The Department of State Services (DSS), has filed cybercrime and criminal defamation charges against Omoyele Sowore and two others, for allegedly publishing false and inciting social media posts about President Bola Tinubu. The charges, filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, also list X (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) as co-defendants. In the…
A former governor of Rivers State has called for sweeping constitutional reforms in Nigeria, warning that the centralised system of governance inherited from military rule is ill-suited for democracy. Celestine Omehia, speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the unveiling of his forthcoming book Restructuring Nigeria: The Way Forward, argued that power and resources must be…
Lawmakers in northern Nigeria have commended the management of the 2025 Hajj exercise, while urging both state and federal authorities to address logistical and welfare challenges that continue to affect Nigerian pilgrims. The Kano State House of Assembly’s Committee on Hajj, which presented its report on Tuesday, said 3,346 pilgrims from Kano joined the 41,668…
The Nigerian government has charged opposition politician Omoyele Sowore with cybercrime after he referred to President Bola Tinubu as “a criminal” in a social media post. Court documents filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday indicate that Sowore faces five counts under the Cybercrimes Amendment Act, 2024. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, also…
The debate over President Bola Tinubu’s prospects for a second term has intensified after the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) claimed that recent waves of endorsements show his 2027 re-election is effectively assured. Lagos APC spokesperson Seye Oladejo issued the statement on Tuesday in response to criticism from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The…
No fewer than six rooms in a private residential building were in the early hours of Tuesday gutted by fire at Akinsoji Zone, Ogbere Moradeyo, Oremeji Area of Ibadan. The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Maroof Akinwande confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. Akinwande…
he Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an Estate Surveyor and Valuer, Philip Ojo, against SDV Nigeria Limited and another over dispute arising from the sale of an estate in Lagos State. The apex court, in the lead judgment delivered by Justice Obande Ogbuinya and unanimously upheld by other justices, held that the…
Arewa Agricultural Forum has commended the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC),Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani for what they described as a remarkable start in his first 100 days in office. They noted that Danfulani has set a clear direction for the agency, aligning NAIC’s programmes with President Bola…
Nigeria’s Health Minister Ali Pate on Monday praised Dr Bello Suleiman, outgoing Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina, for steering the institution to what he called “one of the best among its contemporaries.” Speaking through a representative at a reception organised by the Hambali Family Union, Pate said Suleiman’s eight-year tenure…
Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu’s reforms are reshaping the economy and opening new doors for global partnerships. Shettima spoke on Monday in Abuja during a meeting with a VISA delegation led by Tareq Muhmood, the company’s Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMEA). He described…
