Author: Akintayo Adams

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the release of skit maker and prankster, Zion Ubani, popularly known as Zfancy. This follows his arrest by the NPF-National Cybercrime Centre on July 4 in Abuja over prank videos that falsely accused him of serious crimes, including rape. In an update on Wednesday, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced that Zfancy was granted bail with a warning “to avoid pranks that could cause public unrest.” Adejobi added that Zfancy was released to the executives of the Practitioners of Content Creation, Skit-Making, and Influencers Guild of Nigeria. The delegation, led by Special…

The African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) has urged member countries to fulfil their financial obligations towards establishing the Africa Energy Bank (AEB). The project is the first of such financial institutions on the continent. Nigeria, a week ago, secured the hosting rights for the bank, which will be located in Abuja, the nation’s capital. To ensure the bank’s operationalization, APPO Secretary General, Dr. Farouk Ibrahim, urged African oil-producing member countries to contribute their subscription fees of $83 million to facilitate the bank’s anticipated launch in September 2024. Ibrahim made the appeal during the 18th ordinary meeting of the APPO executive…

Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers State said he is preparing to submit the 2025 budget of the State to the Rivers State House of Assembly recognized by him. “As I am talking to you, I have started preparing my budget for 2025 which I am going to present very soon,” he said. This is just as he declared that the embattled members of the state House of Assembly loyal to the immediate past governor, Nyesom Wike are gone. Speaking when the people of Ogbakor Etche paid him a solidarity visit in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Governor Fubara insisted that the…

Sèyí Mákindé, Governor of Oyo State has inaugurated the newly built ultra-modern palace at Oke Aremo, Ibadan, ahead of the coronation of the 43rd Olubadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. The palace, which has been under construction for many years, was recently completed, and Ọba Owólabí Olàkúlẹ́hìn is set to be the First Monarch to occupy the edifice. The new palace said to be constructed and built in the pattern and standard of Buckingham Palace was estimated at ₦800 million. “I want to specially recognize the efforts of two people. The first person is late Governor Abiola Ajimobi who was bold and…

Abel Damina, the Senior Pastor of Abel Damina Ministries International has revealed why God is not a Christian and urged his congregation to cease believing that only Christians will enter heaven. He stated this during a sermon on Monday. He criticized the belief that Christianity is the sole path to paradise and emphasized that even Jesus was not a Christian. Damina pointed out that biblical figures such as Abraham, David, and Jesus Christ did not use the term “Christianity.” He added that these holy individuals were regarded as disciples or believers, not “Christians” in the traditional sense. He said, “Many…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria( CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola has sworn in the newly appointed 22 Justices of the Court of Appeal. They were sworn in alongside the 12 Judges of the High Court of The Federal Capital Territory at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The new Justices are Abdullahi Muhammad Liman from Nasarawa State; Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi from Ogun State; Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi from Oyo State; Zainab Bage Abubakar from Kebbi State; Isaq Mohammed Sani from Kaduna State and Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo from Lagos State and Ngozika U. Okaisabor from Imo State respectively. Others include Donatus Nwaezuoke Okorowo from Enugu…

The body of Nigeria’s Second Republic Senate President, Senator Dr. Joseph Wayas, arrived in Nigeria 33 months after his death in the United Kingdom. The remains of the elder statesman arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Wednesday morning and were received by his family members, Cross River North Senator Jarigbe Agom, Hon. Peter Akpanke, kinsmen, and other stakeholders. The body was then deposited at the morgue of the National Hospital, Abuja, after being kept for two years and nine months in a London morgue. Senator Jarigbe, Hon. Akpanke, and the family members of the late former…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed strong support for Nigeria’s bid for re-election into the FIFA Council. Presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale, in a release issued on Tuesday, stated that the two-term President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick, was elected to the FIFA Council in March 2021. Pinnick, the third Nigerian to achieve this position after the late Oyo Orok Oyo and Dr. Amos Adamu, is seeking re-election to the Council. President Tinubu is supporting Pinnick’s bid for Nigeria to retain its seat in the Council. The FIFA Council serves as the principal decision-making body of the…

Kawu Suleiman Abdurrahman, Senator representing Kano South Senatorial District has presented a bill for the creation of ‘Tiga State’, which is to be carved out from the existing Kano State. The bill was presented on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. Titled “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Creation of Tiga State Bill, 2024 (SB.523)” the bill underwent its First Reading on July 10, 2024 (today). Recall that the upper legislative chamber was recently presented with a bill, sponsored by Delta North Senator Ned Nwoko, advocating for the creation of Anioma State in the South-East. This…

The Former Governor of Kano State and current National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat, and six others will appear in court on Thursday. This is unconnected to charges related to alleged bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of funds amounting to billions of naira. This development is sequel to a notice of trial served on the respondents through substituted means by order of the court. A Kano State High Court granted the order on June 5, 2024, allowing the state to serve the seven respondents through substituted service, which was subsequently executed via advertisements in…