The leader of the Abuja-based music band kidnapped along the Lokoja highway, Adewunmi Samuel Sofomade, has revealed how much his group paid before they were released by their captors. The band leader was abducted in December 2023, alongside his crew, while returning from a show in Kogi State. The 13-man group was later released after…
A three-month mourning period has been declared for the late Ijaw monarch of Seimbiri Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, Charles Ayemi-Botu. The deceased, popularly known as the Lion of the Niger, was the first Executive Chairman of the Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria and the Life Patron…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to stop the violence currently tearing the nation apart. He urged him not to toe the path of his predecessors who only mourned victims of killings in press statements, thereby reducing themselves to mourners-in-chief instead of taking responsibility as…
Former minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will take over power from the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra next year. Ngige, a former governor of Anambra, said this on Saturday while speaking to newsmen at his home in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area, during…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a fake doctor, Igwe Gift Okechukwu, involved in criminal conspiracy, organ trafficking, fraud, cybercrime, stealing, impersonation, cheating, and identity theft. The arrest was made in Nasarawa State by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department following the suspect’s fraudulent activities in Owerri, Imo State. The suspect, parading himself as…
Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund have reached an agreement for the loan move of Jadon Sancho who is set to rejoin Dortmund. According to reports, Sancho will stay at Dortmund for the rest of the season. However, there are contractual and financial issues around the deal that still require tidying up. The 23-year-old winger completed…
US Open champion Coco Gauff continued her impressive form in the build-up to the Australian Open by reaching the final of the Auckland Classic. Gauff beat fellow American Emma Navarro 6-3 6-1 in the semi-finals. The world number three, who is defending the Auckland title she won in 2023, will face Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in…
Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are searching for more than 250 prisoners who failed to return to jail after being allowed to spend Christmas with their families. The inmates had been released on Christmas Eve, and were expected to report back on December 20. While most of the 1,785 prisoners granted leave returned to…
The Electoral Commission in the DRC has disqualified three ministers and four governors from last month’s election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, because of fraud and violence. Among those barred are, Antoinette Kipulu Kabenga, minister for vocational training, Didier Mazenga Mukanzu, regional integration minister, Nana Manwanina Kiumba, a minister in the president’s office, Gentiny…
Financial expert and public servant, Fuad Kayode-Laguda, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Surulere 1 Constituency House of Representatives by-election. Kayode-Laguda emerged as the candidate by winning the party’s primary election held on Saturday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. The previous occupant of the seat and former…
