The U S Court of appeal sitting in Maryland has upheld the $300,000 fines slammed on controversial blogger, Funke Ashekun for defaming the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr DK Olukoya and the church. In the current rate of dollar to naira (about N130 to a dollar), Ashekun will pay Dr Olukoya N39 million according to the court ruling. Recall that Funke Ashekun and her husband collapsed inside the Baltimore Court and an ambulance was called to take them to the hospital because of the heavy fines which the Jurist says it would serve as…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, 7 May, 2026, formally submitted President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nomination and expression of interest forms to the national officers of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), signaling his intent to clinch the party’s ticket to contest the 2027 presidential election for a second term in office. He rallied party faithful, including state governors, National Assembly members, and party officials, to support the President’s candidature, saying President Tinubu has demonstrated his ability to pull Nigeria out of the economic and social morass it had been enmeshed in. Speaking at the Bola Ahmed…
A faction claiming authority over the Obidient Movement has announced the expulsion of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the movement’s interim National Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, alongside a sweeping rebranding and restructuring of the organisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The development, which has further deepened tensions within the pro-Obi political network, was unveiled at a press briefing in Abuja, where the group declared that it was “reclaiming” the movement from what it described as “unauthorised leadership structures” that emerged after the 2023 elections. According to the faction’s International Coordinator, Dr. Barry Avotu Johnson, the decision followed…
Operatives of a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in close coordination with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Lagos Country Office, and law enforcement partners from Switzerland, France, and Greece, have successfully dismantled a Transnational Criminal Organization involved in drug money laundering operations running into hundreds of billions of Naira across Europe and Nigeria. The multi-country investigation into the drug money laundering operations culminated in the well-coordinated simultaneous arrest of a billionaire drug baron, Amadi Simon in Switzerland and his co-conspirators: 34-year-old Jecinta Amara Ikechi, in Anambra state, and 28-year-old Blessing Ngozi Amadi…
By Akeem Busari While former Super Eagles defender and now Chairman of Anambra State Football Association, Chikelue Iloenyosi, has stepped up his campaign for the membership of the NFF board as the South East representative, he has expectedly, also been receiving supports from stakeholders in the football community. The latest stakeholder to throw his weight of support for the candidacy of Iloenyosi is the President and Chief Executive Officer of TopPro Sports Management Company, ESV Ayodele Thomas. In a press statement, the renowned sportspreneur describes the bid of of the former Super Eagles defender as a welcome development that is…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, 7 May, 2026, formally submitted his Nomination Form at the National Headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja as the consensus candidate for Ogun East Senatorial District. Speaking during the brief ceremony, Governor Abiodun described the occasion as more than a political exercise, noting that it represents his enduring commitment to the people of Ogun East — a district he said is renowned for its rich history, enterprise, culture, and immense potential. “This moment is not just about a political process, but about our enduring commitment to the people of…
The Chairman of Alimosho Local Government, Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson, has called on residents and critical stakeholders across the council area to embrace the Ilera Eko and Ilera Ibile health insurance schemes as part of efforts to improve access to affordable and quality healthcare at the grassroots. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement programme on the health initiatives, the council Chairman described healthcare as a fundamental right that should be accessible to all residents regardless of social or economic status. Hon. Akinpelu, who was represented at the event by the Vice Chairman, Honourable Francis Adebisi, noted that the Ilera Eko and Ilera…
The Chairman of Alimosho Local Government, Hon. Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson, on Thursday, 7 May, 2026, joined other critical stakeholders across Lagos State to witness the submission of the governorship nomination forms of Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat, the consensus gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general elections in Lagos State. Hon. Akinpelu congratulated the Deputy Governor on his emergence as the party’s consensus candidate, describing the development as a reflection of the confidence reposed in Dr. Hamzat’s leadership capacity, competence, and commitment to the growth and development of Lagos State. According to him, “It is indeed…
The Chairman of Imota Local Council Development Area, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, has commended the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence and member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, for the construction of a new block of six classrooms at Methodist Primary School, Imota, describing the project as a significant contribution to educational development within the community. Hon. Benson gave the commendation during the official commissioning ceremony of the newly completed classroom block held on Thursday, 7 May, 2026, at the school premises in Imota. The event attracted political leaders, education stakeholders, community leaders, teachers,…
The Kebbi State government has listed the social and economic gains of the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, praising President Bola Tinubu for embarking on the project more than 45 years after it was first conceptualised by the administration of late President Shehu Shagari. Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Umar Abubakar Tafida on Wednesday, 6 May, 2026, in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, spoke along these lines while conducting the Presidential Media Team and the Renewed Hope Ambassadors on the projects funded by the federal and state governments in the state. The Deputy Governor noted that the longest stretch of the highway,…