Armed gunmen have abducted the principal of Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, a National Examinations Council (NECO) ad hoc official and four students after attacking the school while candidates were writing the ongoing NECO Senior School Certificate Examination in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday, July…
Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika has defended the economic record of late President Muhammadu Buhari, insisting that the former administration left behind a “flourishing” Nigeria despite widespread criticism of its economic performance. Speaking on ARISE Television ahead of activities marking the first anniversary of Buhari’s death, Sirika rejected claims that the Buhari administration plunged the…
A 30-year-old man, Musbawu Amodu, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command after allegedly beating his 20-year-old wife to death during a domestic dispute over food in Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of the state. Police say the suspect confessed to attacking his wife in anger after she allegedly refused to prepare a…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called on the United Nations and international human rights bodies to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, describing the incident as sufficiently grave and unusual to warrant independent scrutiny beyond Nigeria’s domestic institutions. The victims, 39 pupils and five teachers,…
The Lagos State Government has launched a formal investigation into an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Corps, after a viral video allegedly showed him collecting a ₦20,000 cash bribe from a suspected environmental offender inside an enforcement vehicle. Commissioner for the Environment and…
Two high-profile criminal cases took center stage in Abuja on Thursday as former Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Chairman Danladi Umar and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore National President Bello Bodejo were remanded in custody over separate corruption and financial crime allegations. Justice Peter Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court ordered the remand of…
The Federal Government has increased the minimum monthly salary of Nigerian soldiers from ₦49,000 to ₦100,000, a move aimed at improving troop welfare but one that has also triggered widespread debate over whether the raise is sufficient given the country’s economic realities. Minister of Defence Christopher Musa announced the increase during an interview with News…
President Bola Tinubu has held a closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s service chiefs and top security officials as concerns over insecurity continue across the country, while the Northern Governors’ Forum and traditional rulers have thrown their weight behind the establishment of state police. The security meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja focused on the country’s…
Presidential Adviser on Media and Policy Communications, Daniel Bwala, has sparked widespread debate after claiming that some Nigerians earning as little as ₦60,000 a month are better off than compatriots who relocated abroad in search of greener pastures. Speaking on The Morayo Show, Bwala argued that many Nigerians who emigrated to countries like the United…
Former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff has stirred widespread debate after defending President Bola Tinubu’s performance in office, pointing to the President’s high-profile international engagements as evidence of growing global recognition. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Sheriff argued that Tinubu has strengthened Nigeria’s diplomatic standing by securing official invitations from…
