Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has returned from a solemn visit to the Vatican, emphasizing that his participation in the recent inauguration ceremony was spiritual, not political. In a statement shared on Monday via X (formerly Twitter), Obi explained that the Vatican trip was deeply reflective and should not be viewed through a…
More than 34,000 Nigerians were naturalised as U.S. citizens between 2020 and 2022, according to a new Naturalisations Annual Flow Report released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The report, compiled by the Office of Homeland Security Statistics, places Nigeria 15th globally among the top 20 countries of birth for individuals who became…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to account for the missing N500 billion oil revenue, following a shocking revelation by the World Bank. According to the World Bank, NNPCL only remitted N600 billion out of N1.1 trillion in revenue from crude oil sales and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with the newly installed Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, following the Pontiff’s inaugural mass in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City. The meeting marked a symbolic moment between Nigeria and the Vatican, as Tinubu joined other global leaders to witness the beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy. A Brief but Significant…
Embattled Nigerian televangelist, Pastor Timothy Omotoso, is set to be deported from South Africa following his recent re-arrest by immigration authorities. According to SABC and Newsroom Afrika, the 66-year-old cleric is expected to depart Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport today, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Television footage showed Omotoso at the airport engaging in conversation with…
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute Metta, Lagos, has raised serious concerns about the crippling cost of electricity, revealing that it spends N20 million monthly despite receiving just 3 hours of public power supply daily. The startling revelation was made by the outgoing Medical Director, Dr. Adedamola Dada, during a media briefing where he outlined…
The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Atiku Abubakar Isah, has filed a fundamental human rights lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He is seeking a total of N38.3 billion in damages over allegations of unlawful detention, abduction, and torture. In the suit, Seyi Tinubu—son of President Bola Ahmed…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total of N1.681 trillion in revenue generated in April 2025 to the Federal Government, 36 states, and 774 local government councils. NaijaBlogDaily reports that this marks an increase of N103 billion compared to the N1.578 trillion shared in March 2025, signaling a modest rise in national…
Controversial Nigerian social media critic, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has been re-arrested by the Nigerian Police over allegations of cyberbullying Nollywood actresses Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh, as well as music producer Samklef. VDM appeared on Thursday before Justice Musa Liman at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where he was slammed…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially admitted that errors occurred during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), affecting the performance of many candidates nationwide. This was disclosed by JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a press briefing held on Wednesday in Abuja. He expressed regret over the situation, saying: “What should…
