THE British national accused by the Nigerian government of inciting insurrection, Drew Povey, urged on Monday that protests should not be treated as acts of treason. Povey, who is also known as Andrew Wynne, responded to the government’s claims that he had set up a network of sleeper cells to overthrow …
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THE three prominent opposition leaders in Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, are reportedly currently engaged in discussions regarding a potential merger ahead of the 2027 presidential election. GWG.ng learnt that the trio aim to unseat the All Progressives Congress (APC) incumbent administration led by President Bola Ahmed …
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NAPOLI are in talks to loan Victor Osimhen to Turkish Super Lig champions, Galatasaray. Osimhen’s future remain uncertain after he failed to leave Napoli on transfer deadline day. The Nigeria international has been excluded from the Partenopei’s Serie A squad. Manager Antonio Conte also hinted that the striker would not …
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SOME heavily armed assailants have allegedly taken the lives of a police officer and a vigilante in a recent attack in Sokoto State. Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that the security officers were on patrol when the gunmen attacked at approximately 3 a.m. on Monday at Kwanan Milgoma, situated along the …
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Dr Dayo Mobereola, Director-General (D-G), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has cautioned members of the public against fake social media accounts with purported link to the agency. Mobereola gave the advice in his verified X handle on Monday in Lagos. He said that the fake accounts being …
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FORMER MTN Group CEO Sifiso Dabengwa has been announced dead Monday morning after losing the battle with cancer. Dabengwa was MTN CEO from March 2011 till 2015 when he had to resign as MTN was looking for ways to negotiate itself out of a record N1.04trn fine Nigeria slammed on …
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Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has got an extension of his tenure of office. The extension is in line with the amended Nigeria Police Act, 2020 (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which has increased the service years of police personnel from 35 years to 40 years of service, and from 60 …
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NIGERIAN singer Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema has promised to donate N105 million to Christ Embassy in Benin. A video circulating on social media showed Rema, who is in Benin, for his homecoming concert visit the church on Sunday. The singer expressed gratitude to the church for embracing …
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A court in Israel has ordered an end to strikes across a range of sectors on Monday that was called to protest the government’s failure to agree to a deal. A deal that was to return hostages after the discovery of the bodies of six hostages in the Gaza Strip. …
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THE Federal Government on Monday charged 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters with counts bordering on treason before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja. The Federal Government, through the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, arraigned the defendants in a charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024 filed on Aug. 30. 10 of the 124 persons …
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