1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (652+ words) ONITSHA — The husband of 36-year-old Anulika Onyeanusia, who was arrested by the Anambra State Police Command over an alleged sexual abuse of her underage daughter, has recounted how he discovered the incident. Ikechukwu Onyeanyusi said he learnt of the alleged…...

42+ min ago   (603+ words) Fast-rising Nigerian fashion brand, ShugaBraun, has identified payment, security and infrastructure challenges as some of the factors discouraging international models and designers from participating in fashion shows in Nigeria. Co-founder of the fashion house, Bethel Brown, who made the observation…...

12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (910+ words) Sixty years after death, Sir Louis Philip Odumegwu Ojukwu remains a name that refuses to disappear from Nigeria’s business, educational and philanthropic history. From the transport company he founded to institutions he helped build, and from scholarships to the family…...

54+ min ago   (952+ words) ABUJA — The Adewole Adebayo-Bugaje Presidential Campaign Council weekend declared that four years is enough to rescue Nigeria from corruption, insecurity, poverty and bad governance, insisting that its candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, offers the most credible alternative ahead of the 2027 presidential…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (328+ words) By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has urged Nigerian Catholics to actively participate in politics rather than withdraw from the political process because of the perception that politics is a “dirty game”. Fayemi made…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (368+ words) Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has defended his decision to lend his vehicle to Peter Obi during the presidential candidate’s recent visit to the state, describing the gesture as a simple courtesy that should not be interpreted as political…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (490+ words) ABUJA — Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, a leader of the Charismatic Bishops, has defended his political activities, saying he supported Peter Obi’s presidential bid in 2023 without receiving any financial reward from the former Anambra State governor. Kawas spoke during an appearance…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (362+ words) By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old man, Gambo Hassan, alias “Anahaka”, over alleged kidnapping, rape, armed robbery and unlawful possession of an offensive weapon in Bauchi metropolis. Hassan, a resident of Igbo…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1115+ words) The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven days to “account for over ₦126.46 billion in public funds appropriated for electoral operations but allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged or otherwise unaccounted for.” The funds…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago   (374+ words) ..Hail decades of service to Nigeria By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — The Chairman of the Northern Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NNGF, and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has expressed grief over the death of elder statesman, former Governor of…...