EFCC ARRESTS AISHA ACHIMUGU UPON ARRIVAL AT ABUJA AIRPORT A prominent business executive and socialite, Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, has been “arrested” by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to her legal team. Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, made this known in a statement to Nairametrics on Tuesday, stressing that “Aisha Achimugu, who arrived voluntarily into the country from …

WIKE LISTS CONDITIONS FOR PEACE IN RIVERS The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said no amount of blackmail will bring peace to Rivers State. For peace to reign in the state, Wike said all critical stakeholders, including members of the National Assembly, must be involved with sincerity of purpose. He stated that the declaration of emergency …

I FOUNDED IPOB FOR THE GOOD OF NDIGBO – NNAMDI KANU TELLS COURT Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Tuesday admitted in court to founding both IPOB and Radio Biafra, the online platform through which he addressed followers across the world, ABN TV reports. Speaking during proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja, …

FRENCH MILITARY BASE IN NIGERIA? President Bola Tinubu has given the green light for France to establish a French military base in Nigeria as part of efforts to enhance military cooperation between the two nations, according to Huhuonline.com Three Aso Rock sources, who elected anonymity, because of the highly classified and sensitive nature of the issue, confided to Huhuonline.com that …

EIGHT KILLED, OTHERS INJURED AS BOMB BLAST ROCKS BORNO VILLAGE Barely 24 hours after Boko Haram terrorists killed two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force and 10 firewood scavengers in Gwoza local government area of Borno state, no fewer than eight persons were killed, and three others sustained various degrees of injury from an improvised explosive device (IED) planted …

150 MILLION FRAUD: COURT ISSUES FRESH ORDER TO ABUJA BUSINESSWOMAN, AISHA ACHIMUGU A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has issued an order mandating a businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court in its order directed Achimugu to honour the anti-graft agency’s invitation following her alleged involvement in a $150 million fraud …

WHERE’S KING SUNNY ADE (KSA)’? DAUGHTER RAISES ALARM OVER DAD’S WHEREABOUTS Some weeks ago, an older friend and brother asked if I had any link to our famed Juju maestro, King Sunny Ade (KSA)? A prominent Nigerian from Osun State was planning his 90th and wanted KSA as the main act. KSA and the old man had known each other …

COURT DISMISSES EMEFIELE’S BID TO RECLAIM FORFEITED 753 ABUJA DUPLEXES, APARTMENT Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie ordered the final forfeiture of the estate located at Plot 109, Cadastral Zone CO9, Lokogoma District, Abuja, and measuring 150,462.84 square metres. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of …

PETROL PRICE DROP PUSHING COOKING GAS COSTS DOWNWARDS – IPMAN The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has explained how the reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit pushed the price of liquefied petroleum gas, popularly known as cooking gas, down. The cost of refilling a 12.5-kilogramme cylinder of cooking gas has reduced to N16,250 from N17,500 in some …

PETROL PRICE DROP PUSHING COOKING GAS COSTS DOWNWARDS – IPMAN The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has explained how the reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit pushed the price of liquefied petroleum gas, popularly known as cooking gas, down. The cost of refilling a 12.5-kilogramme cylinder of cooking gas has reduced to N16,250 from N17,500 in some …

TINUBU ISOLATED, I NEVER SAT WITH HIM AS SA – HAKEEM BABA-AHMED A former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to Vice President Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has hinted that President Bola Tinubu is genuinely isolated. Baba-Ahmed said he never sat with Tinubu to discuss any issues while he was working in the presidency. Featuring on Arise Television’s Prime Time show, …

DEFECTIONS WIDELY EXAGGERATED, ADD NO ELECTORAL VALUE – EL-RUFAI Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has described the recent wave of defections by high-profile politicians in Nigeria as “widely exaggerated” and lacking any real electoral value. Speaking to journalists in Kano, El-Rufai dismissed the notion that defections by governors or top politicians determine election outcomes, stressing that true political power …

PANIC AS HACKERS STEAL ₦‎9.3B CUSTOMERS FUNDS FROM UNION BANK Union Bank of Nigeria Plc is scrambling to recover a staggering N9.3 billion stolen from customers’ accounts in a sophisticated fraud linked to a major system breach. The incident, which occurred on March 23, 2025, has triggered a legal battle as the bank races to freeze accounts suspected of receiving …

PDP SUMMONS EMERGENCY MEETING FOLLOWING MASSIVE DEFECTIONS In a bid to address the wave of defections threatening the party, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scheduled an emergency meeting for Tuesday. The development follows the recent defections of key party figures, including former Vice Presidential candidate Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and …

CAPTAIN IBRAHIM TRAORÉ: THE SOLDIER SELLING AFRICA FALSE HOPE Traoré’s anti-democratic posture is not a blueprint for development — it is a calculated strategy to entrench military rule under the guise of a populist revolution.What Traoré is selling is not a radical reimagining of governance. It is an age-old authoritarian tactic: discredit democracy, invoke national pride, and suppress dissent — …