Author: Gbenga Olaleye

The Minority Caucus of Nigeria’s House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently confront the country’s worsening insecurity, rising inflation and persistent corruption, warning that the scale of hardship faced by Nigerians in recent years demands stronger and more deliberate government action. The appeal was made in a New Year message issued on Thursday and signed by the Minority Leader, Mr Kingsley Chinda, alongside three other principal officers of the caucus. The lawmakers expressed deep concern over the socio-economic pressures endured by citizens in 2025 and challenged the Federal Government to take concrete steps in 2026 to…

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has directed his legal team to withdraw all ongoing defamation lawsuits filed in his name against several individuals, marking a dramatic turn in a series of high-profile legal battles that dominated much of 2025. Akpabio made the announcement on Thursday during a New Year Mass at Sacred Heart Parish in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Addressing the congregation, the Senate President revealed that he had instituted nearly nine defamation suits against individuals he accused of lying, slandering his character and damaging his reputation. According to him, the decision to discontinue the cases…

Executive members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Gargari Ward, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, have removed and expelled the party’s state chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa, less than two weeks after his re-election. The decision was reached during the ward’s second executive meeting and formalised through a resolution signed by 27 ward executives. The meeting was presided over by the Ward Chairman, Shuaibu Hassan, with the ward secretary, Yahaya Saidu Dungurawa, also in attendance. According to the resolution, Dungurawa was expelled from the party over a series of allegations, including causing division within the NNPP, fuelling…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, before the Federal High Court in Abuja today, December 30, in connection with alleged financial crimes linked to his time in office. Malami, who served as Nigeria’s Justice Minister for eight years under former president Muhammadu Buhari, is expected to be docked on a 16-count charge bordering primarily on money laundering, alongside other related financial offences. His plea is scheduled to be taken before Justice Emeka Nwite. Security around the Federal High Court has been significantly heightened…

Troops of the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, operating from the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ikang, have successfully rescued eight civilians abducted along the Ikang–Cameroon waterways. The rescue followed credible intelligence provided by members of the local community, who reported that militants had intercepted a commercial boat and kidnapped six adults and two minors. In a statement posted on Tuesday by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Major Yemi Sokoya, on the Nigerian Army’s X account, the troops were said to have acted swiftly on the information. “Acting swiftly, the troops deployed to pursue the…

A former British Light Heavyweight boxing champion, Peter Oboh, has called on Nigerians and Britons to pray for Anthony Joshua following the road accident involving the boxing star on Monday. New Daily Prime had reported that Joshua, a former unified world heavyweight champion, was involved in a crash in the Makun area along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. The accident claimed the lives of two foreign nationals, while Joshua and others survived with injuries. In a statement issued on Monday, Oboh, who is also a former Commonwealth boxing champion, expressed his sympathy to the families of the victims who lost their lives…

Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has announced his intention to contest the Kogi Central Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections, formally re-entering the political arena barely three years after leaving office. Bello made the declaration during a visit to the palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, where he met with traditional rulers, religious leaders and community stakeholders drawn from across the senatorial district. A video of the visit and his announcement was shared on Bello’s verified Facebook page on Monday. “I accept to run for the Senate in 2027,” Bello said while addressing the gathering, drawing applause from…

A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has criticised Nigerians on social media for what he described as a rush to “de-market” the country following the road accident involving British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, in Ogun State. Joshua escaped with injuries in the fatal crash on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Monday morning. However, unverified claims circulating on social media, alleging a lack of emergency response, have sparked international headlines portraying Nigeria in a negative light. In a statement posted on X on Monday, Omokri said Nigerians were quick to draw damaging conclusions without waiting for official details, warning that such reactions…

The Ogun and Lagos State governments have confirmed that British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, was involved in a road traffic accident on Monday along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. In a joint statement issued by the two state governments, it was disclosed that the vehicle conveying Joshua and three other members of his team collided with a stationary truck, resulting in the loss of two lives. “The vehicle conveying the team of four ran into a stationary truck, resulting in two fatalities,” the statement said. The governments expressed sympathy to the families of those who died in the accident, describing the incident…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has downplayed speculation that he may contest the 2027 presidential election, insisting that it would be unfair for him to run against President Bola Tinubu, who appointed him into office. Wike, a former two-term governor of Rivers State, was appointed FCT minister by President Tinubu in 2023 following the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate’s victory in the general election. Speaking during a media chat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the minister said he had no intention of contesting the presidency against his current principal, stressing that such a move would…