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The Presidency has released an artificial intelligence, AI, generated image of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu depicting her as an akara seller. The AI image was shared on Friday by the official X handle of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre. In the image, the First Lady is seen wearing an apron while frying akara, with a sign beside her reading, “Iya Alakara – Hot and Fresh Akara.” The post came just hours after President Bola Tinubu, while addressing guests at the inaugural Presidential Press Corps Dinner held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, jokingly referred to the First Lady…

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, says the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, saw value in him. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Okonkwo said former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi betrayed him. The Nollywood veteran-turned politician said this barely 24 hours after Atiku appointed him as his spokesman. He said he had publicly ended his relationship with Obi in 2024 after concluding that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate lacked the decisiveness required to lead Nigeria. “As a public affairs analyst that I have been from 2009 before I ever met Peter Obi, I proceeded with…

The United States has confirmed the withdrawal of its military troops deployed for a joint counterterrorism operation in Nigeria. However, they will continue intelligence sharing and other forms of security cooperation with Nigeria. The Commander of US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, General Dagvin R.M. Anderson made this disclosure on Thursday at a press briefing on the outcome of the African Chiefs of Defence Conference 2026. Anderson highlighted the role of US-Nigeria intelligence cooperation in counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State (ISIS/Daesh), noting that while the specific military operation had ended and most US personnel involved had left, America…

A Kaduna State High Court has dismissed a fresh bail application filed by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, after the National Hospital Abuja disowned a medical report submitted in support of his request. Justice Darius Khobo rejected the application, which was based on claims that El-Rufai was suffering from advanced metastatic prostate cancer requiring specialised treatment allegedly unavailable in Nigeria. During the proceedings, counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) presented documentary evidence from the hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Muhammad Raji Mahmud, challenging the authenticity of the medical report relied upon by the defence. According to the…

Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over an alleged breach of his personal data privacy. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1272/2026 was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, June 15. Mr Ike is demanding N10 billion in damages. The legal action follows an incident in May when Olayinka shared screenshots on the social media platform X showing details of the actor’s voter registration transfer from Imo State to Abuja. Olayinka posted the…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, seeking to set aside a warrant of arrest earlier issued against her. This online medium reports that Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie held that the former minister failed to appear before the court without a valid reason. The judge ruled that the law empowers the court to issue a bench warrant where a defendant deliberately absents herself from criminal proceedings. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Umar-Farouq alongside Bashir Alkali and Sani…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reacted after a Federal High Court ruling in Abuja ordered the deregistration of the party and four others from taking part in the 2027 general elections. This online medium reports that the judgment, delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to remove the affected political parties from the electoral process ahead of the next general election. The decision has since triggered reactions from the ADC leadership. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, spoke during a live television interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he condemned the ruling. He accused the…

Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has revealed the mystery behind his sack as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking during an interview on AIT, Oshiomole said he was sacked through zoom at the Aso Rock Villa. He stated that he it was through his competence and expertise that made later President Muhammadu Buhari won the 2015 presidential election. “I led my party to victory under Buhari. With my colleague in the National Working Committee, NWC, we were able to fix the leadership tussle of the National Assembly, both the Senate and the House Representatives effortlessly. “Our…

Nigeria’s persistent inflationary pressures have pushed Africa’s most populous country to the bottom of global quality-of-life rankings. This comes as Nigerian households and businesses continue to suffer, with the inflation rate rising for the third consecutive month in 2026 to 15.93 percent in May. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its Consumer Price Index and inflation report, said headline and food inflation rose to 15.93 percent and 16.96 percent in May from 15.69 percent and 16.09 percent, respectively, recorded in April. Accordingly, the country’s headline and food inflation increased by 0.24 and 0.87 percentage points, respectively. NBS data further…

African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Kenneth Okonkwo, has claimed that supporters of Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, could be boosting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election chances in the 2027 presidential election. Okonkwo, speaking during an interview with Symfoni TV on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s opposition must unite behind a single platform to stand a realistic chance of unseating the incumbent president. According to him, a fragmented opposition would only strengthen Tinubu’s position ahead of the next general election. “The reason I said it is that either you’re working for Tinubu directly, in other words, you’re in APC, or…