Wunmi Aloba, the widow of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has alleged that her father-in-law, Joseph Aloba, has taken the side of Naira Marley, one of the friends of her late husband accused of bullying him prior to his death. Wunmi made this claim when she appeared as a guest on […] More
Naija News learnt that the decision came after a 10-man committee meeting between government representatives and the NLC at the National Security Adviser (NSA) office on Friday, February 21, 2025. Government sources who spoke with Vanguard confirmed that an official communique announcing the tariff reduction is expected to be released on Saturday, February 22, 2025. […] More
Naija News reports that Odumakin, in a statement on Friday, particularly objected to Babangida’s “Maradona-style double-speak,” noting that in “one breath, he took responsibility for annulling June 12” while also shifting blame to the late General Sani Abacha, who served as his Chief of Army Staff. She said, “It is indeed ridiculous that Babangida would […] More
Palpable tension has enveloped Osun State following Governor Ademola Adeleke’s insistence to conduct the controversial Local Government election despite security threats and stiff resistance from opposition parties. DAILY POST reports that stakeholders, particularly opposition parties and security agencies, have raised concerns over the security situation in the state, predicting unrest. The concerns followed previous events […] More
Voletta Wallace, mother of late American rapper, The Notorious B.I.G., has passed away, aged 78. She died of natural causes Friday morning in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, according to the Monroe County Coroner. Voletta Wallace was best known for managing the estate of her son, Biggie Smalls, who was one of the reigning hip-hop stars of his […] More
In excerpts from his autobiography, ‘A Journey of Service’, launched on February 20, 2025, Babangida recounted how early warnings about Vatsa’s alleged coup plot first surfaced as mere “rumours.” Naija News learnt that he initially dismissed the claims, believing them to be fueled by jealousy over his close relationship with Vatsa. However, he sought advice […] More
Son of General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s former military ruler, Sadiq Abacha, has expressed admiration for his late father, stating that his leadership remains significant despite persistent scrutiny. Sadiq, in a Facebook post on Saturday, suggested that his father was a victim of jealousy and subtle betrayal but insisted that history would ultimately be kind to […] More
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has dismissed claims that he made negative remarks about President Bola Tinubu regarding the ongoing local government elections in the state. He described the reports as false and urged the public to disregard the misleading information. Speaking to journalists after casting his vote on Saturday, Governor Adeleke praised President Tinubu […] More
The leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities, Federal University Lokoja, ((FUL) chapter, has urged President Tinubu to urgently take actions that will prevent recurrence of the incessant articulated vehicles accident along the Federal University corridor of the Okene- Abuja expressway. Even as the Union commiserated with the Management, families of the deceased students, their […] More
The Federal Government on Friday announced plans to cancel the visa-on-arrival policy. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement during the closing ceremony of a weeklong capacity-building training for personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The capacity building training is one of the measures being adopted by the NIS to document everyone […] More
United States President, Donald Trump has sacked the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.. Trump announced that he will nominate a retired three-star general to succeed Brown as the country’s top military officer. The Republican disclosed this in a post on Truth Social on Friday. I want […] More
Former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has addressed the long-standing controversy surrounding the assassination of a journalist, Dele Giwa, describing it as part of “booby traps and acts of destabilisation” targeted at his administration. Dele Giwa, the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Newswatch magazine, was killed by a parcel bomb delivered to his Ikeja residence […] More