February 25, 2025
Court To Rule On Emefiele’s Motion Asking Judge To Hand Off Trial February 26
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja yesterday fixed February 26 for ruling on whether to hand off the ongoing trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Oshodi adjourned for ruling after Emefiele’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), accused them of bias and […]
Grammy award winner, Roberta Flack dies at 88
Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist is dead. Flack whose intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s died on Monday. CBS said the influential performer died at […]
Bauchi housewife stabs husband to death over child custody dispute
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old housewife, Salamatu Danjuma, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death during a heated argument over child custody. According to a statement issued by the spokesman of the Command, SP Wakil Mohammed on Tuesday, the tragic incident occurred in Nadabo village, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area, following a […]
South Korea’s Yoon faces last impeachment hearing over martial law
South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was facing his final impeachment hearing on Tuesday before judges decide whether to formally remove him from office over his disastrous martial law declaration. Yoon’s short-lived suspension of civilian rule plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil, and he was removed from office by parliament in December. After […]
El-Rufai attacking Tinubu, Ribadu out of bitterness — Omokri
Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has accused Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of being embittered about his failed ministerial ambition and attacking Tinubu in bitterness. El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State who was a supporter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 election, has, in recent times, publicly criticised Tinubu […]
Chinese visa among easiest, cheapest to get, Envoy says
Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Yan Yuqing, has stated that Chinese visa is among the easiest and cheapest to get, adding that last year they issued more than 19,000 visas from its Lagos State Consulate. She explained that in a bid to encourage more Nigerians to go to China the […]
Adebanjo for burial May 3
Group urges Yoruba youths to step up, take on leadership rolesThe elder statesman, Ayo Adebanjo, will be laid to rest in his hometown, Isanya Ogbo, near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on May 3, 2025. According to a statement by Ayotunde Ayo-Adebanjo, Adeola Azeez and Obafemi Ayo-Adebanjo, yesterday, on behalf of the family, the funeral proceedings will […]
Between Ganusi Insult And Ritualists Appellation Against Alfas
Busy Brain Writes From FCT, Abuja The social trends have been following a similar pattern from this early February till moment and the most prevalent banters have been doing a roundtable discussion on our highly revered Islamic clerics (Alfas). Social media, a very loose, porous and disjointed medium yet the largest employer of labour in […]
Tinubu tasks N’Assembly on workable tax law
• Senators list gains of tax reform to Nigerians• Akpabio chides tax evaders demanding good governance• ACF urges FG to retain 7.5% VAT, submits paper on bills to lawmakers Four months after introducing the tax reform bills, which he sent to the National Assembly for consideration and passage, President Bola Tinubu asked the Senate to […]
Trump Endorses 39-Year-Old Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio Governor
As the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election approaches, former President Donald Trump has publicly endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican candidate and Ohio native. According to the DAILY POST, Ramaswamy launched his campaign on Monday evening at a rally in West Chester Township. In response, Trump took to his Truth Social account on Tuesday morning to express […]