The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm over the increasing activities of fraudsters impersonating the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, on social media. In a statement released by Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, the public was warned to be vigilant against these impostors. According to the statement,...
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Zamfara Makes Progress in Fight Against Banditry, Says Governor Lawal
Governor Dauda Lawal has assured the World Bank that his administration is making significant strides in combating banditry in Zamfara State. During an official visit to the World Bank office in Abuja on Friday, the governor discussed key development initiatives in education, health, climate resilience, and agriculture. A statement issued by the spokesperson for the...
Native Doctor Arrested in Anambra for Allegedly Promoting Money Rituals
Operatives of the Anambra State security outfit, Agunechemba, have arrested and detained popular native doctor Chidozie Nwangwu, widely known as Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki. The flamboyant spiritualist, known for his ostentatious lifestyle on social media, has been notably silent since the launch of Agunechemba. His online fame stemmed from his controversial promotion of Oke Ite—a money...
SERAP Drags Tinubu to Court for Allegedly Abandoning N167bn Projects
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has taken legal action against President Bola Tinubu over his alleged failure to prosecute contractors who received over N167bn from 31 ministries, departments, and agencies for projects that were never executed. The lawsuit, filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Lagos (suit number FHC/L/MISC/121/2025), also listed the...
Singer Portable’s Sister Alleges He’s Under a Family Member’s Spiritual Control
Gbemisola, the elder sister of Nigerian controversial musician, Portable, has claimed that her embattled brother is under the spiritual spell of one of their family members. Gbemisola made this claim following the singer’s ongoing legal battle with the Ogun state government. UGAMA TV reports that the Ogun state government on Thursday arraigned Portable who is currently...
Trump Reveals Conversation with Putin on Ukraine War Resolution
President Donald Trump of the United States said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine. UGAMA TV reports that Trump, who has promised to end the war in Ukraine, said last week that the war was a bloodbath and that his team had had some very...
Gunmen Abduct Ohanaeze Youth Council President in Imo State
A yet-to-be-identified group of gunmen, dressed in black and numbering up to seven, have abducted the President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, in Imo State. Chilos Godsent, President of the Igbo National Council (INC), disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday morning, February 9, 2025. According to Godsent, Igboayaka was...
Elon Musk Says He Has No Plans to Buy TikTok
Billionaire Elon Musk has said that he was not interested in buying TikTok, the popular short-video app that the United States has been trying to ban over national security concerns with its Chinese owner, ByteDance. Musk said he had not put in a bid for TikTok, a week after US President Donald Trump said he...
Akwa Ibom Police Hold 10-Year-Old Boy Over Alleged Assault on 3-Year-Old Girl
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has detained a 10-year-old boy identified as Bright James for allegedly def!ling a three-year-old girl. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, February 7, 2025 in Uyo, following reports that James was illegally detained. According to the PPRO, the suspect voluntarily admitted...
us president Donald Trump opens up on deporting prince harry
President Trump has said he is “not interested” in deporting Prince Harry. Harry currently lives in Montecito, California, with his wife, Meghan Markle. “I don’t want to do that,” Trump told the New York Post. “I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.” In February 2024, Trump accused former President,...