Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has celebrated Remo Stars’ remarkable 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title triumph by donating N10 million to the club. Osimhen, currently on loan at Turkish giants Galatasaray, personally called the team via video before announcing the generous gift—split evenly between the players and the …
Rivers Lawyers Rally For Restoration Of Democratic Rule
A coalition of legal professionals under the banner Lawyers in Defence of Democracy staged a protest on Wednesday, April 30, calling for the immediate restoration of democratic governance in Rivers State. Led by their Country Director, Barrister Uche Chukwu Udeh Sylvester, the group criticized what they described as unconstitutional actions by President Bola Tinubu, particularly …
11 New Private Universities Licensed By NUC
The National Universities Commission (NUC) will today, Wednesday, issue provisional licenses to 11 newly approved private universities, raising the number of licensed private universities in Nigeria to 159. This development was announced in a notice sent to correspondents in Abuja, which read: “The NUC will issue provisional …
Court Directs EFCC To Release Aisha Achimugu Within 24 Hours
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release businesswoman and socialite, Aisha Achimugu, within 24 hours. The ruling was delivered on Wednesday by Justice Inyang Ekwo, who also directed all parties, particularly the EFCC, to return to court on May 2, …
FG Witness Details Nnamdi Kanu’s 2015 Arrest With Woman In Lagos Hotel
The Federal Government on Tuesday began presenting its case against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), disclosing new details about his 2015 arrest in a Lagos hotel. The first prosecution witness, identified only as “AAA,” a veteran of 18 years with the Department of State …
FG Declares May 1st A Public Holiday In Celebration Of Workers’ Day
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, May 1, as a public holiday to celebrate this year’s Workers’ Day. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the government. In a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Magdalene …
Diddy’s Lawyers Seek Gag Order To Halt Victims’ Attorneys’ Public Statements
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs have requested that a judge impose a gag order to prevent attorneys representing alleged victims from making public statements. In a letter filed on Tuesday, April 29, Combs’ legal team argued that despite their earlier request for a gag order, several attorneys representing victims …
Convicted Cardinal Becciu Withdraws From Conclave At Late Pope Francis’s Request”
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, convicted of embezzlement and fraud, has withdrawn from the conclave to elect a new pope after reportedly being shown a letter from the late Pope Francis requesting he not participate. Becciu, 76, formally stepped aside on Tuesday, April 29, despite previously asserting his right to vote. …
Tinubu Felicitates With Mark Carney On Election As Canadian Prime Minister
President Bola Tinubu has sent words of congratulations to Mr Mark Joseph Carney on the Liberal Party’s victory in the recent Canadian parliamentary elections. Carney becomes the 24th Prime Minister of Canada. In the message sent through his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, the President acknowledged the significance of the hard-fought electoral triumph at a time …