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Senator Orji Kalu and Senator Ben Murray-Bruce have sent messages of condolences to the family of late former agriculture minister Audu Ogbeh. In separate messages on Saturday, they said the former PDP national Chairman was a man of integrity, a gentleman and an exceptional leader. In his message, Senator Orji Kalu mourned the elder statesman, and described Ogbe as a man of “uncommon wisdom, humility, and integrity.” by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, In a heartfelt condolence message issued on Saturday, Senator Kalu, who represents Abia North Senatorial District, expressed deep sorrow over the loss of Ogbeh, whom he hailed as…

Former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one-time minister of agriculture, Audu Ogbe, is dead. He died on Saturday, August 9, aged 78. His family announced his death in a short statement this morning that “He departed peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, service and dedication to our nation and community. We are comforted by the many lives he touched and the examples he set." An indigene of Oturkpo in Benue State, Ogbeh was born 28 July 1947. He was a farmer and politician who served the country as the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. In…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Shock and panic tore through Kaduna following the discovery of lethal, military-grade bombs from a scavenged items firm located around an industrial area in the city. Scavengers of used items are popularly known as Babanbola in local parlance. Police said the bombs were transported from terrorism-ridden Borno State. No one or group has been linked to the consignment. Besides the bombs, the Kaduna State Police Command said it also recovered one locally made pistol with 21 rounds of ammunition and other high caliber weapons. In a statement issued by the Command's spokesman, Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Mansir…

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Doyin Abiola, a trailblazing journalist and former Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the defunct Concord Newspapers. Dr. Abiola died at the age of 82. In a statement issued Wednesday by Mr. Eze Anaba and Onuoha Ukeh, President and General Secretary, respectively, the Guild said Dr. Abiola's legacy is a testament to her pioneering spirit, adding that she broke down gender barriers and mentored generations of journalists who have gone on to become great professionals. "Her remarkable career trajectory, from reporter to the pinnacle of journalism, sets records as…

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) strongly condemn the recent order for the closure of Badeggi Radio by Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State. The Guild, the umbrella association of topmost journalists in the country, considers the governor's action as "a blatant attack on press freedom and democracy in Nigeria". In a statement signed by Eze Anaba and Onuoha Ukeh, its President and General Secretary, respectively, the Guild says the act of censorship and intimidation undermines the fundamental principles of a democratic society, where free press is essential for holding those in power accountable. "Section 39 of the 1999…

The Imo State Division of Court of Appeal, has upheld the conviction and three-year sentence of Prince Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, a former Commissioner of Transport in the Rochas Okorocha administration of Imo State, for fraud involving the sum of N180,000,000 (One Hundred and Eighty Million Naira). Anyanwu was arraigned by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on November 26, 2020 before Justice E. F. Njemanze of the Imo State High Court on a four-count charge bordering on abuse of office and fraudulent diversion of N180 million. The convict, whilst serving as  Commissioner of Transport…

EFCC Also Commences Investigation of parcel containing 101 Trillion Z Dollars  Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  Lagos have commenced investigation of one Phil-Olumba Ifunaya Sheila  arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $14,567 ( Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-seven  United States Dollars), £1030 ( One Thousand and Thirty British Pounds Sterling) and CA$40 ( Forty Canadian Dollars). Sheila was intercepted by operatives of the NCS during a routine check on Tuesday , July 22, 2025 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. Upon arrest,…

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July, 24, 2025, convicted the duo of Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, a former Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, and one Kabiru Sidi, a Bureau De Change Operator, for $2,198,900.00 ( Two million, One Hundred and Ninety Eight  Thousand, Nine Hundred United States Dollars) fraud. Thomas was arraigned alongside Sidi on an amended seven-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of $2,198,900.00 brought against them by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.   Six of the counts…

Th All Progressives Congress, APC, has a new National Chairman. He is Prof. Nentawe Yiltwada. An indigene of Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State, he was the APC governorship Candidate for Plateau state in 2023. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling party (APC) appointed Prof. Nentawe Yiltwada who is the Humanitarian Affairs Minister, as the party’s National Chairman. Yiltwada replaces Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned on June 27. Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state, made the nomination, and he was seconded by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr…

Diogo Jota has died. He was killed along with his brother in a car crash - just 10 days after the Liverpool and Portugal forward got married. He had three children. The 28-year-old Portuguese forward died in a crash near Zamora, in northwestern Spain, according to Spanish news agency EFE. Agency reports that his brother, Andre, was also killed in the crash early on Thursday morning on the Rias Bajas Highway (A-52) near Palacios de Sanabria. The accident happened at around 12.40am local time, when a car left the road and caught fire on the road heading towards Benavente, according…