•Terrorists A former member of the House of Representatives in the 9th Assembly, Kabiru Yahaya Classic, has been shot by suspected terrorists. According to reports, Yahaya, who represented Talata Mafara/Anka Federal Constituency of Zamfara State, was shot along the Gusau-Funtua highway. Two people have also been reportedly killed in Kucheri vi...
Fire outbreak has destroyed a multi-million naira residence of Kebbi State correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Mohammed Lawal in Zaria. It was gathered that the fire incident started at about 2 pm yesterday and lasted for about an hour, reports Daily Sun. The fire destroyed properties in the compound which is located behind […...
Lately, the Nigerian media landscape has witnessed an upsurge in a campaign led by Olufemi Akinbode and his Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Group (CAPPA). Their mission revolves around advocating for an increase in the current 10 naira per litre tax on sweetened beverages, as stipulated in the 2021 Finance Act, to 30 naira. T...
•Olukoyede The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has directed that sting operations at night time be stopped in all the Commands of the Commission. According to a statement by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the directive is in line with the newly-reviewed procedures on [&he...
•Amotekun Ondo State security outfit, codenamed Amotekun, yesterday, said that no fewer than 20 commercial motorcyclists have been killed and their motorcycles stolen within three weeks, across the state. Its commander, Adetunji Adeleye, who expressed worry over the ugly development, said it was rampant in Akure, the state capital, reports Van...
•Tinubu The Labour Party and the African Action Congress have slammed the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government for earmarking N3bn for the renovation of two luxury Abuja properties forfeited to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The landed properties located in the Guzape and Mabushi areas of the Federal Capital Territory ar...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun State Command, has arrested and paraded 30 young illegal migrants. The State Comptroller of NIS, Abosede Olayemisi, said the illegal migrants from Benin and Congo were also involved in defrauding fellow migrants, reports Daily Trust. She said they were arrested in Abeokuta while defrauding their fell...
•Tinubu and Shettima Many African governments are currently caught in the crisis of refining domestic debts at cut-throat costs even as they overstretch the funding capacity of their central banks to bridge the gaping hole in their finances, a situation that has left many in dire straits, a report by S&P warned yesterday. The crisis [&hell...
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Isiokpo Division, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, has issued an interim order restraining the Rivers State House of Assembly and the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, from carrying out any actions with respect to the impeachment of the Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Court also restrained the...
•Samson Itodo The Executive Director of YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo, has kicked against the confirmation of seven out of 10 newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Nigerian Senate. Yesterday, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced confirmation of the nomina...

