Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Nigerian Army colonel Mohammed Ma’aji allegedly spearheaded a plan to overthrow Nigeria’s democratically elected government in a coup d’état last year. But the alleged plot reportedly collapsed before it ever became public knowledge. Nigeria’s chequered history has seen a mix of “phantom coup” thwarted in the middle of planning, coups foiled during execution, and six…
Toke Makinwa, a popular media personality, disclosed in a Snapchat post on 6 May that she used the prescription weight-loss injectable drug Mounjaro before returning to the gym after giving birth in August 2025. “Consistency really produces results… I’m not one to pretend or lie. I was on Mounjaro till December; my last dose was…
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…
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…
The Senate on Tuesday rejected calls by some of its members to nationalise South African companies operating in Nigeria and use the proceeds from the firms to compensate Nigerians who suffered losses during xenophobic attacks in that country. The upper chamber reached the decision after a majority of senators rejected the proposal through a voice…
At least 48 villagers have been killed in a clash between the Fulani and Kamuku ethnic groups in Tegina, a town in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the violence erupted early Wednesday morning when machete-wielding herders invaded a Kamuku community, killing 42 people, mostly women, children, and…
