Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, has petitioned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sanction Polaris Bank over its alleged refusal to disburse a ₦868 million loan facility meant for his client, Kanchez Nigeria Limited. In the petition dated October 2, which was acknowledged by the apex bank...
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that the decision on who succeeds him as governor of Oyo State in 2027 will rest entirely with the people, not political godfathers or power brokers. Speaking during the flag-off of the zonal stakeholders’ consultative forum on the 2026 budget in Ibadan...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has charged members of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), to take the lead in clearing the obstacles facing journalism, particularly the menace of fake news and unprofessional conduct among impostors in the industry. Chief George gave...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has barred Mr. Kayode Ojo, a frontline aspirant, from participating in its upcoming Ekiti State governorship primary, following a decision by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja on Thursday. Ojo’s disqualification comes on the heels of an earlier decision that dropped Olajumoke Olawuni...
House of Representatives has initiated an investigation into the National Examination Council (NECO) over claims of financial misconduct, including alleged spending beyond approved budget limits. The decision followed the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Amobi Ogah (Labour Party – Abia) during Thursday’s plenary session. While presenting the...
Controversial Asaba orphanage owner turns himself in as NAPTIP probes alleged child trafficking ring
Controversial Asaba orphanage owner turns himself in as NAPTIP probes alleged child trafficking ring
Owner of Happy Home Orphanage, a controversial facility in Asaba, Delta State, Mr. Christopher Nwoye, has voluntarily surrendered to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), after weeks of evading arrest. This was confirmed in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja by the agency’s spokesperson,...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a firm warning against any acts that could derail the newly launched ‘Light Up Abuja’ initiative, emphasizing that his administration will not tolerate sabotage. Wike gave the warning on Thursday during the official flag-off of the Collector Road...
Nigerians began the week on the note of a sizzling report by an online newspaper, Premium Times. The report centred around allegations that our own very Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Techonology, Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, forged his university degree as well as National Youth Service Corp (NYSC)...
Troops under Operation FANSAN YANMA successfully thwarted a deadly bandit attack late Sunday night in Sabon Garin Kwargaba, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, neutralising several of the assailants in the process. According to local sources, the confrontation unfolded around 11:30 p.m. on October 7, when a large...
Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Vatsa, a poet, was among the 17 people who received presidential pardons following the endorsement of the National Council of State, which met in Abuja...
Across Nigeria, the construction industry is facing a profound crisis of credibility. From collapsing buildings to poorly executed infrastructure, from unregulated artisanal practices to a dearth of technical competence, the sector reflects decades of neglect, under-skilling, and absence of standardised professional culture. Construction sites across our cities are increasingly...
The Department of State Services (DSS), has a dismissed staff of the agency, Barry Donald, alerted the public to be warry of his activities. In a disclaimer published on its official X handle @OfficialDSSNG, the DSS stated that Donald was using the name of the organisation for unscrupulous activities...
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and immediate-past Governor of Katsina State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, has lamented the yawning gap between campaign promises by politicians and realities of governance on the ground. Massari made the lamentation while delivering the Keynote Address at the 9th Annual Conference...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday led a session of the National Council of State, joined virtually by former Heads of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd). The hybrid meeting, held inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, began promptly at 1:29 p.m.,...
In a renewed call for justice, members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) on Thursday held a nationwide protest over what they described as decades of unfulfilled promises and government indifference to their welfare. Organised under the umbrella...
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has unveiled a new policy framework aimed at achieving a minimum of 30% value addition on all exports of local raw materials. The initiative is designed to boost the competitiveness of Nigeria’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and enhance the nation’s...
Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, on Thursday, pushed forward the hearing in the ongoing ₦110 billion fraud case involving former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and two others. The case will now resume on November 12. Bello is standing trial alongside Umar...
Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has clarified that the purpose of court martial proceedings in the Nigerian Armed Forces is not punitive, but rather corrective — aimed at reinforcing discipline, professionalism, and accountability within military ranks. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday during the unveiling of a new...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised serious concerns over what it describes as the alarming speed at which Nigerian courts grant injunctions and ex-parte orders that curtail workers’ legitimate struggles. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the remarks in Abuja on Thursday during the 2025 Annual Public Lecture of the...
A crude oil leak from an 8-inch pipeline linked to Oil Mining Lease 29 (OML 29) has led to fresh environmental pollution in the Nembe area of Bayelsa State, affecting communities along the Santa Barbara River. The facility is operated by Nembe Exploration and Production Company Limited, formerly known...