The authorities of the Nigeria Police Force have confirmed the arrest of a popular whistleblower, known only by his pseudonym @PIDOMNIGERIA. Our correspondent had reported that the whistleblower was declared missing after his long absence from the digital space. He was well known for exposing high-profile corruption and human rights abuses in Nigeria, and has…
Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., American rapper and YouTuber, popularly known as DDG, says he might consider relocating to Lagos or London. In a post via X on Saturday, the rapper expressed uncertainty about continuing to live in the United States, describing his home country as increasingly less appealing. “America lowkey not it no more ngl…..
The Anambra state government has announced the reopening of Onitsha Main Market on Monday, February 2, for full commercial and economic activities following a one-week closure. Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, ordered the temporary shutdown of the market after traders defied the state’s directive to ignore the longstanding Monday sit-at-home order enforced by the proscribed…
The governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday, March 13, wrote to the State House of Assembly, indicating his plan to represent the 2025 budget on Wednesday, March 19. In his letter addressed to the Speaker of the House, the governor said he would be ready to re-present the 2025 appropriation bill on the…
Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has criticised the appointments made by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office. Speaking on Monday during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai said Tinubu is only appointing his ‘boys’ from Lagos into political offices. El-Rufai said: “The president’s appointments are not being made because the appointees are Yoruba,…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday set up a committee to help restore sustainable peace to Benue State following last Friday’s massacre in Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, which saw around 200 people killed. Members of the peace committee selected by the President include former Military Governor of Benue State, Gen…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Kaduna has described the assertion by former governor, Nasir El-Rufai that Christians constitute less than 25% of the state’s population as blatant falsehood, contradicted by verifiable data from the Nigerian National Population Commission. The CAN state chairman, Rev Caleb Ma’aji Bawa on Monday, in a statement refuted the…
President Bola Tinubu says his administration has implemented bold policies to propel Nigeria’s economy out of the downturn caused by multiple shocks in the global economy. Tinubu spoke on Friday while declaring open the 2024 African Caucus meeting held at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja. He was represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima. “As a government, we…
The United Kingdom has issued another travel advice to its citizens in Nigeria, the second in four months. In the information updated on Wednesday, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, FCDO, warned against areas where there are banks and ATMs. It noted that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s redesigning and issue of new N200, N500…
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, popularly known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” has died at the age of 36, two decades after he fell into a coma following a car accident in London. According to TheSunUK, the royal, who suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2005 while studying at a military college in…
