The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to reject the recently approved $1.08 billion World Bank loan. In a statement, the organization called on the president to initiate an investigation into allegations that over N233 billion in public funds have gone missing, been diverted, or are unaccounted for by the…
A farmer, identified only as Jesuyon, has tragically lost his wife, Abosede, in a canoe accident on the Erekiti River in Lagos State. According to journalist Deji Rambo, Jesuyon and his 25-year-old wife set out from their home on Sunday, March 30, 2025, to work on their farm. To reach their destination, the couple boarded…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Bayelsa State Command has dismissed recent reports claiming that former First Lady Patience Jonathan was involved in the illegal detention of 15 of her former domestic staff at the Okaka Custodial Centre. The command labeled these claims as false and part of an attempt to damage the reputation of the…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has officially invited the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, for questioning regarding the violence that occurred during the recent Eid-el-Fitr procession in Kano, which resulted in the death of a local vigilante member. The invitation follows a tragic incident on Eid Day when the Emir’s entourage was…
The Benue State Police Command has successfully rescued 14 passengers of Benue Links, who were kidnapped by armed men on Thursday evening in Otukpo Local Government Area. In a statement to the press, Police spokesperson SP Sewuese Anene confirmed that the bus was attacked on April 3, around the Otukpo Burnt Bricks area, resulting…
Oba Abimbola Owoade has been officially crowned as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. He succeeds the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, who passed away on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The coronation ceremony took place at Olivet Baptist High School in Oyo, where Governor Seyi Makinde joined a…
Brigadier-General Maharazu Tsiga (Rtd), former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has been released after spending 56 days in captivity. Tsiga was abducted along with nine other residents on February 5, 2025, from his hometown in Bakori Local Government Area, Katsina State. Despite weeks of negotiations and the payment of ransom by his…
The Ogun Police Command has launched a series of events to mark National Police Day, scheduled for April 7, 2025, in accordance with the declaration by Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun. This initiative follows a presidential directive to establish an annual National Police Day to honor the invaluable contributions and dedication of police…
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has ordered the immediate reopening of the Independence Bridge in Lagos to vehicular traffic. The directive was issued on Wednesday in response to the severe traffic gridlock that stretched from Lekki through Victoria Island to Falomo Bridge and beyond. The bridge had been previously closed by the Federal…
