The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has alleged that public officers steal government funds on a frequent basis, saying corruption has reached alarming levels in Nigeria. Olukoyede made the remarks in Abuja on Thursday during the 80th birthday celebration of former Attorney-General of the Federation, Kanu Agabi. The EFCC…
Alina Habba, former acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey and one-time personal lawyer to U.S. President Donald Trump, is set to marry Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon, who is 13 years her junior. Habba, 42, is expected to marry Mildon, 29, at an undisclosed location on Saturday, September 26, according to The Correspondent, which first reported…
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 35 Battalion, deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Faskari, have arrested three suspected terrorists allegedly transporting N2.7 million in ransom and mobile phones for delivery to a suspected terror kingpin in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The suspects were arrested at about 11:30 a.m. on September 24, 2026,…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles opened their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 2-1 comeback victory over Madagascar at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Friday night, September 25. The Group L encounter saw debutants George Ilenikhena and Moses Usor score in either half as Nigeria overturned Madagascar’s early advantage to claim…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), has said there is no rift between him and Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo. Obi made this known on Friday, September 25, while addressing members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors on the controversy surrounding claims by the Soludo administration that his predecessor left debts…
Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has said he will withdraw his support for Peter Obi if the former Anambra State governor accepts a vice-presidential position ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election. Utomi, who has publicly backed Obi’s presidential ambition, said his support was based on the belief that Obi should contest for the presidency…
The Court of Appeal has affirmed the two-year prison sentence imposed on Prof. Cyril Osim Ndifon, former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, for soliciting pornographic, indecent and obscene photographs from a female student. J. Okor Odey, Head of Media and Public Communications at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences…
A Nigerian man identified as Olatunde Olaleye has been shot dead in South Africa. Olaleye, an indigene of Ikere-Ekiti in Ekiti State, was reportedly shot on September 21 while working at Spanata Bar and Grills in Mamelodi, Pretoria. Confirming the incident, the President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA), Smart Nwobi, said Olaleye…
Dr. Gabrielle Henry, a former Miss Universe contestant representing Jamaica, has filed a lawsuit against the Miss Universe Organization and others, alleging negligence following a serious fall from the pageant stage nearly a year ago. Henry, Miss Jamaica 2025, detailed the lasting impact of the November 2025 incident in a personal essay published by People…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two men over the alleged s3xual assault of three minor girls in Darazo Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, who disclosed this during a press briefing at the Police Headquarters on Thursday, September 24, 2026 said the suspects lured the…
