US PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, TO BE SENTENCED ON JANUARY 10 OVER HUSH-MONEY SCANDAL In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but promised not to jail him. Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided …

TINUBU TO VISIT ENUGU, TO COMMISSION GOVERNOR MBAH’S PROJECTS President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a state visit to Enugu on Saturday, where he will commission several projects executed by the administration of Governor Peter Mbah. The announcement was contained in a statement released on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. Onyia said, …

RENO OMOKRI, FIRST NIGERIAN TO ABSEIL DOWN, CLIMB UP VICTORIA FALLS Reno Omokri, former Nigerian presidential spokesperson and author, has become the first Nigerian to abseil down and climb back up Victoria Falls. The feat was accomplished on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025. Omokri completed the descent and ascent of the Batonka Gorge, a 354-foot drop, without a guide, …

HOW 140 POLICEMEN DIED IN FCT IN 2024 — CP The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Olatunji Rilwan Disu has said some of his 140 active-duty officers perished as a result of Shiites, other violent protests, and high blood pressure in Abuja in 2024. Disu clarified the number of police officers who died while on duty or actively serving …

YOUR FRIENDS, GOVT OFFICIALS ARE ONLY ONES BENEFITING FROM YOUR REFORMS – RHODES-VIVOUR HITS TINUBU The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says the reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu are not beneficial to Nigerians. He argued that the majority of Nigerians have been plunged into hardship and suffering as a result of …

PRESIDENCY MUM AS OBI HITS TINUBU ON STATE OF NATION The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has said out of the approximately 580 days President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been in office as of December 29, 2024, 30% or about 180 days were spent abroad, in over 30 recorded overseas trips.Obi said …

NEW YEAR EVE MURDER: OGUN COUPLE, SON YET TO GET JUSTICE TWO YEARS AFTER It is exactly two years since the family of Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye were wiped off the surface of the earth, yet justice for them still lingers. It was the New Year day of 2023, and like many other believers, Kehinde, a former employee of the …

GTB GETS COURT ORDER TO RECOVER N1.9BN WRONGLY CREDITED TO CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS Guaranty Trust (GTBank), a tier-1 Nigerian bank with a market capitalisation of ₦1.68 trillion, has been granted a court order to recover ₦1.9 billion mistakenly credited to customer accounts between October 28 and 29, 2024. The error occurred when the bank processed duplicate transactions while handling unapplied NIP …

APC KICKS AS OBI WARNS TINUBU AGAINST FOREIGN MEDICAL TRIPS The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to set an example by utilising Nigeria’s healthcare facilities for his medical needs instead of travelling abroad.Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, stated that such a move would encourage Nigerians to …

BISHOP SETTLING COUPLE’S FIGHT STABBED TO DEATH An Osun State-based clergy, Bishop Shina Olaribigbe of Rapture Empowerment International, Osogbo, was in the early hours of Thursday stabbed to death while settling a fight between a couple. Although details about the couple involved were not immediately available, security sources hinted to our correspondent that the woman fighting her husband was attending …

FOOD CRISIS: FIVE MONTHS AFTER,, FG YET TO IMPLEMENT DUTY WAIVER Five months after the federal government announced a 150-day window for free importation of food items, the policy is yet to be implemented, Daily Trust learnt.The government had on July 8, 2024, announced the duty-free import window for food commodities so as to ensure a reduction in food inflation …

HOW TINUBU REFUSED TO HONOUR AGREEMENT ON NNAMDI KANU AFTER SENDING HIS SON, SEYI, TO US BEFORE 2023 POLLS – KANU’S FAMILY The family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has expressed deep disappointment with President Bola Tinubu for allegedly failing to honour an agreement purportedly made between Tinubu’s son, Seyi, and …

ENUGU GOVT SPENT N24BN ON GOVERNANCE REFORMS IN ONE YEAR – AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT Governor Peter Mbah’s administration in Enugu State spent N24,056,042,149.21 on what was tagged government and governance reforms between January 1 and December 31, 2023, the State Audited Financial report has shown. The financial report of the state which was published on the government website also shows …

PETER OBI CHALLENGES TINUBU TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, ASKS HIM TO TRAVEL BY ROAD, USE LOCAL HOSPITALS A former Governor of Anambra State and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has told President Bola Tinubu to lead from the front by cutting the cost of governance. Obi spoke at a press conference in Abuja on …

TINUBU SPENT 180 OF HIS 580 DAYS IN OFFICE ABROAD – OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections Peter Obi, says out of the approximately 580 days President Bola Tinubu has been in office as of December 29, 2024, the President spent over 30% or about 180 days abroad, covering over 30 publicly …