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Nigeria’s President,  Bola Ahmed Tinubu  has appointed Ambassador  Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu  as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, following the resignation of Ambassador  Yusuf Tuggar . This was contained in a statement released by the presidential spokesperson,  Bayo Onanuga , on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Tuggar recently stepped down to participate in the 2027 elections. Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu previously served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the same vein, the President has nominated Ambassador  Sola Enikanolaiye  as the new Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, subject to Senate confirmation. Until his nomination, Ambassador Enikanolaiye, from Kogi State, served as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and International Relations. Enikanolaiye is a distinguished diplomat and seasoned public servant with over three decades of exemplary service in Nigeria’s foreign service. He has p...

The Lead Pastor of Streams of Joy International, Jerry Eze, has reacted to remarks by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, concerning an investigation into alleged money laundering. The cleric, who spoke on Wednesday at the Jerry Eze Foundation Business Grant Award Ceremony in Abuja, recounted his experience during the period of the probe, describing it as emotionally challenging. “I remember that the EFCC chairman was talking about the investigation. He’s saying it, and he’s happy. But he didn’t know the kind of… I remember talking to Pastor Poju at the time. I remember talking to Pastor Sarah. I’m like, what did I do? I’ve not done anything. I don’t know why these people are after me,” Eze said. He continued, “I wake up, I’m driving to NSPPD in the morning… You did me wrong. I must say it. I’m driving in the morning, and I’m crying, and I’m saying, ‘Jesus, Lord, you know.’ I prayed for you. I put your name on the altar because it ...

  The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the dismissal and prosecution of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Nuhu Usman over the killing of a suspect in Effurun, Delta State. The  action follows the outcome of a review by the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC), which examined the incident alongside other internal disciplinary procedures. Addressing an emergency press conference in Abuja, the IGP said the officer involved, along with members of his team, has been recommended for dismissal from the Nigeria Police Force. The police panel found that the officer “acted in gross violation of Force Order 237 and other extant regulations governing the use of firearms.” The disciplinary committee recommended the immediate dismissal of ASP Usman, as well as other officers found culpable in the incident. “Upon dismissal, all officers will be handed over to the appropriate judicial authorities to face criminal charges for unlawful homicide,” the IGP sai...

  Nigerian  ‎businessman, Olakunle Churchill has responded to the divorce filing by his estranged wife, who is The Gambian-born Nigerian actress of Dutch descent, Rosaline Ufuoma Meurer, popularly known as Rosy Meurer saying, ‘How can she file for divorce in court when all they did was an introduction, which he says is not a legally recognized marriage?’ ‎Recall that Rosy Meurer had filed for divorce after five years of her marriage to Olakunle, which had produced two children, following his public reconciliation with his former wife, Tonto Dikeh. ‎ ‎In a statement released on social media this morning, Churchill said there is no basis for Rosy to file for divorce in court, as what they had was a wedding introduction, not a church or court wedding. ‎ ‎He also stated that he was neither served a legal document for notice on the hearing for the dissolution of their ‘’marriage’ filed by Rosy. He said people who are not well-informed about the law and media are wrongly advising Ro...

Olanipekun Olukoyede (left) and Pastor Jerry Eze   Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, has said that he investigated the Lead Pastor of Streams of Joy International, Jerry Eze, for six months for alleged money laundering. O lukoyede disclosed this at the Jerry Eze Foundation Business Grant Award Ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. He  said that the agency observed that there was a domiciliary account where dollars and pounds were “dropping like raindrops” from different countries. “I am going to embarrass you today. I never wanted to say it, but I just felt that was my little way of making this contribution. “I investigated this man for six months for money laundering. We work by intelligence, we work by petitions. “At some point, there was an account, a domiciliary account; dollars, pounds were dropping like raindrops from Colombia, from America, from Sri Lanka, even from Togo. “I  said, ‘Who is this man?’ Ye...

  The  Delta State Police Command has said that the policeman who shot and killed a suspect in Effurun, as captured in a viral video, will be tried for murder. The  spokesperson of the Command, Bright Edafe, who disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s   The Morning Brief   on Wednesday, said the cop, identified as one ASP Nuhu Usman, had been moved to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, to face disciplinary action. Edafe said that the officer acted unprofessionally and likened his violent action to one that could not be explained unless from a spiritual perspective. When asked why Usman’s face was covered in the press statement issued by the Command announcing his arrest, the PPRO said it was the professional thing to do. The extra-judicial killing of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi by the ASP has sparked outrage online. According to the police, the incident occurred on April 26, 2026, when operatives attached to Area Command Effurun acted on intelligence ...