The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that one of its staff members with legitimate access to its Continuous Voter Registration CVR database is now at the centre of an investigation into the unauthorised disclosure of a voter record belonging to a candidate in a recent party primary in the Federal Capital Territory...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched a full-scale investigation into the collision involving a container vessel and an oil tanker at Bonny Anchorage in Rivers State. The marine incident, which occurred on May 20, 2026, has been classified by the Bureau as a “Very Serious Marine Casualty,” reports Channels TV. In a state...
•The victim Human rights organisation, Amnesty International (AI), has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to launch a thorough investigation into the killing of a 14-year-old girl by a stray bullet in Maiduguri, Borno State. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday while the victim was carrying out household activities, reports Ch...
Students of Kaduna Polytechnic have raised concerns after several female students were reportedly denied entry into the institution’s campus by security personnel over what was described as “indecent” dressing during the ongoing Ramadan fast. In a video circulating on social media, a female student alleged that security officials stationed at ...
•Simi The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has ordered an investigation into allegations of child abuse at a daycare centre in Lagos. NAPTIP Director-General, Binta Adamu Bello, directed operatives to begin an immediate inquiry after fallout continues over resurfaced social media posts allegedly linked to ...
•Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai Youth leaders and stakeholders from the Southern Kaduna Senatorial District have held a rally to demand the transparent prosecution of the eight-year tenure of former governor Nasir El-Rufai. The group also publicly distanced itself from a group that recently declared solidarity with the former governor, reports...
•Nigerian Senate Members of the National Assembly have said they will await the outcome of investigations by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) into Monday’s fire incident at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, even as the Chairman of FAAN’s Board, Abdullahi Ganduje, commended the airport management for its swift e...
•Simi The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has referred the controversy surrounding resurfaced tweets allegedly linked to singer Simi to the Commissioner of Police for preliminary investigation. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this today during an interview on Channels Television, saying the...
•The collapsed school building There was panic among residents of the Odo-Kekere Community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State following a building in a local public school. The incident, which occurred yesterday evening after school hours, sent fear into residents in nearby buildings who were jolted by a thunderous sound, reports Channels TV. ...
•Dangote, ICPC logo and Ahmed Farouk The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it will continue the probe of a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk, despite the withdrawal of the petition by Aliko Dangote. It said it...

