Award-winning actress Kehinde Bankole has marked her 20th year in Nollywood with gratitude and reflection, sharing celebratory photos and a heartfelt message on Instagram. Bankole described her two-decade journey in the industry as one filled with “lights, camera, and unforgettable moments on stage”. She credited her success to God and extended appreciation to her family, …
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida, has accused former Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of leaving behind a trail of abandoned projects and financial mismanagement. Addressing journalists on Monday, Achida alleged that Tambuwal deliberately refused to formally hand over to Governor Ahmed Aliyu in 2023 in order …
A member of the National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sam Nkire, has called for reconciliation between President Bola Tinubu and the leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso. Nkire also urged President Tinubu to consider initiating outreach that could pave the way for Kwankwaso’s return to the ruling party …
The trial of suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on cybercrime charges was on Monday stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja, following an objection raised by her legal team. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was arraigned on June 30 on a six-count charge filed by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF), Mohammed Abubakar, had …
The European-American University (EAU) has strongly disowned claims that it conferred an honorary doctorate on popular Hausa musician and one of Northern Nigeria's top APC political singers, Dauda Kahutu Rarara, describing the purported award ceremony in Abuja as a “fraudulent event.” The ceremony, which took place on Saturday at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, drew high-profile …
The United States government has restated its commitment to supporting Nigerian students, innovators and future leaders aspiring to study in America. Speaking at the 2025 EducationUSA Nigeria Fair in Abuja on Monday, U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy Officer Brian Neubert said the U.S. remains a strong partner in empowering young Nigerians through access to quality education …
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Anambra State, George Moghalu, has declared that Governor Chukwuma Soludo is aware he will not secure re-election in the forthcoming November 8 poll. Moghalu, who recalled his first attempt at the governorship in 2003 under the platform of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), said Soludo backed him …
Kano State has recorded a double triumph in the 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with 68 inmates excelling under the state’s correctional education programme, while the state also emerged as the best-performing in the country. The spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, Musbahu Lawan, confirmed that the …
A French media group, Canal+, said it has completed the acquisition of MultiChoice, a South African pay-TV operator and owner of DStv and GOtv, with the transaction now unconditional. It announced this in a joint statement on Monday, September 22. The deal, valued at 125 rand per share, secured a 48.2 per cent stake in …
Moniepoint Microfinance Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Babatunde Olofin has stated that Africa's finance future will not be determined by depending on foreign insight but on homegrown solutions, including a progressive policy environment, sound regulatory oversight and informed advocacy through the media. Olofin stated this at the 2025 annual conference of the Finance Correspondent Association …
