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    Pascal Gabriel Dozie, the founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc has passed away.   He died at the age of 85.   According to Business Day, Dozie passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, April 8, 2025.   His death came just a day before his 86th birthday, following a battle with an age-related illness.   Dozie was best known as the founder of Diamond Bank, one of Nigeria’s most innovative financial institutions before its merger with Access Bank.   He served as the bank’s chairman before handing over leadership to his son, Uzoma Dozie.   Dozie is survived by his wife Chinyere Dozie, and five children among other relatives.

  Natasha Osawaru, the fiancée of legendary singer, Innocent Ujah Idibia popularly known as 2Baba, has been removed as the minority leader of the Edo State House of Assembly. Osawaru is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and was a lawmaker representing the Egor constituency. Her removal follows a shift in the party’s majority status after four PDP lawmakers defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), giving the latter majority control. The lawmaker was removed alongside Charity Aiguobarueghian, the former majority leader and Yekini Idaiye, who served as chief whip of the house. Blessing Agbebaku and Maria Edeko, who are also members of the PDP, however, retained their positions as the speaker and the deputy speaker respectively. The development followed a letter from Jarret Tenebe, acting chairman of the APC in Edo state, notifying the assembly of the party’s new majority status. In response, the speaker announced the appointment of APC members, including Ibhamawu ...

  The  Tinubu-led Federal Government has directed all federal higher institutions to disclose their financial records and academic capacity details before May 31, 2025. Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa stated that vice-chancellors, rectors, and provosts must release their annual budget breakdown, covering personnel expenses, overhead costs, and capital expenditures. This directive was conveyed through a statement signed by Boriowo Folasade, the ministry’s spokesperson. According to the statement, institutions are also required to provide information on research grants received from “foreign institutions, multilateral organisations, and development partners.” Additionally, the statement noted that institutions must disclose the funds allocated to them by TETFund. “The directive further mandates that institutions publish the total value of their endowment fund as recorded at the end of the previous year, ” the statement reads. “This figure, which reflects funds dona...

  A Nigerian lady, Cynthia Chizoba Oguzie has died after a geepee tank fell inside her room.   The sad incident happened in Lekki area of Lagos state. A relative of the lady took to Facebook to cry out for help.   Chukwuebuka Nathaniel Kanayochukwu wrote:   "Beware of lekki building and their water stand, this is how they send my sister to her early grave  . Thank you so called lekki landlord and your engineer for doing this type of water stand.   The landlord said he is not in Nigeria, is the engineer that build all the houses and send him the pictures and the videos, this is how the story ended ooo...   Zoba Nwanne Rest In Peace"

The Nigerian man, Akinbobola Folajimi, whose pregnant wife died has insisted that a hospital demanded a ₦500,000 deposit before attending to her. The incident, which has sparked outrage and debate on social media, occurred at As-Salam Convalescent Hospital in Lagos. In the video, a visibly emotional Folajimi said he was devastated to hear the hospital deny asking for money before treating his wife. “I was shocked to hear that the hospital denied asking me for ₦500,000 before they could treat my wife. I cried and begged them passionately to treat her. I told them I would go out and raise the money, but they refused. If they want to sue me, I’m ready, ” he said. He explained that he didn’t record the initial moments of his plea to the hospital staff but began filming after they returned to their car. Addressing the backlash he’s received online, Folajimi said: “A lot of people have criticized me on social media. Some said, ‘Why did you get her pregnant if you didn’t have money?’ Others e...

An 84-year-old British woman who defrauded her own son to fund a champagne-sipping lifestyle before featuring in a Netflix documentary has been charged with fraud after her alleged victims watched the show. Dionne Marie Hanna faces five counts of fraud involving three people. She appeared in court via video link on Saturday after charges were filed in Singapore. The Singapore resident is accused of conning victims out of their money after claiming she would reimburse them through her inheritance from Brunei's royal family. The charges reportedly come after her alleged victims watched 'Con Mum' on Netflix, which told of how the pensioner ruined the life of her son, Graham Hornigold, a top pastry chef, by contacting him in 2020 claiming to be his long-lost mother. DNA tests later proved she was Mr Hornigold's mother. However, he says after she got in touch, the 84-year-old then scammed him out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. Hanna told her son she was a successful int...

  The  Baale of Kirikiri Town, Chief Babalola Shabi, popularly called “Baale No-Nonsense,” has alleged that officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) assisted controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, to secure VIP treatment while he was incarcerated for Naira abuse. The Lagos traditional ruler alleged that Bobrisky smuggled eight Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards into the Kirikiri custodial facility and used them to make a total transaction of ₦35 million through Point of Sale (POS) operators in the area, allegedly to bribe prison officials for preferential treatment. Shabi made the revelation during a town hall meeting organised by the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday, April 5, as part of events marking the National Police Week. He said Bobrisky never fully served his sentence behind bars but was instead housed in a private apartment outside the custodial centre, allegedly arranged by complicit correctional officials. He said, ...

  The  Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Bayelsa has denied allegations that former First Lady Patience Jonathan unlawfully detained 15 of her former domestic staff at the Okaka Custodial Centre. Reports had surfaced claiming that 15 of Patience Jonathan’s former domestic workers have been illegally detained at the Okaka Custodial Centre since 2019. According to the allegations, the workers were accused of stealing valuable items, including seven gold bangles, five Samsung air conditioners, two sets of upholstery chairs, and six Samsung flat-screen televisions, amounting to a total value of N200 million. Additionally, they were said to be facing 18 counts, including conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit a felony, and burglary. However, the Bayelsa state command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has strongly denied these claims. In a statement issued on Sunday, the spokesperson for the Okaka Custodial Centre, Isari Gbosi Tombara, dismissed the allegations a...

  The Lagos State Government has launched a comprehensive investigation into the death of a pregnant woman, Mrs. Folajimi, who allegedly lost her life after being denied medical care at a private hospital in Lakowe, Ibeju-Lekki, reportedly because she couldn't provide an upfront deposit. The incident, believed to involve both a private hospital and a traditional birth attendant has sparked public outrage and renewed scrutiny over the accessibility of emergency healthcare services in the state. Preliminary reports suggest that despite being in critical condition, the expectant mother was denied urgent medical care, a delay that may have proved fatal. In a statement released on Saturday, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, expressed profound sorrow over the incident, offering condolences to the grieving family on behalf of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the state’s healthcare community. “No woman should lose her life in the process of giving life,”  Abayomi ...

An autopsy conducted on the late Nigerian boxer, Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, who collapsed during a match at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Saturday, March 29, 2025, has revealed that he died from cardiac arrest. The former National and West African light-heavyweight champion, was facing Accra-born John Mbanugu, nicknamed “Power” in an undercard bout  when he suddenly fell to the canvas mid-fight, prompting the referee to immediately call for medical assistance.  Medical professionals rushed to the scene but despite attempts to revive him, the 40-year-old boxer was pronounced dead. Announcing the outcome of the autopsy to newsmen, the Secretary-General of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control and West African Boxing Union President, Remi Aboderin, said the preliminary post-mortem results indicated cardiac arrest as the cause of death, but further investigation is needed before the body can be released. “The preliminary post-mortem results indicate that Segun died from sudden cardiac arre...

  The United States President, Donald Trump has again extended a deadline for owners of the popular video app TikTok to sell to non-Chinese buyers or be banned in the US. The executive order announced on Friday would extend the deadline by 75 days. Trump had previously extended a January deadline set out in the law passed by the US Congress last year. “My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress,” Trump posted on the Truth Social network, which he owns. He added “the deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed.” “We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the Deal,” Trump said. The 2024 law, passed with bipartisan support, had mandated that the platform be divested from Chinese technology company ByteDance or barred in the US, citing data harvesting and national security concerns. Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court ruled that the national security concern...

  The identities of the alleged staff of former First Lady Patience Jonathan, who were held in Bayelsa State’s Okaka Correctional Centre since 2019 over unproven accusations of theft, have surfaced. The workers reportedly languished behind bars without a court conviction, as their trial has been delayed repeatedly, allegedly under the orders of the influential former First Lady of Nigeria. It was gathered that the workers have been incarcerated without a competent court trial for an alleged robbery case involving Patience Jonathan’s jewelry. Sources familiar with the situation who spoke to the newsmen claimed that despite the years that have passed, the workers remain behind bars due to the continuous postponement of their trial, which is said to be on Patience Jonathan’s direct instructions. “Since 2019, former First Lady Patience Jonathan has locked up about 16 of her domestic staff in Okaka Prison for allegedly stealing her jewellery, without first allowing a competent court of ...

  A  group, South African Political organisation, ActionSA, has called for the immediate deportation of South Africa-based Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso, after he was discharged and acquitted for rape and human trafficking by the Gqeberha High Court. Omotoso, along with his co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, were released on Wednesday, April 2, after spending eight years in detention. The 66-year-old senior pastor of Jesus Dominion International Church in South Africa, Omotoso, faced allegations of raping and trafficking young women, including members of the gospel group, Grace Galaxy and school-aged girls. Arrested in 2017, Omotoso was charged with multiple offences, including sexual assault and human trafficking. His church, located in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth, was eventually shut down after angry crowds gathered around the building in protest. According to IOL, a South African news outlet, the country’s National Prosecuting Authority is consid...

  China has imposed 34% tariffs on imports from the United States US.   This is coming hours after President Donald Trump unveiled the same amount against Beijing under his reciprocal tariff plan.   The new China tariffs against the US are expected to go into effect on April 10, according to The Wall Street Journal.   China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that the tariff, which matches Trump’s latest increase in duties on Beijing, would be imposed on all imported goods from the United States.   Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, who also confirmed this at a briefing in Beijing, lamented that the US announced tariff hikes on imports from many countries, including China, under the pretext of reciprocity.   According to him, Trump’s tariffs “gravely violate” World Trade Organization rules, stressing that it undermines the rules-based multilateral trading system.   Recall that the developments are moving the world closer to a full-blow...

  A  former domestic worker, who was imprisoned since 2019 on the alleged orders of the former First Lady Patience Jonathan, has allegedly revealed harrowing details of the brutal torture she and others faced during their detention. The shocking accounts, made public through a handwritten note describe the former First Lady’s direct involvement in the abuse. The note, written by one of the detainees at the Okaka Correctional Centre in Bayelsa State, alleges that Patience Jonathan personally supervised and participated in the torture of domestic workers detained without trial since 2019. The note outlines severe acts of violence inflicted on the workers, which allegedly included hanging, beating with whips, sticks, and machetes. According to the detainee’s account, Patience Jonathan was dissatisfied with the level of torture the police were carrying out and ordered them to increase the brutality. “Severe torture, which included hanging, beating with whips, sticks, machetes...

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said that he is confident he will be granted bail this April after being in detention for four years. Kanu stated this to the President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA), in Abuja, the FCT, Engr. Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, when he visited him at the Department of State Services (DSS) facility in Abuja, where he is being held. In a statement issued by Ezenekwe after his visit to the detained IPOB leader, he affirmed that Kanu expressed disappointment over the lack of strong Igbo leadership and calls for his release, while also urging renewed advocacy for the region’s interests. Ezenekwe, in the press statement made available to Daily Post, said he was surprised that Kanu was upbeat, jovial, and had even gained weight despite his travails. The statement reads:  “Today at the DSS headquarters in Abuja, I had the honor of visiting Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)....

  Amazon has made a last-minute bid to buy TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by its Chinese owner, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The offer arrived in a letter to officials involved in talks regarding the sale of TikTok to appease US national security concerns. Amazon declined to comment on the report. President Donald Trump has downplayed risks that TikTok is in danger of being banned in the United States, saying he remains confident of finding a buyer for the app’s US business by a Saturday deadline. US media reported that Trump plans to meet with top White House officials on Wednesday to discuss possible solutions. The Times added that its sources said the parties involved in the talks did not appear to be taking Amazon’s bid seriously. According to reports, the most likely solution would see existing US investors in ByteDance roll over their stakes into a new independent global TikTok company. Additional US investors, including Oracle and Blackstone, the priva...

Popular Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso, has been discharged and acquitted by the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa of all charges of rape and human trafficking levelled against him. Recall that Omotoso was arrested on April 20, 2017. Omotoso and his co-accused, two co-accused, Lusanda Sulani, 41, and Zikiswa Sitho, 33, who have been on trial for eight years, were found not guilty of the charges preferred against them. The 66-year-old and his two co-accused faced 32 counts of charges which included racketeering, trafficking in persons, rape and sexual assault. Judge Irma Schoeman delivered judgment on Wednesday morning, April 2, 2025, after taking hours detailing evidence from the State, the complainants and the defence. "I am of the view that although there are aspects of the complainants that are unsatisfactory, I cannot find that their evidence is incredible. However, I cannot find that the evidence of the accused falls to be rejected as false either ,...

Dismas Mutai, a Kenyan man from Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, has been left heartbroken after losing KSh 2.8 million (approximately ₦33 million) intended for his studies abroad to sports betting. Dismas Mutai reportedly lost the substantial sum while betting on Aviator, an online gambling platform, and has since taken to social media to seek assistance from well-wishers, including politicians. He expressed his distress and admitted that the loss had affected his mental well-being. “I’m not okay; I will no longer pretend to be okay. I have fallen into a disastrous trap. A trap that I never anticipated in my life. Depression is slowly taking me to the grave. "You must have even noticed an unusual change in my behaviour. Aviator flew away with over KSh 2.8 million of people’s money,”  he stated as quoted by Tuko News, a popular Kenyan news website. Mutai used the platform to plead for support from Kenyans of goodwill, acknowledging his mistake and the toll it has taken on his life. He...