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Tinubu Govt Approves N1.8Billion For Education, Others For 108 Rescued Chibok Girls, Including Tuition At Atiku’s University

The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the sum of N1.85 billion for tuition, vocational training, accommodation, medical care, and other rehabilitation support for 108 rescued Chibok girls still under... Read more »
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Firm partners Hilda Baci for world’s largest jollof rice cook-off

GBfoods Nigeria, through its brand, Gino, has announced a partnership with celebrity chef, Hilda Baci, to attempt a Guinness World Record for the largest pot of Jollof rice ever cooked. Akelicious reports... Read more »
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26-year-old man assaults four-year-old pupil in Oyo

Oyo State Police Command on Thursday arrested a 26-year-old school gateman, identified as Josiah Ayomide, over the alleged defilement of a four-year-old pupil of his school in Ibadan. The state Police Public... Read more »
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Fresh Twist as Viral Photo Sparks Outcry Over Possible Attack on Late Ondo SDP Governorship Candidate

Fresh indications have emerged that the late Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Candidate in the 2024 Ondo State election, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye (OBA), may have been attacked prior to his death. This... Read more »
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Prof Soludo – Anambra Is Not North Korea

Information reaching Akelicious reveals a dangerous trend that must never be allowed to continue. Prof Soludo through his Commissioner for LG has ordered ndi Igwe, all traditional rulers and the President Generals... Read more »
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Ondo Senator Splashes One Hundred Million Naira on Undergraduates in Ondo South

No fewer than 1000 undergraduate students across Ondo South Senatorial District are set to benefit from a N100 million educational support initiative sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR. The Senator, a renowned... Read more »
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Ondo, FG to share 3.6m mosquito nets for malaria fight

The Ondo State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government, is set to distribute a total of 3.6 million Insecticide-Treated Nets across the state, in a bid to prevent malaria. Specifically, it... Read more »
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Bandit Leaders Killed as Rivalry Escalates in Zamfara Forests

Two notorious bandit kingpins, Kachalla Mai Hidima and Kachalla Bingil, have been killed in a violent ambush by rival gangs in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Akelicious learnt that the... Read more »
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BREAKING: Police Allegedly Stop ADC North-West Meeting in Kaduna

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that security operatives disrupted its North-West zonal meeting scheduled to hold in Kaduna on Thursday. According to party sources, members who had gathered for the... Read more »
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2027: Olawepo-Hashim Vows to Defy PDP Zoning, Insists on Presidential Bid

Support groups across the country backing the presidential ambition of Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim in 2027 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have intensified their agitations, declaring that resurrecting zoning... Read more »

Benue Gov Debunk Rumors OF Gov. Alia Taking Over Ministry

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has officially assigned portfolios to the 17 commissioners inaugurated earlier this week. The announcement was made on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, during the State... Read more »
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Northern youths group reject state police proposal

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria has warned against the Federal Government’s proposed creation of state police, branding it a “misplaced priority” that would do little to reform the nation’s beleaguered security... Read more »
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Nigerians will pay N500 tax on every N10,000 petrol purchase from January 2026

The Nigerian government will introduce a new petrol consumption tax starting January 2026. Under the policy, Nigerians will pay a 5% levy — equivalent to N500 for every N10,000 spent on petrol.Nigerian... Read more »

EFCC Declares Ex-Abia Commissioner Christopher Enweremadu Wanted for Fraud, Money Laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared former Abia State Commissioner, Christopher Enweremadu, wanted in connection with allegations of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds and money-laundering. This was disclosed in... Read more »
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Police Confirm 10 Dead, 10 Injured in Enugu Dual Fatal Crashes

The Enugu State Police Command has announced that ten lives were lost in two seperate fatal road accidents that occurred along the Ozalla/4-Corner axis of the dual-carriage Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway. This was made... Read more »
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Police Promote Olumuyiwa Adejobi to DCP, Redeploy Him to Delta Operations Command

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the promotion of Olumuyiwa Adejobi to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and his redeployment as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Delta State Command.... Read more »
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May Yul-Edochie Slams N1.5 Billion Suit Against Yinka Theisen for Defamation, Cyberbullying

Businesswoman and estranged wife of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, May Yul-Edochie, has filed a lawsuit against US-based Yinka Theisen, the former partner of actor Linc Edochie. According to legal documents, May is... Read more »
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Graduates Must Become Investors, Job Creators and Not Job Seekers — NYSC DG

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has emphasized that Nigerian graduates should evolve into job creators, employers, investors, and globally certified professionals, rather than limiting themselves to job-seeking. NYSC Director General, Brigadier... Read more »
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Throwback Photo When Obasanjo Wore Tinubu’s Signature Cap Style in Lagos, 2001

A rare throwback photograph of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and current President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has resurfaced, evoking memories of Nigeria’s political landscape in the early 2000s. The image, believed to have... Read more »
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Residents Capture Bandit, Celebrate Victory After Repelling Attack in Zamfara

Residents of Bimasa town in Tureta Local Government Area of Zamfara State have demonstrated extraordinary courage by confronting armed bandits, rescuing community members who had been abducted, and neutralizing some of the... Read more »