2024 Miss Universe Nigeria and celebrated beauty queen, Chidimma Adetshina, is facing the loss of her South African citizenship and travel documents amidst an intense nationality controversy. The Department of Home Affairs launched an investigation into Adetshina’s status after she became a finalist in the Miss South Africa pageant, only to face backlash over her

A female doctor, Ganiyat Popoola, who was kidnapped on December 27, 2023, has regained her freedom after 10 months in captivity. Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna State, was abducted alongside her husband, Nurudeen Popoola, who is a Squadron leader, and her nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugniy, who stays

The House of Representatives is asking the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, to stop the issuance of air strip licences to private individuals and organisations and withdraw licences already issued. This follows a motion by Honourable Suleiman Gumi. The lawmaker drew attention to the private airstrip approved  for Winners Chapel in Ogun State and reminded

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. He said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said to be indisposed

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday said concerns over the Federal High Court decision that restricted the release of state allocations is “the least” of his problems. Governor Fubara stated during a special thanksgiving service organised by the state government to celebrate his administration’s resilience amid escalating political crises, which began with the arson

The meddlesome World Bank says that “By August 2024, the Ethiopian birr, the Nigerian naira, and Sundanese pound were among the worst (performing currencies) in the (African) region,” and added that “The naira continued losing value, with a year-to-date depreciation of about 43 per cent as of end-August.” The acknowledgement by banker Chika Mbonu that

A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Central Bank of Nigeria from disbursing further monthly allocations to the Rivers State Government, citing alleged constitutional violations by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. In her ruling on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik found that Governor Fubara’s presentation of the 2024 budget to a four-member House of Assembly breached

The National Emergency Management Agency has commenced a unified rapid assessment of the 2024 flood impacts in collaboration with State Emergency Management Agencies, and development partners nationwide. NEMA announced this on its official X handle on Wednesday. The agency said the joint assessment aims to harmonise data collected by NEMA’s Emergency Operation Centre with information

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal and State Governments to adopt control measures to mitigate the impact of flood disasters in 22 states, including the Federal Capital Territory. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by the member representing Badagry Federal Constituency, Lagos State,

The Metropolitan Police Service of the United Kingdom has dismissed a Nigerian-British officer, Shola Balogun of Bromley Police Station, for biting a colleague (name withheld) at a birthday party in Bexleyheath, Kent. This was disclosed in a hearing that was held from October 21-23, 2024, and chaired by a high-ranking officer, Christopher McKay, with IPM