Author: Amina Mohammed

Nigeria’s foreign minister and his counterpart from Niger Republic met on Wednesday and both parties held talks on cross-border security, terrorism and economic cooperation. The meeting was held amid tensions between the two neighbours since the July 2023 coup in Niger. Earlier this month, Nigeria renewed calls for the release of Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, who is being detained at the presidential palace in Niamey. A joint statement released by Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar and Niger’s Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare reads, “The discussions took place in a climate of great cordiality and provided an opportunity to examine…

Controversial actor and self-styled relationship expert, Adams Kehinde, popularly known as Lege Miami has stated that married women who use passwords on their phones are akin to “prostitutes” and should vacate their homes. According to Lege, men have the prerogative to secure their phones and engage in extramarital affairs but women do not have the same rights. This stance has triggered widespread criticism on social media with many women denouncing his views as sexist and regressive. In the video, Lege emphatically stated that women who password-protect their phones are unworthy of marriage and should “pack their load and leave the house”.…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency and wondered when President Bola Tinubu would declare an emergency on his Presidency. Atiku, in a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, yesterday, said while President Tinubu dines under chandeliers in the land of good governance, Nigeria has descended into chaos.  According to the presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 general elections, Plateau and Benue states had been turned into killing fields, while Boko Haram insurgents were seizing territories in the country. He stated that there was no justification for President Tinubu…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reelected Barrister Kamorudeen Ajisafe as the party’s South-West zonal chairman. Similarly, the PDP in the zone also reelected wife of late chieftain of the party, Alhaja Bose Adedibu as its women leader. In the same vein, Obagunwa Muyiwa was also re-elected as the South-West Secretary of the PDP. Ajisafe polled 661 votes at the election alongside some other previous executives on Wednesday at the South-West 2025 Zonal Congress held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Oyo State Public Relations Officer of the PDP, Michael Ogunsina, said 22 positions were contested at the congress. Other…

Actress and producer, Mo Bimpe has reacted to her viral crying video, saying it was from a movie set. According to her, the video was taken from a movie set, not a real-life breakdown due to troll abuse about inability to give birth. Mo Bimpe, in her Instagram story, expressed frustration over people sharing the clip to deceive fans and gain social media traction. She wished misfortune on those spreading false information and assured her fans she’s doing fine. Mo Bimpe emphasised that as an actress, her emotional scenes are part of her job and shouldn’t be misconstrued as real-life…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has announced another review of its ex-depot (gantry) loading price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The new price is now set at N835 per litre, down from N865 per litre, which had been in effect for the past six days, representing a 3.5 per cent reduction. The company communicated the price adjustment to its customers through an official notice on Wednesday. This latest price cut marks the third downward revision by Dangote Refinery in less than six weeks. Earlier, the refinery had reduced the gantry price from N880 to N865 per litre,…

Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has nullified the removal of the reinstated speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, which took place on January 13, 2025. The court held that the action of the majority lawmakers including the deputy speaker Mojisola Meranda in which she emerged as the speaker was unconstitutional. The court also set aside all other resolutions and decisions made from the controversial sitting of Jan. 13 and awarded N500,000 to Mr Obasa as damages.

Former President,  Goodluck Jonathan has dissociated himself from an online report claiming he tipped President Bola Tinubu to win re-election in 2027. The ex-president’s Media Office debunked the online report titled, ‘Tinubu will win 2027 presidential election – Goodluck Jonathan’. The report claimed Jonathan, who was Nigeria’s president from 2010 to 2015 said no coalition formed to stop Tinubu’s re-election will succeed. The ex-president was quoted as stating this in Seoul, South Korea, where he received the 2025 Sunhak Peace Prize. However, Special Adviser to the ex-president, Ikechukwu Eze debunked the online report in a message posted on Facebook on…

The Nigeria Police Force has declared wanted Ihuoma Julia Nneji, a daughter of the founder of the popular ABC Transport, Frank Nneji, for alleged cyber crime. Nneji was declared wanted Tuesday night by the office of the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Center, (NPF NCCN), Abuja as posted on the Force official Facebook page. According to the ‘wanted’ post, the Police listed her offences to include “criminal deformation, injurious falsehood and cyber stalking.” It was learnt she and her friends engaged in cyber bullying and blackmailing of an Abuja businessman (name with held) from August to September 2024. Following the alleged…

The decision by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum to attempt replacing an elected national officer of the party is a blatant violation of both the nation’s laws and the PDP’s constitution, according to PDP National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. “I remain the National Secretary of the PDP; this is not the first time that some people are attempting a shortcut that violates the PDP constitution and contradicts court orders,” Anyanwu stated, emphasising that those pushing the PDP Governors’ Forum in this direction are harming the party. Anyanwu referred to the Supreme Court judgment of March, which explicitly nullified…