Author: Amina Mohammed

The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists has called for its involvement in the Lagos State Government’s investigation into alleged medical negligence surrounding the death of the son of renowned author Chimamanda Adichie. The society’s National President, Prof. Alhassan Mohammed, made the call in a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. Mohammed commended the decision of the state government to investigate the incident, expressing satisfaction that the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency had commenced the probe in line with the directives of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. “The alleged medical negligence appears to have centred around the physician anaesthetist,…

Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), was on Tuesday morning brought before a Federal High Court in Abuja by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ahead of his arraignment on a 16-count money laundering charge. Malami appeared in court shortly before 9 a.m., accompanied by his two co-defendants: his son, Abubakar Malami, and Bashir Asabe, an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Limited, a company linked to the former minister. The EFCC alleges that the trio, among others, laundered approximately N8.7 billion.

At least 16 people have died, including a child, following a terrorist attack apparently targeted at a Hanukah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi beach on Sunday. It is Australia’s worst mass shooting in 29 years. A police statement on Monday said 14 people died at the scene, with two more dying in hospital overnight. They said 40 people were injured. The child who died, a 10-year-old girl, was on of four children taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital following the attack. A 40-year-old man also died in hospital. Those killed range in age from 10 to 87, police said.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military on Sunday for responding swiftly to the request by the Government of Benin Republic to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters. The commendation is contained in a state house press release issued by the Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, President Tinubu ordered Nigerian Air Force fighter jets to enter the country and take over the airspace to help dislodge the coup plotters. “Acting on two separate requests from the Government of Benin, President Tinubu first ordered Nigerian Air Force fighter jets to…

Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has urged Bola, the widow of the late Segun Awolowo Jnr, to find strength in the glowing tributes poured on her husband following his passing. The late Segun, grandson of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo passed away on Thursday November 20, 2025 at the age of 62. Speaking on Tuesday night at the Night of Tributes held in honour of the late lawyer and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos, Ibori described Awolowo as a humble, dignified and impactful public…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all its activities pending the restoration of full and effective constitutional order in the country. In addition, ECOWAS leaders have established a high-level Mediation Mission led by the Chair of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, to engage with the coup leaders. The decision was announced in a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, attended by leaders of all member states. The regional bloc strongly condemned the coup and expressed deep…

The federal government’s request to transfer former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to serve the remainder of his prison term in Nigeria has been rejected by the United Kingdom. Ekweremadu, who is in prison in the UK for organ trafficking, was convicted in March 2023 and sentenced to nine years and eight months for conspiring to exploit a young man’s kidney. President Bola Tinubu had, in March, sent a delegation to London to discuss Ekweremadu’s case and explore the possibility of him serving the remainder of his prison term in Nigeria. According to the UK Guardian, an unnamed official of…

Embattled Co-founder and chief technology officer of Paystack, Ezra Olubi, has been fired by the organisation following public allegations that he had sexual relations with a junior employee. Olubi announced his sack on Saturday, saying the decision came before the completion of the company’s investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against him. The controversy began in mid-November when a social media post accused Olubi of abusive behaviour, which prompted users to unearth a series of explicit tweets from earlier in his career. Paystack subsequently suspended Olubi and commenced a formal investigation, stating that it had established a review process while…

Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has accused the Federal Government of deliberately instigating turmoil across major opposition political parties at a time the country was grappling with worsening security challenges. Obi made the allegation on Wednesday in a post titled “Now Disgraced Nation” shared on his verified X handle, expressing concern that the nation was drifting into a deeper crisis while attention was being diverted to internal party conflicts. The former Anambra State governor referenced recent violent incidents, including the killing of a senior military officer and kidnapping 25 female students within one…

President Bola Tinubu has urgently dispatched Vice President Kashim Shettima to Kebbi State to console the government and reassure parents about the government’s commitment to the safe rescue of schoolgirls recently kidnapped from a boarding school in Maga, Kebbi. According to a statement issued by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, expressing deep sorrow over the abduction, President Tinubu acknowledged intelligence warnings that preceded the attack and commended Kebbi Governor Mohammed Idris for efforts to prevent the crisis. He also mourned the loss of gallant soldiers, including Brigadier General Musa Uba, who died combating insurgents in Borno State.…