FORMER Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday, appeared in a London court over charges of receiving bribes in the form of cash, flights on private jets, luxury goods and the use of high-end properties in Britain in return for awarding oil contracts. Making her first court appearance at …

THE Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, nullified the victory of Governor Abdullahi Sule. The three-man panel led by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, while delivering the judgment via zoom, said Emmanuel Ombudagu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is the winner. Two of the justices agreed that the election …

TROOPS of the Joint Task Force, South-East, code-named Operation UDO KA II, have cleared four notorious camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliates, Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Imo State. The troops, in the course of the clearance, neutralised two IPOB/ESN members while four …

THE Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), in Katsina State has suspended six persons over the alleged murder of a 200-level student of the institution. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Malam Habib Aminu-Umar, the spokesperson of the university and made available to newsmen in Katsina on Sunday. Newsextra24 recalls …

PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi has said some Nigerian leaders will always do the wrong thing because they are living a falsified life. Obi who spoke on Monday while featuring on Arise TV program, explained that leaders who manipulated their academic records via …

A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Professor Umaru Shehu, is dead. The development was confirmed in a statement released by the Borno Elders Forum, signed by its Secretary, Dr. Bulama Gubio, on Monday. Naija News understands that Shehu was the Northern Nigeria’s first Professor of Community …

THE Federal Government, in an effort to cushion the effects of the recent removal of the fuel subsidy, has declared the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on diesel for the coming six months. This announcement was made public by Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, …

#SLOVAKIA, a NATO member, has just elected a Pro-Russian leader – the “Direction – Social Democracy” Party led by former Prime Minister, Robert Fico, has just won the Parliamentary elections. #Fico made it clear throughout the campaign that he will immediately halt additional military aid to NATO’s disastrous proxy war …

Ilebaye Precious Odiniya has emerged as the winner of the All Stars Season of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show. Popular host of the Nigerian reality show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, declared the 22-year-old model as the winner after Ilebaye and Mercy Eke made it to the last two in the …

FORMER Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Angel Smith has said she is open to getting married to her love interest, Soma. Trojan News Media reports that the duo fell in love in the just concluded Big Brother Naija All Stars reality show. However, the lovebirds didn’t make it to …