Two Lagos State House of Assembly members, Lanre Afinni and Sylvester Ogunkelu are facing police interrogation over their alleged involvement in the crisis surrounding the removal of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. According to reports, Ogunkelu has been detained, while Afinni was granted administrative bail on health grounds on Wednesday. The Lagos Assembly has been embroiled in…
A former presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC) and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore led a protest seeking the sack of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Sowore led the protest on Thursday, January 30, shortly after he was granted bail by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. He was granted…
A former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been granted bail in the sum of ₦10 million with one surety in like sum. As reported by Channels TV, the surety must be a responsible individual with landed property of equal value and is required to submit the original documents of the property along with…
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday confirmed it has arrested Jesam Michael, CEO of Afriq Arbitrage System (AAS), in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation. The police said the arrest “followed report made earlier by Mr. Michael to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Investigation Unit (SIU), in which he alleged that he had been…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has directed all civil and public servants in the state to wear native attires with a touch of traditional ‘Aso Oke’ every Thursday, in addition to the existing native Friday tradition. The directive, issued to heads of ministries and agencies on Monday 27, was said to be a way to…
The Federal Government has secured a $1.1 billion loan from African Development Bank, AfDB, to provide electricity for 5 million people by the end of 2026. Special Adviser to the President, (Information & Strategy), bayo Onanuga, who disclosed this in a statement, said President Bola Tinubu made this known at the just concluded two-day Mission…
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has condemned the attempt to introduce Sharia in the Southwest, stating that it is alien to Yoruba culture and religious beliefs. Speaking at the 2025 Oodua festival, held at Enuwa Square, Ile-Ife, Osun state, on Wednesday, Adams stressed that the introduction of Sharia is aimed at…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, for allegedly awarding contracts to family members while in office. Yusuf was also accused of inflating the scheme’s ICT budget from N4.975 billion to N8.7 billion and approving payments beyond his approval…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has received the assurance of the German government for more and continuous support for the ongoing Police Reform in the country. Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd visited the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Annett Gunther in Abuja where he expressed the Commission’s gratitude for the continued support…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has spent over N1.047b on the welfare of 1,024 serving, retired and deceased personnel of the service in 2024. The Acting Controller General, NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche said this at a ceremony to mark the 19th anniversary of the Correctional Welfare Insurance Scheme (CWIS), on Wednesday in Abuja. The…