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Prof Wole Soyinka Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday announced that the United States of America has revoked his visa, making his entry into the country impossible for now. Soyinka disclosed this during a media parley held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island, saying he was unaware of any wrongdoing that could have warranted the revocation. “It is necessary for me to hold this conference so that people in the United States who are expecting m

The suspect while being arrested from his residence. A man simply identified as Okonkwo, a native of Imo State residing in Enugu, was arrested on Saturday night, October 25, 2025, for defiling his daughters aged two and five years old. The arrest was effected following a tip-off from a concerned citizen who reported the incident to authorities. The development was announced in a statement released on Sunday by the state Ministry of Children, Gender Affairs, and Social Develop

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to host another impactful edition of its quarterly UBA Business Series, with the theme “Content that Converts: Building Influence and Driving Growth Through Strategic Marketing.” This edition, the final for the year, which will be held at the UBA Head Office, Marina Lagos, on Thursday, November 6th, 2025, underscores the bank’s unwavering commitment toward supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners with th

General Christopher Musa, the former Chief of Defence Staff President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the nation's Service Chiefs in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture. This revelation was made today in a statement released by Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication. The statement revealed that the President has appointed General Olufemi

…Strengthens Nigeria–Norway Clean Energy Collaboration L – R: Counsellor, Business and Trade, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Solveig Andresen; Group Deputy Managing Director, United Bank for Africa (UBA)Plc, Muyiwa Akinyemi and CEO, Empower New Energy, Terje Osmundsen, during the official Ribbon Cutting ceremony to unveil renewable energy solutions across 25 UBA branches in five Nigerian states held at the UBA Oba Akran 2 branch, Ikeja-Lagos Nigeria on Wednesday In

Abuja Summit 2: Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc. and Heirs Holdings, Tony O. Elumelu CFR; Minister of State for FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud and Convener and Host/ Group Managing Director (GMD) of Abuja Investments Company Limited (AICL), Ambassador Dr. Maureen Tamuno, flanked by dignitaries at the Abuja Business & Investment Summit & Expo 2025, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre Abuja on Wednesday. Elumelu at the 2025 Abuja Investment Summit

Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Not since World War Two Nazi collaborationist leader Philippe Pétain was jailed for treason in 1945 has any French ex-leader gone behind bars. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison, where he will occupy a small cell

Kayode Oladele, Acting Chairman Federal Character Commission Kayode Oladele, Acting Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), says appointments under President Bola Tinubu reflect a numerical advantage for the northern region. He spoke in Abuja at the opening of a one-day workshop titled ‘Strengthening Leadership and Management Excellence in the Federal Character Commission in Line with the Renewed Hope Agenda’. Oladele said the administration’s appointments are gui

Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s Minister Of Sports Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, says he does not want Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. McKenzie spoke during an interview with Radio 947 in Johannesburg, where he accused Nigeria of attempting to sabotage South Africa’s own recent World Cup qualification campaign. The 51-year-old stated that the South African nation does not support Nigeria’s World Cup aspi

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has strongly refuted claims circulating in some online publication suggesting that the cancellation of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary was linked to an alleged attempted military coup. Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, the Director of Defence Information. In a statement issued on Saturday, October 18, by Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, Director of Defence Information, the DHQ described the report as “false, malicious, and intende

A coup d'état is an overt attempt by a military organisation or other government elites to unseat an incumbent person or leadership. A coup d'état is an overt attempt by a military organisation or other government elites to unseat an incumbent person or leadership. At least sixteen senior military officers have been detained by the Armed Forces of Nigeria for allegedly planning a coup d’etat to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, top sources have told SaharaReporters. A coup d'é

If convicted, the offence carries a potential sentence of imprisonment, fine, or both, as stipulated under the Penal Code provisions. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed criminal defamation charges against Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi over alleged defamatory statements made against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District. The five-count charge, marked CR/547/2025, was filed before the Federal