Tinubu approves construction of 600-capacity hostels for Abuja Law School, directs road project
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate construction of two new hostels for the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, alongside a strategic road project linking the Body of Benchers Secretariat in Jabi District with Nile University, officials confirmed on Tuesday. According to a statement by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social […]
PDP unveils sub-committees ahead of November national convention in Ibadan
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the names of members appointed to serve on various sub-committees ahead of its 2025 Elective National Convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. The announcement, made on Monday via the party’s official X handle, was signed by the Chairman of the National Convention Organising […]
First Lady at 65: She’s my confidant and anchor, her sacrifices invaluable —President Tinubu
Nigeria’s first lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, marked her 65th birthday on Sunday with tributes from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, governors, lawmakers, and political leaders nationwide. President Tinubu led the tributes with a heartfelt message describing his wife as his “confidant, counsellor, and steady anchor” through decades of political service. Tinubu praised her sacrifices as invaluable, […]
Police arrest suspected kingpin of Lagos criminal syndicate targeting luxury cars
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old man, Jude Onouha, alleged to be the kingpin of a criminal syndicate that specialised in vandalising luxury vehicles across residential estates in the state while posing as security operatives. According to the command, the suspect and his gang gained access to several estates under the false […]
Fake madman arrested in Anambra for running secret marijuana farm
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Patrick Ojele, who allegedly disguised himself as a mentally unstable person while secretly cultivating a marijuana farm in Awka, the state capital. Police operatives attached to the Operations Department, Awka, arrested the suspect during a routine patrol on Wednesday, along the Awka–Enugu Expressway near the […]
Aproko Doctor warns against ‘cryptic pregnancy’ scam preying on women
A popular Nigerian doctor and health influencer, Chinonso Egemba, widely known as Aproko Doctor, has raised an alarm over a growing scam targeting women desperate to conceive. According to Aproko Doctor, fraudsters posing as medical professionals administer hormone injections to women to mimic pregnancy symptoms. Victims are discouraged from undergoing ultrasound scans and are later […]
NECO releases 2025 SSCE results, records 60 per cent pass rate
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), 54 days after the final paper was written. Announcing the results in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, said a total of 1,358,339 candidates sat for the June/July examination. […]
Court sends Nnamdi Kanu’s medical transfer motion to chief judge
Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, referred a motion filed by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to the Chief Judge for reassignment. Kanu is asking the court to order his transfer to the National Hospital, Abuja, for urgent medical treatment. His counsel, […]
Nigeria needs new constitution, court last hope of common man if judicial independence is guaranteed
Best-graduating Nigerian Law School graduate, Oluwabusayo Ifonlaja, has stated that Nigeria needs a new constitution to correct many defects in the polity and that the court can truly be the last hope of the common man if independence is guaranteed for the judiciary. Ifonlaja stated this through an interview published on Saturday in the Saturday […]
Lagos governor unblocks human rights lawyer on X after four-year dispute, lawsuit
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unblocked Nigerian human rights lawyer, Festus Ogun, on X (formerly Twitter), marking the end of a four-year dispute that began in 2021 and culminated in a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The resolution followed a peace meeting at Lagos House, Marina, on Friday. The standoff […]