•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into 25 insurance companies over alleged financial infractions that have reportedly led to the loss of hundreds of billions of naira in government revenue. Chairman of the House Sub-Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, Hon. Kwamoti Laori, made the dis...
•Air India crash Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early today. The report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), did not ...
•The two Kano Emirs – Sanusi and Bayero The Nigeria Police Force, Kano State Command said it has set up a panel to investigate the circumstances that led to the armed clash between supporters of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and the 16th Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, in Kano on Sunday. The […]
•Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has intervened in the dispute between Air Peace and former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole, following a confrontation at Lagos Airport last Wednesday. In a statement issued via his verified X handle today, Keyam...
•UNIPORT main gate The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that the case involving the killing of a 300-level student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Godwin Akpakpan, has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation. A spokesperson for the Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, d...
•Students writing WAEC exam late in the night The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) following shocking reports that some students were made to sit for their West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) around midnight in parts of Nigeria. Chairman of the Hou...
•Natasha The Say No to Violence in Ebiraland (SNTVE), a leading peace advocacy group in Kogi Central Senatorial District, has strongly condemned the recent armed invasion of the family home of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The group has called on the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies to urgently investigate the inciden...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State Following the denial that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa authorised the petition against a lawyer, Barrister Wale Omolegbon Odusola, on alleged cyberbullying of the governor, the state Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi has been called upon to investigate the author of the petition. Activist and human r...
Again, some lawmakers in the National Assembly have set up a bribery scheme targeting federal universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. Lawmakers are using intimidation and threats to force the heads of universities to pay N8 million each to approve their allocations in the 2025 budgets, reports PREMIUM TIMES. This newspaper...
In a recently released comprehensive report shared by Smart DNA, a Lagos-based DNA testing centre covering trends in Nigeria from July 2023 to June 2024, it has been revealed that there is a significant increase in DNA tests for immigration purposes, closely aligning with the ongoing “Japa” phenomenon, as more Nigerians seek opportunities abro...

