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Sir Kessington Adebutu Yoruba Heritage Forum has commended the Odole-Oodua, Sir Kessington Adebutu, for uniting  the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade. This was in a statement by its General Secretary, Olufemi Aduwo. It commended the popular nonagenarian billionaire for what it described as his statesmanlike gesture […]

Federal Capital Territory minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that he would testify as a witness of the detained Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, only if the court summons him. Speaking with reporters in Abuja, he explained that he would not appear as a witness in the trial just because his name […]

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade. The head of the Oduduwa race Worldwide & Permanent Chairman, Southern Nigeria Traditional Council, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, on Friday held a meeting in Lagos, where they reaffirmed commitment to […]

The police on Friday re-arrested human rights advocate and #FreeNnamdiKanuNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, shortly after the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja granted him bail. The former Presidential Candidate, and Publisher, Sahara Reporters, along with Prince Emmanuel Kanu — brother of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu — a former […]

The landing cost of imported petrol has dropped to N839.97 per litre as of October 21, 2025, cheaper than Dangote Refinery’s fuel, which sells for N877 per litre. This is according to the latest energy prices bulletin released by the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria. The new price is a decrease from N841.54 recorded […]

Omoyele Sowore. Credit: X/Sowore A Magistrate’s Court in Kuje, Abuja, on Friday granted bail to publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore; Aloy Ejimakor, a member of the legal team representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu; the IPOB leader’s brother, Emmanuel Kanu; and 10 others, in the sum of ₦500,000 each, […]

President Bola Tinubu on Frday sacked the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen Christopher Musa as part of the efforts to strengthen the nation’s security architecture. Besides, he replaced some members of the top hierarchy of the Service Chiefs, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, […]

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan, to defend the integrity of Nigeria’s elections, describing credible polls as the bedrock of any democracy. Speaking at the State House in Abuja shortly after administering the oath of office to the new INEC boss, Tinubu […]

IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu in court on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Photo: Channels Television Kanu Agabi, former Attorney-General of the Federation and lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, applied to withdraw his representation in the ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. […]

The new INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN), arrives at the Council Chambers ahead of his swearing in by President Bola Tinubu. Photo: Stephen Angbulu/Punch The newly confirmed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan, has arrived at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for his formal swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu. Amupitan, dressed […]