A distressing two-minute video showing a teacher repeatedly hitting a three-year-old pupil at Christ-Mitots School, Isawo Road, Ikorodu, Lagos surfaced on Wednesday, sparking outrage. In the video, the teacher struck the toddler, who remains unnamed for child protection reasons, five times during a lesson on writing numbers in the 60s. The teacher instructed the child…
Nigerian media personality, Okuneye Idris, better known as Bobrisky, has criticised Nigerian senators and house of Reps Members for their perceived inaction regarding the recent killings in Benue State. Bobrisky, on Monday, expressed his frustration on Instagram, highlighting that while lawmakers swiftly convened meetings over his legal issues, they have remained silent on the ongoing…
Despite billions of naira spent yearly to cushion hardship, a new World Bank report has revealed that only 44 per cent of total benefits from Nigeria’s social safety-net programmes actually reached the poor. In its latest report titled: “The State of Social Safety Nets in Nigeria” as obtained on Tuesday, the Bank said most of…
A retired police inspector identified as Linus Monday has allegedly been caught embarking on a stop and search operation. A post on Instagram by whiteshark_blog about his arrest showed the former officer in a police uniform with ID card number 6257. The post had already generated 175 likes over 30 comments. Although the place where…
The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to seek permission before using the national anthem. A statement by the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu on Wednesday, said seeking permission was necessary to avoid misinterpretation. He further announced that press conferences will be held across all states to initiate the sensitisation…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has again urged Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu as he grapples to fix the nation’s economy and touch the lives of Nigerians across the ethnic divide. Akpabio said Nigeria was on life support before Tinubu was elected the president in 2023, adding that despite the ugly situation,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has officially registered Governor Siminalayi Fubara as a member of the party. In a photograph shared by Tony Okocha, media aide to the state APC chairman, Governor Fubara is seen placing his thumbprint in what appears to be the party’s membership register. The registration was conducted at…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sacked all commissioners and public officers serving under his administration. Fubara, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday evening by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, said the sacking was with immediate effect. The governor said the decision followed the recent Supreme Court judgment. Meanwhile, Fubara thanked…
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has vowed to seek legal redress against those responsible for his arrest and detention in connection with a now-withdrawn defamation case filed by senior lawyer, Afe Babalola. Farotimi was arrested by police in Lagos in December 2024 and taken to Ekiti State, where he was charged with defamation over comments…
The House of Representatives has called on the relevant Federal Government agencies to implement tough measures against homicidal and femicidal acts in Nigeria. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion during Tuesday’s plenary, moved by Rivers lawmaker, Awaji-Inombek Abiante and three others. Drumming support for the motion, Abiante noted that the…
