Author: Alade Adisa

A 300 level student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai,(IBBUL), Niger State, Kelvin Danlami, has hung himself over alleged huge indebtedness and losses arising from gambling.  The deceased was in the department of Computer Science before he took his life. He committed suicide in his off campus hostel room in Lapai, where he hung himself to the ceiling of his room. READ ALSO: Swansea University Announces fully funded PhD on Adult motivation to learn Welsh Though he did not leave any suicide note, some of his colleagues described him as a gambler who could stake any amount on gambling. One of…

For allegedly posting some negative things against the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, a lady blogger, Adetoun Onajobi, known on social media as Justadetoun,has been slammed a six-count charge of cyber bullying by the Ogun State Police Command. She was accused of bullying the governor and the state government. The charges are pending before the Abeokuta Division of the Federal High Court and are said to be predicated on alleged violations of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act. READ ALSO: Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun dismiss rift rumours as ‘fake news’ According to the police, Onajobi, who operates across multiple social media platforms, allegedly…

The Federal Government (FG) on Monday amended the cybercrime charges it filed against an activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. Sowore is being prosecuted for calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in a post on social media. In the amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025 and dated December 4, 2025, the FG delisted the two social media platforms where the post was shared—X Inc. (formerly Twitter) and Meta Platforms Inc.—which were initially cited as 2nd and 3rd defendants in the matter. READ ALSO: FG salutes Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 bronze triumph The amended charge was signed…

An activist, Omoyele Sowore, has sued the Minster of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the Inspector General of Police, Mr Tunji Egbetokun, at a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking N1 2 billion damages for unlawfully arrest In the suit, Sowore, who was the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2023 polls, alleged that he was arbitrarily arrested and detained without a court order. He also listed the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). as one of he defendants. In an affidavit he personally deposed to in support of the legal action, Sowore averred…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has announced its funda disbursement plans for 2026, with huge allocations to beneficiary institutions. According to the Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, on Tuesday while making the announcement in Abuja, each public university would get N2.53 billion, polytechnic N1.87 billion and college of education N2 06 billion. A total of 271 public tertiary institution are to benefit from the largesse. READ ALSO: FG orders tertiary institutions to submit reports on unutilised TETFund allocations within 30 days Echono explained that the allocations are targeted at strengthening critical infrastructure, revitalising academic programmes, deepening research and innovation, and accelerating…

The move by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy has been described as a means by former Governor Nyesom Wike to seek relevance. A policial commentator and who is also from the Niger Delta region, Hon. Jonah Okah, who stated this, added that from the look of things and with the political calculations on ground, the impeachment move would not see the light of the day. “The policial calculations have changed from what they were before the imposition of Emergence Rule in the state last year. Then Fubara was in…

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Tuesday night shot dead four persons at National Park Service in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The park is located in Oyo North an area close to Kwara State where armed men have been on the rampage in recent times. The attack occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday when heavily armed gunmen stormed the National Park facility under the cover of darkness, catching NPS operatives unawares. Read related story from New Daily Prime: APC leaders in Oyo unite behind Tinubu for 2027 re-election The situation has led to fear…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) confirmed on Tuesday that its C-130 aircraft, which earlier made a precautionary landing during a ferry flight in Bourkina Faso, has successfully continued its journey and landed safely in Banjul, the Gambia. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information said, “This is after transiting Accra in line with an updated flight plan, routing through Casablanca to Portugal for scheduled depot maintenance. READ ALSO: Burkina Faso: NAF confirms release of detained C-130 aircraft, resumes ferry mission to Portugal “Ferry flights for aircraft programmed for maintenance are required to operate through designated airfields, with movements…

Fuji Musician,  Wasiu Ayinde, known as KWAM 1 has filed a notice at the High Court of Justice , Ijebu Ode, Ogun State to discontinue the suit he filed to stop the ongoing selection process of the new Awujale of Ijebuland. The notice was filed on his behalf by his team of lawyers led by Wahab Shittu. The notice was filed on Monday December 22, 2025 shortly after Hon. Justice A. A. Omoniyi of the High Court 3, Ijebu-Ode Judicial Division ruled that the interim injunction prayed for by KWAM 1 asking for the court to restrain the Ogun State…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and non-bank acquirers to configure all automated teller machines (ATMs), POS, and virtual terminals to accept international cards with Nigerian acquirers, comply fully with card association standards, and possess the necessary certifications to enable seamless transaction processing. The CBN gave the directive in a circular signed by its Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Dr. Rita Sike. CBN among other things also asked banks and non-bank acquirers to create multi-factor authentication for foreign card transactions exceeding $200 per day. Furthermore, the regulator directed banks to implement the same authentication measure for…