A prosecution witness has told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, how he allegedly paid N69.15 million to social media influencer Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, for a five-year lease of a Lekki property she allegedly claimed to own. The witness, Dr Onuoha Okeigwe, who testified as PW1, gave…
Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk has called for urgent international intervention following a report alleging that Russian medical personnel participated in the torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war. Matviichuk heads the Center for Civil Liberties, which jointly received the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize with Russian human rights organisation Memorial…
Former Rivers State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of taking oil wells belonging to Cross River State while serving as governor of Akwa Ibom State. Amaechi made the allegation during a political town hall meeting in Calabar, Cross River State, organised to engage…
Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe has said the Federal Government can no longer afford to cover electricity tariff shortfalls while striving to provide power across the country. Tegbe made this known at an energy conference organised by the Harvard Business School Association of Nigeria, where industry experts and regulators discussed challenges facing the power…
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a 72-hour ultimatum to publish his name as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Gombe State. In a letter dated October 12, 2026, addressed to the INEC chairman, Pantami’s lawyers,…
