Obi Criticises FG’s Plan to Borrow ₦20tn for 2026 Budget
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has criticised the federal government’s reported plan to borrow about ₦20 trillion to fund the 2026 national budget, warning that the move reflects what he called “fiscal rascality”. In a statement posted on Facebook, Obi said Nigerians had once again been confronted with “troubling news” of massive new […]
ADC Expresses Concern Over Lack of Alliance Between Atiku, Obi Ahead of 2027 Elections
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed concern that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, are not working together as the country moves towards the 2027 general election. Speaking on The Morning Show on Arise Television, ADC spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi said the lack of collaboration between the two political […]
Muslim Group Against Handover Of Schools: Court Frowns At Edo Govt Not Filing Response, Gives Feb. 3 Deadline
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Edo State High Court, sitting in Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government Area of the state and Presided over by Justice Ovenseri Aghamieghemen Otamere has given February 3, 2026, as a deadline to the State Government to file a reply to a suit between it and Muslim group over the handing […]
Jonathan, Governors Mourn Bayelsa Deputy Governor Ewhrudjakpo
Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan and the country’s governors have paid tribute to the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who has died after collapsing in his office in the state capital, Yenagoa. Recall that Truthlive news had reported that, the 60-year-old deputy governor slumped on Thursday afternoon, 11 December 2025, while preparing […]
EFCC Explains Detention of Former AGF Malami
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says former Attorney-General and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami is being held after failing to meet the conditions of his bail. The EFCC rejected claims by Mr Malami that his detention was linked to his attendance at a political event in Kebbi State, describing the allegation […]
Mass Shooting at Bondi Beach Chanukah Event Leaves Dozens Dead, Others Injured
A horrific mass shooting struck Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening during a large “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration, leaving multiple people dead and many more wounded, authorities and eyewitnesses say. The incident occurred around 6:45–7:00 p.m. local time (AEDT) on the first night of Hanukkah, when hundreds, possibly thousands, of Jewish community members […]
Minister of Power Petitions DSS Over Alleged N150m Extortion by Cleric
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over an alleged N150 million extortion attempt by Primate Elijah Ayodele, who reportedly demanded money and items in exchange for “spiritual intercession” to secure the minister’s 2027 governorship bid. According to TheCable News, in a petition dated October 13, 2025 and […]
BREAKING: Ex-Minister, Ngige Remanded in Kuje Prison
Former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of the bail application. Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court issued the remand order on Friday, after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the ex-Anambra governor in court over […]
Breaking: Rivers APC Chair, Tony Okocha Issues Fubara Membership Card
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), receiving his membership card from the State Chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, at the Government House in Port Harcourt. Fubara went through the documentation process on Friday to become a member of the party, few days after he announced his defection to […]
Just In: Supreme Court Turns Down Tinubu’s Pardon, Upholds Death Penalty for Maryam Sanda
The Supreme Court has nullified a pardon issued by President Bola Tinubu for Maryam Sanda, a homemaker from Abuja who was found guilty of murdering her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a heated family argument. Back in 2020, an FCT High Court handed down a death-by-hanging sentence to Sanda, a ruling later confirmed by the […]