A two-time member of National Assembly, who once represented Kogi West senatorial district in the 8th Senate, Dino Melaye, has emerged as Nigeria’s most-followed politician on Instagram, boasting an impressive three million followers as of December 5, 2024. This achievement placed Melaye ahead of other prominent figures in Nigerian politics, such as President Bola Tinubu […]

A Nigerian, Abiola Kayode, who had been on the FBI’s Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List has been extradited from Ghana to Nebraska, United States. The extradition followed a conspiracy to commit wire fraud indictment filed against the 37-year-old Kayode in August 2019. A statement from the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Nebraska on Thursday, […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has come under heavy criticism from Nigerians on social media following his clash with the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, at Senate plenary on Thursday. The controversy started when Kingibe walked out of the Senate chambers after Akpabio prevented her from raising a motion regarding the ongoing […]

Dapper Music & Entertainment has announced its readiness to pursue legal action following allegations of financial exploitation and poor working conditions levelled against the company by two of its artists, Crown Uzama, widely known as Shallipopi, and Moshood Abdulmuiz, also known as Muyeez. In a statement issued on Thursday titled “Addressing Recent Allegations with Transparency […]

Workers in Ebonyi State civil service are to receive N150,000 each as 2024 Christmas Bonus from the State Government before the close of work on Tuesday next week. Governor Francis Nwifuru disclosed this at a state banquet organised in honuor of the visiting British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Lever, at the Government House […]

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) national chairman, Dr. Ajuri Ahmed, has declared that the party will no longer tolerate members engaging in anti-party activities, warning that disciplinary measures will be enforced against erring members. Ahmed made the statement during the party’s annual verification exercise conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the […]

President of the newly established African School of Governance (ASG), Kingsley Moghalu, has urged African leaders to attune their minds to the provision of potable water, effective education systems, and access to good healthcare for all which he described as the foundations of development. The former Central Bank Deputy Governor stressed the need for application […]