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Thousands of Nigerians have been wrongly convicted and jailed across the country in a system defined by official indifference to innocence and error. There are many innocent people in Nigerian jails today than anywhere in the world. The numbers reveal an unreliable system of criminal justice. A system that is bedeviled by lack of accountability for police and prosecutors. A …

Nigerian music icon, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has reportedly welcomed a baby girl with Natasha, a lawmaker in the Edo State House of Assembly. In the brief announcement, Natasha expressed gratitude with the caption: “It’s a Girl” followed by prayer emojis. According to an informed source, the child was delivered in an Abuja hospital on Thursday night. …

The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed a message circulating, claiming that schools nationwide have been instructed to shut down from 24 November 2025. In a press statement issued on 22 November 2025, the Ministry described the message as “false, misleading, and one that did not originate from the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Education, any State Ministry of …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved the appointment of the following as Enugu State Caretaker Committee (ESCC). Hon Vitus Okechi Chairman Barr Jonathan Chukwuma Hon Giniga Ogbu Dr Okey Ozoani Lady Chizoba Ezeagor Chinagorom Ani Philip Ogodu Comrade Ebube Nebo JP Chinwe Nnaji Mr Goody Enekwe Mrs Linda Eze George Ugwu JR Dr …

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has cautioned Nigerian leaders to exercise care in accepting foreign assistance, warning that external interventions could worsen the country’s security challenges. Soyinka stated this while speaking to journalists on Friday at the Government House in Makurdi, shortly after a closed-door meeting with Governor Hyacinth Alia, during the former’s visit to the state. The renowned playwright, …

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has cautioned Nigerian leaders to exercise care in accepting foreign assistance, warning that external interventions could worsen the country’s security challenges. Soyinka stated this while speaking to journalists on Friday at the Government House in Makurdi, shortly after a closed-door meeting with Governor Hyacinth Alia, during the former’s visit to the state. The renowned playwright, …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved the appointment of the following as Enugu State Caretaker Committee (ESCC). Hon Vitus Okechi Chairman Barr Jonathan Chukwuma Hon Giniga Ogbu Dr Okey Ozoani Lady Chizoba Ezeagor Chinagorom Ani Philip Ogodu Comrade Ebube Nebo JP Chinwe Nnaji Mr Goody Enekwe Mrs Linda Eze George Ugwu JR Dr …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved the appointment of the following as Enugu State Caretaker Committee (ESCC). Hon Vitus Okechi Chairman Barr Jonathan Chukwuma Hon Giniga Ogbu Dr Okey Ozoani Lady Chizoba Ezeagor Chinagorom Ani Philip Ogodu Comrade Ebube Nebo JP Chinwe Nnaji Mr Goody Enekwe Mrs Linda Eze George Ugwu JR Dr …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved the appointment of the following as Enugu State Caretaker Committee (ESCC). Hon Vitus Okechi Chairman Barr Jonathan Chukwuma Hon Giniga Ogbu Dr Okey Ozoani Lady Chizoba Ezeagor Chinagorom Ani Philip Ogodu Comrade Ebube Nebo JP Chinwe Nnaji Mr Goody Enekwe Mrs Linda Eze George Ugwu JR Dr …

Famous rapper Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, has confirmed that she has an Igbo name. The music star confirmed that her first name, Onika, is the Trinidadian derivation of the Igbo name Onyekachi. Minaj was reacting to a post by a fan hailing her recent outing at the United Nations, where she spoke against jihadist violence against …