Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has been elected as a member of the Steering Committee of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), the highest decision-making body of the organization.   Busola Kukoyi, Senior Special Assistant on Media to Mrs Tinubu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Her election took place during the 29th Ordinary General Assembly of OAFLAD, currently ongoing in Addis Ababa, on the sidelines of…

Publisher of the online medium, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, was reportedly attacked on Saturday morning by suspected thugs at the Lagos City Marathon. Sowore, a presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections, was reportedly attacked by the thugs alongside crew members of his media outfit, while participating in the marathon. According to reports, the thugs also attacked some other journalists from various outlets covering the…

On 14 February, marking Valentine’s Day, NEW DAILY PRIME was at the Love Garden located in the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) to get various responses from students and people found around the community. Some believe that it was a day to remember, while others believe it was a day to show love beyond family relatives.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has fought back accusations that the premium motor spirit (petrol) it sells to the public is substandard with a high burn rate. Dismissing the claims, NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, in a statement on Saturday said it was reacting to a viral video claiming that its petrol does not last long in fuel tanks. The social media was awash of a video where a…

In a bid to whittle down electoral malpractices, especially vote buying during elections, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for the enactment of laws prohibiting possession of large sums of money at polling units. INEC’s director of litigation and prosecution, Tanimu Muhammed made the suggestion during a consultative meeting attended by INEC officials, security operatives, and members of the Senate and House of Representatives on…

The Nigerian government has refuted allegations made by Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s Head of Financial Crime, dismissing them as baseless and misleading.  Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen, spent eight months in detention in Nigeria over financial crime charges before his release, which came after intervention from the United States government. In a statement posted on X, Gambaryan alleged that his detention led to former U.S. President Joe Biden canceling a scheduled meeting…

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bamidele Salam has made a passionate appeal to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) to reconsider the expulsion of a student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious involved in an assault case, describing the punishment as too harsh. The lawmaker, representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State in a post on Friday, urged the university to offer the student a…

….Top Reps members indicted Tigran Gambaryan, the head of financial crime compliance at Binance, has publicly named three Nigerian lawmakers who allegedly demanded a $150 million bribe from him. The revelation comes months after his detention by Nigerian authorities. Gambaryan, alongside another Binance executive, was detained in Nigeria earlier this year. The Nigerian government accused the cryptocurrency exchange of money laundering and enabling financial crimes within the country. His detention…

The former Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Yobe State on Students’ Affairs and the state’s current Focal Person on Bilateral Education, Abdulmumin Liman, speaks to NewDailyPrime on matters in Northern Nigeria, issues surrounding the youth, and other related topics. The Governor of Yobe State has been accused of consistently being absent from the state he was elected to govern. Does this indicate a lack of commitment to serving…

Nigeria has signed a pipeline deal which would transport billions of cubic metres of gas 4,128 kilometres (2,565 miles) from Nigeria in West Africa through Niger and on to Algeria. Officials from the three countries signed the deal in Algiers, Algeria’s capital, aimed at accelerating the development of a vast natural gas pipeline toward Europe on Friday. The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) deal would also see the gas pumped through…

Bashir el-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has warned the federal government that arresting his father would be their biggest mistake. He gave the warning via a post on social media platform X. His comments have sparked controversy, especially as he appeared to reference President Bola Tinubu by calling him “Pablo Escobar,” a name associated with the infamous Colombian drug lord. The warning comes amid speculation that…

Former Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa has taken his battle for reinstatement to the courts. The Lagos politician has filed a suit at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, seeking to be immediately reinstated as the head of the state’s House of Assembly. The suit, filed on February 14, 2025, claims that Obasa was wrongly removed as Lagos Speaker. He has joined the current Speaker, Lasbat…