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Emefiele Trial: Defence Seeks To Block Omoile Statement Over Alleged Coercion

NewsDeskNgApr 18, 2026April 18, 20260

Defence argues Omoile’s statement was obtained under duress and violates legal procedure, urging court to reject it in trial. An Ikeja Special Offences Court has been urged by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, to reject an extra-judicial statement tendered in evidence,...

Atiku, Tinubu Trade Blame Over Privatisation As ADC Warns Of 2027 Voter Revolt

NewsDeskNgApr 18, 2026April 18, 20260

Atiku accuses Tinubu of hypocrisy on privatisation, while ADC says rising hardship could trigger strong voter backlash in 2027 elections. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have ignited a fresh debate over Nigeria’s privatisation policy, with Atiku and his political party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC),...

Burna Boy, Wizkid, Rema Included In American Music Awards’ Afrobeats Category For 52nd Awards

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2026April 17, 20260

Burna Boy, Wizkid and Rema secure Afrobeats nominations as American Music Awards unveil 2026 nominees, with winners decided by global fan voting. Nigeria’s global music influence has once again taken centre stage as three of its biggest stars earned nominations in the Afrobeats category at the 52nd American Music Awards...

Onanuga Blasts Aregbesola Over Renewed Hope Remarks, Defends Tinubu Administration

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2026April 17, 20260

Special Adviser on Information Onanuga attacks Aregbesola over Renewed Hope remarks, defends Tinubu’s agenda, citing Osun hardship and prison failures. The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has criticised former Osun State governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) national secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, over his...

Amaechi To ADC: Only Viable Candidate Can Defeat Tinubu

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2026April 17, 20260

Amaechi urges ADC to choose credible presidential candidate, warns ethnicity and religion weaken opposition chances against Tinubu. Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation and former Rivers State governor, has urged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to prioritise competence and elect a viable presidential candidate capable of defeating President Bola Tinubu...

ADC Declares Itself Unstoppable Force, Accuses APC, INEC Of Undermining Democracy

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2026April 17, 20260

ADC calls itself unstoppable force, accuses APC, INEC of bias, cites hardship and vows to challenge government ahead of 2027. ADC declared itself an unstoppable political force, likening its rise to the certainty of the sun, while launching a scathing attack on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Independent...

Galadima: Even A Corpse Will Defeat Tinubu In 2027 Election

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2026April 17, 20260

Galadima claims Tinubu cannot win 2027, alleges intimidation of ADC convention, vows opposition will resist political suppression. Opposition party chieftain, Alhaji Buba Galadima, declared that even a corpse would defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Galadima stated, “Even if there is no living human being in Nigeria...

Insecurity: Coalition backs U.S Congresswoman, demands Matawalle’s sack

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2026April 17, 20260

… Says minister lacks security expertise, confidence of Nigerians Following the recent widely reported recommendations made by a seasoned congresswoman, Representative Kimberly Daniels, calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to either sack or redeploy his Minister of Defence, Bello Matawalle, the National Coalition Against Terrorism (NCAT) has asked the President...

Court begins trial of man nabbed by DSS for planning to attack schools in Abuja

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2026April 17, 20260

A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Friday began the trial of a man arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for planning to attack some schools in Abuja. An operative of the DSS, Michael Jego, told the court that his agency received intelligence about plans to attack...

Nigeria-US Coalition Hits Hard at Kimberly Daniels, Describes Push Against Bello Matawalle as Externally Driven Agenda

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2026April 17, 20260

A coalition of Nigerians in the United States has strongly criticised recent remarks by US lawmaker, Kimberly Daniels, describing her call for the removal of Bello Matawalle as “ill-informed, externally influenced, and injurious to Nigeria’s sovereignty”. Operating under the banner of the Nigerian-American Coalition for Strategic Stability (NACSS), the group...