A significant member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Hon. Benjamin Obaseki, has resigned his membership of the party. Benjamin, a brother of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, said his resignation was from the PDP was with immediate effect. He cited internal turmoil and a disconnect between …

TROOPS of the Nigerian Army have killed an infamous terrorist Buharin Yadi, one of the alleged deadliest bandit leaders terrorizing Northern Nigeria in the last decade. Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, Samuel Aruwan, said on Thursday that the troops of Sector 6 Operation Whirl …

The Confederation African Football, CAF, on Thursday announced that the draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, will hold in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 4. The draw ceremony, according to CAF, will be conducted at SuperSport studios in South Africa. Fifty-two countries will be drawn into 12 …

THE Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba on Tuesday sentenced Inspector Ubi Ebri of the Nigeria Police Force to death on a murder charge. The court presided over by Justice C. D. Diai convicted and sentenced the Inspector to death for killing a phone dealer, Mr Onyeka Ibeh, in …

THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says two of its towers, T193 and T194, on the Damaturu –Maiduguri 330 Kilo Volt (KV Single Circuit) transmission line have again been destroyed by vandals. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. According to …

Nigeria’s average crude oil production in May dropped to 1.25 million barrels per day (bpd) from 1.28 million bpd recorded in April 2024, according to direct communication from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). This represents a decline of 2.34 percent compared to the 1.28 million bpd recorded in …

Wema Bank has said that it will take legal action over reports that its banking licence is oooooò to be revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The bank said this on Tuesday in a statement issued by its Head of Brands and Marketing Communications, Mabel Adeteye, where it maintained …

Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica have “resolved their differences” and dismissed the divorce petition he filed last month. The Northern Irishman, 35, filed for divorce on 13 May, the day after winning a PGA Tour event and three days before the start of the US PGA Championship. Court records …

THE Office of the Head of Service has suspended the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa, over alleged sexual harassment. Lamuwa was accused of serial sexual harassment by a married female employee of the ministry, Simisola Ajayi. Ajayi made the accusation in a petition dated …

THE Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested two suspects and invited three Permanent Secretaries for questioning for an alleged fraud involving the sale of employment forms in the Office of the Head of Service. The commission’s Chairman, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, disclosed this in Kano on Wednesday, June 12, …