Masquerade arrested over alleged killing in Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a masquerade known as “Asoleke” over the alleged killing of 24-year-old Sefiu Kehinde […]
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You’ve failed, resign or stop plans for second term, Obi bombs Tinubu
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu to either resign or abandon plans for a 2027 re-election bid, citing the prolonged captivity of abducted Oyo schoolchildren and what he described as a clear failure of leadership, compassion and governance capacity.
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FULL LIST: Names, crimes of nearly 4,000 Nigerians jailed in US federal prisons in 10 years
An exclusive document obtained by Peoples Gazette from the US Bureau of Prisons reveals that 3,968 Nigerians were convicted and imprisoned in American federal prisons between 2016 and 2025, with fraud, bribery and extortion accounting for the largest single category of offences.
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Blatter slams FIFA over Balogun’s red card reversal after Trump intervention
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has issued a stinging rebuke of FIFA’s decision to clear US forward Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 despite an automatic suspension, warning that “football must never become a playground for political power” amid reports that President Donald Trump personally contacted FIFA over the matter.
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PFIPC scandal: Fresh documents show SGF’s office approved Adeyemi’s Canada trip
Fresh documents show the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation approved Adeniyi Adeyemi’s attendance at a Canada Fintech summit in August 2025, deepening the PFIPC scandal as Atiku Abubakar accuses the Tinubu administration of normalising governance scandals.
Atiku raises the alarm over N8.8trn ‘missing’ public spending, alleges ‘parallel fiscal universe’ ahead of 2027
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Tinubu administration of operating a “parallel fiscal universe,” citing an IMF report that found N8.8 trillion in federal expenditure was spent outside Nigeria’s official budget framework.
South Africa to Nigeria: Prove your citizens weren’t running drug dens, forget compensation for xenophobic attacks
South Africa has flatly rejected Nigeria’s request for compensation for citizens who fled xenophobic attacks and abandoned their properties, with Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni dismissing the proposal and provocatively asking Nigeria to instead reveal the locations of alleged Nigerian drug dens in the country.
How Nigerian women trade fertility eggs for wigs, food
Across Nigeria, an increasing number of young women are making a decision that is capable of altering their future; exchanging their eggs for money.
SGF’s Office requested office space for PFIPC, received, processed, forwarded its letters — but presidency says agency never existed
Official documents exclusively obtained by Saturday PUNCH reveal that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation formally received, acknowledged and forwarded correspondence from the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council to the EFCC in November 2024 — months before the Presidency publicly declared the agency non-existent.
Tinubu mourns Lagos politician who introduced him to politics
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passing of former Lagos politician Alhaji Ganiyu Kolapo Oseni, describing him as the man who introduced him to politics and a trusted ally, comrade and brother whose legacy will endure.