Edo panel indicts Obaseki and impeached LG chairmen in alleged N96bn fraud

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has received the report of the Administrative Panel of Enquiry investigating the financial dealings of the 18 impeached Local Government Chairmen from September 4, 2023, to November 2024. The governor has vowed to petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the findings. The Chief Press Secretary to the …

Victoria’s Police Commissioner resigns after no-confidence vote

Victoria’s top cop has quit “effective immediately” following a damning vote of no confidence in his leadership. Late last night, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton and Premier Jacinta Allan announced the police chief had handed in his resignation, ahead of a key announcement on his future expected today. According to 9News, Patton and the …

Elon Musk, Errol claims Obama is queer and married a man

Errol Musk, father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, has sparked outrage after making unfounded claims about former First Lady Michelle Obama. During an appearance on the Wide-Awake Podcast with Joshua Rubin, Musk repeated a widely debunked conspiracy theory suggesting Michelle Obama is a man—a claim that has long circulated in far-right circles despite having no …

Tunde Ayeni rejects Adaobi Alagwu’s DNA result, says it’s a malicious campaign of blackmail

The controversy surrounding the paternity of the daughter of Abuja based lady, Adaobi Alagwu has once again popped up in the media with her release of a DNA certificate which businessman, Dr Tunde Ayeni emphatically describes as “not only compromised but fake.” In a press release, which he personally signed, Dr Ayeni noted: “This lady …

Insecurity: We paid millions in ransom to secure release of my kidnapped niece — Ibadan Catholic Archbishop reveals

The Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan Archdiocese, Most Reverend Gabriel ‘Leke Abegunrin, has revealed that millions of naira ransom was paid to secure the release of his niece who was abducted by kidnappers in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State. Archbishop Abegunrin, who spoke while addressing a press conference after the plenary session of the Ibadan …

Chidimma Adeshina’s mother arrested in South Africa over fraudulent residency

The Department of Home Affairs has detained the mother of Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, in Cape Town, South Africa. The department’s spokesperson, Siya Qoza, said their investigators, assisted by the police, swooped in on Anabela Rungo on Saturday morning, February 15, 2025. “Investigators from the Department of Home Affairs, assisted by the South African …

Any politician with conscience won’t join APC because of Tinubu’s poor performance – Tambuwal

Former Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has downplayed the wave of political defections in Nigeria’s Northwest, stating that they are motivated by personal interests rather than the welfare of the people. Speaking to journalists after the maiden Zonal Executive Council Meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Northwest in Kaduna on Saturday, …

Civil lawsuit accusing Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of rape dropped

  A civil lawsuit accusing Jay-Z of raping a 13-year-old girl alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2000 has been voluntarily dismissed ABC New reports. According to court documents filed on Friday local time in New York, the case brought forward by an anonymous woman had been withdrawn. In a statement made on the Roc Nation …