Aminu Isah Onokara Honored with Exemplary Beacon of Hope Award for Humanitarian Service

By Peter Jatau, National Assembly, Abuja, Nigeria In a moving ceremony held in Abuja, Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Isah Onokara, CEO of Aimo Real Estate and Lands, was honored with the Exemplary Beacon of Hope Award for his outstanding humanitarian contributions to society. The award, presented by the Independent Publishers covering the National Assembly, recognized Onokara’s […]

Nigerian Chess Champion Tunde Onakoya Wins Luxury SUV After Match with Automaker CEO

LAGOS, NIGERIA — Renowned Nigerian chess master and philanthropist Tunde Onakoya has received a brand-new Nord A9 SUV from local car manufacturer Nord Motion after a friendly chess match with the company’s CEO, Oluwatobi Ajayi. Onakoya, best known as the founder of Chess in Slums Africa, shared the news in a heartfelt post on social […]

Sokoto CP Musa pledges robust synergy , open door policy with media 

By Suleiman Adamu , Sokoto The Commissioner of Police , Sokoto state command, Ahmed Musa has said that the command will not neglect the role of the media for effective policing and intelligence gathering in combating crime. Similarly he assured of operating an open door policy that would entertain inputs, informal interactive and social discussions […]

VDM Released from EFCC Custody

Popular rights activist and social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). His lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, confirmed it in a phone conversation. ALSO READ: US Helicopter Company Charged Over Wigwe’s Death Operatives of the anti-graft agency apprehended him […]

US Helicopter Company Charged Over Wigwe’s Death

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that the helicopter crash which claimed the lives of former Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and son, was caused by the pilot’s spatial disorientation during the flight. ALSO READ: Senate Approves Two Tax Reform Bills In its final report, the NTSB also blamed the […]

Senate Approves Two Tax Reform Bills

The Senate has approved two of four key tax reform bills, marking a significant step forward in the comprehensive restructuring of the nation’s tax administration system. ALSO READ: Old Students of Kaduna Capital School Raise Alarm Over Planned Sale, Hostel Conversion The approved legislation includes a bill to repeal the Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) […]

Old Students of Kaduna Capital School Raise Alarm Over Planned Sale, Hostel Conversion

KADUNA, May 2, 2025 — The Alumni Association of Kaduna Capital School has issued a strongly worded press release expressing deep concern over the Kaduna State Government’s reported approval of plans to sell staff quarters and convert student hostels on the historic school’s premises. Founded in 1957 by the late Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna […]

Power in wrong hands: How a Lagos DPO tried to jail 2 innocent mechanics

By Esther Onyegbula When Ajana Olujide, a legal practitioner, handed over his car to two trusted mechanics at a workshop near his home in Abijo GRA, Lagos, he expected to have it back the next morning in better condition. What he didn’t expect was a phone call in the middle of the night from the […]