Popular Nigerian dancer, Iweh Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, is currently being held on remand in the United Kingdom over an alleged assault offence.

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has vowed that the Nigeria Police Force will not relent in its fight against banditry and other violent crimes following the killing of 10 officers of the Special Intervention Squad in an encounter with suspected bandits in Kebbi State. Disu made the […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ILARO — Tears and grief enveloped Ilaro, Ogun State, on Monday as family members, friends, colleagues and fans gathered to bid a final farewell to veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. The 66-year-old Yoruba film icon was buried in his hometown in accordance with Islamic rites, a day […]

The remains of veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, have arrived in his hometown, Ilaro, Ogun State, for his burial.

Embattled National Coordinator and Executive Director of the Made-in-Nigeria Project Office, an agency which existence is now under investigation, Nwabueze Buchi George, has dismissed growing public scrutiny of his organisation, telling critics that only their own lack of awareness could explain why they were just discovering a programme that had existed for 16 years.

He described the three states, which are located in Nigeria’s North-Central region, as the latest areas to suffer attacks that have claimed scores of lives and displaced residents.

According to the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Ogunmabo admitted that she sold the substance to people in the community.

The rain started in trickles, small drops at a time. Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, is not immune to rainfall.

But by 10pm last Tuesday, it was no longer raindrops. It was a flood — the first of its kind in recent history. By the time the rains eased, it had caused serious upset in the city’s prime towns-Asokoro, Maitama, Guzape, Lokogoma, Garki and Wuse.

As the campaigns for the 2027 general elections begin following the signing of the Peace Accord last week by presidential candidates, there are fears over the likelihood of the exercise snowballing into brinkmanship.

National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office, the alleged fake agency uncovered by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and domiciled in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, for years, paraded itself as a properly constituted federal outfit.