LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has formally referred the resurfaced social media posts linked to Nigerian singer Simi to the Commissioner of Police for a preliminary investigation. The move follows a wave of online criticism after screenshots of tweets from 2012 and 2013 began circulating. Some of these messages appeared to reference children at a daycare facility reportedly run by Simi’s mother, including statements such as “love to kiss d kids at my mum’s daycare – they’re super adorable and I’m crazy abt ’em” and “Why this 4yr old boy tryna put hand inside…
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Lagos, Nigeria — The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a suit filed by Mrs. Stella Ifeoma Okengwu, Chief Executive Officer of Winhomes Global Services Limited, over claims linked to the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project, bringing judicial clarity to the dispute. Mrs. Okengwu had instituted Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1803/2024, alleging that the alignment of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway was diverted into what she described as a Winhomes residential development located in Okun Ajah, a coastal community in Lagos State. She publicly claimed that the development represented an investment valued at more than $250 million. The Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway is…
Fifteen members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly have resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, creating fresh political uncertainty in the northeastern Nigerian state. The lawmakers, among them the Speaker of the House, Bathiya Wesley, announced their resignation during plenary. The declaration was made openly on the floor of the Assembly, signalling a coordinated exit from the party. Adamawa State, located in northeastern Nigeria, operates a 25-member House of Assembly made up of representatives from the Peoples Democratic Party, the All Progressives Congress, and the Labour Party. The departure of 15 members from the PDP could significantly affect the…
An Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has fixed Wednesday, April 16, 2026, to deliver its ruling in a suit filed by Nigerian cleric Chris Okafor against Nollywood actress Doris Ogala, social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, and commentator Kelvin Emmanuel. The matter came up on Wednesday before Justice Akintunde Savage. Counsel to the claimant, Mr Ife Ajayi, told the court that all the defendants had been duly served in line with proof of service issued by the court’s Sheriff. He also applied for additional time to regularise some preliminary processes. However, counsel to the first defendant,…
HADEJIA, JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA – Former Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Comptroller-General Muhammed Babandede has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging his support for Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi ahead of the 2027 general elections. Babandede completed his registration at Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State and announced his intention to contest the Jigawa North-East Senatorial seat under the APC platform. Addressing journalists in his hometown, he recalled that he had previously been encouraged by supporters to run for the governorship in 2023 but chose not to pursue it. Praising Governor Namadi’s…
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria — Political tensions heightened on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, after the African Democratic Congress alleged an attack on its members, while the Edo State Government dismissed the claims and accused the party of misrepresenting events. Ken Imasuagbon, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress in Edo State, called on Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, to caution members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state. He reacted to reports that suspected gunmen attacked the party’s secretariat and later the residence of former Edo State governor, John Odigie-Oyegun, in Benin City. The meeting at Odigie-Oyegun’s residence…
Abuja — The planned arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai was stalled on Wednesday after Nigeria’s Department of State Services failed to bring him before the Federal High Court in the nation’s capital. El-Rufai is facing a three-count charge filed by the Department of State Services, the country’s internal intelligence agency, over allegations that he unlawfully intercepted the telephone line of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The National Security Adviser coordinates national security matters for the President of Nigeria. The charges include alleged unlawful interception of communications and violation of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003. When…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the sixth individual connected to the deadly terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo on June 5, 2022, which killed more than forty worshippers. The arrested suspect, Sani Yusuf, is a senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a militant group responsible for multiple attacks across Nigeria. Yusuf was apprehended in the Iguosa community of Ovia North Local Government Area, Edo State, after evading security forces for nearly four years, according to DSS sources. Authorities confirmed that Yusuf has admitted involvement in planning and executing the Owo…
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed Monday, March 24, 2026, to deliver its ruling in a case seeking the deregistration of four political parties in Nigeria. The suit was filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Forum of Former Legislators against the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Attorney General of the Federation, and the African Democratic Congress, Accord Party, Zenith Labour Party, and Action Alliance. The plaintiffs are asking the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to remove the parties from the register of recognised political parties, alleging that they failed…
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has confirmed Peter Pereotubo Akpe as the new Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, following his nomination by Governor Douye Diri. The confirmation comes after the death of former Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo in December 2025. Ewhrudjakpo reportedly collapsed while on official duty and was later pronounced dead at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa. The state government had described his passing as a moment of “deep regret and profound shock.” Akpe had served as Chief of Staff at the Bayelsa State Government House in Yenagoa, the capital of the oil-producing state in southern Nigeria. In…