The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed a Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) office in Abuja over alleged non-payment of ground rent spanning 25 years. This action was confirmed on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Media, Lere Olayinka, via his X (formerly Twitter) handle. According to him, the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Abbas Tajudeen, says he has withdrawn the controversial Compulsory Voting Bill. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi on Monday, the Speaker stated that, “following extensive consultations with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, he has decided to withdraw the Bill…
A case of alleged police brutality has sparked public outrage after a woman identified as #torty_mercy on X.com shared an account of her brother being assaulted by a police officer near Wuse Market in Abuja. According to her post, the victim was returning from church on Sunday when a police officer reportedly attacked. In the…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the agency has recovered some money from the digital investment platform Crypto Bridge Exchange trading platform. Olukoyede also disclosed that the EFCC has made arrests in connection with the CBEX fraud. The EFCC boss revealed this in an interview with…
A group of heavily armed kidnappers have invaded Grow Homes Estate in the Chikakore area of Kubwa, Abuja’s largest suburban town, holding residents hostage for over an hour. According to terrified residents, the incident occurred between 12am and 1:30am early Monday morning. One of the residents said he witnessed a man and a woman being…
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old housewife, Rabi’a Labaran, for the alleged murder of her co-wife, Zainab Lawal, 30, following a violent domestic altercation in Daura town. The tragic incident occurred late on May 24, 2025, behind Dadi Primary School in the Sabon Gari area of Daura. According to the police, a…
Mr Solomon Selcap Dalung a former Minister of Youth and Sports during the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Dalung, in this interview, undertakes an assessment of the last two years under President Bola Tinubu, looking at the various indices of development, and submits that the president has performed poorly and would face the wrath of poor Nigerians…
As the coalition drive to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 continues to gain momentum across the country, the ruling All Progressives Congress seems unsettled. Some bigwigs in the opposition political parties and aggrieved members of the APC are currently teaming up ahead of the election, aiming at sacking the present administration. Former vice president,…
A 28-year-old man was arrested on Sunday at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport after authorities discovered his alleged plot to firebomb a U.S. Embassy branch office, the Justice Department revealed. Joseph Neumayer, a dual American-German citizen, was also reportedly detained on May 19 following a heated confrontation with a security guard outside the embassy…
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has faulted the claim of opposition parties that the 10th National Assembly is a rubber stamp to the executive, noting that the claim had no justification. Leading opposition parties, especially the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), at various times described the National Assembly…