagues without their consent. In a release shared on Monday, the bank confirmed that the matter has been handed over to the appropriate authorities and assured the public of its full cooperation with ongoing…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called for the speedy reform of Nigeria’s electoral laws to strengthen the country’s democratic process. Speaking on Monday at a retreat in Lagos organized for members of the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Electoral Matters, Yakubu emphasized the urgent need for timely…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has strongly criticized Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over comments he made about Nigeria during a recent appearance at Johns Hopkins University in the United States. In a statement issued on Sunday, Sanwo-Olu accused Obi of making “disparaging comments” about Nigeria, stressing that prominent Nigerians traveling abroad should promote…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a ₦1 billion lawsuit filed against former President Muhammadu Buhari and former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele over the hardships caused by the 2023 Naira redesign policy. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo, delivering the ruling on Monday, dismissed the case due to the plaintiff’s…
Former Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) manipulated the 2023 general election results by writing and allocating figures to candidates, including Peter Obi. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Okonkwo claimed that all the votes Peter Obi received were “written and…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has reaffirmed the apex bank’s commitment to aggressively tackle inflation, aiming to bring it down to single digits in the medium term. Cardoso made this declaration over the weekend after the 2025 International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings held in Washington,…
