The Federal Government has inaugurated an independent investigative panel to probe allegations of corruption and gross violations of standard operating procedures within the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS. Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who inaugurated the committee on Monday in Abuja said the committee must also look at the recent allegation that some correctional service…
The member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has been expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party with immediate effect over gross indiscipline, insubordination and anti-party activities. In a statement issued on Friday, the Imo PDP Publicity Secretary, Lancelot Obiak, said…
Commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory have lost out in their suit seeking to operate without intimidation from security agencies and its operatives in Nigeria’s capital city. The sex workers also prayed the court to enforce their fundamental human right to engage in their business of prostitution as allegedly enshrined in Nigerian law….
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Kemi Badenoch, member of the House of Parliament and Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party, and Tony Elumelu, chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) have been recognised among the 100 Most Reputable Africans for 2025. The list which was released…
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office. “From now on women’s sports will be only for women,” Trump said before he signed the order at the White House, surrounded by dozens…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jamiu Abiola as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Linguistics and Foreign Matters, effective November 14, 2024. Jamiu Abiola is the son of the late Chief Moshood Abiola, the winner of the annulled 1993 presidential election under General Ibrahim Babangida’s regime. Before this new…
A suspected kidnapper who was apprehended by residents of the NEPA community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state, has begged the police for mercy. Daily Trust had reported how the suspected kidnapper, Umar Adam, abducted two teenagers – a boy and girl – and demanded a ransom of N20 million but subsequently…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has decried the state of democracy in Nigeria, arguing that the system has collapsed and no longer functions as it should. Speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium for former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N1.358 trillion to Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in July 2024. This allocation, which came from the July 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue, is aimed at promoting equitable distribution of resources across the country. According to the communiqué at the end of the meeting, the Federal…
The Government of Equatorial Guinea has restricted its citizens from downloading and sharing multimedia files using mobile data on WhatsApp. This decision was followed by the guidelines that the country’s government gave to telecommunications operators when it urged them to implement measures to restrict access to inappropriate content. The country’s Director General, National Financial Investigation…