Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate the spending of $1.5 billion World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states and Abuja for poverty reduction and…
The claim that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, allocated 2,082 hectares of land to one of his sons in Maitama and Asokoro, has been described as “another falsehood from the vault of those whose main job is to malign the FCT Minister.” Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications…
You may have noticed that your mind can do some rude things during sex. Even if you aren’t worried about your work email, chores, or other stressors, you could get in your head about the act itself: Do I look weird right now? Are they having a good time? Heads up: Getting stuck in your…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is yet to release the reports of its investigations into the alleged fraud cases involving former Ministers of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk and Betta Edu, Daily Trust reports. The investigations, which were launched 15 months, also involved a former coordinator of the National…
It is rightly said, “You can’t eat your cake and have it too.” The recent “My party, my PDP” statement by former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, reeks of selective amnesia and political opportunism. This is coming from a man who, alongside his long-time political ally Atiku Abubakar, played a significant role in destabilizing and…
Nigerian police have reportedly arrested Alice Udey, a 33-year-old woman alleged of stealing jewellery worth over $60,000 from her employer less than 24 hours after starting work as a maid. The suspect, who allegedly operates under several fake names, was taken into custody at the Ikoyi Police Station following a 16-month investigation. It was gathered…
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the death of a wanted terrorist leader, Ali Kachala Kawaje, a terrorist bomb expert Machika, Dan Muhammad, and 38 other terrorist commanders in Niger State airstrikes. This was as the DHQ said it was closing in on other wanted terrorists, according to a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that two people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of the fence of the Kwara Hotel, in Ilorin. It was gathered that the fence at the hotel premises was under construction before it collapsed and killed two workers. One other person who was among those buried under the rubble of the…
The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has restored the full statutory rights of the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, abolishing the new traditional councils in Edo South created by the last administration. He also backed the Federal Government’s Gazette, which gave the ownership of the returned artefact to the Oba’s palace, which was looted…
Joshua Bamiloye, son of renowned Nigerian evangelists Mike and Gloria Bamiloye, has reacted after former Anambra state governor Peter Obi made recent remarks regarding church vigils. Obi’s comments, made on the Honest Bunch Podcast, have stirred significant debate online, with many questioning his perspective on the role of religious gatherings in Nigeria’s productivity. During the…