By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,495 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,500 per dollar on Monday. But the Naira depreciated to N1,464.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira rose to […]
By Enioluwa Adeniyi A United States District Court has ordered the interim forfeiture of a California property linked to Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian-American and former general manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), after finding him guilty of financial crimes tied to a $2.1m bribe. Okoronkwo was convicted in September of transactional money laundering, […]
Watch moment Omoyele Sowore was arrested by Police By Rachel Okporu Fadoju A video has surfaced online showing the moment Human Rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, engaged in an altercation with the Nigerian Police Force at the Federal High Court in Abuja during his arrest. Naija News reports that Sowore, who was at the court on […]
By Akinwande Idowu A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 80 hours of unpaid work after admitting he used a female colleague’s identity to carry out shifts at a UK hospital. Lucius Njoku, 33, of Oliver Lane, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by false representation when he appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on […]
Omoyele Sowore Omoyele Sowore has demanded the immediate release of Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, activist Fineboy Kanu and others he says were “illegally arrested, tortured and are being forced into detention” over the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest. In a post on X early Monday, Sowore addressed the official handle of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, @FCT_PoliceNG, and […]
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has denied reports suggesting he is in talks with former President Goodluck Jonathan to form a political alliance ahead of the 2027 general election. Obi’s media aide and National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, disclosed this in an interview with The […]
By Enioluwa Adeniyi President Bola Tinubu has granted clemency to Major Suleiman Alabi Akubo, a senior officer of the Nigerian Army who was sentenced to life imprisonment for selling over 7,000 stolen military weapons to Niger Delta militants. Akubo, 62, was among the 175 persons who recently benefited from a presidential pardon and other forms […]
Renowned evangelist, Uma Ukpai, dies at 80 Late Uma Ukpai By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Renowned Nigerian evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association (UUEA), Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, has passed on to glory at the age of 80. The announcement was made on his official Instagram page, @Uma_Ukpai, on Monday, confirming that […]
By Chioma Obinna • Offers new hope for men battling prostate problems Nigeria may soon become a medical tourism destination of choice for prostate treatment, following a historic medical breakthrough at The Prostate Clinic, TPC, in Lagos, where a team led by Professor Kingsley Ekwueme, Consultant Urological, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgeon, successfully performed the […]
Gunmen shoot Chimezie, Nigerian barman, dead in Durban, South Africa A Nigerian man identified simply as Chimezie has been shot d3ad by gunmen at a bar in the Durban area of South Africa. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 9, 2025 while the victim, who worked as […]
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