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Fresh details have surfaced revealing how former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva’s alleged financial contributions to the 2025 failed coup plot were distributed to participants assigned strategic responsibilities for the operation. Military investigators alleged that Mr Sylva, considered the principal financier, funnelled his contributions into the plot through Purple Waves Limited, an Abuja-based company involved…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old boy, Kelvin Faga, and his teenage accomplice for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping in an attempt to extort N200,000 from Kelvin’s father. The command said Kelvin, who reportedly left home for church on July 20, 2026, did not return, prompting concern among family members. According to…
The Edo State Government says the mother and stepfather of an 11-year-old girl allegedly abused in Benin have been rearrested and will face prosecution, following renewed investigations into the case. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Eugenia Abdallah, announced this step in an interview on Friday with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Newly obtained troves of investigation records have thrown light on how Timipre Sylva, a former governor of the oil-rich Bayelsa State, sourced the money he allegedly threw at last year’s failed coup against President Bola Tinubu and his administration. These findings came from reviewing the confidential files, containing over 7,400 pages, that investigators brought together…
President Bola Tinubu (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialABAT) The truth is, whether a president smokes Silk Cut or drinks herbal tea, is secondary. What tugs at the skin of Nigerians is whether Tinubu’s administration is delivering the “corn in the pot” — the policies that sustain daily life. I think he is not. As the fable above…
When Davido announced Oriadé, expectations were inevitably sky-high. Released on 31 July 2026, Oriadé is Davido’s sixth studio album and his most concise project yet. Unlike ‘Omo Baba Olowo’, ‘A Good Time’, ‘A Better Time’, ‘Timeless’ and ‘5ive’, all of which featured 17 tracks, Oriadé trims the excess with just 13 songs, making it arguably…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, grabbed the headlines recently. In a sensational repertoire, he alleged that Nigerian President Bola Tinubu was “an unhealthy man” who, at the drop of a hat, junkets to French hospices. Lawal was not done. In the headline-grabbing interview, among other allegations, he claimed that…
Peter “Mr P” Okoye, one half of the defunct music duo P-Square, has begun publicly sharing his account of the long-running family disputes that have repeatedly fractured one of Africa’s biggest music groups. In a series of videos posted on his social media pages from Thursday, the singer alleged that P-Square’s widely celebrated 2021 reunion…
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Afrobeat star, Davido, has released his sixth studio album titled ‘ORIADE’. The 13-track project was released on Friday across major streaming platforms and coincides with the 15th anniversary of his professional music career. The new album succeeds his previous studio projects, Omo Baba Olowo: The Genesis, A Good Time , A Better…
Grammy-winning singer Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy, has weighed in on football, snubbing the Messi versus Ronaldo debate and naming Jay-Jay Okocha as the greatest player ever. Speaking in a recent interview with ESPN, the ‘Dai Dai’ crooner said his pick is rooted in admiration for Nigerian football legends. Asked who he considers…
