Celebrity Boxing: Carter Efe Beats Portable, Gets N50m Gift As Singer Claims He Was Robbed
By: Abudu Olalekan Street-hop singer Habeeb Badmus, popularly known as Portable, lost his celebrity boxing crown on Friday night after comedian and skit maker Carter Efe beat him by unanimous decision. The fight took place at the Chaos in the Ring 4 event held at Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. It was…
Xenophobia Escalates in South Africa as Nigerians Given Free Flights Amid Rising Attacks
By: Abudu Olalekan With rising attacks on foreigners in some areas of South Africa, Nigerian residents are getting free tickets back home should they choose to leave for good. Now beginning, the Nigerian Consulate teams up with the Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa to start helping citizens return home. Interest grows fast, people reaching…
IGP Approves Dismissal, Prosecution Of ASP Usman, Others Over Ogidi Killing In Delta
By: Abudu Olalekan A decision by the top police official clears the way for charges and removal of ASP Nuhu Usman along with several others tied to the fatal incident involving Mene Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State. Though internal review played a role, legal steps now follow after confirmation from the office overseeing national law…
Boko Haram Ultimatum Expires: 416 Women, Children at Risk in Borno
By: Abudu Olalekan It’s a tense, frightening moment in Borno. And the clock has already run out. A faction of Boko Haram, known as Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), says its 72-hour deadline to the Nigerian government is over. No extensions. No more talks. According to them, what comes next could be deadly — 416…
Attorney General backs court move to strike ADC, Accord, three other parties off INEC register
By: Abudu Olalekan A surprise legal move sparks debate as top lawyer urges judges to erase ADC, Accord, and three more parties from ballot access. Ruling might shift power lines across Nigeria just before 2027 votes take center stage. Right now, a court case in Abuja holds everything together. This one involves the Attorney General…
Israeli forces raid flotilla in international waters off Crete
By: Abudu Olalekan It happened out in the middle of nowhere. Or so you’d think. Israeli military forces have intercepted boats travelling with the Global Sumud Flotilla. They didn’t do it quietly either. Using drones, jamming tech, and armed raiding parties, they halted the humanitarian fleet right in the Mediterranean. That’s what organisers say. Israeli…
