Two Nigerians: James Wuye and Muhammad Ashafa, have won the inaugural Commonwealth Peace Prize of £50,000. Accordingly, Wuye and Ashafa, co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre were recognised for their exceptional contributions to “peacebuilding and reconciliation” in Nigeria. The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, announced the achievement on Wednesday, 19 February, 2025 in a congratulatory letter addressed to the Deputy High Commissioner of Nigeria in the United Kingdom, Sani Suleiman. Scotland said the panel was impressed by the outstanding work of the Nigerians, noting that their efforts have set a global benchmark for peacebuilding and reconciliation. Scotland added that their “dedication…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Mohbad’s best friend, Owodunni Ibrahim, popularly addressed as Prime Boy, has sued the late singer’s mother, Abosede Adeyemo to court over alleged defamation. Prime Boy shared the legal document filed at the High Court of Lagos state, Ikeja, on his Instagram page on Wednesday, 19 February, 2025. Prime Boy sued Abosede for allegedly making libelous and malicious remarks about him in a video interview on the 28th of March, 2024. Late Mohbad According to the document dated 12 February, 2025, Abosede’s comments which were published in several news media, were designed to defame him in the eyes of members of society.…
Several officers have been dismissed by the Nigeria Police Force over cases of murder, professional misconduct like extortion among others. A police wireless message issued on January 23, 2025, said disciplinary measures were taken against 19 officers who were dismissed, 24 officers who were demoted among many others for different offences. However, a Deputy Commissioner of Police Coker Olaleka James has also been exonerated after investigations by the panel cleared him of allegations against him. Below is a full list of the police officers affected: Officers For Dismissal And Prosecution 1. AP. NO. 138988 ASP Ogunmuyiwa Saburi – To be…
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, 20 February, 2025, in Abuja, said former President Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida showed unusual courage and patriotism by admitting that late M.K.O. Abiola won the June 12 election in 1993. The President, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the launch of Babangida’s autobiography, ” A Journey in Service,” and the fundraising for the IBB Presidential Library Project, saluted the former leader’s contribution to the country’s history and development. General Babangida confirmed for the first time in 32 years that Chief Abiola had won the historic June 12 election based on collated results. The…
Gunmen on Wednesday, 19 February, 2025 invaded the residence of Bello Murtala abducted his 22-year-old wife, Fatima, and her three-year-old daughter, Nana Unaisa, in Malikawa Sarari, Bichi Local Government Area (LGA) in Kano state. A report from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Bichi revealed that around six armed assailants stormed the residence of Murtala at about 9:00 p.m. on February 19, firing shots into the air before taking his wife and child away on motorcycles. A police patrol team led by the DPO responded to the distress call, but the kidnappers had already fled before their arrival. The police assured that…
Former Military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar has revealed how a soothsayer in 1952 predicted the emergence of Gen. Ibrahim Babamasi Babangida, as Nigeria’s Head of State. He Abubakar, who revealed this on Thursday, 20 February, 2025 in Abuja during the launch of IBB’s memoir titled, ‘A Journey In Service, ’ said the prediction was made 33 years before IBB became Nigeria’s leader. Narrating the prediction in front of the audience, Abdulsalami, a neighbour of IBB in Minna, went down memory lane. He explained that while they were growing up in Minna about 80 years ago, precisely in 1952, a…
The Department for Combating Illegal Migration in Libya has deported at least 48 Nigerian women and two children with the assistance of Nigeria’s consular services and support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The repatriation operation was carried out via Mitiga International Airport, ensuring the safe return of the migrants to their home country. The initiative is part of ongoing efforts to assist Nigerian nationals facing hardship abroad, particularly in conflict-prone regions such as Libya. Migrant Rescue Watch made this known in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, 19 February, 2025. The statement said, “DCIM repatriated…
The Permanent Secretary of Health District IV, Dr Abimbola Bowale, has stated that, given Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s commitment to prioritising healthcare, it is only a matter of time before every ward in the state has its own primary healthcare centre. Bowale added that the Lagos State Government is dedicated to ensuring that Lagosians have access to quality healthcare at the grassroots level. The Perm Sec made this while speaking as a guest on the Radio Lagos programme “Citizens’ Gate,” an initiative of the Office of Political, Legislative, and Civic Engagement, on Thursday, 20 February, 2025. Bowale, who also serves as…
A 38-year-old American woman has filed a lawsuit against a fertility clinic after the wrong embryo was implanted in her, causing her to give birth to a child that was not biologically hers. She later had to surrender the baby to its rightful parents. Krystena Murray, from Savannah, Georgia, turned to in vitro fertilisation to fulfil her dream of becoming a mother, using a sperm donor to conceive. In December 2023, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy—but immediately knew something was wrong. The child was Black, while both she and the donor were white. Ms Murray said she…
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has expressed gratitude to the ex-Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, for restoring his rank and honour. Gowon,who stated this while speaking at a book presentation by the former Military President on Thursday, 20 February, 2025 in Abuja, acknowledged that Babangida saved him from treason charges. He also also appreciated Babangida for their long-standing friendship and his contributions to Nigeria’s development. “I had a very rough time in government; I was even charged with treason. Later, President Shagari rescinded that order, and you (IBB) eventually restored my rank and honour. You did quite a…