•Nigerian lawyers Nigerian lawyers under the aegis of the Nigerian Bar Association have faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the reported freezing of Osun State Government bank account, saying the anti-graft agency lacks the constitutional power to impose a blanket restriction on a state’s finances without due legal proces...
•Students protest Nigerian students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), have issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Ogun State Government to ensure the rescue of abducted students of the Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade. Secretary-General of NANS, Oladimeji Uthman, who stated this at a news conference in Abeoku...
•Washington DC Capitol dome detail with waving US flag The United States Department of Justice has launched what it described as the largest coordinated effort in its history to revoke the citizenship of naturalised Americans, targeting individuals from 17 countries accused of obtaining US citizenship through fraud, concealment or other unlawf...
•The protesters carrying placards The #TakeItBack Movement today staged protests in Lagos, Abuja and other parts of the country over worsening economic hardship, insecurity, inflation and what the organisers described as political repression under the Bola Tinubu administration. The protests, held under the banner of the “Festival of the Oppre...
•Aerial view of Carter Bridge A woman was rescued by local fishermen after she allegedly jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Idumota-Carter Bridge. The incident occurred today afternoon, according to a video by X.com user, #ChuksErice. In the video, the woman was seen sitting in a wooden canoe after being pulled from the water, […]
•Catholic Bishops The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has thrown its weight behind former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria over their criticism of the country’s economic and security situation, insisting that their comments reflect the daily realities confronting millions of Nigeria...
•Falana, Utomi and Ezekwesili There are plans by Nigerian professor of political economy and management expert, Professor Pat Utomi and his colleagues in the Movement for Credible Elections, MCE, to mobilise presidential candidates of all the registered political parties in the country ahead of the 2027 general elections. This was revealed in ...
•President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Wale Oke The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Wale Oke, has criticised the National Assembly over the proposed legislation seeking to prohibit preaching in commercial buses, declaring that Christians would continue to evangelise despite the measure. Oke, who ...
•Onaiyekan, Tinubu and Shehu Sani Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has said that Catholic Bishops have a long-standing tradition of speaking truth to power and have never been partisan. His comments come amid a debate following remarks by Cardinal and former Archbishop of Abuja, John Onaiyekan, on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s admini...
•Nigerian lawyers All Nigerian lawyers, court Registrars and other officials have been ordered to stop with immediate effect, the use of the title “Barrister” in all dealings with the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In a memo dated July 13, 2026, signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kabir E. Akanbi, Esq, and sighted [&hell...

