Fifteen domestic workers accused of stealing jewellery belonging to former Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan, will return to the Bayelsa State High Court on Thursday and Friday to continue their defence in a case that has dragged on since 2019. The defendants have been detained for six years at the Okaka Correctional Centre in Yenagoa without a single conviction. Their arrest followed...

At a time when thousands in Yobe State lack clean water, access to education, and basic healthcare, the state government has approved an additional ₦2.1 billion for the purchase of luxury vehicles in its 2025 budget. This fresh allocation comes on the heels of a staggering ₦6.088 billion already spent on cars in 2024—an amount that accounted for more than half of the state's entire...

After weeks of online speculation, the anonymous content creator behind the viral “gun-in-car” video featuring House on the Rock pastor, Paul Adefarasin, has finally stepped forward to clear the air. The clip, which showed what appeared to be a firearm in the pastor’s car, had sparked widespread conversation across social media, with many questioning the context, intention,...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday formally swore in six newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), urging them to uphold the highest standards of integrity and adhere strictly to the electoral legal framework. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony, Yakubu reminded the new RECs of their crucial responsibilities,...

The Supreme Court has affirmed the lower court judgment ordering a retrial of a man, Yahaya Ibrahim, convicted and sentenced to death for culpable homicide by a Kano State High Court. The five-man panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, dismissed Yahaya’s appeal against the Appeal Court’s decision for lacking in merit. The apex court held...