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FORMER ABIA GOVERNOR, THEODORE ORJI, TO FORFEIT ₦‎228M A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of ₦228.4 million linked to Theodore Orji, the former governor of Abia State, over allegations of money laundering. Orji served as the governor of Abia from 2007 to 2015 and later as a senator representing Abia Central District between 2015 and …

TOP 10 LARGEST PALM OIL PRODUCING STATES IN NIGERIA (2025) A recent survey report showed that Nigeria produces palm oil in commercial quantities and contributes 7% of the total output in the world. With this significant figure, there are some states that contributes greatly to this feat. Though palm oil is produced in more than half of the states in …

SACKED KANO SSG SAYS HE’S READY EXPOSE GOVERNOR YUSUF, KWANKWASO Former Secretary to the Kano State government, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, has threatened to unveil details about Governor Abba Yusuf and his political mentor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Bichi said he had compromising documents, voice recordings, and videos that he would expose “when the time is right.” He spoke while addressing the public …

FORMER KADUNA GOVERNOR EL RUFAI IMPLICATED BY HIS CHIEF OF STAFF Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has implicated his former principal in a confessional statement related to an ongoing money laundering case against him. It will be recalled that the Chief Magistrate Court in Rigasa remanded Sa’idu at the Kaduna Correctional Centre following …

FIRST BANK SHAREHOLDERS PLOT REMOVAL OF OTEDOLA AS CHAIRMAN, CALL FOR EXTRA-ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING The crisis in the leadership of First Bank Holdings of Nigeria worsened on Wednesday as a group of stakeholders called for the removal of its board chairman, Femi Otedola, and non-executive director, Mr Julius B. Omodayo-Owotuga. This comes as the group calls for an immediate extraordinary …

COURT FREEZES OBAIGBENA’S GENERAL HYDROCARBONS ASSETS OVER UNPAID LOANS A Federal High Court in Lagos State has granted an ex-parte order, effectively freezing General Hydrocarbons Limited’s assets and accounts with all commercial banks in Nigeria. This decision comes as a result of a lawsuit filed by First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBNQUEST Trustees Limited, which accused General Hydrocarbons Limited …

OHANAEZE PRESIDENT GENERAL : FORMER IGP, MIKE OKIRO BOWS OUT OF CONTEST Former Inspector General of Police, Sir Mike Okiro has withdrawn from the race to occupy the position of President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Okiro made the announcement during a press briefing in Enugu on Thursday. He hinged his decision on the order of an Enugu State High Court …

ENUGU RANGERS, SWISS SIDE, F.C SCHAFFHAUSEN SIGN PARTNERSHIP DEAL In its determination to put the name of the reigning NPFL champions, Rangers International F.C of Enugu in the world map of football, the management of the club, ably led by Amobi Ezeaku Esq., has signed a partnership deal with Switzerland side, F.C Schaffhausen based in the northern part of the …

ALL FIVE LIVING US PRESIDENTS UNITE AT FUNERAL OF JIMMY CARTER Former President Barack Obama and incoming commander-in-chief Donald Trump were seen chatting as American leaders gathered to pay their respects to Carter. The one-term president died on Christmas Eve in Plains, Georgia after spending more than a year in a hospice. His death was confirmed by his son – …

I HAVE NEVER SEEN POVERTY LIKE THIS – SOWORE LAMENTS HARDSHIP UNDER TINUBUHuman rights activist Omoyele Sowore has lamented the prevailing economic hardship in Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu’s government. According to Sowore, the rising hunger and significant level of infrastructural deficit in the country indicate a failure of the government to invest the funds generated from the removal of …