A prosecution witness has told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, how he allegedly paid N69.15 million to social media influencer Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, for a five-year lease of a Lekki property she allegedly claimed to own. The witness, Dr Onuoha Okeigwe, who testified as PW1, gave…
Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk has called for urgent international intervention following a report alleging that Russian medical personnel participated in the torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war. Matviichuk heads the Center for Civil Liberties, which jointly received the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize with Russian human rights organisation Memorial…
Former Rivers State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of taking oil wells belonging to Cross River State while serving as governor of Akwa Ibom State. Amaechi made the allegation during a political town hall meeting in Calabar, Cross River State, organised to engage…
Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe has said the Federal Government can no longer afford to cover electricity tariff shortfalls while striving to provide power across the country. Tegbe made this known at an energy conference organised by the Harvard Business School Association of Nigeria, where industry experts and regulators discussed challenges facing the power…
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a 72-hour ultimatum to publish his name as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Gombe State. In a letter dated October 12, 2026, addressed to the INEC chairman, Pantami’s lawyers,…
Nigerian author Chika Unigwe has recounted how an old pen pal who stopped writing to her because he found her letters boring suddenly reconnected with her after she gained recognition in a national writing competition. Unigwe, a professor of writing at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, shared the experience while commenting on…
Eight Nigerians Arrested in Ghana for Allegedly Beating 21-Year-Old Man During Internet Fraud Initiation Eight Nigerian nationals have been arrested in Ghana for allegedly severely beating a 21-year-old compatriot, Godstime Umukoro, as part of an initiation process into an internet fraud operation at Kotokrom, in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region. The suspects…
Nollywood actress Shaffy Bello has declared that she has no desire to relocate abroad, insisting that Nigeria remains her home despite the country’s challenges. Speaking at 20+ Years in the Media: Real Talk with Kike @7, the actress, who previously lived in the United States, said she preferred to remain in Nigeria because…
Residents of Likpata community in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State have been thrown into mourning following the reported death of Yusuf Salihu, a 200-level Accounting student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Salihu reportedly drowned in Egwa River while returning from the farm on Sunday afternoon, October 11, 2026. The incident was disclosed in…
An 83-year-old grandmother, Mrs Uloma Uchechi Sunday, has been rearrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado allegedly concealed around her waist, less than a year after she was arrested, prosecuted and convicted for a similar offence. The octogenarian was arrested on Wednesday, October 7,…
