Diezani, associates, friends: Can an acquittal undo 11 years of headlines? – Lessons from the verdict
But in June 2026, the narrative took a sudden, definitive turn. A London jury acquitted the former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources of all six charges against her
Sit-At-Home: Vehicular movements in Onitsha, Nnewi; markets, banks, others shut
Vehicular and human movements, on Monday, gradually resumed in Onitsha the commercial city and Nnewi the industrial town of Anambra State weeks, uncertainty still surrounds the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB’s suspended sit-at-home order.
61st Independence: Cleric admonishes leaders to fear God
Mr Adewale Adebiyi, the Provost of the Cathedral of St. Peter, Aremo, Ibadan, has admonished leaders in the country to rule with absolute fear of God. Adebiyi, a reverend, gave the advice in his sermon on Sunday during a special thanksgiving service to commemorate Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary, held at the Cathedral of St Peter, […]
Ejigbo plane crash: AFCSC remembers deceased officers
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), on Sunday, held a memorial service for the 165 military officers who died in a plane crash in 1992 at Ejigbo on the outskirts of Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Nigeria Air Force C-130 plane crashed on Sept. 26, 1992, killing all the […]
One die, as unknown gunmen attack Kwara community — NSCDC
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reported that some unidentified gunmen attacked a farm settlement at Ahun village, Oro-Ago, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara, killing a teenager. This was contained in a press release signed by the command’s spokesman, Mr Babawale Afolabi, and made available to newsmen in Ilorin, on Sunday. […]
Mobs kill clergyman in Kano
Mobs have reportedly killed a pastor identified as Reverend Yohanna Shuaibu in Massu, a village in Sumaila Local Government Area of Kano State.
